Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.23
Liaison Daimon Eklund
Submission Date Oct. 17, 2012
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University of Washington, Seattle
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Ruth Johnston
Associate Vice President
Finance & Facilities; Office of the Provost
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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 :

In collaboration with appropriate University units and committees, the Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) is to identify long-term goals and standards, as well as develop benchmark measures of efficiency and cost-effectiveness by which the UW community can examine its effectiveness and short and long-term progress towards those goals. This committee will interact with and receive information from existing committees/activities throughout the University, and identify mechanisms by which the UW community can be made aware of the progress being made throughout the institution. It is expected that the Committee will identify emerging opportunities for collaboration between academic programs and administration, offering the campus as a learning lab for students and faculty to work with administration on operational sustainability. The committee will guide UW environmental policy development by chartering teams and work groups, as well as reviewing any recommended actions presented by these sub-teams and gaining approval by the appropriate leaders.

The Committee reports to the President, Provost, and Senior Vice President for Finance & Facilities. ESC will report to the University community on progress towards meeting each of the areas of expectation noted in the UW Environmental Policy Statement dated July 28, 2004 and for Executive Order No. 13, the University's policy on Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability adopted August 30, 2012. The committee also serves as a guide in implementing the University’s Climate Action Plan adopted September 2009. 


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

Sandra O. Archibald, Chair
Dean, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs

Charles Kennedy
Associate Vice President, Facilities Services

Kirk Pawlowski
Assistant Vice Provost, Capital Resource Planning, Office of Planning & Budgeting

Bruce Balick
Professor, Astronomy

Rob Pena
Associate Professor, Architecture

Rebecca Barnes
University Architect, Office of Planning & Budgeting

Gary Quarfoth
Associate Vice Provost, Office of Planning and Budgeting

Richard Chapman
Associate Vice President, Capital Projects Office

John Schaufelberger
Professor/Chair, Construction Management

Howard Chizeck
Professor, Electrical Engineering

Pamela Stewart
Executive Director, Planning & Facilities, UW Information Technology

Jude Van Buren
Director, Environmental Health and Safety

Ruth Johnston
Associate Vice President, Finance & Facilities

Marilyn Cox
Vice Chancellor
UW Bothell
Telephone: (425) 352-3330
mcox@uwb.com

Howard Frumkin
Dean
School of Public Health
Telephone: (206) 543-1144
frumkin@u.washington.edu

Student representatives from the Associated Students of UW (ASUW), Residence Halls, Campus Sustainability Fund and Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS).

Ex-Officio members:

Anthony Guerrero
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Facilities Services, UW Bothell

Lia Wetzstein
Instructional Supervisor
Environmental Science & Studies, UW Tacoma

Milt Tremblay
Director
Facilities and Campus Services, UW Tacoma

Pam Schreiber
Director
Housing & Food Services


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 University of Washington’s Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office promotes environmental sustainability by engaging, connecting and informing members of the UW community.
Established as a unit of Finance & Facilities in August 2008, the Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability office supports the Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC), the Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF), and administration and facilities departments to increase campus sustainability. The office coordinates University-wide initiatives such as the Climate Action Plan (CAP) and promotes campus projects that encourage resource conservation and behavior change.
We are responsible for gathering and reporting the University's sustainability data and overseeing the UW Sustainability Dashboard. The office is the administrative home of the student-led Campus Sustainability Fund, fostering student leadership and participation with project financing for sustainability projects on the Seattle campus. We provide administrative support for the Environmental Stewardship Committee, which serves as the institution’s guiding body for environmental stewardship and sustainability interests.


The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
5.60

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

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Claudia Frere

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Manager, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability, Finance and Facilities Administration/Strategy Management

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

Manager position description
Lead and manage office and program operations, which is responsible for facilitating university-wide projects related to the UW Climate Action Plan and developing programs to achieve the university's long-term sustainability goals. Main areas of responsibilities include developing structures for the university to communicate projects, reporting outcomes and building capacity for other departments and units to achieve the UW's Climate Action Plan. This entails supporting the Environmental Stewardship Committee, organizing staff and student resources to develop communications, implement programs and report on program goals. The position supervises 2 FTE and undergraduate and graduate students. The position is responsible for defining the scope of the work and delivering outcomes to senior leadership at the UW and the Environmental Stewardship Committee. It is responsible for managing the university's sustainability dashboard and development of metrics.

The University also has various sustainability coordinators in specific units across campus including Housing & Food Services, Facilities, Capital Projects Office, Purchasing, UW Medical Centers/Harborview hospital and more.


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