Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.08
Liaison Mari Acob-Nash
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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North Seattle College
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Chantalle Bell
Sustainabilty Office Assistant
Student Leadership and Multicultural Services
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Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
Yes

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

The Function of the Committee: "The Committee, on behalf of the college community, shall advise the President on matters vital to the mission and goals of North. Its functions shall be to:
•Generate new sustainability initiatives or projects and support existing sustainability initiatives;
•Propose sustainability policies to the Executive Team to be considered for adoption or implementation by the college;
•Authorize spending of the Sustainability Fund for sustainability-related initiatives and projects;
•Advise the Chancellor’s Sustainability Initiative Committee on best practices used at North that could be considered at other colleges in the district"


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

ADMINISTRATORS:
Christian Rusby
Peter Lortz

Faculty:
Bill Holt
Ann Murkowski
Katie Barndt
Jane Lister-Reis
Kristin Distelhorst

STAFF:
Bruce Kieser
Carol Howe
Michael Brokaw
Therese Quig
Linda Versage
Carol Williams
Frank Deering

STUDENTS:
Tanya Bagley
Warren Woo
Angie Jones
Darby McShain

Support:
Chantalle Bell


The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability office:

The sustainability office is made up of the Sustainability Coordinator, one work-study student and student volunteers. We development curriculum, implemented post-consumer composting, advocate sustainability practices, changed all table-ware in cafeteria to compostable and durable, create out-reach materials, plan the Sustainability Charrette which will result in a one year sustainability action plan, and ten year plan.


The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
2

The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Yes

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Christian Rusby

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Sustainability Coordinator

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

The student sponsored part-time Sustainability Coordinator will facilitate sustainability initiatives and education on North's campus.


The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
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