| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.17 |
| Liaison | Lisa Mitten |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2023 |
State University of New York at New Paltz
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Lisa
Mitten Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Campus Sustainability |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
SUNY New Paltz formed the Sustainability Committee in 2010 to assist with the coordination and fulfillment of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment to become climate neutral. The Sustainability Committee:
a. Assists with the coordination and fulfillment of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment by helping to develop and implement an action plan for the College to become climate neutral.
b. Educates faculty, staff, students, and College offices about sustainability issues and opportunities.
c. Together with the Division of Student Affairs, encourages and supports student leadership on climate neutrality.
d. Helps incorporate environmental issues into the College’s curriculum, research profile, and educational outreach.
e. Promotes environmental stewardship as a hallmark of College operations, working with the appropriate administrative units.
f. Acts as a resource for environmentally-affiliated student organizations and efforts campus-wide.
g. Makes recommendations/consider items related to administrative and general policy matters related to sustainability issues.
h. Assists the co-chairs in specific sustainability endeavors (e.g., STARS).
i. Reports annually to the Senate and to the President or designee.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
Lisa Mitten, Co-Chair of the Sustainability Committee, Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Michael Sheridan, School of Business, Co-Chair of the Sustainability Committee,
Will Hong, Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lydia Bright, Science and Engineering
Andrea Varga, Fine and Performing Arts
Lizabeth Cain, School of Education
Chrissy O'Grady, Library
Molly Karanikolas, Professional Faculty
Joel Oppenheimer, Division of Student Affairs
Rosemarie LaTourette, Division of Administration & Finance
Kyle Mungavin, Environmental Health & Safety
Gail Beltrone, Facilities Management
Rotating, One Student Representative, Residence Hall Student Association
Rotating, One Student Representative, Residence Hall Student Association
Rotating, One Student Representative, Student Association
Rotating, One Student Representative, Student Association
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
The Office of Campus Sustainability includes full-time Campus Sustainability Coordinator Lisa Mitten and a team of seven part-time student workers who serve as Sustainability Ambassadors who work a total of 30 hours per week.
Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
* Co-Coordinating the Sustainability Faculty Learning Community with faculty on the sustainability committee in which 15 faculty participate in professional development activities over one year and at the end modify one syllabus to include sustainability content.
* Establishing a Sustainability Course Designation with the Sustainability Committee
* Leading the Sustainability Ambassadors student leadership program.
* Developing a communications campaign using email and text messaging marketing services to connect students, especially incoming students, to the campus sustainability community.
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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