Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.55
Liaison Aaron Klemm
Submission Date Sept. 15, 2011
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San Jose State University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Loren Lewis
Project Coordinator
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 :

The SJSU Sustainability Board advises and makes recommendations to the Academic Senate and the President in the following areas: setting and measuring progress towards meeting University-wide goals to promote sustainability across academic and non-academic divisions; and benchmarking SJSU sustainability efforts relative to state and national leaders in university sustainability. The Board also works with appropriate units in the university as a resource for centralizing and effectively communicating information on SJSU’s sustainability efforts, both internally and externally; integrating sustainability into key planning documents and procedures; and educating and engaging with campus stakeholders and external partners on sustainability through research, projects, workshops, and other events.


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

Katherine Cushing, Director, Sustainability
Robb Drury, AVP for Advancement
Fernanda Karp, VP for Student Affairs - designee
Anton Kashiri, AVP of FDO
Steven Olesen, Dir, Budget & Procurement at Spartan Shops
Alina Plingu, AS Direct of Comm & Envir Affairs
Michael Parrish, Deans Rep
Ronald Roman, Applied Sciences and Arts
Arvinder Loomba, Business
Grinell Smith, Education
Seth Bates, Engineering
Beverly Grindstaff, Humanities and Arts
Hilary Nixon, Social Sciences
Eugene Cordero, Science
Ellen Metzger, General Unit (at large)
Sofia Moede, Staff Member
William Wilson, Student
Michael Fallon, Director of Service Learning
Candice Carbonell, Co-Director ERC
Lynne Trullio, Environmental Studies Faculty
Karsten Konopath, Director of Business Affairs


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:
Katherine Cushing

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Special Assistant to the President and Director of Sustainability

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

The Director of Sustainability is a senior-level faculty administrative position reporting directly to the President with responsibilities extending over all divisions of the University. This is a full-time position that directs and coordinates the University’s efforts to create and promote a culture of sustainability throughout the campus and the community and to integrate sustainability research, education and practices into the educational and outreach missions of San José State University. The incumbent serves as a member of the President's Cabinet and, working closely with the President, is expected to develop recommendations involving issues and initiatives related to sustainability and to bring them to the attention of the President and the Cabinet.


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