| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.62 |
| Liaison | Delicia Nahman |
| Submission Date | March 10, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lafayette College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Julia
Nicodemus Assistant Professor Engineering Studies |
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:
Since 2013, Lafayette's Sustainability Committee has fostered sustainable initiatives such as the revamping and launch of the college's sustainability website, participated in hosting the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Sustainability Conference, worked with academic departments to research many areas of sustainability including alternative transportation, recycling, STARS Rating System, and Nitrogen Footprint calculations. It has worked with Plant Operations on projects such as evaluating single versus dual stream recycling programs, implemented energy audit energy conservation measures, furthered the recycling of textbooks, batteries, printer cartridges and electronics, continued to support composting efforts. Finally, the Committee has had significant input in generating documents including greenhouse gas calculation, a campus wide energy audit, our climate action plan, and the college's energy policy.
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 Lafayette College Sustainability Committee seeks to enhance the core mission of the college while expanding to the campus community and beyond. We wish to help ourselves, and all with whom we come in contact, to become more educated regarding the choices that that will enable us to become better stewards of our planet.
It has been a standing committee since 2013 that meets monthly throughout the academic year with representation from the faculty, communications, plant operations, senior staff, facilities planning & construction, student body (LEAP, SEES, etc.), dining services (Bon Appetit), LaFarm, Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges and others.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Faculty:
David Brandes
Rachel Brummel
Ben Cohen
Dru Germanoski
Arthur Kney
Steve Mylon
Julia Nicodemus
Megan Rothenberger
Students:
Emily Crossette
Alexa Gatti
Andrew Goldberg
Rachel Griffiths
Chris Nelson
Monica Wentz
Administration:
Mary Wilford-Hunt
George Xiques
Sarah Edmonds
Sarah Fried
Katie Schimpf
Bonnie Winfield
Vince Condello
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:
-Member of the Campus Sustainability Committee (one of three staff/admin members, along with four faculty and four student members).
-As member of committee, report to committee regarding different metrics pertaining to waste stream management by the College.
-As member of committee, assist the committee members with the evaluation/assessment of current programs and their logistics, as well as any new potential/proposed programs. (All proposals shall address the College’s “three pillars of sustainability” – regulatory/legal compliance, our commitment to a clean planet, and the economic considerations that go towards making the process “sustainable.”)
-Coordinate committee requests with implementation by Plant Operations.
-Coordinate the handling of recyclable waste streams from campus.
-Coordinate the operation of the College’s composting facility.
-Provide students with logistical information regarding the operation of the campus as it pertains to energy/resource consumption.
-Provide report to the City of Easton regarding the annual recycling quantities processed by the College.
-Provide periodic and annual reporting associated with the College being a signatory to the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment.
-Any and all other tasks that may be assigned by the administration regarding campus sustainability.
The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.