Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.75
Liaison Enid Cardinal
Submission Date July 29, 2013
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Rochester Institute of Technology
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Enid Cardinal
Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President
Office of the President
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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 :

To advise the University's administration on University sustainability matters.

To bring together members who share interest, knowledge, expertise or strategic positions that impact our sustainable policies, practices, and physical development.

To be a conduit for information and represent faculty, staff, and students from across the University who are involved in activities related to sustainability.

To emphasize communication to the University and the Community at large on universal practices which have been identified, evaluated, and endorsed by the Committee and the President's Office.


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

Enid Cardinal, Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President (Chair)
Catherine Ahern, Director, Engineering Services, Facilities Management Services
Witold Bujak, Sustainability Manager, Facilities Management Services
Dmitry Liapitch, Recycling Administrator and student
Kurt Ingerick, Associate Director, Housing Operations
Rebecca Johnson, Associate of the University
Karl Korfmacher, Associate Professor, Environmental Science, COS
Nabil Nasr, Assistant Provost and Director of CIMS
Jan Reich, Director of Facilities Management Services
Robert Stevens, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, KGCOE
Brian Thorn, Associate Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering, KGCOE
Maureen Valentine, Miller Professor and Vice Dean, CAST
Judy von Bucher, RIT Trustee


The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
No

A brief description of the sustainability office:
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The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
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The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
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Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Yes

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Enid Cardinal

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

This position is responsible for facilitating a campus culture of sustainability with respect to operations, curriculum, and research; developing metrics for the Institute's progress in sustainability and directing RIT's efforts to achieve its commitment to climate neutrality by 2030.


The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
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