| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.71 |
| Liaison | Anne Jakle |
| Submission Date | Oct. 18, 2024 |
The University of New Mexico
PA-2: Commitments and Planning
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.20 / 6.00 |
Anne
Jakle Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
2.1 Public sustainability commitment
Narrative detailing the institution’s guiding vision or goals for sustainability and the plan(s) in which they are published:
UNM 2040: Opportunity Defined is the University of New Mexico's multi-year strategic plan to build the future of UNM. This plan provides the campus with both a vision of its future twenty years from now, and a set of more immediate tasks designed to move the UNM campus community toward that vision. Of the five strategic goals outlined in the plan, Goal 4: Sustainability demonstrates the University's commitment to "Create long-term sustainability and ensure the necessary resources—human, financial, and physical—to achieve our aspirations while protecting the natural environment that supports all people of the state and the world." Objectives under this goal relate to reducing UNM's environmental impact to ensure that the University contributes to a sustainable world, and enhancing the vibrancy of the UNM campus community by improving wellness, including food, housing, and physical security, and activating UNM's physical and virtual spaces to support exciting and successful athletic and cultural events. Units across campus are actively working on tasks to achieve these strategic goals and objectives.
Narrative and/or website URL outlining the institution’s external sustainability commitments that include a reporting requirement:
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2.2 Measurable sustainability objectives
Narrative listing the institution’s measurable sustainability objectives that address teaching, learning, and research:
Has the institution adopted one or more measurable sustainability objectives that address stakeholder engagement?:
Narrative listing the institution’s measurable sustainability objectives that address stakeholder engagement:
Has the institution adopted one or more measurable sustainability objectives that address campus operations?:
Narrative listing the institution’s measurable sustainability objectives that address campus operations:
Has the institution adopted one or more measurable sustainability objectives that address racial equity and social justice?:
Narrative listing the institution’s measurable sustainability objectives that address racial equity and social justice:
Goal 3 of the UNM 2040 Plan addresses "Inclusive Excellence," and one tactic within this objective is to "Increase American Indian, Black, and Hispanic tenure-system faculty by 25%." UNM is also a member of the Alliance of Hispanic Service Research Universities (HSRU) and has signed an MOU to double the number of Hispanic doctoral students enrolled at UNM and increase the Hispanic professoriate by 20% by the year 2030. These metrics are tracked by the UNM Office of Institutional Analytics (OIA), which reports them publicly through the DEI Benchmarking Dashboard: https://oia.unm.edu/facts-and-figures/dei-benchmarking-goals.html. The responsible staff member is Dr. Assata Zerai, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion.
Has the institution adopted one or more measurable sustainability objectives that address administration and finance?:
Narrative listing the institution’s measurable sustainability objectives that address administration and finance:
One of the tactics under the UNM 2040 Goal 4: Sustainability is to "Assure Financial Stewardship and Sustainability." This tactic has focused on workday adaptive planning build out, multi-year budgeting by UNM departments, and creation of a financial metrics dashboard. Another tactic UNM leadership is actively working on includes implementing evolving compensation and benefit models, including institutional equity reviews. These goals and tactics are tracked quarterly and reported to the Office of the President and Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration. The responsible staff member is Teresa Costantinidis, Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration.
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2.3 Climate resilience assessment and planning
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s climate resilience assessment:
Does the institution participate in an ongoing campus-community task force or committee that is focused on climate resilience?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the campus-community task force or committee focused on climate resilience:
Has the institution incorporated climate resilience strategies and/or goals into one or more of its published plans?:
Narrative listing the institution’s climate resilience strategies and goals and the plan(s) in which they are published:
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Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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