| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.29 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Andrews |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of New Hampshire
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Sara
McKinstry Associate Director Sustainability Institute at UNH |
Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
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.
Members of the committee, including affiliations:
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 website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
A brief description of the sustainability office:
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.
The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Sustainability coordinator's name:
Sustainability coordinator's position title:
A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:
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.
The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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