| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.90 |
| Liaison | Paul Mathisen |
| Submission Date | April 16, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
John
Orr Professor Liberal Arts & Computer Engineering |
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:
The WPI Task Force on Sustainability produces an annual sustainability report describing its operations and accomplishments. One major accomplishment in recent years was the development of a comprehensive sustainability plan that establishes sustainability goals and objectives over the upcoming years. The Task Force also coordinates programming around Earth Day and helped bring water bottle refill stations to campus.
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 purpose of the WPI Task Fore on Sustainability is to provide leadership and coordination for WPI's campus-wide efforts in energy and resource conservation and reduction in the harmful environmental impacts of our operations, all directed toward enhancing the long-term sustainability of WPI's activities and the environment of which we are a part of. We are an educational institution; thus, these goals are interwoven with our academic goals in teaching about the practices of sustainable design and the impacts of behavioral changes, as well as in conducting research in the reduction of environmental impacts and in methods of enhancing sustainability.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
John A. Orr, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jeffrey S. Solomon, Executive VP/CFO, Finance and Operations
Alfredo DiMauro, Assistant VP for Facilities
Philip Clay, Dean of Students
Amy Morton, Chief Marketing Officer
Rick Sisson, Dean of Graduate Studies
Liz Tomaszewski, Facilities Systems Manager/Sustainability Coordinator
Joe Kraskouskas, Dining Services Manager
Linda Looft, Assistant VP of Government & Communications Relations
Karen Oates, Dean of Arts and Science, Professor
Rob Krueger, Director, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program
Paul Mathisen, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Pam Weathers, Professor of Biology and Biotechnology
Eric Keys, Sustainability Professor
Victor Hu, Student Green Team
Alex Zitoli, Students for a Just and Stable Future
Kristen Markuson, Student Green Team
Rob Anton, Student Green Team
Mary Prescott, Student Sustainability Coordinator
Binam Kayastha, Student Sustainability Coordinator
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:
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:
WPI's Director of Sustainability left for other opportunities in fall 2014. WPI expects to hire a replacement this year. In the meantime, Liz Tomaszewski is filling in as a halftime sustainability coordinator.
The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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