Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.94
Liaison Scott Morgan
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

Evergreen State College, The
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Emma Wright
Graduate Sustainability Fellow
Office of Sustainability
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Sustainability committee(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
Clean Energy Committee: https://sites.evergreen.edu/cleanenergy/

"The mission of the committee is to support the success of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and resource conservation at Evergreen. We carry the responsibility of representing the interest of the student body as we appropriate the Clean Energy Fund. The fund is designated to offset 100% of the electricity used by Evergreen through renewable energy credits. The committee allocates the remaining fund to students, staff and faculty with goals of reducing the campus carbon footprint through research, education, or implementation. The Clean Energy Committee supports the creation of models for climate solutions through collaborative on-campus research."

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
The committee is student-run, and includes a Chair, Outreach Coordinator, Information Desk Manager, Project Director, and Secretary/Treasurer.

Sustainability office(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
Yes

A brief description of each sustainability office:
Evergreen's Office of Sustainability was formed on the President's staff in 2008. Office staff includes the Director of Sustainability (1.0 FTE) and consistently supports one Graduate Fellow position (0.5 FTE).

The Office of Sustainability coordinates and/or supports:
-Work on the college's carbon neutrality and zero waste goals
-Sustainability work in college operations and academics
-Institutional assessments and reporting (such as AASHE STARS)
-Collaborative community engagement and events

Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
1.50

Sustainability officer(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Scott Morgan, Director of Sustainability

Institution-wide coordination 

Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
The Office of Sustainability coordinates and supports:

- Work on the college's carbon neutrality and zero waste goals
- Sustainability work in college operations and academics
- Institutional assessments and reporting (such as AASHE STARS)
- Collaborative community engagement and events

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