| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.42 |
| Liaison | John Stolz |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2023 |
Duquesne University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Mary Kate
Ranii Program Administrator Center for Environmental Research & Education (CERE) |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
Community engagement is one of the hallmarks of a Duquesne education and a cornerstone of our 2018-2023 Strategic Plan. In July 2022, Duquesne reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by creating a new sustainability committee to support, grow and promote the University's efforts to build a more sustainable campus.
The charge of the University Sustainability Committee (USC) is to support, promote, and grow Duquesne University’s efforts to build a sustainable campus. The Committee fosters opportunities for multidisciplinary engagement across academic units, facilities, and University leadership. The USC’s activities enhance recruitment, retention, and DEIA initiatives; highlight faculty and student research; and support all five 2023 Strategic Plan imperatives and the Bridges
Common Learning Experience. They also help to position Duquesne University as a premier Catholic institution and leader in Sustainability Studies. This work is informed by Duquesne University’s Catholic mission, which conveys the University’s commitment to serving God through ethical and ecumenical service to the community, the nation, and the world.
This Committee will develop and promote a culture of sustainability across campus and the Pittsburgh community by being an advocate, resource, and catalyst a for social, environmental, and economic responsibility aligned with Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ (“On Care for Our Common Home”) and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The Committee and its advocacy are part of a vision for why and how a collaboration between faculty, staff, and students can expand the value of and be able to tell compelling stories about why students and scholars should come to Duquesne University to be part of our sustainability efforts.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
-Dr. William Adams, Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts
-Dr. Ercan Avci, Post Doctoral Fellow, Center for Ethics
-Dr. Jennifer Bates, Professor, School of Liberal Arts
-Dr. Erica Beidler, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences
-Dr. Meghan Blaskowitz, Professor, School of Health Sciences
-Dr. Gerald Boodoo, Director, Center for African Studies
-Dr. Elena Donoso Brown, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences
-David Chismar, Supervisor of Energy Management & Forecasting, Staff
-Dr. Michael Irwin, Associate Professor, Sociology Department
-Dr. John Kern, Professor, School of Liberal Arts
-Dr. Thomas Kinnahan, Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts
-Amber Kolesar, Professor, School of Nursing
-Dr. Lisa Levers, Endowed Chair, Center for African Studies
-Jeffrey Lucchino, Professor, School of Health Sciences
-Dr. Gerard Magill, Chair, Center for Global Health Ethics
-Brianna Marks, Center for Environmental Research and Education, Student
-Mark Minoski, Senior Director of Design and Construction, Staff
-Maria Mlinarcik, Center for Environmental Research and Education, Student
-Dr. Maureen O'Brien, Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts
-Dr. Brady Porter, Associate Professor, School of Natural & Env. Sciences
-Mary Kate Ranii, Center for Environmental Research and Education, Staff
-Dr. Philip Reeder, Professor, Center for Environmental Research & Education
-Dr. Khlood Salman, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
-Dr. Daniel Scheid, Professor, School of Liberal Arts
-Dr. Rebecca Schoen, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
-Dr. Franny Jo Serenka, Associate Professor, School of Education
-Dr. Andrew Simpson, Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts
-Dr. Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam, Associate Professor, School of Business
-Dr. William Spangler, Faculty, School of Business
-Kristen Spirl, Grounds Supervisor
-Dr. Robert Sroufe, Associate Professor of Business Administration
-Dr. John F. Stolz, Director, Center for Environmental Research and Education
-Dr. Adrian Wright-Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences
-William Zilcoski, Senior Director of Facility Services and Operations, Staff
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
Community engagement is one of the hallmarks of a Duquesne education and a cornerstone of our 2018-2023 Strategic Plan. In July 2022, Duquesne reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by creating a new sustainability committee to support, grow and promote the University's efforts to build a more sustainable campus.
The charge of the University Sustainability Committee (USC) is to support, promote, and grow Duquesne University’s efforts to build a sustainable campus. The Committee fosters opportunities for multidisciplinary engagement across academic units, facilities, and University leadership. The USC’s activities enhance recruitment, retention, and DEIA initiatives; highlight faculty and student research; and support all five 2023 Strategic Plan imperatives and the Bridges
Common Learning Experience. They also help to position Duquesne University as a premier Catholic institution and leader in Sustainability Studies. This work is informed by Duquesne University’s Catholic mission, which conveys the University’s commitment to serving God through ethical and ecumenical service to the community, the nation, and the world.
This Committee will develop and promote a culture of sustainability across campus and the Pittsburgh community by being an advocate, resource, and catalyst a for social, environmental, and economic responsibility aligned with Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ (“On Care for Our Common Home”) and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The Committee and its advocacy are part of a vision for why and how a collaboration between faculty, staff, and students can expand the value of and be able to tell compelling stories about why students and scholars should come to Duquesne University to be part of our sustainability efforts.
The Committee is currently working on assigning sustainability designation to courses, completing a greenhouse gas inventory, and completing the STARS sustainability report.
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Job description for the sustainability officer position:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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