Oklahoma State University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Creation of the OSU Sustainability Office in April, 2012 and development of a comprehensive OSU Sustainability website. Development of the OSU Recycles and ResLife Recycles programs and ongoing campus community outreach and staff training of both programs. Creation of a campus Recycling Department. Implementation of Move-in Recycling. Creation of campus kitchen compost programs. Development of sustainability outreach in student and employee orientation and ongoing training. Collaboration with student organizations and coordination with departments across campus. Creation and oversight of campus sustainability social media.

Sustainability Stakeholders represent various specialties and areas of campus and include faculty, staff and students. Sustainability Stakeholders provide advice and collaborations toward efforts regarding campus sustainability initiatives in teaching, research, outreach, and operations.

Name, Affiliation, Title, Type: Cosette Armstrong, Design, Housing & Merchandising, Asst. Prof., faculty Terry Baker, University Dining Services, Director, admin Jason Barauskas, Residential Life, Housing Coordinator, staff Lee Bird, Student Affairs, VP for Student Affairs, admin Tracy Boyer, Agriculture Economics, Assoc. Prof., faculty Matthew Brown, Housing & Residential Life, Director, admin Kent Bunker, Campus Rec & Wellness, Director Colvin Center, admin Steve Buzzard, OSU Foundation, Sr. Director of Development CEAT, admin Beth Caniglia, Sociology, Assoc. Prof., faculty Brian Carter, Plant & Soil Sciences, Prof., faculty Chuck Cassidy, Physical Plant Administration, Project Support Services, admin Kyle Clifton, Sustainability Office, Res Life Liaison, student Nicole Colston, Env. Sci. Grad Program, Student; STCL, student Rebecca Damron, English Dept., Assoc. Prof. & Advisor Food Day Committee, faculty David Davis, Hotel & Restaurant Admin., Clinical Instructor, faculty Steve Dobbs, PP Grounds & Landscape, Manager, Grounds/Refuse, staff Tolga Durak, Environmental Health & Safety, Director EHS, admin Mark Fishbein, Botany, Assoc. Prof. & Herbarium Director, faculty Will Focht, Political Science, Assoc. Prof. & Former Task Force Chair, faculty Philippe Garmy, Hotel & Restaurant Mgmt., Clinical Instructor, faculty Jenny Gililland, Physical Plant Administration, Energy Education Manager, staff Ryan Haase, ECO-OSU, President, student Todd Halihan, School of Geology, Assoc. Prof., faculty Doug Hamilton, Biosystems & Ag Engineering, Extension Waste Mgmt. Specialist, faculty Suzy Harrington, System-wide Wellness, Chief Wellness Officer, admin Stephen Haseley, Leadership Development, Coordinator, staff Christine Hawkins, Inst. Research & Info. Mgmt., Director, admin Bill Henley, Botany, Professor, faculty Ilda Hershey, Sustainability Office, Sustainability Coordinator, staff Chris Hoffman, Transportation Services, Manager, admin Morgan Hopkins, Alumna, Former ECO-OSU President, student Ray Huhnke, Biosystems & Ag Engineering, Prof., faculty Carrie Hulsey-Greene, Communications Services, Assoc. Director, admin Leigh James, Purchasing, Asst. Director, admin Lin Michael, Dining, Sustainability Intern, Student Nigel Jones, Long Range Facilities Planning, University Architect, admin Mihyun Kang, Design, Housing & Merchandising, Assoc. Prof., faculty Hossein Khaleghian, , Graduate Student, student Mitch Kilcrease, Student Union, Director, admin Rick Krysiak, PP Administration, Director, admin Robyn Latham, Env. Sci. Grad. Program, Biochemistry, alum Marcy Louis, Res Life, Asst. Director, staff John Lee, PP Landscape Services, Asst Manager, staff Khaled Mansy, Architecture, Professor, faculty Dale Maronek, Horticulture & Landscape Arch., Dept. Hd. & Dir., OSU Botanical Garden, faculty Caitlin Miller, Env. Sci. Grad. Program; Ag Econ., alum Nick Nelson, Horticulture & Landscape Arch., Asst. Prof., faculty Mike Nelson, PP Grounds, Foreman, staff Cristina Hughes, Env. Sci. Grad Program, Program Coordinator, staff Jim Pappas, Dept. of Management, Assoc. Prof. & PhD Coord; Adv. Net Impact, faculty Gina Peek, Design, Housing & Merchandising, Asst. Prof. & Ext. Specialist, faculty Shan Rains, Athletics, Asst. Ath. Dir. Facilities, staff Suzanne Reinman, Edmon Low Library, Assoc. Prof., faculty Russ Rhinehart, Chemical Engineering, Professor and Amoco Chair, faculty Kailey Rose, Sustainability Office, Marketing Assistant, student James Rosner, PP Administration, Director Utilities & Energy Mgmt., admin Jeff Sallee, Ag. Educ. Comm. & Leadership, Asst. Prof. & Ext. Specialist, faculty Kent Sampson, Campus Life Administration, Director Campus Life, admin Dee Ann Sanders, Civil & Env. Engineering, Assoc. Prof., faculty Mike Schnelle, Horticulture & Landscape Arch., Prof. & Ext. Specialist, faculty Lorinda Schrammel, Human Resources, Training & Dev. Manager, staff Adrian Self, PP Administration, Director Maint. & Ops., admin Toni Shaklee, Sponsored Research, Asst. VP, admin Gary Shutt, Communications Services, Director, admin Lisa Slevitch, Hotel & Restaurant Admin., Asst. Prof., faculty Steve Spradling, Parking & Transit Services, Director, faculty Scott Stoodley, Env. Sci. Grad. Program, Director, faculty Sarah Stuckey, College of Education, Biology, Undergraduate Student, student Mary Talley, Campus Rec. & Wellness, Mgr., Wellness Center, admin Candace Thraser, College of Education, Mgr., Outreach Education, staff Clayton Tresca, School of Business, Student; Business Sustainability Mgmt, student Bruce Williamson, Vet. Med. Teaching Hospital, Hospital Administrator, faculty Glynna Worley, Office of VP for Research, Exec. Admin. Asst., staff

The OSU Sustainability Office helps OSU advance sustainability through its instruction, research, outreach, administrative decision-making, innovative design and operation of facilities, and daily behavior. Created in April, 2012, the office, which cover activities of the entire Stillwater campus, is housed in the Physical Plant. In addition to one full-time staff Sustainability Coordinator, the office includes up to three student interns and an occasional grad student assistant.

Develop, implement, administer, document and promote campus-wide programs that foster sustainability. Interact with departments working on sustainability initiatives to enhance those efforts and share successful ideas across campus. Increase awareness of OSU’s sustainability initiatives.

Several individual colleges have sustainability committees and activities including the College of Human Sciences (http://humansciences.okstate.edu/sustainability).