Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.93
Liaison Francis Mitalo
Submission Date May 31, 2013
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University of California, Riverside
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 John Cook
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability
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Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
Yes

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The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
In 2008 the Chancellor convened a committee of 63 “to facilitate the implementation of sustainability initiatives supporting the UC President’s Policy for Green Building Design and Clean Energy Standards {now the UC Sustainability Policy 2011} and to develop a framework and approach and draft policy for accomplishing environmental goals at UCR, including sustainable operations, stewardship, compliance, and best practices.”

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Members of the committee, including affiliations:
Tim White Chancellor Gretchen Bolar Vice Chancellor Finance Business Operations Mary Gauvain Chair Academic Senate James Sandoval Vice Chancellor Student Affairs Yolanda Moses Associate Vice Chancellor Diversity Alex Duchon Steering Committee Undergraduate Student Representative Mike Giordano Steering Committee Graduate Student Representative Don Caskey Campus Architect Tim Ralston Associate Vice Chancellor Capital Programs Mike Miller Associate Vice Chancellor Facilities Andy Plumley Assistant Vice Chancellor Housing, Dining, Residential Services Mathew Barth Director Center for Environmental Research and Technology Kris Lovekin Director Strategic Communications David Crohn Associate Professor Environmental Sciences Mike Delo Director Transportation and Parking Services Reza Abbaschian Dean College of Engineering Lars Walton Assistant Vice Chancellor Community Relations John Cook Director of Sustainability Michael Bacich Sustainability Manager City of Riverside Anita Lakhani Executive Committee Student Representative Nigel Williams Executive Committee Student Representative Rachel Chieng Executive Committee Student Representative Anil Deolalikar Associate Dean College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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

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A brief description of the sustainability office:
The Sustainability program seeks the continuous improvement in the quality of all environments affected by the University of California Riverside.

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The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
2

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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

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Sustainability coordinator's name:
John Cook

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Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Director of Sustainability

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A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:
The Director of Sustainability is responsible for coordinating, initiating and directing all sustainability activities at the University of California Riverside. The director represents UCR on sustainability related issues within the UC system, regionally - City of Riverside Green Action planning committee, State - California Higher Education Sustainability Conference and National - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

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