Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.02
Liaison Carrie Metzgar
Submission Date March 30, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of California, San Diego
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 David Weil
Director of Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality
VC RMP/Sustainability
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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 purpose of the Advisory Committee on Sustainability (ACS) is to provide a forum for the academic program, facility planning, and campus operating interests in sustainability. By increasing awareness of UC San Diego’s strengths in these areas, and identifying areas for further improvement, the campus continues to define itself as a leader in the earth sciences, while employing the principles of environmental stewardship in its own operations. The mission of ACS is: • To share information about education, research, and outreach activities of UC San Diego in the context of environmental stewardship and sustainability and prepare periodic reports to the chancellor and the university community • To recommend and support efforts to improve environmental stewardship and sustainability in UC San Diego facility planning and operations • To make sustainability part of ongoing UC San Diego education, research, operations, and outreach programs

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Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Advisory Committee on Sustainability Ex Officio Sandra Brown, VC Research Mark Cunningham, Housing & Dining Services Juan Gonzalez, VC Student Affairs William Hodgkiss, AVC Academic Personnel & Research Joel King, Facilities Design & Construction Margaret Leinen, VC Scripps Institution of Oceanography Chair: Gary Matthews, VC Resource Management & Planning (RMP) Support: Dave Weil, Sustainability Support: Sara McKinstry, Sustainability Support: Jennifer Bowser, Sustainability Appointed Subrata Chakraborty, PostDoctoral Staff, Chemistry Teddy Cruz, Professor, Visual Arts Viktoria Gisladottir, Graduate Student Hugh Hagues, Staff Representative, University Centers Ken Hall, Staff Representative, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Kimberly Hui, Undergraduate Student Anna Levitt, Staff, UC San Diego Health System Ping Liu, Associate Professor, Nanoengineering Gordon McCord, Faculty representative Wesley Neeley, Graduate Student Sabira Parajuli, Undergraduate Student & AS AVP Environmental Justice Affairs Keith Pezzoli, Teaching Professor, Urban Studies & Planning Vacant, School of Medicine representative

Sustainability Office(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
Yes

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A brief description of each sustainability office:
The Sustainability Programs Office is home to the Director of Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality, the Campus Sustainability Manager, and the Sustainability Resource Center Manager, along with student employees, interns and volunteers.

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Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
3

Sustainability Officer(s) 

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

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Dave Weil, Director of Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality; Sara McKinstry, Campus Sustainability Manager; Jennifer Bowser, Sustainability Resource Center Manager

Institution-Wide Coordination 

Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution (e.g. a campus-wide committee or an officer/office responsible for the entire campus)?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
Accomplishments include development of a Student Sustainability Ambassadors program, a nearly complete update to the University's Climate Action Plan, a new Green Labs Certification Program, expansion of Earth Month activities and revitalization of the campus-wide Sustainability Awards program, successful launch of Carbon Neutrality Initiative efforts like the Carbon Neutrality Initiative Student Fellows Program and Faculty Climate Curriculum Workshop and Networking Event, the Cool Campus Challenge, input into new building projects, expansion of campus zero waste programs; assistance with development and outreach on alternative transportation options like a bikeshare program; and more.

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://sustain.ucsd.edu/

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