| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.85 |
| Liaison | Lisa Lonie |
| Submission Date | Aug. 29, 2024 |
Haverford College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Jesse
Lytle VP and Chief of Staff Office of the President |
Sustainability committee(s)
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
The Council on Sustainability and Social Responsibility (CSSR) is charged with advancing the study and practice of sustainability at Haverford, marked by commitments to environmental stewardship and social responsibility within the context of the College’s Quaker values and educational mission. The Committee for Environmental Responsibility (CER) was created by the students, faculty and staff of Haverford College and founded on the socially responsible principles of the college. CER's mission is to educate our community about global environmental concerns, and to be a positive example for students at Haverford and other colleges to follow. CER works to ensure that environmental concern is an integral part of daily life at Haverford informing our curriculum, administrative decisions, and community practices.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
CSSR Executive Committee: Jesse Lytle, Vice President, Chief of Staff (chair) Bill Anderko, asst dir of facilities management Jennifer Barr, advising dean (staff representative) Allison Carpenter, Operations Manager for the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship (CER treasurer) Hank Glassman, Associate Professor and Chair of East Asian Languages and Cultures (faculty representative) Viviana Glick ‘25, student (CER co-head) Sasha Freedman ‘24, student (CER co-head) Jennie Kelly, arboretum program coordinator Claudia Kent, asst dir of facilities management Jess Korgen ‘24, student (CER co-head) Celia Levy ‘24, student (CER co-head) Julie Miller, Assistant Registrar (staff representative) Walter Sullivan, director of quaker affairs Nikki Young, vice president for institutional equity and access Lisa Lonie, asst chief of staff (staff to the Council) Committee for Environmental Responsibility: Viviana Glick '25, student (co-head) Sasha Freedman ‘24, student (co-head) Jess Korgen ‘24, student (co-head) Celia Levy '24, student (co-head) Erin Albright, student (Haverthrift WG) Scout Crooke, student (Haverthift WG) Sophia Brown, student (Haverthrift WG) Aaron Tokay, student (Events WG) Rachel Berman, student (Events WG) Lorelei Alverson, student (Events WG) Matthew Landon, student (Events WG) Hannah Jensen-Sizelove, student (Events WG) Anja Kottmann, student (Bike Share & Waste WGs) Justin Reed, student (Bike Share WG) Jessica Schott-Rosenfield, student (Waste WG) Margot Ferris, student (Waste WG) Michaelina O'Rourke, student (Waste WG) Claudia Kent (Arboretum Director) Jesse Lytle (Vice President, Chief of Staff) Allison Carpenter (Center for Peace and Global Citizenship) Jennie Ciborowski (Arboretum Programs Coordinator)
Sustainability office(s)
A brief description of each sustainability office:
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Sustainability officer(s)
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Institution-wide coordination
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
The Council for Sustainability and Social Responsibility is charged with advancing the study and practice of sustainability at Haverford. It joins Chief Sustainability Officer Jesse Lytle, Assistant Director of Facilities Management for Arboretum, Sustainability, and Grounds Claudia Kent, the Committee on Environment Responsibility (CER), the Environmental Studies faculty, and many others to guide the College's commitment to embedding principles of sustainability across our curriculum, administrative decisions, and community practices. - https://www.haverford.edu/president/initiatives Among other accomplishments, CSSR and CER have worked together to create and expand Haverford's Bikeshare program, bring an aerobic digester to the Dining Center, and create a compost program in the Haverford College Apartments.
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Job description (1st position)
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job Summary: Based in the Office of the President, the Sustainability Fellows will collaborate with students, staff, and faculty, across and beyond the institution, to contribute to project work supporting the College’s sustainability strategy. Essential Functions & Primary Responsibilities: 1) Research, data collection, and reporting a. Conduct data collection and reporting for triennial STARS inventory 2) Sustainability Strategy Development a. Gather information about campus needs and priorities through meetings, conversations, and/or surveys. b. Conduct peer benchmarking and identification of best practices for Haverford to learn from c. Liaise with strategic planning task forces to coordinate plans and ideas 3) Carbon Neutrality Planning a. Serve as thought leader and thought partner in developing a roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality by 2033. b. Research areas of opportunity to reduce College emissions. 4) Other duties as assigned
Job description (2nd position)
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Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description (3rd position)
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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