Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.10
Liaison Sarah Stoeckl
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2011
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University of Oregon
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Steve Mital
Office of Sustainability Director
Finance & Administration
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Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
Yes

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The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
The UO's Environmental Issues Committee advises on policies regarding environmental issues that affect the quality of life, safety and health of the University community, and recommends educational programs, training sessions, or workshops that could be offered to members of the University community and/or the general public.

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Members of the committee, including affiliations:
Art Farley: Professor of Computer and Information Science Jennifer Ellis: Instructor of Finance in the Lindquist College of Business Deborah Exton: Senior Instructor of Chemistry Alan Dickman: Research Associate Professor in the Biology Department Heather Brinton: Adjunct Instructor of Law Ramah Leith: Health Educator in the University Health Center Christian Pich: Database & Systems Administrator in the Deparment of Neuroscience Jennie Leander: Senior Associate Director of Services for Student Atheletes Chris Ramey: Associate Vice President of Campus Planning & Real Estate Christine Thompson: Planning Associate for Campus Planning and Real Estate Kay Coots: Environmental Health and Safety Director Steve Mital: Director of the Office of Sustainability Peg Gearhart: Public Information Representative for the Oregon Humanities Center Chris Baird: Administrative Assistant for the Dean's Office of the Lundquist College of Business Wes Thompson: Undergraduate Student Zach Stark-Macmillan: Undergraduate Student Nathan Howard: Undergraduate Student

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The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
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Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
Yes

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A brief description of the sustainability office:
The Office of Sustainability was established in 2007 to help set goals, monitor progress, make policy recommendations, support student, faculty, and staff sustainability initiatives, and tell the UO's sustainability story.

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The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
4

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The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
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Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Yes

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Sustainability coordinator's name:
Steve Mital

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Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Sustainability Director

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A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:
The sustainability director is responsible for actively promoting and facilitating sustainability activities across campus, collaborating with students, staff, faculty and relevant committees and communicating regularly with members of the campus community. Working with campus stakeholders, the director coordinates and advocates for UO's integration of sustainable principles and practices into campus operations, procedures, and student and faculty activities. The sustainability director reports to the Assistant Vice President for Administration in the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration.

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The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
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