| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.06 |
| Liaison | Michael Amadori |
| Submission Date | Feb. 27, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Tarah
Rowse Former Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
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 Climate Task Force (CTF) oversees the planning and implementation of the Climate Leadership Network's carbon commitment, with the goal of delivering Hobart and William Smith Colleges to climate neutrality, graduating students with basic environmental literacy, and advancing sustainability across the campus.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
1. President of the Colleges - Mark D. Gearan (Staff)
2. Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies - Tom Drennen, Co-Chair (Faculty)
3. Vice President of Finance – Carolee White, Co-Chair (Staff)
4. Associate Professor of Geoscience - Tara Curtin (Faculty)
5. Director of Finger Lakes Institute - Lisa Cleckner (Staff)
6. Vice President of Communications - Cathy Williams (Staff)
7. Chief of Staff and Counsel - Lou Guard (Staff)
8. Vice President of Student Affairs - Robert Flowers (Staff)
9. Director of Buildings and Grounds - Howard Simmons (Staff)
10. Assistant Director of Buildings and Grounds - Mark Ocwieja (Staff)
11. Associate Director of Planning and Construction - Chris Button (Staff)
12. General Manager of Dining Services - Lynn Pelkey (Staff)
13. Director of Sustainability - Tarah Rowse (Staff)
14. Sustainability Coordinator - Noah Lucas (Staff)
15. One William Smith Representative (Student)
16. One Hobart Representative (Student)
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:
The Office of Sustainability includes a full-time Director of Sustainability, a part-time (10 hrs/wk) Sustainability Coordinator, and a student EcoRep Coordinator. The Office of Sustainability oversees all sustainability programming on campus, which focuses on developing a culture of environmental sustainability, reducing the Colleges’ impact on the environment, and promoting economic and social equity.
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution (e.g. a campus-wide committee or an officer/office responsible for the entire campus)?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
The Office of Sustainability (OS) works across the spectrum of campus and community sustainability, with emphasis on student programming and sustainable operations. Annually, for the past three years, the OS has successfully held an intensive EcoRep training session during which student peer-to-peer volunteer educators learn about campus and local sustainability initiatives specific to waste, energy, water, food, and other important areas. In addition, the OS helped coordinate the first campus celebration of Food Day, which was held in October 2013, and again in October 2014. The office has helped lead several other significant efforts, including the annual hosting of Earth Week events and programs; collaborating with a student leader to coordinate a trip to the People’s Climate March in New York City (32 HWS students attended); and helping to facilitate the installation of more than eight water bottle refill stations across campus to encourage reusable water use.
OS has been involved with the HWS Fribolin Farm Committee, a group charged with the strategic development of the College's 34-acre farm. In September 2014, the Office of Sustainability also oversaw the commitment of three more years of wind energy, in this case, 13,000 MWh/year of green-e certified wind, 100% of our current electricity usage. HWS recently completed the installation of the first of two 2.5 MW off-site solar arrays. The 5 MW in total of solar will represent over 50% of the Colleges electricity consumption.
The Director of Sustainability coordinates the Climate Task Force, a committee formed to oversee the HWS Climate Action Plan in order for HWS to reach climate neutrality by 2025. The Climate Task Force meets at least twice each semester to discuss strategic development of sustainability, climate, and energy initiatives on campus.
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