Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.35
Liaison James Biesecker
Submission Date Dec. 1, 2011
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Gettysburg College
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Jim Biesecker
Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning & Management
Facilities Services
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Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
Yes

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The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
Gettysburg College is committed to environmental stewardship in all of its activities. In practice, this means we work to enhance and protect the environment through our teaching, research, service, operations, decision-making, and all aspects of our daily lives. As a learning institution, we believe Gettysburg College community members are collectively and individually responsible for the way our actions and choices impact the local and global environment. We recognize that achieving environmental sustainability is an evolving practice and requires our ongoing diligence. To this end, we are committed to practices and programs that are in keeping with the College's larger strategic objectives. The Gettysburg College Sustainability Advisory Committee pledges to guide the campus process for engaging this mission.

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Members of the committee, including affiliations:
Co-Chairs: Randall K. Wilson, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies James Biesecker, Director of Facilities Management & Planning Members: John Beauchamp, Grounds Manager Andrea Carson '12 Sara Tower '12 Anne Cherry, Assistant Director of Advancement Systems Paul Fairbanks, Associate Director of Web Communications & Electronic Media Rhonda Good, Associate Provost for Planning, Facilities & Technology Gretchen Natter, Director of The Center for Public Service Peter North, Director of Auxiliary Services and Life Safety Manager Pat Verderosa, Assistant Director of Procurement Service Victor Arcelus, Assistant Dean of College Life / Director of Residence Life

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Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
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Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
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