Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 25.13
Liaison Dennis Astl
Submission Date Aug. 20, 2024

STARS v2.2

Palomar College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
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Sustainability committee(s) 

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:
The Infrastructure and Sustainability Council identifies, prioritizes, and advocates for the College’s technology and facilities needs and services to ensure that students receive the opportunities and support they need to develop a strong foundation for life-long, resilient learning, career success, and global citizenship. With particular attention to equity, it makes recommendations to the College Council for the strategic direction and implementation of technology, facilities, and sustainability priorities and ensures that these recommendations are consistent with the objectives and recommendations established in the Technology Plan, Facilities Master Plan, Strategic Plan, Educational Master Plan, and other supporting plans and reports.

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
Chair(s): Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Finance and Administrative Services (Co-chair); Co-Chair elected by Council

Members:
• Director of Information Services
• Director of Facilities
• Distance Education Coordinator
• CCCTech Connect Director
• Four (4) Faculty Representatives, appointed by Faculty Senate and PFF through
collaboration
• Four (4) CCE Representatives, appointed by CCE
• Two (2) CAST Representatives, appointed by CAST
• Two (2) Student Representatives, appointed by ASG

Advisory Members (non-voting):
• Two (2) Center Directors
• One (1) Part-time faculty member, appointed by Faculty Senate and/or PFF through collaboration
• Director of Business Services
• Construction & Facilities Planning

Sustainability office(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
No

A brief description of each sustainability office:
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Sustainability officer(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
No

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
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Institution-wide coordination 

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 Infrastructure and Sustainability Council was established in 2020-21. Council Goals for 2023-24:
- Review and Approval of governance structures for the Council and reporting committees, subcommittee(s) and taskforce(s) for 2023-2024
- Approval of timeline for Council plans/products in alignment of Vision Plan 2035 and review/approval of plans due for completion this academic year.
- Review of BPs/APs due for review this academic year.
- Create/Establish process(es) and criteria for project intake and prioritization of facilities related requests.

Optional Fields 

Job description (1st position)

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Job description (2nd position) 

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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