Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.74
Liaison James Speer
Submission Date Nov. 1, 2013
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Indiana State University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 James Speer
Professor
Earth and Environmental Sciences
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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 Institute for Community Sustainability (ICS) seeks to improve the environment and increase quality of life in the Wabash Valley through education, collaborative projects, and research. ICS engages our community as a living laboratory to find economically viable sustainable solutions for local organizations and individuals.

Members of the committee, including affiliations:
Steve Aldrich - Earth and Environmental Systems Eric Anderson - Psychology Affan Badar - Technology Sue Berta - Earth and Environmental Systems Greg Bierly - Earth and Environmental Systems Sandy Brake - Earth and Environmental Systems Paul Burkett- Economics Michael Chambers - Political Science Brendan Corcoran - English John Conant - Economics Tom Derrick - English Lee Ellingtion - Technology Anita Gabbard - Technology Rusty Gonser - Biology Joe Harder - Business Kathleen Heath - Earth and Environmental Systems Debra Israel - Economics Jen Latimer - Earth and Environmental Systems Rick Lotspeich - Economics Bill Mitchell - Biology Nancy Obermyer - Earth and Environmental Systems Joy O'Keefe - Biology Mohameden Ould-Mey - Earth and Environmental Systems Tony Rathburn - Earth and Environmental Systems Don Richards - Economics Caroline Savage - Institute for Community Sustainability Virgil Sheets - Psychology James Smallwood - Technology Jim Speer - Earth and Environmental Systems Russ Stafford - Earth and Environmental Systems Tom Steiger - Psychology Mary Sterling - Technology Elaina Tuttle - Biology Qihao Wang - Earth and Environmental Systems Ming Zhou - Technology

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 Institute for Community Sustainability (ICS) is the first comprehensive effort to integrate all of the sustainability efforts on campus and in the Wabash Valley. ICS was funded in February 2012 and charged with the mission of linking and generating sustainability initiatives in the Wabash Valley and on ISU's campus. Many campus and community leaders are already engaging in sustainability work; we exist to communicate and support these efforts.

The number of people employed in the sustainability office:

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

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Jim Speer

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Director of The Institute for Community Sustainability

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:
This position is the point person for all sustainability initiatives at the university. This position is lead or coauthor on all reporting documents and action plans. This position delegates duties to the Institute for Community Sustainability fellows and staff.

The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
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