| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.03 |
| Liaison | Mary Lucus |
| Submission Date | March 20, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Belmont University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Mary
Lucus Director, IR Provost |
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:
Initiated and supported sustainability efforts across the campus and community.
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:
Mission Statement: Belmont University is a student-centered Christian community providing an academically challenging education that empowers men and women of diverse backgrounds to engage and transform the world with disciplined intelligence, compassion, courage and faith. Empowering men and women in a Christian community to engage and transform the world includes educating them to protect and care for Creation. Believing that the natural environment is a gift from God, the university will endeavor to model for its students and the broader community appropriate institutional behaviors which protect the environment including respect for and compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations.
The Sustainability Committee brings together decision makers from across campus to ensure that all areas of sustainability are being addressed in a systematic fashion.
Additionally, our School of Arts and Sciences has a separate sustainability committee that meets to discuss ways in which we can better promote sustainable practices within the College of Arts and Sciences. The committee is also involved in conducting research on campus about the practices and attitudes of faculty regarding sustainability efforts.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
University-Wide Sustainability Committee Members:
1. Anthony Donovan
anthony.donovan@belmont.edu
2. Donna Gwaltney
donna.gwaltney@belmont.edu
3. Greg Pillon
greg.pillon@belmont.edu
4. Henry Lacher
henry.lacher@belmont.edu
5. Jason Rogers
jason.rogers@belmont.edu
6. Judy Fisher
fisher2030@comcast.net
7. Kyle Grover
kyle.grover@belmont.edu
8. Mark Grones
mark.grones@belmont.edu
10. Steve Lasley
steve.lasley@belmont.edu
11. Todd Lake
todd.lake@belmont.edu
12. Benita Walker
Benita.walker@belmont.edu
13. Lindsay Millward
Lindsay.millward@pop.belmont.edu
14. Katelyn Keast
Katelyn.keast@pop.belmont.edu
15. John Niedzwiecki
John.Niedzwiecki@belmont.edu
16. Keith Chapman
Keith.Chapman@belmont.edu
17. John Carney
John.Carney@belmont.edu
18. April Hefner
April.Hefner@belmont.edu
19. Jeanette Morelan
Jeanette.Morelan@pop.belmont.edu
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:
The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The university has found that a Sustainability Committee comprised of those who make decisions in their respective areas gives us the ability to make quicker and more profound changes than having a separate sustainability office and coordinator.
The university has found that a Sustainability Committee comprised of those who make decisions in their respective areas gives us the ability to make quicker and more profound changes than having a separate sustainability office and coordinator.
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