Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.04
Liaison Troy Goodnough
Submission Date March 30, 2018
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University of Minnesota, Morris
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Troy Goodnough
Sustainability Director
Office of 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 Green Team examines sustainability-related issues that need attention on campus.

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Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Ed Brands- associate professor of Environmental Studies, coordinator of Environmental Studies Thomas Ladner - assistant director, Office of Residential Life Tony Nemmers - general manager, Campus Dining Services Jenna Ray - communications Troy Ostby - facilities management, recycling and composting coordinator Lisa Harris - facilities management, assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Facilities Mary Jo Forbord- Morris Healthy Eating Coordinator Clement Loo - environmental studies professor, leadership coordinator 2 student representatives from the Morris Campus Student Association sustainability representative that change each semester 2 Office of Sustainability interns Troy Goodnough - sustainability director

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:
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. There are about 15-20 interns working between 5-10 hours per week.

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Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
2

Sustainability Officer(s) 

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

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Troy Goodnough

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:
The Morris campus has a sustainability committee, an Office of Sustainability, staffed by several students, and a full-time sustainability director. Together, this team has supported the implementation of a new composting program on-campus, a new residence hall, new sustainability communication materials, and more. The Office of Sustainability reports to the Chancellor of the university.

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