| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.84 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | June 2, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:
The Morris campus has a sustainability committee, an Office of Sustainability, staffed by several students, and a full-time sustainability directors. Together, this team has supported the implementation of a new composting program on-campus, a new residence hall, new sustainability communication materials, and more.
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
The Green Team examines sustainability-related issues that need attention on campus.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Margaret Kuchenreuther- professor of biology, coordinator of Environmental Studies
Thomas Ladner - assistant director, Office of Residential Life
Tony Nemmers - general manager, Campus Dining Services
Jess Coggins - Green Prairie Community Coordinator
Melissa Weber - director of communications
Troy Ostby - facilities management, recycling and composting coordinator
Lisa Harris - facilities management, assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Facilities
2 student representatives from the Morris Campus Student Association sustainability representative that change each semester
The Office of Sustainability metrics intern
Troy Goodnough - sustainability director
The website URL where information about the sustainability committee(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
Our sustainability office focuses on the following areas:
coordination; accountability and reporting, communications; messaging and In-reach; education and training; faculty and staff support; innovation, program creation and development; outreach and community engagement; culture change
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
A brief description of each sustainability officer position:
Troy Goodnough supports sustainability related efforts at Morris. The Morris Sustainability Office seeks to communicate, coordinate, collaborate, celebrate, and report all things sustainability at Morris.
The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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