| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.81 |
| Liaison | Beth Klein |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Cortland
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Nasrin
Parvizi Assoc. Vice president Facilities Management |
Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
SUNY Cortland joint the American Colleges and Universities President Climate Commitment in April 2007 and shortly after the Carbon Neutrality Committee was formed to provide a road map for the campus sustainability efforts , establish a bench mark for carbon footprint in 2007 , and assess achieving of the carbon neutrality. This committee later in 2010 replaced by " Climate Action Plan" to prepared the Action Plan and steer the various campus sustainability activities in order to implement the Action Plan which was prepared in summer of 2011. Meanwhile few other focus groups/committees provide sustainability programs. These focus group/committee are as:
- Recycling Committee- campus wide , since 2000
- Carbon Neutrality Committee –campus wide from 2007 -2010
- Green Building Collaborative Committee- Focus on Facilities and Technology since 2007
- Student Affairs Sustainability Committee; Student Affairs staff
- Environmental Science Club- Science Students since 2007
Members of the committee, including affiliations:
Climate Action Planning Committee:
•Dr. Virginia Levine, Executive Assistant to the President
•Nasrin Parvizi, Associate Vice President of Facilities Management
•Pierre Gagnon, Executive Director of Auxiliary Services Corporation
•Jeff Lallas, Director of Facilities Planning, Design and Construction
•Timothy Slack, Director of Physical Plant
•Ralph Carrasquillo, Director of Residence Life and Housing
•Sarah Unruh, Assistant Director of Residence Life and Housing Operations
•Byron Norelius, Lecturer in Biological Sciences and Campus Sustainability Coordinator
•Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman, Coordinator, Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services for Student Disability Services
The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
A brief description of the sustainability office:
The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Sustainability coordinator's name:
Sustainability coordinator's position title:
A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:
To work directly with the campus community and Climate Action Committee as well as Campus Energy Manger.
The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Office of Faciliries Management has also emploed an Energy Manager.
The Office of Faciliries Management has also emploed an Energy Manager.
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