Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.18
Liaison Allen Bottorff
Submission Date Oct. 8, 2012
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Valencia College
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Helene Loiselle
Asst VP for Facilities and Sustainability
Facilities
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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 Sustainability Committee is charged with research and investigate potential processes and define a series of sustainable and energy savings measures that support Valencia's mission and can benefit the College in on-going operations, renovations and new construction.


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

Deborah Green, Co-chair Director of Sustainability; Andy Ray, Co-chair, Program Chair
Building Construction Technology; James Adamski, Professor-Earth Science; Rachel Allen, Professor-Humanities; Marie Brady, Manager Campus Operations,
Osceola Campus; Lazaro Camacho, Coordinator, Student Development, West Campus; Clarence Canada, Supervisor-Grounds, East Campus; Roger Corriveau, Director of Operations East Campus; Javier Garces, Ph.D Professor, Biology/Horticulture, West Campus; Deb Hall, Professor Electronics, Engineering, and Technology, West Campus; Robert Hickman, Operations Manager, Energy Efficiency; Jim Johnson, Professor-Computer Programming, Helene Loiselle, Assistant Vice President Facilities and Sustainability; Aaron Powell, Professor-English
West Campus; Jerry Reed, OIT- Programmer Analyst and Adjunct Professor; Patti Riva,
Operations Manager, Energy Education; Larry Rosen, Database Administrator, Institutional Research; Brenda Schumpert, Professor-Biology; Leesa Sward, Professor-Biology; Patricia Smith, Professor-Biology; Annmarie Wise, Sr. Purchasing Agent


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:

Valencia College's Office of Sustainability manages efforts to improve energy efficiency, recycling, and other resource efficiency, as well as sustainability in the curriculum and the campus as a living laboratory. In addition to the Director, staff include the Operations Manager, Energy Efficiency and the Operations Manager, Energy Education.


The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
3

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

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Deborah Green

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Director of Sustainability

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

Assists the Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Sustainability to collaboratively promote sustainability college wide. Champions excellent stewardship of the college's habitats and resources and reduction of the college's carbon footprint. Establishes a commitment to the education of students, staff, and community members on the preservation of the college's environment for future generations.


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