| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 74.85 |
| Liaison | Andrea Trimble |
| Submission Date | Feb. 8, 2024 |
University of Virginia
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Andrea
Trimble Director - Office for Sustainability Office for Sustainability |
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 Committee on Sustainability connects leaders from across the University on all matters related to the University’s commitment to sustainability and the impact on the future of the University including interrelated environmental, financial, teaching, research, and social aspects.
The Committee functions as an avenue for information-sharing and advice between and among the Office for Sustainability and the many academic and operational units represented on the Committee. The Committee helps coordination across Grounds, particularly for Grounds-engaged learning initiatives. The Committee appoints ad hoc working groups to develop pan-university strategic recommendations, as needed.
The committee is steered by the following principles:
Promote the highest standards of sustainable practices on Grounds.
Engage the civic and academic communities in topics associated with sustainability.
Focus its time, talent and resources on communicating initiatives and projects that will move the University toward achieving its overall sustainability goals.
Provide information highlighting the dissemination of sustainability knowledge through research and teaching.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
The Committee has three co-chairs: one appointed by the Provost, one by the EVP-COO and one by the EVP for Health Affairs. Additional members will be appointed by the co-chairs and should represent a wide cross section of schools and units across Grounds from within the Academic Division and the Medical Center. Members will serve three-year terms and be eligible for reappointment.
Megan Barnett, Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives (Co-Chair)
Michael Marquardt, Chief Financial Officer – UVA Medical Center (Co-Chair)
Colette Sheehy, Senior Vice President for Operations and State Government Relations (Co-Chair)
Robert Allen Associate Vice President, Development Office of Advancement
Bush Bell Hospital Operations Administrator UVA Health
Allie Berry Sustainability Manager Business Operations - UVA Dine
Lisa Colosi Peterson Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences
Ana D’Ambrogi Director, Event Management Athletics
Paul Freedman
Director, Environmental Thought & Practice Program;
Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of
Politics
College of Arts & Sciences
Jonah Fogel Program Manager Environmental Institute
Kevin Fox Director, Facilities Planning and Capital Development,
Medical Center UVA Health
Tom Leonard Director of Environmental Health and Safety Office of Environmental Health and Safety
MaeEllen Megginson StudCo Sustainability Chair Student Council
Beth Meyer Faculty Director, Morven Sustainability Lab and
Professor - School of Architecture Morven Sustainability Lab
Matthew Meyer Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, General
Anesthesiology Appointment, Critical Care School of Medicine; UVA Health
Julia Monteith Associate University Planner Office of the Architect for the
University
Kristin Morgan Senior Director for Grants Administration and Strategic
Partnerships
Office of the Vice President for
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and
Community Partnerships
Scott Silsdorf Director, Parking and Transportation Business Operations -
Transportation
Don Sundgren Associate Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer Facilities Management
Andrea Trimble Sustainability Director Office for Sustainability
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
The UVA Office for Sustainability, supports University-wide collaborative governance, leadership, and implementation of sustainability across Grounds by partnering with students, faculty, administrators, and staff to infuse and develop a culture of environmental, economic, and social stewardship in alignment with the educational, research, health care and public service mission of the University.
Roles
Advocacy, Innovation, Leadership: Partner with University committees and stakeholders in collaborative sustainability strategic planning and implementation. Assist with recommendations on sustainability policy, commitments, goals, action plans, and measuring progress towards goals. Seek to promote stewardship of resources, reduce environmental footprint, and build UVA’s reputation as a leader by prioritizing cost-effective, impactful and replicable models and connecting initiatives and programs across Grounds.
Academic and Research Integration: Support the integration of sustainability into curriculum to train current and future leaders, advance sustainability research, and help build capacity to use Grounds as a living laboratory for sustainability.
Environmental Stewardship: Provide leadership for the integration of sustainability into buildings and operations to advance environmental stewardship while regularly measuring and analyzing progress towards goals.
Outreach and Engagement: Foster a culture of sustainability through close collaboration, partnership-building, training and support of student, faculty, and staff sustainability interests and initiatives to build social and operational norms around sustainability.
Technical Expertise: Act as subject matter experts and advocates for sustainability via proactive advocacy, implementation, review, and development of buildings and infrastructure.
Communication and Knowledge Management: Advance sustainability knowledge, build identity, and enhance leadership by developing and sharing timely and robust news, best practices, lessons learned, benchmarking, data, educational resources, and tools in a clear and cohesive manner.
Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
The mission of the Office for Sustainability is to engage our communities, steward resources, and discover ways to improve Grounds and beyond for generations to come.
More information on UVA Sustainability Progress, including the UVA sustainability annual report: https://sustainability.virginia.edu/plans-progress
Established in 2013, the Office for Sustainability (OFS) supports University-wide collaborative governance, leadership, and implementation of sustainability across Grounds. By partnering with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community, OFS is able to infuse and develop a culture of environmental, economic, and social stewardship in alignment with the educational, research, health care, and public service mission of the University.
The Office for Sustainability focuses on pan-University strategic planning, program and project implementation across impact areas, engagement, and communication.
The Office for Sustainability, with a Sustainability Director and 13 additional full-time staff members, is actively engaged in developing and implementing a wide range of ongoing programs, events, projects, and campaigns across Grounds. Ongoing programs include:
PARTNERSHIPS AND FACILITATION
University Committee on Sustainability and working group support
Grounds as a living lab course support
Green Athletics
BUILDINGS AND OPERATIONS
Sustainability & energy project management analysis, project management and implementation
Delta Force and energy engineering
Alternative energy research and implementation support
Greenhouse gas and nitrogen footprint tracking
Environmental Metrics and data analysis
Green Building Standards
Owner’s sustainability representation
LEED-NC and LEED-CI certification support
Drawing and spec reviews
OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS
Sustainability Student Advocate Program
Student Employees Program
Zero Waste Event Support & Training
Green Labs Program
Green Workplace Program
Sustainability Partners
Green Living Program
Sustainability Alumni Network
Sustainability Reporting
Sustainability communication - website, newsletters, social media
Sustainability Events
Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
The Sustainability Director leads the team Office for Sustainability staff responsible for partnering and collaborating with UVA’s twelve schools, units, and departments to engage UVA's community, steward resources, and discover ways to improve Grounds and beyond for generations to come. The position includes strategic planning, program management, training and communication, and supervision of sustainability staff.
Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
This position manages the outreach, engagement and communications team for the Office for Sustainability and works collaboratively to foster a culture of sustainability within the UVA community. The Manager and team develop and implement sustainability engagement programs, outreach tools, embed sustainable practices in existing events, execute sustainability events and campaigns, and manage sustainability communications for the University. Major projects include the Sustainability Advocates program, zero waste athletic events, Earth Week, and more.
Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
This position is responsible for the University’s sustainable building programs, for both new and existing positions. The program manager leads a team of energy engineers who identify and implement energy efficiency and Building Energy Efficiency retro-commissioning projects across Grounds.
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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