Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	62.46
Liaison	Morgan Hartman
Submission Date	Jan. 31, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 1.00	Nayelly Rodriguez Graduate Assistant 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 Chancellor's Environment, Sustainability and Resilience Commission (CESRC) provides strategic recommendations to the Chancellor relating to campus sustainability initiatives, the development of resilient infrastructure systems, and socially responsible economic practices through the involvement of all major stakeholders within the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL).
Charge
Promote the environmental, social, and economic well-being of UNL and its stakeholders through the socially responsible stewardship of resources and creation of resilient systems that are adaptable and able to recover from short- and long-term environmental and technological changes.
Vision
Create a culture that applies sustainability-centric values and practices to everything we do at UNL.

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:

Community Engagement
Alyssa Amen Staff NUTech Ventures
Mike Shambaugh-Miller Faculty Geography, Produce with Heart
Joseph Holmes Staff Art, Art History
Liana Calegare Staff IANR
Morgan Battes Staff Extension
Troy Thompson Staff NET
Adam Wagler Faculty Journalism
Elizabeth Park Student Envt Studies
Sarah Rakes Student Economics
Katrina Jagodinsky Faculty History

Research and Innovaton
Clay Lewis Staff UNL Communications Staff
Naisargi Dave Staff Water for Food
Stacy Asher Faculty Art, Art History
Daniel Piatkowski Faculty Comm Regional Planning
Tom Larson Faculty Music
Ursula Kreitmair Faculty Political Science
Xu Li Faculty Civil Engineering
Emma Clausen Student Software Engineering
Connor McFayden Student Envtl Studies
Sam Wortman Faculty Dept of Agronomy & Horticulture

Campus Operations
Amanda Christi Staff ASEM Marketing/Video Producer
Joel Webb Staff Environmental Health & Safety
Jon Garbisch Staff Cedar Point/Bio Sciences
Linda Pickett Staff Energy Services
Erica DeFrain Faculty Library Services
Sharon Kuska Faculty Architecture
Seth Krone-Keith Student Law
Drew Haven Student Environmental Studies

Health and Wellness
Carly Morse Staff COJMC
Dale Kruse Staff Athletic Food Services
Sydney Brown Staff Online & Dist Ed
Keith Zaborowski Administrator Housing
Alison Stewart Faculty Art, Art History
Boyd Epley Administrator Athletics
Sherri Tompkins Rec Center Camp Rec
Luke Anderson Student Envt Studies/ASUN Sen
Kat Woerner Student Envt Studies

Land Resources and Ecosystems
Brenda Osthus Staff EHS
Kendall Weyers Staff Forestry
Simanti Banerjee Faculty Agricultural Economics
Charles Francis Faculty Agronomy & Horticulture
Craig Allen Faculty SNR
Eric North Faculty SNR
Kim Todd Faculty Agronomy & Horticulture
Connor Barnes Student SNR
Tyler Quick Student Horticulture Land Design

Campus Facilities
Amanda A Colborn Staff College of Business
Emily Casper Staff Campus Planner
Gary Kimminau Staff Campus Rec
Kristi Barmore Staff FPC
Steve Bowen Faculty Architecture
John Hay Faculty Extension
Sneha Bhoir Staff FPC
Tim Wentz Faculty College of Engineering
Kyle Cacciatore Student Microbiology/ASUN Senator
Hannah Cass Student Economics

Teaching and Learning
Adam R. Thompson Staff Ethics/Debate coach
Hannah Opfer Staff 4-H,
Jennifer Ruyle Staff Museum
Julia Torquati Faculty CYAFS
Katherine Nashleanas Faculty Geography
Dana Fritz Faculty Art/Art History
Christine Haney Douglass Staff Envt Studies
Amy Schmidt Faculty BSE/Animal Science
Anthony Schutz Faculty Law
Katharine Hogan Student SNR/PhD
Ben Wingerter Student Computer Science
Tom Lynch Faculty English

Sustainability office(s)

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

Yes

A brief description of each sustainability office:

Established in 2015, the Office of Sustainability acts as a liaison and common resource for initiatives within the NU campuses and community to create a culture of faculty, staff and students who are socially, economically and environmentally responsible. The Sustainability Office has been a key factor in establishing initiatives such as UNL's Green Fund and the Sustainability Summit which works to unify the work of all environmental groups on campus.

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

Sustainability officer(s)

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:

Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:

Prabhakar Shrestha

Institution-wide coordination

Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:

Yes

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

UNL hired its first Sustainability Officer in August of 2013, and the Officer was the most influential for the establishment of the Office of Sustainability in 2015. The Officer has been responsible for initiatives such as Go Green for Big Red, coordinating the implementation of the Green Fund student fee and working on overall energy reduction projects at the University.

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Job description (1st position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position:

Director of Sustainability

Job description for the sustainability officer position:

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Job description for the sustainability officer position:

The Director of Sustainability was first appointed in 2014 and is responsible for facilitating initiatives within the UNL community that have goals to become more socially and environmentally aware. This position entails correspondence among various student, faculty and maintenance projects as well as reporting and advocating for Sustainability to the University's Chancellor and corresponding parties.

Job description (2nd position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):

Graduate Assistant for the Office of Sustainability

Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):

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Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):

Assist the Sustainability Coordinator in selecting projects, working on correspondence for projects as well as supervising the 3-4 other interns in the office. The Graduate Assistant to the Sustainability officer gives presentations, speaks to classes and organizes events sponsored by the office to connect different environmental groups on campus.

Job description (3rd position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):

Recycling Coordinator Graduate Assistantship

Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):

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Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):

Assist the Waste Management Manager in developing, implementing and maintaining recycling on campus. Assist in annual recycler’s survey; tracking of recycling drop- off program; assist in market research for selected recycled materials; assist in developing educational materials for specific recycling programs; assist with environmental awards and earth day activities; coordinate internal office paper recycling program; work with student groups promoting recycling activities on campus.

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:

http://sustainability.unl.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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