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Liaison Shante Walker
Submission Date March 7, 2025

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Rowan University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Shante Walker
Institutional Research Analyst
Office of Institutional Research & Analytics
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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:

Rowan University Sustainability Council (RUSC): 

In 2025, we launched the Rowan University Sustainability Council (RUSC), a multi-stakeholder university body intended to serve as a primary vehicle for the coordination, advancement, and tracking of sustainability activities and policies across the university and campus community. Key goals of the RUSC include:

  • Promoting sustainability-related teaching, learning, and research.
  • Supporting long-term greening of campus activities and operations.
  • Encouraging a culture of sustainability among Rowan community members.
  • Collecting data for reporting and planning purposes.

 


Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:

Name

Role

RUSC – W. Group

Ewan, Brian J.

Assistant Vice President, Fac Operations & Plant Mgt

Operations I

McPherson Myers, Penny E

Vice President, Division of Inclusive Excellence, Community and Belonging

Campus Life and Well-Being

Cerceo, Elizabeth

Associate Professor of Medicine

Community Engagement and Public Policy

Willis, Shari Lorraine

Assistant Professor

Curriculum

Contreras, Elena

Assistant Professor

Community Engagement and Public Policy

Agostini, Scott

Senior Director, Human Resources Operations

Campus Life and Well-Being

Fischer, Sean M.

Assistant Vice President for Strategy & Collaborations

Research

Casanova, Marie Elena

Green Jobs Academy Coordinator

Operations I

Milone, Brigid Tigani

Assistant Director, University Relations

Community Engagement and Public Policy

Howell, Jordan P

Associate Professor

  

Guerra, Erick J.

Associate Dean, School of Earth & Environment

Operations II

Walker, Jennifer Sue

Assistant Professor

Research

Bayes, Robin

Assistant Professor

Curriculum

Mullen, John

Assistant Professor of Sustainability Education

Curriculum

LaBombard, Nikki Xiebo

Senior Accountant

Operations II

Stanzione, Joseph F

Teaching Instructor

  

Reimel, Cherish

Assistant Dean of Student Life

  

Vilceanu, Olga

Associate Professor

Community Engagement and Public Policy

Ruhl, Nathan A

Associate Teaching Professor

  

Dong, Dongmei

Assistant Professor

  

Richards, Carla Rae

Assistant Professor

Research

Hough, Gerald Edward

Associate Professor

Curriculum

Horowitz, Samuel Sarosh

Associate Professor

  

Barnes, Phillip

Director, Public Relations & Communications

Operations I, Community Engagement and Public Policy

Edmonston, Tina

Teaching Faculty

Operations I, Campus Life and Well-Being

Totora, Jennifer Marie Robinson

School of Earth & Environment’s Programs & Events Specialist

Community Engagement and Public Policy

Ordog, Stephen Anthony

Lecturer

Operations I

Vedantham, Anuradha

Associate Director for Teaching and Learning

Curriculum

Kipnis, Daniel G

Librarian, Life Sciences

Campus Life and Well-Being

Lau, Kenneth Ka Shun

Chemical Engineering, Department Head

Operations I

Mack, Yolanda Tikitia

Associate Dean, Industry Partnerships & Workforce Develop

  

Crnic, Meghan L.

Teaching Faculty

Community Engagement and Public Policy

Howell, Ted

Associate Teaching Professor

Operations II

Walczak, Linda M

Campus Landscape Architect

Operations II

Walker, Shante N.

Institutional Research Analyst - OIRA

Curriculum

Coughlan, Patricia Ann

Instructor

Curriculum

Woodside, Scott R

Director for Student Health Services

Campus Life and Well-Being

Ring, Jacqueline M

Chief Institutional Research Officer

Campus Life and Well-Being

Huntley, Helga S

Assistant Professor

Operations I

Kitson, Jennifer L

Assistant Professor

Operations II

Riddell, William T

Associate Professor

Operations I

Manley, David G.

Senior Institutional Research Analyst

Operations II

Bucknum Ferrigno, Megan E

Associate Teaching Professor

  

Kusmiesz, Amy Lynn

Institutional Research Analyst - OIRA

Operations I

Daniel Garofalo

Edelman Fossil Park, Director of Sustainable Operations

Community Engagement and Public Policy

Farber, Matthew John

Assistant Professor

Research

Saracco, Benjamin H

Asst. Prof and Dig. Humanities & Social Sciences Librarian

Operations I

Christman, Zachary J

Associate Professor

  

Audio, Regina M

Lecturer

Curriculum

Mirchandani, Dilip

Professor

Curriculum

Zeller, Jonathan

Market Lead - Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Government & Higher Education

Research

Robert Morin

Distributed & Renewable Energy Solutions Executive

Operations I

Mulford, Mazie Grace

student

Campus Life and Well-Being

Perrone, Andrew T

Service Learning, Volunteerism & Community Engagement, Assistant Director

  

SGAFacilities

Student Government Association Representative

  

Nichik, Alex

Facilities Planning & Operations, Assistant Vice President

  

David Turner

Regional Manager - Energy & Sustainability - Business-to-Society Programs

  

GourmetDining-Irons

Gourmet Dining Representative

  

 Weinstein, David A.

Vice President for Government Relations 

  

Mullen, Christopher

Special Assistant to the President

  

Gunnett, Leslie A.

Adjunct Faculty

  

Nath, Paromita

Assistant Professor

  

Thomas, Shelly

Associate Teaching Professor

  

Dorris, Michael

Internal Application Specialist

  

Shapiro, Debbie

Artistic Director, Marie Rader Presenting Series

  

Pfeifer-Johnson, Lily

Assistant Professor

  

 Britt, Ruben

Office of Career Advancement, Assistant Director

  

Elizabeth Jordan

Dining Operations, Resident District Manager

  

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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Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
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Sustainability officer(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Garrett Broad, Ph.D. Provost's Fellow for Sustainability

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:

Garrett Broad, Ph.D. Provost's Fellow for Sustainability hosted the Rowan University Sustainability Council kickoff event on Thur. Jan. 16, 2025. The session was attended by over 40 of Rowan's community of administrative, faculty, staff, and students participating in working groups.

The goal of the event is to continue the build-out of the Rowan University Sustainability Council (RUSC).  The purpose of the RUSC is to serve as the primary vehicle for the coordination, advancement, and tracking of sustainability activities and policies across the university and campus community.  A key initial task for the RUSC will be the development of a "Sustainability and Climate Action Plan." The Action plan will identify existing sustainability-related efforts; set a mix of short-term (1-2 year), medium-term (3-5 year), and long-term (5-10+ year) measurable goals; and lay out concrete steps to accomplish these goals via collaborations across the academic, operations, and community engagement sectors.  


Optional Fields 

Job description (1st position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Garrett Broad, Ph.D. Provost's Fellow for Sustainability

Job description for the sustainability officer position:
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Job description for the sustainability officer position:
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Job description (2nd position) 

Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Green Jobs Academy Coordinator

Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
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Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
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Job description (3rd position) 

Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
https://earth.rowan.edu/green-jobs-academy.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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