Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.01
Liaison Katie Koscielak
Submission Date May 8, 2013
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Cal Poly Humboldt
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 TallChief Comet
Director, Office of Sustainability
Facilities Management
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Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :

The Sustainability Steering Committee (SSC) was formed at the request of the Provost and Vice President of Administrative Affairs, looking to have representatives from the three colleges join with representatives from facilities, auxiliaries and the Office of Sustainability, to make sustainability initiatives successful on campus by providing diverse expertise and perspectives. The SSC functions as a working group providing assistance to the Office of Sustainability for large scale projects and/or across division initiatives.


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

TallChief Comet, Office of Sustainability Director
Matthew Johnson, Dept. Chair, Wildlife
Mark Baker, Faculty Coordinator, Environment and Community Graduate Program
Kate Lancaster, Associate Professor, School of Business
Traci Ferdolage, Senior Director of Facilities Planning and Design
Dave Nakamura, Executive Director of the University Center


The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability office:

The Office of Sustainability (OS) was created in 2011 to be the campus focal point of sustainability. The OS is responsible for developing and implementing a culture of sustainability among the University community of students, faculty and staff by conceptualizing, planning, developing, implementing, managing and overseeing campus wide sustainability programs and initiatives. Within the OS are numerous initiatives which includes but are not limited to: climate action planning, waste diversion and services, and advising for student organizations including the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology, The Humboldt Energy Independence Fund, Power Save Green Campus, and the Waste-Reduction and Resource Awareness Program.


The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
4

The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Yes

Sustainability coordinator's name:
TallChief Comet

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Director, Office of Sustainability

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

The Director is responsible for working within and across all units and boundaries of the University to develop and foster partnerships between academic programs and University administrations/operations to institutionalize sustainability values and resource conservation.


The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

In addition to the Director position the staff includes a Sustainability and Waste Coordinator and two permanent operations staff handling waste and diversion materials.


In addition to the Director position the staff includes a Sustainability and Waste Coordinator and two permanent operations staff handling waste and diversion materials.

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