| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.20 |
| Liaison | Olivia Shehan |
| Submission Date | Dec. 24, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wellesley College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Sharon
Bort Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:
- Creating a pre and post consumer composting system for the 5 dining halls
- Creating a free bike share system for the college community
- Installation of hydration stations and building an outdoor cooler that provides filtered water for events in order to create an environment in which plastic water bottles are not needed
- Move Out Collection of goods a the end of every semester and Move In Sale to sell those goods at the beginning of the school year
- Management of the Green Bean Recycling Machine
- Participation in Recyclemania
- Creation and oversight of a Green Revolving Fund completing projects such as lighting upgrades
- Oversight of a Winter Session Energy Curtailment for offices during winter vacation
- Creation and collaboration on Wellesley Initiative on Sustainable Computing to repair old computers to donate them
- Sustainable Office Certification and Sustainable Living Certification
- And always more in the works!
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:
First convening in the fall of 2013, the Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee is a new addition to Academic Council. The Committee’s main functions include:
● Advising the President on policies, priorities, and significant issues relating to environmental sustainability at the College.
● Developing policies and priorities regarding how environmental sustainability should be
factored into College operations and decisions.
● Gathering opinions from the College community on issues related to environmental
sustainability, including conducting surveys as needed.
● Serving as a consultative body regarding relevant college initiatives.
● Working in conjunction with the Committee on Educational Research & Development and
the Committee on Curriculum & Academic Policy in supporting educational and curricular initiatives and share data regarding environmental sustainability with the college community.
● Making recommendations to Academic Council about policies relating to environmental sustainability.
Committee's major accomplishments include establishing Green Building Standards passed by the Board of Trustees and a Campus Sustainability Plan
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Academic Council Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee Members:
● Jay Turner, Environmental Studies Program & Chair of the Committee
● Ben Hammond, Vice President for Finance & Administration
● Yurij Pawluk, Chief of Staff to the President
● Patrick Willoughby, Director of Sustainability
● Tom Hodge, Russian Department
● Seth Neumuller, Economics Department
● Yui Suzuki, Biological Sciences Department
● Sohie Lee, Computer Science Department
● Marilyn Sides, English Professor
● Sarah Barbrow, Research and Instruction Librarian
● Roth Von Schmidgall, Groundskeeper Specialist
● Paul Mullins, Facilities - Plumbing Group
● Katie McLean, Physical Plant Administration
● Kris Neindorf, Student Life
● Jihelah Greenwald, Class of 2016
● Sarah Koenig, Class of 2017
The website URL where information about the sustainability committee(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
The Office of Sustainability is a sub-group of Facilities at Wellesley College. While we certainly commit ourselves to operational improvements and efficiencies on campus, our office has reached across many platforms on campus beyond our title. As sustainability becomes a more integral role in all campus decisions, our office has the increasing opportunity to work across disciplines and departmental lines to engage all members of the college community.
The Sustainability Office at Wellesley College consists of a full-time Director of Sustainability and a part-time Sustainability Coordinator. The Sustainability Office also hires 5-6 interns during the academic year and 2-5 during the summer.
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
A brief description of each sustainability officer position:
Director of Sustainability
Patrick Willoughby has been Director of Sustainability since the position was created in 2009. In this role he oversees a wide array of areas of campus to ensure sustainability is included.
Sustainability Coordinator
The part-time position of Sustainability Coordinator has been filled by Sharon Bort since May of 2014. The role of Sustainability Coordinator has been an essential complement to the Director’s role to provide office support, outreach, intern supervision, and event planning.
The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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