| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 78.11 |
| Liaison | Kristin Larson |
| Submission Date | Oct. 23, 2023 |
San Diego State University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Kristin
Larson Director of Energy and Sustainability Office of Energy and 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:
President's Sustainability Advisory Committee Aim: The university’s commitment to provide leadership in furthering our sustainability practices means we must consider our environmental impacts in everything we do including policy, practice, research, and academic offerings. As such, a new advisory group, the SDSU Sustainability Advisory Committee, will be formed. The charge for this committee will be to provide a forum to bring together academic, research, student, facility planning and campus operating interests to oversee and provide recommendations regarding University environmental sustainability policies and progress towards meeting campus sustainability goals. By increasing awareness of our strengths in these areas and identifying areas for further improvement, the campus will continue to define itself as a community leader in sustainability, while putting into practice the University's Principles of Sustainability across all campus operations, academic areas and research.
The specific intended outcomes of the SAC committee will be to:
- Share information and identify emerging opportunities for collaboration among academic, research, and administrative units, offering the campus as a living lab for students and faculty to promote education, research and outreach activities in the context of environmental stewardship,
sustainability and social justice.
- Prepare periodic reports to the President, senior campus leadership and the university community.
on progress towards meeting SDSU's sustainability goals and objectives.
- Recommend and support efforts to improve environmental stewardship and sustainability in SDSU facility planning and operations.
- Make sustainability part of ongoing education, research, operations and outreach programs
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
Christy Samarkos, Associate Vice President, Student Affairs & Campus Diversity
Eric Hansen, Associate Vice President, Business Operations
Glen Brandenburg, Director of Facilities and Sustainability - AS Staff Representative
Duane Buske, Senior General Manager of Purchasing and Distribution - Aztecs Shops Representative
Eric Elson, SDSURF Director of Facilities Planning & Management –
SDSURF Representative
Daryn Ockey, Executive Director of Facilities Services - Facilities Services
Representative
Angela Holtze, Project Specialist - Office of Housing Administration Representative
Anwar Cruter, Director of Residential Education for Sophomore, Upper Division, and Graduate Communities - Residential Education Office Representative
Maribel Madero, Campus Administrator - SDSU Imperial Valley Representative
Debbie Richeson, Director of Parking and Transportation Representative
David Noll, Associate Athletic Director of Operations - Event Management -
Athletics Representative
John Love, Interim Chair, University Senate Sustainability Committee Representative
Jessica Barlow, Faculty Representative - SDSU San Diego
Iana Castro, Faculty Representative - SDSU San Diego
Gregorio Ponce, Faculty Representative - SDSU Imperial Valley
Tami Ford, Director of Contracts and Procurement Management - Contracts and
Procurement Management Representative
Antonella Giorgi, Associated Students Student Representative (Appointed by AS) - ASGreenComm
Ashley Tejada, Graduate Representative Student (Appointed by GSA)
TBD, Associated Students - Imperial Valley Student Representative (Appointed by AS-IV)
TBD, RHA Student (Appointed by RHA)
Bob Schulz, Real Estate, Planning & Development Representative
Kristin Larson, Director, Office of Energy & Sustainability (Ex-Officio (non-voting)
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
The Office of Energy and Sustainability is housed within Business and Financial Affairs and develops programs, practices, projects, and policies to reduce our environmental impact and improve quality of life. The Office's vision is for SDSU to have a net positive environmental and social impact, serving as a model for higher education and our regional community.
The Office has a full-time director and a full-time energy and sustainability analyst, along with nine paid, part-time and seasonal student assistants.
Full-time equivalent 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?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
Kristin Larson, Director of the Office of Energy and Sustainability, Business and Financial Affairs is responsible for the sustainability initiatives of SDSU.
Her duties include both campus sustainability and energy management. Accomplishments include implementing the update of the climate action plan, deployment of post-consumer compost infrastructure and pick-up program pilot, expanding implementation of the campus energy information system, and deploying electric vehicle infrastructure across campus.
Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Website URLs:
- Office of Energy and Sustainability: http://sustainable.sdsu.edu
Website URLs:
- Office of Energy and Sustainability: http://sustainable.sdsu.edu
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