The Administrative Council unanimously approved the change of the sustainability Committee to a Standing Advisory Committee of the Administrative Council to directly advise the President regarding campus sustainability (OM 2.10.2).
The University Sustainability Committee helps the Inst. for a Sustainable Environment prioritize projects, suggest ways to adapt projects to better support their unit, and help to communicate sustainability activities to their home unit.
Most of the projects that are reviewed and discussed in this committee relate to two Presidential Goals and the SDG Strategic Initiative:
• Achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025
• Retain our Gold sustainability rating (via AASHE STARS university rating system)* use the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a mechanism to achieve Sustainability in All We Do. The proposed composition of the committee is defined below. Please let Susan Powers know if you are interested in serving on this university committee.
Chair (ISE Assoc. Director of Sustainability). Members: ISE Asst. Director of Sustainability, faculty members (3), students (3 – two nominated by sustainability related clubs and a CUSA sustainability representative), representatives (one each) from the following units: Marketing, Student Affairs, Athletics, Facilities, Planning, Libraries, Financial Affairs, Admissions, EHS, HR, Diversity). Ultimately, members will be chosen by the leader of each of these units in consultation with the committee chair.