| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.11 |
| Liaison | Jane Stewart |
| Submission Date | June 24, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Washington and Lee University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
William
Hamilton Associate Professor of Biology & Chair of University Sustainability Committee Biology |
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Mission Statement: In partnership with broader communities and mindful of the university’s commitment to the Presidents Climate Commitment and the Tallories Declaration, the University Sustainability Committee aims to lead the university community in education and action toward sustainability.
The University Sustainability Committee was established in the fall of 2008 as an administrative committee charged with advising the president on matters related to sustainability efforts of Washington and Lee.
Duties of the Sustainability Committee:
1. Create a strategic plan that will guide the University in achieving the goals of the Talloires Declaration and President’s Climate Commitment.
2. Annually, indentify and recommend to the President key programs and priorities for the year including a budget request to support Committee programming.
3. In conjunction with the Environmental Management Coordinator, assure the submission of necessary reports to the governing bodies of these initiatives
4. Serve as a clearing house for campus sustainability efforts through the provision of support for curricular and co-curricular efforts, including prioritizing needs and funding for programs that support the goals of the strategic plan
5. Ensure that campus sustainability efforts are appropriately publicized.
6. Coordinate campus efforts with the efforts of municipal organizations and the surrounding community
7. Provide the President with an annual report that outlines the work of the committee and progress toward meeting the goals of the Talloires Declaration and President’s Climate Commitment
Members of the committee, including affiliations:
Chair
• William Hamilton
Ex Officio Members
• Michael Carmagnola Executive Director of Facilities and Capital Planning
• Valerie Cushman Executive Assistant to the President
• Lorie Holter Project Coordinator - Environmental Studies Program
• Wendy Price Dean's Council Representative (one-year rotating appointment)
• John (Chris) Wise Environmental Management Coordinator
Three-year faculty appointments
• Jim Warren College faculty - 2008-2011
• James Casey Williams School faculty - 2010-2012
• William Hamilton Environmental Studies and Biology - 2008-2011
• Sarah Wiant Law School faculty - 2010-2013 (replacing Hari Osofsky 2008-2011)
• Robert Humston College faculty - 2010-2012 (replacingMark Carey - 2009-2012
Three-year staff appointments
• Fontanne Bostic Auxiliary Services - 2008-2011 (replacing Aexandre da Silva)
• James Dick Student Affairs - 2010-2013
Student members
• Ryleigh Nucilli '11U - 2010-2011
• Graham Perkins '11U - 2010-2011
• Catherine Reid '11U - 2010-201
• Rachael Mack '11L - 2010-2011
Post-doctoral fellow in Environmental Studies
Laura Henry-Stone - 2009- 2011
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