Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.43
Liaison Tony Gillund
Submission Date Sept. 12, 2013
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The Ohio State University at Newark
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Nifoghale (Niffy) Ovuworie
Sustainability Engineer
Energy Services and Sustainability
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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 :

•Leverage the activities currently underway and capitalize on our brand equity by using the phrase "Scarlet, Gray and Green" to promote the university's sustainability initiatives.
•Coordinate a university-wide web site to serve as a central repository for sustainability initiatives.
•Develop a process to implement the President's Climate Commitment.


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

Membership for Fiscal Year 2013:

Ron Sega, Chair, Vice President and Enterprise Executive for Energy and the Environment
Jay Kasey, Senior Vice President for Administration & Planning
Geoff Chatas, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Senior VP Communications
Mike Boehm, Vice Provost Academic Admin
Caroline Whitacre, Vice President for Research
Javaune Adams-Gaston, Vice President for Student Affairs
David Schuller, Vice President of OSU Medical Center Expansion and Outreach
Mary Lynn Readey, Associate Vice President, Facilities Operations & Development
James Miller, Senior Associate Vice President, Office of Technology Commercialization & Knowledge Transfer
Kay Halasek, Chair, Faculty Council
Adrian Rodgers, Associate Professor
Julie Anstine, Special Assistant to the President
Aparna Dial, Director, Environmental Services and Sustainability
Shane Ingalls, President, USG (designee)
Brittani Jones, President, IPC (designee)
Samy Sekar, President, CGS (designee)
Amy Burgess, Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President for A&P


The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability office:

ENERGY SERVICES AND SUSTAINABILITY (ESS), an element of the Facilities Operations and Development department at The Ohio State University, serves as the university energy and sustainability office. Working in concert with the Office of Energy and Environment and the President and Provost’s Council on Sustainability, ESS develops and coordinates the implementation of energy and sustainability planning, education, and programming in support of the university’s core goals: Teaching and Learning, Research and Innovation, Outreach and Engagement, and Resource Stewardship. The ESS mandate spans energy management, sustainable materials management, greenhouse gas management, green building, and outreach efforts. The office is the hub of energy and sustainability activities for students, faculty, staff, and the greater Ohio State community.


The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
9

The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Yes

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Aparna Dial

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Director, Energy Services & Sustainability

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

The Director is responsible for leadership, strategic planning, development, coordination and implementation of energy and sustainability programs, standards and policies at an institutional level.


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