Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	65.39
Liaison	Patrice Langevin
Submission Date	March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Pitzer College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 1.00	Patrice Langevin Associate Vice President of Facilities & Capital Projects Facilities and Capital Projects

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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 College's Committee on Sustainability mission is "to work in conjunction with relevant campus groups and institutions to propose projects and policies that promote reduced resource consumption and environmental sustainability at Pitzer College and
the Claremont Colleges. It will create a comprehensive plan for enhancing campus sustainability, and will oversee and evaluate programs and policies that foster the development of an environmentally sustainable campus."

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:

Committee Composition: Two elected student members, Two appointed faculty members , Two appointed staff members, Director and Assistant Director of the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability, and the Associate Vice President of Facilities.

Sustainability office(s)

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:

The Pitzer Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability has 3 employees supporting sustainability, Facilities has 1 person, and the Office of Student Affairs has 1 person supporting sustainability. All 3 departments support the sustainability effort, from academics, community involvement, student run initiatives and programs, and maintenance and construction. Additionally fellows are support the effort and participate in lectures and activities.

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Sustainability officer(s)

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:

Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:

Susan Phillips, Director, and Angelica Gonzalez-Apple, Assistant Director, Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability; Patrice Langevin, Architect and Associate Vice President Facilities and Campus Services; Bryce Sternquist, OSA

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 Robert Redford Conservancy, Facilities, and Office of Student Affairs, working in conjunction with students, post-COVID:
Redesigned and expanded the student garden and added a chicken coop
-Re-Launched the ReRoom & ReSource Initiatives
-Developed new signage for all outdoor recycling bins
-Developed new signage on food waste and composting
-Redesigned the Sustainability website
-Launched SustainablePZ Twitter account

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:

http://pitweb.pitzer.edu/sustainability/

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