Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.14
Liaison Alexis Reyes
Submission Date June 3, 2011
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Pomona College
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Ginny Routhe
Director
Sustainability Integration Office
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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 :

In Fall 2006, Pomona College President Davis Oxtoby established the President's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (PACS). This committee is responsible for: reviewing and monitoring the operations of the campus that directly affect the College's use of resources, developing strategies for increasing campus sustainability, developing outreach and communications programs for spreading information about campus sustainability, administering the President's Sustainability Fund, and developing periodic reports about campus sustainability to assess progress.


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

Three members of the faculty, appointed by the Executive Committee of the Faculty for two-year terms (renewable), one of whom will be selected by the Executive Committee to be the chair; the Director of the Sustainability Integration Office; one staff member, appointed by the Staff Council for a two-year term (renewable); two students, appointed by the Associated Students of Pomona College for one-year terms (renewable); an Associate Dean of the College; the Director of Facilities and Campus Services; the Supervisor of the Grounds Department; a Dean or Associate Dean in Student Affairs or Campus Life; and, the Manager of Dining Services.


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 Sustainability Integration Office develops, administers, coordinates, and assesses sustainability efforts throughout the college.


The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
1

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

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Bowen Close, MPl, LEED AP

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Assistant Director for Campus Planning and Maintenance – Sustainability; Director, Sustainability Integration Office

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

The Director is responsible for developing, managing, and coordinating all campus-wide sustainability efforts, including policies, planning and long-term programs, facilities, outreach/communication, data collection, curricular development, and extra-curricular activities.


The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

There is one full-time employee of the Sustainability Integration Office, but the Office also employs a varying number of students throughout the year.


There is one full-time employee of the Sustainability Integration Office, but the Office also employs a varying number of students throughout the year.

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