Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 36.07
Liaison Christopher Williams
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2020
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STARS v2.1

University of Delaware
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 1.00
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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:

UD Green Grants Working Group
The Green Grants Working Group issues the call for applications for the Sustainability Fund grants, reviews applications, works with applicants to clarify issues and ensure that impacted university groups such as Facilities, Public Safety, or others are aware and supportive of the proposed project if needed.
This working group awards the grant money to successful applicants, works with the applicants as needed throughout the year, including connecting the applicant with an advisor if needed to assist with navigating through the University processes, obtains updates from the applicants throughout the project including a descriptive report at the conclusion of the project.

Green Liaison Working Group
The Green Liaison Committee meets 1-3 times per semester to brainstorm sustainability topics and speakers that are relevant to the UD community based on feedback from other Green Liaisons and personal interest.
They then coordinate activities (i.e. Lunch and Learns) throughout the semester to bring Green Liaisons together to discuss these topics via a speaker presentation and network with each other.
The committee also collaborates with other working groups (i.e. Campus Sustainability Day and Earth Week Committees) to help promote those activities on campus.


Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):

List of active members changes each semester and is not tracked.


Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
No

A brief description of each sustainability office:

n/a


Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
0

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

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Michelle Bennett, Sustainability Manager

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)?:
No

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:

The Sustainability Taskforce does not currently have an Executive Council, does not maintain member roles or meet regularly. Several sub-committees are independently active (see above).


Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Sustainability Manager

Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:

"Manage and coordinate sustainability activities for the University of Delaware"


Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
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Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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