Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.38
Liaison Laurie Husted
Submission Date June 12, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Bard College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Taun Toay
Associate Vice President
Vice President
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
Yes

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 Sustainability Council at Bard was instrumental in the initial roll out of STARS, establishing Bard as a Green Powered School (an EPA designation) through RECs purchases, guidance and review on a 300kWh PV array, waterless urinal implementation, lighting upgrades for load reduction, localizing dining hall supply, a Bard Farm and a host of educational programming and outreach.


Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:

The mission of the Bard Sustainability Council is to assist the college in serving as a model of sustainability in higher education, in our curriculum, in our operations, and in planning for our future.


Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):

Laurie Husted, Chair Council, Sustainability Manager, Office of Sustainability;
Nathan Shockey: Chair Academics, Assistant Professor of Japanese
Dan Smith, Chair: Operations, Energy Efficiency Coordinator;
Taun Toay: Chair: Planning & Administration, Associate Vice President;
Jim Brudvig: Vice President for Administration;
Coleen Murphy-Alexander: Assoc VP for Administration & Campus Operations
Michele Dominy: Vice President and Dean of the College;
Deanna Chochran: Special Projects Manager, Office of the VP for Administration
Reuben Goldstein, BardCEP graduate student representative
Tom O'Dowd; Administrator for EUS;
Gretchen Perry: Dean of Campus Life;
Eban Goodstein, Director, Center for Environmental Policy
Robyn Smyth, Faculty, Bard CEP
Ian Thaure: undergraduate student representative


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?:
Yes

A brief description of each sustainability office:

Bard Office of Sustainability (BOS) has replaced the Bard Environmental Resources Department (BERD). The mission of BOS is to enhance the sustainability of the College in its operations, academics, and outreach, while making Bard carbon neutral by 2035.
We seek to enhance our environmental, social, and economic capital while operating within the limits of the ecosystem. Our primary work areas involve efficient transportation, flow of goods, and energy use. We foster dialogue among community members, assess new technology and industry best practices, coordinate projects, develop policy, and market programs. We believe all community members have a part in furthering sustainability.


Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
1.75

The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Laurie Husted

A brief description of each sustainability officer position:

The Sustainability Manger is charged with making progress toward achieving President Bostein’s American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) pledge for climate neutrality as well as improving the sustainability of the institution as measured by the STARS reporting system.


The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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