California State University, Fullerton
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Roll-out of a campus-wide comprehensive sustainable waste management program; completion of the Provisional Climate Action Plan (January 2015); and completion of both the 2012 baseline and 2015 reassessment (pending) STARS campus report.

The Center for Sustainability is the University’s prime mover for green initiatives around a sustainable approach to economic and social development, and environmental protection. The Center works with student groups and other campus entities to coordinate efforts to raise awareness about sustainability and to increase the level of sustainability in campus operations and activities. The Center promotes inclusion of sustainability-centered topics in the curriculum, assists with external grant-seeking by faculty and other members of the University community, conducts public education programs and facilitates faculty collaboration across academic disciplines Leadership of the Center is based on collegial interaction and responsibilities of shared governance. The Director oversees regular operations of the Center for Sustainability, and serves as the Chair of the Center for Sustainability's Campus Advisory Board. The Center's Campus Advisory Board consists of no more than two, tenure-track faculty member from each college as well as representatives from the other divisions.

John Breskey, Health Sciences, Assistant Professor, HHD Jon Bruschke, Human Communications, Professor, COMM April Bullock, Liberal Studies, Professor Carol Creighton, University Extended Education, HSS Greg Dyment, Arboretum, Director Tony Fellow, Communications, Professor, COMM Jane Hall, Economics, Professor Emeritus, MCBE Scott Hewitt, Interim University Librarian and Chemistry and Biochemistry, Professor, NSM Lea Jarnigan, Student Affairs, AVP Shari McMahon, Deputy Provost Dawn Macy, Center for Internships and Community Engagement, Director Jeff Kuo, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor, ECS Danny Kim, Health Sciences, Associate Professor, HHD Prasada Rao, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor, ECS Joan Rubio, University Advancement, Executive Director Jochen Schenk, Biological Science, Professor, NSM Christina Smith, Visual Arts, Professor, ARTS Denise Stanley, Economics, Professor, MCBE Frances Teves, University Advancement, Senior Director Justin Tucker, Political Science, Associate Professor, HSS Willem van der Pol, Facilities Operations, Director

Facilities Operations, Engineering and Sustainability: This Office serves the university in a variety of critical functions. First, we provide engineering expertise regarding new construction, renovation projects, utility systems and energy projects. In addition, the department establishes the campus Strategic Energy Plan (SEP). This plan develops the long term goals and objectives for overall energy reduction on campus thereby saving tens of millions of dollars over time. Secondly, the department provide sustainability expertise for the campus as well. This includes Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) development for new and existing buildings, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) assessments and the very critical Climate Action Plan (CAP). The CAP is the strategic mechanism that establishes the systematic approach toward campus climate neutrality. In addition, the department is responsible for the development and expansion of the campus recycling program. Lastly, the department provides a full complement of CAD and GIS services including drafting, archival, photographic, utility master planning and geographic locating systems to support the long term mission of the university. Facilities Operations Sustainability Programs, under the purview of Engineering and Sustainability, identifies, tracks, documents, and promotes campus sustainability initiatives and accomplishments. Through ongoing benchmarking, we provide information needed to set goals and make timely, effective choices that minimize our cost of doing business, meet regulatory requirements, enhance student, staff, and faculty experience, and maximize campus resilience. The Center for Sustainability: The Center was established at CSUF in 2009 and is a campus focal point for sustainability-centered activities. These include facilitating the development and inclusion of sustainability-centered topics in the university's curriculum, supporting external grant-getting by faculty members and other members of the university community, encouraging interaction among faculty members from different disciplines, reaching out to members of the greater community interested in sustainability, providing leadership in efforts to make the campus more sustainable, and coordinating sustainability-related activities on campus. The Center has seven interrelated main functions: -Raising awareness and building capacity regarding sustainability on campus through the Center web portal, organizing town halls and other interactive events; -Supporting sustainability-related educational activities by faculty and students through developing curriculum and providing a base for student organizations; -Enhancing faculty capacity by promoting collegial interaction through symposia, workshops, webinars, and a virtual community; -Providing educational resources to the community regarding sustainability through a community advisory board, and interface with area businesses, policy agencies, and community organizations; -Acting as a resource center for developing research related to sustainability, including logistic support; and facilitating extramural grant acquisition; -Coordinating sustainability-related activities across campus; and -Leading efforts to make the campus environment more sustainable. In addition to these core functions, the Center of Sustainability is a key element in a transdisciplinary sustainability-centered virtual community of practice with in-person and virtual (online) components, focused on the recruitment, retention, and success of students in the Environmental Studies graduate program. Studying, identifying, and solving problems related to sustainability is, by definition, transdisciplinary and lends itself to a community of practice (Kleef and deMoor 2004). This community of practice requires a local focal point for research, curriculum development and collegial interaction surrounding the topic of sustainability. CSU Fullerton by virtue of its Environmental Studies graduate program, its transdisciplinary approach to sustainability and active student body is a prime location for a local center to meet this need. The Center will establish a transdisciplinary virtual community of practice (TVCoP) that will enhance graduate education for Hispanic Americans in a sustainability-centered Environmental Studies curriculum. Our TVCoP will serve as a recruitment and retention tool for Hispanic American graduate students, a forum for sharing of expertise and as a repository of best practices pertaining to sustainability topics that will be incorporated in the graduate Environmental Studies curriculum, a professional networking resource for our students and community, and a source for research and professional expertise. For more information, please visit: http://sustainability.fullerton.edu/aboutcs/

Center for Sustainability, Director: Leadership of the Center is based on collegial interaction and responsibilities of shared governance. The Director oversees regular operations of the Center for Sustainability, and serves as the Chair of the Center for Sustainability's Campus Advisory Board. Facilities Operations, Interim Associate Director of Engineering and Sustainability: Under general supervision of the Director of Facilities Operations, the Associate Director for Projects & Programs will have a broad responsibility ensuring that the interests of Facilities Operations and the University are represented throughout the planning, design, and construction processes on campus. These interests include proper functioning of all building systems, implementation of energy conservation measures, efficient operation and maintainability of the facilities and the use of environmentally sustainable building materials. The Associate Director will also be responsible for the Utility and Sustainability Programs on campus ensuring optimal use of our resources and compliance with applicable laws, executive orders and directives. This includes directing the LEED EBOM program and the Waste management Program. In addition the Associate Director oversees the GIS program, the AutoCAD group and the Standardization efforts for Facilities Operations. This position is responsible for documenting the facilities related data as it pertains to the responsibilities of the department. All construction projects handled by Facilities Operations will be handled under the direction of the Associate Director for Facilities Operations. The Associate Director will manage large sums of money within the utility and project budgets. The total staff reporting to this position will be around 20 and beyond that there will be a large group of contractors, consultants and engineers indirectly overseen by the position. Facilities Operations, Engineering and Sustainability, Sustainability Programs Manager: Under the general supervision of the Engineering and Sustainability Manager, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Manager will be responsible for the planning, development, implementation, monitoring, assessment and reporting of the new comprehensive LEED sustainability program on campus. Program will focus on fully integrating US Green Building Council LEED requirements into all aspects of Facilities Operations. Position involves significant coordination with the Utility Enterprise and Technology Manager regarding the campus Strategic Energy Plan in order to synergize it with the Climate Action Plan. Position shall be responsible to supervise Sustainable Waste Management Services regarding campus wide diversion, recycling, reuse and source reduction efforts. Responsibilities include campus Climate Action Plan (CAP) management, Greenhouse Gas Emissions management as well as LEED EBOM program development and management. Additional responsibilities include auditing, reporting and accreditation, training and outreach, coordination with campus agencies and consultants, budgeting and financial management, grant funding acquisition, interfacing with academic departments and other similar sustainability related functions. Facilities Operations, Engineering and Sustainability, Sustainability Projects Coordinator: Working under the direction of the Sustainability Manager, this position will provide support for the coordination of on- and off-campus resources to successfully implement reduction of Cal State Fullerton's resources and consumption as well as develop, implement and evaluate sustainability events and supervise pilot projects to expand sustainability on campus. The Sustainability Analyst provides support to Engineering and Sustainability and the Sustainability Programs Manager in designing, developing and promoting campus sustainability initiatives, and represents Cal State Fullerton's sustainability programs to the public by attending professional meetings and interfacing with external organizations. The incumbent will promote Cal State Fullerton's sustainability program by utilizing campus expertise, peer institution best practices, sustainability literature, and conferences. The Coordinator will work with Cal State Fullerton departments to evaluate current practices against accepted sustainability evaluations and facilitate the development of sustainability goals.