Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.86
Liaison Isabel Savransky
Submission Date June 19, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Ontario Tech University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
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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:
Demonstrating stewardship of the natural and built environment in a manner that is socially, environmentally and economically responsible while strengthening sustainability practices on campus and in the community through active student and staff participation.

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Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Chair Nadia Harduar, Asset and Sustainability Planner, OCIS Management Ken Bright, Director- Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability Academic Dr. Daniel Hoornweg, Associate Professor and Jeffrey S. Boyce Research Chair in Natural Gas (NG) as a Transportation Fuel Mary Olaveson, Lecturer, Biology/Environmental Science Sheila Rhodes, Sessional Instructor (also co-ordinates science/nature summer camps) Peter Stoett, Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities Non-Academic Elisa Beverley, Administrative Assistant, Office of Research Services Kate Gibbings, Education Librarian Karyn Douglas, Receptionist, FSSH Jackson Teather, Web Developer, Communications and Marketing Tina Petralito, Student Information Assistant, Student Life-Operations Jennifer Goldsmith, Administrative Assistant, Office of Research Services Student/Blue Team Hailey Hogan, Asset and Sustainability Assistant, OCIS Georgia Wilder, Community Garden Assistant, OCIS External Derek Gwynne-Davies, Planning Analyst, Regional Municipality of Durham

Sustainability Office(s) 

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

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A brief description of each sustainability office:
Ontario Tech U has an Office of Infrastructure and Sustainability. The office helps ensure the university has sustainable policies, programs, initiatives and infrastructure.

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Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
7

Sustainability Officer(s) 

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

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Nadia Harduar, Asset and Sustainability Planner

Institution-Wide Coordination 

Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution (e.g. a campus-wide committee or an officer/office responsible for the entire campus)?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
Ontario Tech U has a Asset and Sustainability planner. Activities include creating on and off campus sustainability initiatives (energy related projects include LED retrofits, window film installation and thermal storage improvements), documenting and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions, waste management, creating sustainability strategies and asset management while providing free water bottles and implementing and recycling and waste awareness programs). The role also entails actively building community partnerships, overseeing the student-Blue Team and Chairing the Ontario Tech U Sustainability Committee.

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