| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.55 |
| Liaison | Kelsey Beal |
| Submission Date | Jan. 18, 2024 |
Indiana University Bloomington
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.33 / 2.00 |
Kelsey
Beal Sustainbility Analyst Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the municipal/local level?:
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the municipal/local level:
The Director of Sustainability sits on the City of Bloomington's Commission on Sustainability. This commission promotes economic development, environmental health, and social equity in our community for present and future generations. The commission gathers and disseminates information; promotes practical initiatives; and measures, monitors, and reports on our community's progress toward sustainability.
Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level?:
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level:
Indiana University’s Grand Challenges aims to impact the lives of everyday Hoosiers by leveraging the university's academic expertise to solve problems through collaboration with communities and the state.
IU defines Grand Challenges as major, focused, and large-scale problems facing humanity that can be solved only by teams of dedicated researchers working across disciplines in collaboration with community partners.
IU's three Grant Challenge efforts include:
1) IU Grand Challenge: Response to OPIOD Crisis in Indiana
https://addictions.iu.edu/
2) IU Grand Challenge: Prepared for Environmental Change in Indiana
https://eri.iu.edu/
3) IU Grant Challenge: Precision Health Initiative
https://medicine.iu.edu/expertise/precision-health
More on the Grand Challenges: https://grandchallenges.iu.edu/index.html
Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the national level?:
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the national level:
IU Government Relations:
IU Government Relations oversees all activity, support, and involvement of IU in all political engagement. IU has been represented in Washington, DC in support of various Higher Education and Public Policy and Health Initiatives at the National Level. https://gov.iu.edu/federal/iu-leadership.html
Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the international level?:
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the international level:
COP Participation
IU Bloomington has sent a delegation of faculty and students to both COP26 and COP27. In FY22, International Studies professor Jessica O’Reilly attended COP26 with students from her international climate government course. The delegation for COP28 is expected to include 16 students.
A brief description of other political positions the institution has taken during the previous three years (if applicable):
A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability advocacy efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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