| Overall Rating | Bronze |
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| Overall Score | 28.04 |
| Liaison | Sam Edwards |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Quinnipiac University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
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Sustainability committee(s)
Yes
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
To position Quinnipiac as a model for sustainability, develop practices that
promote a healthy regional ecosystem, and nurture current and future
students, faculty and staff to embody sustainable practices in their personal and professional lives in a world increasingly influenced and threatened by environmental disruption.
promote a healthy regional ecosystem, and nurture current and future
students, faculty and staff to embody sustainable practices in their personal and professional lives in a world increasingly influenced and threatened by environmental disruption.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
Sam Edwards- Associate Professor of Legal Studies, Sustainability Committee Chair
Chair members:
Bethany Zemba- VP for Strategy and Community Relations and Chief of Staff
Vincent Contrucci- Director of Community Service
Sean Duffy- Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute
Maureen McCarthy- Director of the Center for Research and Scholarship
Leanne Evangelist- Director of Dining Operations
Gillian Sawyer- Sustainability Fellow
Chair members:
Bethany Zemba- VP for Strategy and Community Relations and Chief of Staff
Vincent Contrucci- Director of Community Service
Sean Duffy- Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute
Maureen McCarthy- Director of the Center for Research and Scholarship
Leanne Evangelist- Director of Dining Operations
Gillian Sawyer- Sustainability Fellow
Sustainability office(s)
No
A brief description of each sustainability office:
At present, Quinnipiac only has one full time Sustainability Fellow and two part-time student interns.
Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
1
Sustainability officer(s)
Yes
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Gillian Sawyer, Sustainability Fellow
Institution-wide coordination
Yes
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
QU has both a campus-wide committee and a sustainability fellow responsible for the entire campus. So far, the committee has:
Conducted audits: Curriculum, energy usage, water/waste/plastic.
Pursue institutional membership (with STARS).
Initiate monitoring system/dashboard.
Commit to construction all new campus buildings to at least LEED standards.
Developed two environmental new majors and one co-major.
Conducted audits: Curriculum, energy usage, water/waste/plastic.
Pursue institutional membership (with STARS).
Initiate monitoring system/dashboard.
Commit to construction all new campus buildings to at least LEED standards.
Developed two environmental new majors and one co-major.
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