Colorado State University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Vision: Always consider energy, environment and community. Mission of the Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Advisory Committee: SEEAC is a University committee dedicated to advising the University President, the Executive Vice President, and the President's Cabinet on the best methods of integrating energy, environmental stewardship, sustainability principles, and community action into campus operations. It also advances the institution's engagement in sustainability, energy, and environment at the community, state, national, and global level.

Co-Chairs: Carol Dollard: Facilities, and Tonie Miyamoto: Housing and Dining Services. Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) Facilities Purchasing Housing and Dining Services Athletics Faculty Council Administrative Professional Council Classified Personnel Council Vice President for Research College of Agricultural Sciences College of Applied Human Sciences College of Business College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts College of Natural Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Warner College of Natural Resources University Libraries Colorado State University Research Foundation School of Global Environmental Sustainability Clean Energy SuperCluster/Cenergy

For the last several years, the Office for Energy and the Environment unified diverse sustainability activities and groups on campus. The main focus was to further define CSU's activities in Sustainability, Energy, and the Environment. It acted as a link between student and faculty groups and the administration, as well as generating dynamic partnerships with other universities. The Office is currently under transition and CSU expects to move to a decentralized model of Sustainability Coordination based on currently staffed positions dedicated to Sustainability in: Alternative transportation, Housing and Dining Services, Facilities, and the School or Global Environmental Sustainability. As the transition continues, central coordination of sustainability will be managed through the Director's Office in the School or Global Environmental Sustainability. http://sustainability.colostate.edu/about/leadership

The responsibilities of the VP for Energy and the Environment include: Providing strategic leadership for approximately 200 energy/environment faculty at Colorado State, creating significant new opportunities for federal, state, industrial and philanthropic funding to support the energy and environment enterprise at both institutions; enhancing strategic partnerships, and state governments in Colorado and key industrial partners; using national and international networks to establish global presence in the area of energy and environmental impact; developing enhanced profiles that will better position Colorado State as a key adviser on significant energy and environmental issues; as well as advising and enhancing sustainability efforts.