University of Pennsylvania
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann's signing of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in 2007 charged Penn to develop a strategic plan outlining the University’s goals for carbon reduction. To carry out this mission the Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee (ESAC) was formed. ESAC is a cross-campus collaboration that includes a representative group of faculty, staff, and students who advise the President on environmental sustainability issues. This committee is comprised of six subcommittees: Academics, Physical Environment, Energy and Utilities, Waste Management and Recycling, Transportation, and Communications. These subcommittees developed recommendations for short- and long-term actions to address the Commitment’s requirements. These recommendations were reviewed by the members of ESAC and now serve as the backbone of Penn’s Climate Action Plan, completed in 2009. ESAC was given a new role after the launch of the University’s Climate Action Plan- to continue to meet once per semester to discuss current work, challenges, and achievements in each of the plan’s six initiatives. These update meetings ensure effective implementation of the plan and provide an opportunity to strengthen Penn’s initiatives through regular communication and collaboration.

(As of FY13) • Anne Papageorge, Chair, Vice President, Facilities and Real Estate Services • Marie Witt, Vice President, Division of Business Services • William Braham, Professor of Architecture, School of Design • David Hollenberg, University Architect, Facilities & Real Estate Services • Ken Ogawa, Executive Director of Operations, Facilities and Real Estate Services • Brian Shaw, Director, Division of Business Services • Eric Weckel, Executive Director of Space Planning and Operations, School of Medicine • Jonathan Bryan, undergraduate student, School of of Engineering and Applied Science • Jane Dmochowski, Managing Director, Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research • Richard Fisher, graduate student, School of Design • Andy Huemmler, Lecturer, School of Arts and Sciences • Mark Alan Hughes, Distinguished Senior Fellow, School of Design • Matt Lane, Executive Director of Facilities Planning and Science Operations, School of Arts & Sciences • Barbara Lea-Kruger, Director of Communications & External Relations, Division of Business Services • Bob Lundgren, University Landscape Architect, Facilities and Real Estate Services • Muscoe Martin, Adjunct Professor, Architecture, School of Design • Dominic McGraw, graduate student, School of Arts & Sciences • Paul Meyer, F. Otto Haas Director of the Morris Arboretum, Division of Business Services • Rob Nelson, Director, Office of the Provost • Eric Orts, Professor, Environmental Management, Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Management, Wharton School • Laura Peller, Associate Director, Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Programs, Environmental Health and Radiation Safety • Jennifer Rizzi, Director of Communications, Facilities & Real Estate Services • Kyle Rosato, Senior Industrial Hygienist, Environmental Health and Radiation Safety • Ben Suplick, Director of Engineering & Energy Planning, Facilities & Real Estate Services • Franca Trubiano, Assistant Professor, Architecture, School of Design • Daniel Garofalo, Environmental Sustainability Director • Andy Binns, Vice Provost for Education, Office of the Provost • Anthony Sorrentino, Executive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President • Mark Mills, Director of Purchasing, Division of Business Services • Sara King, Associate Director, Sustainability & Project Management, School of Arts & Sciences • Leandra Davis, Project Manager, Sustainability Coordinator, School of Engineering & Applied Science • Rafael De Luna, Associate Director, Sustainability & Operations, Wharton School of Business • Ben Suplick, Director of Energy Operations, Facilities & Real Estate Services • Rob Nelson, Executive Director, Office of the Provost

The Environmental Sustainability Director and two sustainability term-employees are located within the Office of the University Architect in Facilities and Real Estate Services. The Energy Team is located within Operations & Maintenance in Facilities and Real Estate Services. The Green Campus Partnership is the umbrella organization that was formed in 2007 to address environmental sustainability planning and policy development at the University of Pennsylvania and to coordinate programs and initiatives for a more sustainable campus.

Penn’s Environmental Sustainability Director is the primary administrator responsible for coordinating campus-wide conservation and efficiency goals, for building a community of support for the University’s Climate Action Plan, and for tracking Penn’s progress towards the plan’s goals. The Environmental Sustainability Director coordinates environmental initiatives across the university. The Environmental Sustainability Director works with peer administrators and with faculty to provide direction on both capital projects and operational activities. Through the Academics Subcommittee of Penn’s Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee and in collaboration with leading faculty, the director also provides guidance for instructors and researchers in a host of disciplines across multiple Schools to advance research, teaching, learning, and understanding of climate change and environmental sustainability. The Environmental Sustainability Director also manages the University’s advisory group on environmental sustainability, the Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee (ESAC). ESAC and its subcommittees meet over 20 times a year to provide feedback on the CAP and suggestions to for more rapid implementation.