Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.21
Liaison Dave Barbier
Submission Date June 3, 2015
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Shelly Janowski
Sustainability Coordinator
Facility Services
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Does the institution advocate for national, state/provincial, or local public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability?:
Yes
+ Date Revised: Aug. 19, 2015

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability, including the issues, legislation, and ordinances for or against which the institution has advocated:

UWSP Chancellor, a registered lobbyist, advocated for the UW System Authority model in the past several years. The model includes sustainability issues – managing operations more efficiently for greater long-term certainty, leveraging resources, purchasing flexibility, building project flexibility, human resource issues (maintaining health insurance), commitment to students, parents and taxpayers.
The Dean of the College of Natural Resources was appointed by former WI Governor Doyle to serve on the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, serving three years as chair. She was reappointed and reconfirmed for a second term, serving as secretary. Thomas has been active in the past in regional issues related to women in natural resources, having co-chaired two Midwest Regional conferences related to work force diversity. Thomas is an emeritus member of the board of directors of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and is past vice chair of the board of directors of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. In 2010 she was appointed by the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture in the Obama administration to the position of vice chair of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage and Conservation Council.

+ Date Revised: Aug. 19, 2015

A brief description of other political positions the institution has taken during the previous three years:

UWSP Chancellor advocated for the UW System Authority model in the past several years. The model certainly includes sustainability issues – managing operations more efficiently for greater long-term certainty, leveraging resources, purchasing flexibility, building project flexibility, human resource issues (maintaining health insurance), commitment to students, parents and taxpayers.


A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
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The website URL where information about the institution’s advocacy efforts is available:
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UWSP Chancellor advocated for the UW System Authority model in the past several years. The model certainly includes sustainability issues – managing operations more efficiently for greater long-term certainty, leveraging resources, purchasing flexibility, building project flexibility, human resource issues (maintaining health insurance), commitment to students, parents and taxpayers.


UWSP Chancellor advocated for the UW System Authority model in the past several years. The model certainly includes sustainability issues – managing operations more efficiently for greater long-term certainty, leveraging resources, purchasing flexibility, building project flexibility, human resource issues (maintaining health insurance), commitment to students, parents and taxpayers.

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