Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.74
Liaison Andrew Horning
Submission Date March 27, 2012
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University of Michigan
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Donald Scavia
Director
Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute
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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 :

Chaired by University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, the Sustainability Executive Council consists of senior university leaders and sets direction and goals, reviews proposals and funding requests, and ensures that sustainability decisions and priorities are overseen at the highest level.


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

Mary Sue Coleman (Chair)
President

Stephen R. Forrest
Vice President for Research

Philip J. Hanlon
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

E. Royster Harper
Vice President for Student Affairs

Jerry A. May
Vice President for Development

Lisa Rudgers
Vice President for Global Communications and Strategic Initiatives

Ora Hirsch Pescovitz
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs

Timothy P. Slottow
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
http://sustainability.umich.edu/overview/organization

Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability office:

The University of Michigan Office of Campus Sustainability serves as a focal point for sustainable campus operations. University achievements in sustainable campus operations speak to a long-standing strategic commitment. OCS welcomes everyone's involvement in helping to create a more sustainable campus for us to live on, learn from, and enjoy as we move forward on U-M's mission of building future leaders and helping to solve the world's pressing issues.


The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
7

The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
http://www.ocs.umich.edu/index.shtml

Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Yes

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Dr. Donald Scavia and Terrance Alexander

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Dr. Donald Scavia, Director of the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute and Special Counsel to the U-M President for Sustainability. Terrance Alexander, Executive Director of the Office of Campus Sustainability

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

Dr. Scavia is responsible for engaging the full multidisciplinary assets of the University of Michigan to develop and implement education, research, and operational goals in support of sustainable communities, ecosystems, and economies from local to global scales.

Mr. Alexander is the primary contact for campus sustainability operations, both internal to the University of Michigan and to external organization. He is responsible for developing long term strategies for campus operations.


The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
http://snre.umich.edu/scavia/

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