Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.10
Liaison Steve Mital
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

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.


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


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

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.


The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
4

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

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Steve Mital

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Sustainability Director

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.


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