Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 76.17
Liaison Ian McKeown
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Loyola Marymount University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jessica Hernandez
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes

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

In March of 2007 President Lawton created the Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Committee (E2SC), with the charge of identifying how LMU as a university could ideally care for our planet in our actions, while balancing real world complexities such as fiscal constraints and competing values. The committee comprises students, faculty and staff and meets regularly to discuss campus programs, events and initiatives related to sustainability.


Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:

Ian McKeown, Chair
Sustainability Officer
Facilities Management

Jessica Hernandez,
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management

Director of Community & Government Relations

Dr. John Dorsey
Professor of Natural Science

Michael Wong
Associate Vice President
Administration Services

Richard Elmasian
Director of Plant Operations
Facilities Management

Dr. Jeremy Pal
Professor of Civil Engineering

Program Coordinator
Center for Urban Resilience and Ecological Solutions (CURES)

Jeff Theis
Professor
Center for business ethics
LMU College of Business Administration

General Manager,
Sodexo
LMU Dining Services

Karina Johnston
Restoration Ecologist
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission

Tom Ford
Director of Marine Programs
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission

Gary Bolton
Director of Parking and Transportation
Administrative Services


Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
Yes

A brief description of each sustainability office:

Green LMU is administered by LMU Facilities Management. It's goal is to make the campus as efficient and innovative with its energy usage, water, transportation, waste, and building structures. Green LMU also works with many different departments on campus to collaborate with sustainability events and projects, such as the annual Earth Day Fair, farmers’ markets, or a dorm hall trash audit. Some of the current projects Green LMU supervises are the E2SC committee, Sustainability Week, and the LIONS Garden.


Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
2

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Ian McKeown

Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:

The Office of sustainability has implemented a "Green Office Program" which is designed to identify and recognize offices on campus that have implemented sustainable office programs which support daily operations and maintenance.

The Sustainability Office also guest lectures for the student body, hosts events throughout the year, and has implemented campaigns across campus such as the strawless campaign. Events include energy contests in the dorms, an electric vehicle exhibition, hosting a green basketball game, and hosting an annual Earth week fair.

The Sustainability office also partners with the Center for Service and Action (CSA) to create fellowships. In 2018-2019, Green LMU and CSA worked with a student fellow whose focus was on bringing garden and composting education to a multi unit family housing unit. The fellow worked with the Long Beach Arts Colony in assessing and evaluating garden logistics, irrigation, education, and resident composting.

The Sustainability Office also provide campus tours showcasing the Lions Garden, the recycling plant, and the solar panels around campus.


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