Villanova University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

The President's Environmental Sustainability Committee (PESC) at Villanova University is comprised of faculty, staff, and students from across campus who share a passion for environmental issues and a desire to strengthen Villanova’s commitment to sustainability. The PESC exists to help coordinate, support, advance, and track sustainable practices and policies on campus and to implement the President’s Climate Commitment on behalf of the university. Both to focus the work of the PESC and to broaden the involvement of the campus community, the President's Environmental Sustainability Committee has several working groups open to faculty, staff, and students interested in a specific area. They include: waste minimization, transportation, energy use and operations, space certification, academics and student life, earth day, and students. Over the past few years, PESC and the working groups have worked on a campus wide transportation survey, smart printing solutions, new recycling management for academic buildings, RA sustainability boards, awareness of sustainable academic offerings, bike share program, zero waste basketball games, and coordinating Earth Day activities. In addition, every spring the PESC releases an annual Campus Sustainability Report, summarizing the past years sustainability achievements. http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/sustainability/about/Reports.html

Liesel Schwarz, Committee Chair, Sustainability Manager Faculty Jonathan Doh, Villanova School of Business Steven Goldsmith, College of Liberal Arts & Science Keith Henderson, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Bill Lorenz, College of Engineering Ruth McDermott-Levy, College of Nursing Seri Park, College of Engineering Lisa Rodrigues, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Paul Rosier, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Robert Traver, College of Engineering Nathaniel Weston, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Ann Scheve, College of Nursing Staff Zachary Chizar, Media Relations Brenda Grove, Director of College Outreach Patrick Higgins, University Procurement Richard Laudenslager, University Recycling Coordinator Alice Lenthe, Director of Environmental Health and Safety Victoria Minerva, College of Engineering Michelle Moss, University Dining Services Cheryl Morris, Communications Associate for Advancement Shawn Proctor, Office of University Communications and Marketing Jared Rudy, Superintendent of Grounds William Stehl, Center for Peace and Justice Joseph Ungaro, University Facilities Management Students: Rebecca Connolly, Co-Chair, Civil Engineering Megan Appleton, Secretary Chair, Psychology Meghan McMahon, Co-Chair Chair, Environmental Science Angela Pisarra, Nursing Ashley Seyfried, Environmental Science Brian Cullinan, Civil and Environmental Engineering Britton Copley, Mechanical Engineering Chaeyeon Lee, Business Claire Faddis, Civil and Environmental Engineering Devin Smith, Environmental Science Elizabeth Swett, Communications Gabriella Antonio, Management Information Systems (MIS) and Spanish Jordan McDonald, Environmental Science and Humanities Joseph Asprea, Political Science Lauren Star, Accounting Natalie Pikus, Environmental Science Philip Armstrong, Civil and Environmental Engineering Sarah Bates, Civil and Environmental Engineering Thomas Saldutti, Civil & Environmental Engineering Victoria Waldo, Finance and Marketing

In 2013, Villanova hired its first full-time Sustainability Manager housed out of the Facilities Management Department. The position reports directly to the Director of Engineering & Construction. The sustainability manager's role is to address the Presidents Climate Commitment, build awareness and understanding of sustainability on campus, work with faculty, staff and students to implement sustainability projects and events, and act as a resource for Villanova in regards to sustainability. Villanova also has a full-time Recycling Coordinator who has been here for over 15 years. This position reports directly to the Superintendent of Grounds. The recycling coordinator is responsible for all waste diversion efforts including recycling of paper, plastic, cardboard, metal, construction waste, ink jet cartridges, cell phones, light bulbs, electronics, and more. He also helps with composting and coordinates the move-in and move-out waste diversion efforts.

Villanova's Sustainability Manager was hired in March 2013. She is responsible for campus wide sustainability efforts that include operations, students engagement and academic opportunities. Over the past 4 years she has: -Redesigned the Villanova Sustainability website to make it more informative and user friendly -Organized campus sustainability week in the fall -Published a sustainability newsletter once a month -Organized zero waste games for football and basketball -Orchestrated the SPARK Innovation competition -Implemented the Nova Bike Share -Publish a yearly annual report -Connect students and faculty with campus sustainability projects -Organized guest speakers on campus -Managed a handful of energy efficiency projects -Develop a campus sustainability plan -Create a Green Labs Certification program Villanova also has a Recycling Coordinator, a position we have had for over 15 years. Over the past three years he has: -Pulled together a construction waste contract for the University that requires all of our construction waste to go through Revolution Recovery. Now instead of all the construction waste being thrown out, it is recycled. -Increased recycling rates from 29% to 47% due to the expansion of campus composting, our new construction waste recycling program and continued growth of traditional recycling -Revamped the recycling system in academic buildings to include more recycling centers and fewer lone trash cans.