Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 52.70
Liaison Kayla Tillapaugh
Submission Date April 27, 2023

STARS v2.2

Selkirk College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Laura Nessman
Sustainability Coordinator
Campus Management
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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:
The Sustainability Committee guides Selkirk College in the development, implementation and monitoring of initiatives that align with the sustainability commitments by developing a multiyear sustainability plan, formulating and implementing sustainability policies and procedures, identifying opportunities to reduce our overall carbon footprint and providing support to the Sustainability Coordinator and college administration on related matters. The Committee supports and encourages a variety of sustainability initiatives on all Selkirk campuses.

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
Heather Bishop (Campus Manager)
Susan Burr, (Nursing Instructor)
Donna Drover, (Director of Facilities & Business Services)
Doris Hausleitner, (Biologist and SEG Instructor)
Jayme Jones, (Faculty Researcher)
Kate Knott, (Chair, School of Academic Upgrading and Development)
Allison Lutz, (Geography and Hydrology Instructor)
Robert Macquarrie, (Faculty Researcher/Instructor)
Maggie Matear, (College President and CEO)
Janet Mayr, (Sociology & Women's Studies Instructor)
Laura Nessman, (Sustainability Coordinator), Committee Chair
Scott Stevens (Fine Woodworking Instructional Assistant)

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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Sustainability officer(s) 

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

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Laura Nessman, Sustainability Coordinator/Liasion

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:
Sustainable Selkirk accomplishments over the past three years:
- Selkirk was the first post-secondary instiution in Canada to sign the SDG Accord, committing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Selkirk has pledged to reach Net Zero by 2030
- Sustainability outreach events (Sweater Day, BC Cool Campus, Global Goals Week)
- Employed an intern during winter 2021 to assist with SDG Accord committments
- College's Fair Trade Campus Designation has been maintained across all campuses for since 2013
- A student-based Environment Club has been consistently active on Castlegar campus since September 2017
- Community connections within the region continue to increase
- A sustainability literacy assessment has been developed and administered to the entire student body
- Partnerships with students working on sustainability-related projects have increased (GIS, School of Environment, Peace Studies)

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Job description (1st position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Sustainability Coordinator/Liaison

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Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Reporting to the Campus Manager and in consultation with the Sustainability Committee, the Sustainability Coordinator/Liaison advises the college in undertaking activities to reduce the ecological footprint of the College by reducing waste, improving environmental conditions, finding cost savings and building social responsibility within all functions of the College.

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Job description (3rd position) 

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
http://selkirk.ca/sustainability

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