Princeton University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

In the previous three years, the most notable accomplishments of the sustainability program at Princeton include: 1. University adoption of Sustainability Principles drafted by the Sustainability Steering Council. (http://sustain.princeton.edu/news/sustainability-principles-adopted-2014 ) 2. Installation of the GreenSpace Kiosk, an interactive campus sustainability display with rotating exhibits, centrally located in the student center. 3. Introduction of a new, centralized sustainability website featuring two priority areas: engagement opportunities for students and staff, and the University’s progress toward reaching its sustainability goals. 4. Expansion of the DrinkLocal program to include more than 190 new filtered water stations on campus to complement the distribution of approximately 1200 high-quality, branded reusable water bottles to Princeton freshmen. 5. Development of the Green Office Recognition Program for administrative offices.

The purpose of the Princeton Sustainability Committee is to collaborate closely with the Office of Sustainability to monitor the University’s relationship with the environment and to encourage improvements by creating a forum for faculty, students, and administrators to bring their different perspectives to bear on our relationship with the environment. The Sustainability Steering Council is a gathering of senior faculty, administrators, and student leaders appointed by Princeton's Executive Vice President. Launched in 2013, the Council is charged with advancing the institution's overarching goal of using the campus itself as a demonstration of sustainable systems to inform and develop leadership potential in all students. The Council strives to ensure that students are equipped to meaningfully employ the principles of sustainability in their future endeavors, no matter the discipline or field.

Princeton Sustainability Committee: Michael McKay – Executive Sponsor, Vice President for Facilities Forrest Meggers – Co-Chair, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Shana Weber – Co-Chair, Director, Office of Sustainability Olivia Howard ’15 – GreenLeader Representative, Undergraduate Student Patrick Caddeau – Dean, Forbes College Richard Curtis – Director, Outdoor Action Simon Fuchs – Graduate Student Government Representative, Graduate Student Claire Gmachl – Eugene Higgens Professor of Electrical Engineering, Vice Dean Katharine Hackett – Associate Director, Princeton Environmental Institute Smitha Haneef – Executive Director, Campus Dining Robin Izzo – Director, Environmental Health and Safety Kim Jackson – Director, Transportation and Parking Thomas Kreutz – Energy Systems Modeler, Princeton Environmental Institute Lisa Leisinger – Senior Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Paul Lewis – Associate Professor, Architecture Denise Mauzerall – Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School; Acting Director, Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Thomas Nyquist – Executive Director – Engineering and Campus Energy Leila Shahbender – Senior Manager, Customer Services, Support Services, Office of Information Technology Note that PSC meetings are also open to all campus community members. Sustainability Steering Council: Emily Carter – Co-Chair, Director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Michael McKay – Co-Chair, Vice President for Facilities Rene Carmona – Academic Member, Paul M. Wythes ’55 Professor of Engineering and Finance; Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering Adam Cohen – Academic Member, Deputy Director for Operations, Plasma Physics Laboratory Pablo Debenedetti – Academic Member, Dean for Research; Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science; Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Sanjeev Kulkarni – Academic Member, Dean of the Graduate School; Professor of Electrical Engineering Denise Mauzerall – Academic Member, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School; Acting Director, Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Stephen Pacala – Academic Member, Frederick Petrie Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Director, Princeton Environmental Institute H. Vincent Poor – Academic Member, Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science Gideon Rosen – Academic Member, Stuart Professor of Philosophy; Chair, Council of the Humanities; Director, Program in Humanistic Studies; Director, Stewart Seminars in Religion; Director, Program in Linguistics Eldar Shafir – Academic Member, William Stewart Tod Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Carolyn Ainslie – Administrative Member, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Cynthia Cherrey – Administrative Member, Vice President, University Services Chad Klaus – Administrative Member, Vice President, University Services Shana Weber – Secretary, Director, Office of Sustainability

The mission of the Office of Sustainability is to cultivate the desire in all of us to lead meaningful lives in service of global human and environmental well-being. Through its programs and communications, the Office of Sustainability helps to advance sustainability in teaching and research, campus life and culture, campus systems, and higher education and beyond.

Dr. Shana Weber directs Princeton's Office of Sustainability and has coordinated University efforts in implementing cross-disciplinary and repeatable campus-based sustainable demonstration systems since 2006. Weber serves as Co-chair of the Princeton Sustainability Committee, President for the NJ Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability, Board member for the municipal non-profit Sustainable Princeton, Advisory Council member and 2013 Co-Chair of the Listening Project for the national Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, as administrative host for the NE Campus Sustainability Consortium, and co-founder of the Ivy+ Sustainability Consortium - Sustainability Operations Action Research (SOAR) collaborative. With substantial academic teaching, ecological research, and administrative leadership experience, Weber works to bridge operational demonstration and academic endeavors in higher education. Kristi Wiedemann facilitates the implementation of Princeton's comprehensive Sustainability Plan by working collaboratively with students, staff, faculty and the greater community to advance and track the University’s progress toward its sustainability goals. She develops and manages communication strategies as well as initiatives that include the student GreenLeaders consortium, and the student employment and staff Ambassador programs. She serves as a technical advisor for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and is a senior fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program. As Program Coordinator, Lisa Nicolaison helps to coordinate the Office's various communications and office administration.