| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Steve Mital |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Oregon
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Steve
Mital Office of Sustainability Director Finance & Administration |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:
- Launched Green Office Program, Peer-to-per student education program
- Secured over $200,000 in grant funding
- Updated Climate Action Plan
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
The UO has an Environmental Issues Committee as well as a UO Sustainability Council.
The 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.
The UO Sustainability Council's mission is listed below:
To guide and promote UO sustainability initiatives to achieve national prominence in research, education, service, and campus operations. To this end, the Council will work with faculty, administration and external partners to:
1. Advise the President, Provost, Vice-Presidents and College Deans regarding future programs and opportunities, strategic investments and policies.
2. Build the capacity of faculty and staff to conduct and lead sustainability projects. Members of the Council may implement this through the Meyer Fund Faculty Leadership Group.
3. Enhance cross-campus communication and coordination of sustainability activities in education, research and campus operations. This includes sharing information about pertinent OUS, regional and national efforts with potential impacts or opportunity for UO programs.
4. Ensure proper UO representation at system-wide, regional and national meetings related to sustainability. This involves building capacity of faculty, staff and students to conduct this work as well as identifying key meetings and appropriate representatives.
5. Assist faculty and administrators in developing plans, messages and implementation strategies for sustainability initiatives, including the Big Ideas. This may include developing new approaches to providing program support for projects and programs that span beyond the bounds of our colleges, centers, institutes, and administrative units.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Brendan Bohannan, Chair (Arts and Sciences; Institute of Ecology and Evolution)
Ihab Elzeyadi (Architecture and Allied Arts)
Dennis Galvan (Arts and Sciences; Global Oregon)
Jim Hutchison (Arts and Sciences; Green Product Design)
Robert Liberty (Architecture and Allied Arts, Sustainable Cities Initiative)
Roberta Mann (Law School; Sustainable Business Practices/Tax policy)
Steve Mital, ex officio (Office of Sustainability)
Cass Mosely (Architecture and Allied Arts, Institute for a Sustainable Environment)
Marilyn Nippold (Education)
Kim Sheehan (Journalism; Green Product Design)
Nagesh Murthy (Business, Center for Sustainable Business Practices)
The website URL where information about the sustainability committee(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
A brief description of each 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.
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
A brief description of each sustainability officer 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 officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.