Cornell University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

President's Sustainable Campus CommitteeHosted the Annual Campus Sustainability Summit Led the development of the Climate Action Plan Acceleration Report Launched a new Senior Leaders Climate Action Group Developed Cornell’s first two large scale, 2 megawatt solar farms Expanded Green Office and Green lab certification program to include 47 offices and 12 labs Climate literacy survey and sustainability orientation instituted for incoming students.

The President's Sustainable Campus Committee (PSCC) was formed to a) provide high-level oversight on administrative decisions that impact campus and regional sustainability and b) facilitate communication and promote synergies across relevant University functions and constituencies. The PSCC works to promote a culture of sustainability on campus through effective collaborations among staff, students, faculty, and regional partners, and it advocates for policies and programs that enhance Cornell’s commitment to be a living laboratory for the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability. The PSCC includes representatives from operations and academic staff, students and faculty, and is involved across 10 areas of sustainable campus activities: energy, climate, water, food, waste, buildings, people, land, purchasing and transportation. The Senior Leaders Climate Action Group directs Cornell’s pivotal role as an international leader and exemplar to the world in addressing climate change and promoting sustainability through research, education, engagement, and operations – using our own campus as a living laboratory. With a goal of ameliorating current climate trends by spurring innovative cross-disciplinary solutions, the group will: • serve as the ongoing university leadership group for setting broad climate action direction and prioritizing initiatives that offer the greatest promise of emissions-reducing breakthroughs • organize consortia of stakeholders including federal and state government, private industry, utilities, and foundations to collaborate on high-priority initiatives • communicate to policy makers and the general public knowledge gained through research and demonstration projects • develop a campus-wide engagement plan integrating climate action strategies into the campus culture and strategic plans • champion the campus Climate Action Plan which will be reviewed annually and updated every 5 years.

PSCC Executive Committee • Co-Chair: Kyu Whang, Vice President, Facilities Services • Co-Chair: Tim Fahey, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Natural Resources • Communications Committee Chair: Lesley Yorke, Public Affairs, University Communications • Lauren Chambliss, Director of Communications, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future • Graham Kerslick, Executive Director, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future • Mary-Lynn Cummings, Director of Space Planning, Planning and Budget • Joe Burke, Associate Dean/Director of Residential and New Student Programs, Student and Campus Life • Gary Stewart, Director, Community Relations, Government and Community Relations • Héctor Abruña, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Director, Energy Materials Center at Cornell • Brian Chabot, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology • Edwin (Todd) Cowen, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty Director of Energy for ACSF • Jeff Tester, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Director, Cornell Energy Institute • Mike Hoffmann, Executive Director, Cornell Institute for Climate Change and Agriculture Professor, Department of Entomology President’s Sustainable Campus Committee Management • Sarah Zemanick, Director, Campus Sustainability Office • Bert Bland, Associate Vice President, Energy and Sustainability Department Communications Committee • Chair: Lesley Yorke, Public Affairs, University Communications • Careen Arsenault, Sustainability Administrator, Campus Sustainability Office • Spring Buck, Assistant Director, Facilities Management • Lisa Hogarty, Webmaster, Campus Sustainability Office • Mark Lawrence, Communications Manager, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future • Erin Moore, Sustainability Engagement Manager, E&S • Sarah Zemanick, Director, Campus Sustainability Office Focus Team Leaders Buildings Team • Kristen Gutenberger and Gilbert Delgado, Infrastructure Properties & Planning • Ying Hua, Professor, Design and Environmental Analysis Climate Team • Brian Chabot, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology • David Filiberto, ILR Energy Team • Mark Howe, Energy Management • Jeff Tester, Professor, Chemical and Bio-molecular Engineering Food Team • Dan Dotzan, Dining Administration • Jane Mt. Pleasant, Associate Professor, Horticulture Land Team • Leslie Schill, Campus Planning Office • Nina Bassuk, Professor, Natural Resources People Team • Linda Croll Howell, Inclusion and Workforce Diversity, Human Resources • Susanne M. Bruyère, Professor, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Purchasing Team • Tom Romantic, Procurement Services • Jeanne Varney, Lecturer, School of Hotel Administration Transportation Team • Bridgette Brady, Director of Transportation • Katherine Gleason, Professor, Architecture Waste Team • Spring Buck, Recycling Operations • Jean Bonhotal, Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences Water Team • Chris Bordlemay, Water Treatment Plant Manager, Facilities Services • Todd Walter, Associate Professor, Biological and Environmental Engineering The SLCAG team includes Deans and Vice Presidents and is co-chaired by Lance Collins, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering and KyuJung Whang, the Vice President of Infrastructure, Properties & Planning. Other members include Bert Bland Sarah Zemanick Todd Cowen Bob Howarth Jeffrey Bergfalk Tishya Rao Joel Malina Mary Opperman Beth Ahner Paul Streeter Mike Kotlikoff Ryan Lombardi

The Campus Sustainability Office works with students, staff, faculty and community members to catalyze Cornell's transformation into a sustainable campus, including its energy infrastructure. The Campus Sustainability Office is a section within the Energy & Sustainability Department.

Responsible for providing the vision, organizational strategy, and leadership for the E&S Sustainability Office in advancing operational and programmatic sustainability efforts. Develop programmatic partnerships between the faculty, students, and staff that advance the environmental sustainability actions defined in the 2010-2015 Strategic Plan. Provide senior administrators, faculty, staff and students with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to integrate sustainability values and practices into strategic planning processes, operations and resource management, and overall University practices. Collaborate with students, faculty, staff, relevant committees, and external partners to support and enhance current sustainability initiatives, and provide leadership in assisting the University to continue to enhance its efforts and reputation with regard to sustainability programs. Develop and supervise student internship program. Provide expertise in facilitation, capacity building, educational and outreach program planning, and strategic communications to project managers and consultants across the University.