University of New Hampshire
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

The UNH Sustainability Academy is guided by a cross-campus Collaborative Council. UNHSA staff, along with graduate and undergraduate fellows, provide support for the UNHSA Collaborative Council, while UNHSA faculty fellows provide leadership in the key programmatic areas of biodiversity, climate, food and culture through participation on related task forces and on the Collaborative Council. The UNHSA Collaborative Council: Ensures the integrity of Academy’s mission. Synergizes with other strategic initiatives at UNH. Defines strategic priorities and recommendations for the Academy. Integrates assessments data collected for STARS and done by the task forces in the four key programmatic areas of biodiversity, climate, food and culture across the CORE. Identifies revenue potentials. Provides recommendations and feedback to the UNH President, Provost and Cabinet.

Kim Billings, Interim Associate Vice President for University Communications Advancement Joanne Burke Director of the UNH Dietetic Internship, Clinical Assistant Professor in Nutrition, and UNHSA Food & Society Faculty Fellow COLSA Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Sara Cleaves Associate Director Sustainability Academy Position Being Filled Now (David Proulx Interim) Assistant Vice President Human Resources William Deptula Executive Director of Development Advancement Mil Duncan Director The Carsey Institute Jim Haney Professor in Biology and UNHSA Biodiversity Education Initiative Faculty Fellow COLSA Biological Sciences Ned Helms Director and Clinical Professor NH Institute for Health Policy & Practice Tom Kelly, Chair Chief Sustainability Officer and UNHSA Director Sustainability Academy Lisa MacFarlane Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Office of the Provost Wanda Mitchell Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Inclusive Excellence & Chief Diversity Officer Office of the Provost Jan Nisbet Senior Vice Provost for Research Research David Proulx Assistant Vice President VP for Finance & Administration Harlan Spence Director Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans & Space Lisa Townson Assistant Director Cooperative Extension Stephen Trzaskoma Associate Professor in Classics and UNHSA Culture & Sustainability Faculty Fellow COLA Languages, Literature & Culture Cameron Wake Research Associate Professor and UNHSA Climate Education Initiative Faculty Fellow Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans & Space Julie Williams Senior Vice Provost for Engagement & Academic Outreach Office of the Provost

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is nationally recognized as a Sustainable Learning Community* -- a land grant, sea grant, and space grant university that unites the spirit of discovery with the challenge of sustainability across its Curriculum, Operations, Research and Engagement (CORE) -- * Curriculum: Educating citizen-professionals to advance sustainability in their civic and professional lives * Operations: Embodying first principles and best practices of sustainability * Research: Serving society with scholarship that responds to the most pressing issues of sustainability * Engagement: Collaborating locally to globally with extension and outreach To this end, the UNH Sustainability Academy, formerly the University Office of Sustainability, is designed around four foundational systems of sustainability -- biodiversity, climate, food, and culture. * Biodiversity Education Initiative (BEI): Commitment to being a Biodiversity Protection Campus that promotes ecological and public health through the protection of biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. * Climate Education Initiative (CEI): Commitment to being a Climate Protection Campus that pursues carbon neutrality through sustainable energy and emissions reduction policies, practices, research, and education. * Culture & Sustainability Initiative (CAS): Commitment to being a Cultural Development Campus that promotes a culture of sustainability through a dedication to community, diversity, citizen engagement, public arts, and the conservation and sustainable development of cultural and natural resources. * Food & Society Initiative (FAS): Commitment to being a Sustainable Food Community that promotes healthy food systems from farm to fork to health and nutrition outcomes.

Chief Sustainability Officer Tom Kelly collaborates with faculty, staff, students and others in the development of curriculum, operations, research and engagement policies, practices and initiatives related to UNH's four educational initiatives in biodiversity, climate, culture, and food.