Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	66.57
Liaison	Rebecca Collins
Submission Date	Dec. 14, 2023

STARS v2.2

Temple University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 1.00	Rebecca Collins Director of Sustainability 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:

Sustainability Ambassadors by business unit: To streamline collaboration, the sustainability department meets with sustainability ambassadors from different business units to develop strategies on advancing sustainability on campus on a regular bases. The ambassadors are responsible for communicating initiatives on sustainability to their constituent groups, offering advice and insight, reporting problems or best practices that they see and generally being a resource on sustainability at the local level.

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:

Kurt Bresser and Kat Fink, Office of Facilities Management
Farrah Al-Mansoor, Office of the EVP & COO
Mike Juhas, Service Operations
Brandon Chandler, Housing and Residential Life
Jonathan Reiter, Office of the EVP & COO
Martin Droz, Project Delivery Group
James Templeton, Project Delivery Group
Suzanne Willever, Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses
Veronica Aymer, Business Services
Lisa Lombo, Aramark Operations
Jim Grafstrom, Liacouras Center
Glenn Eck, Grounds
Kathy Salisbury, Ambler Arboretum
Annette Ditolvo, Cherry Pantry
John Doman, Campus Recreation
Omar Sinanan, Health Science Center Operations
Dr. Tiffenia Archie, Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership (IDEAL)
Mark Gottlieb, Operations and Logistics
Jonathan Latko, Technology Services
Darleen Turner, University Housing and Residential Life
Barbara Perlman, Division of Student Affairs

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:

Temple University’s Office of Sustainability is responsible for advancing sustainable academic initiatives and research, creating a sustainable campus environment and culture, and improving outreach and engagement on sustainability issues.

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

Sustainability officer(s)

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:

Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:

Rebecca Collins, 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:

Temple University has an Office of Sustainability. The Office produces an annual report which summarizes sustainability initiatives each academic year. Those reports are publicly available here: https://sustainability.temple.edu/plans-reports-and-resources

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Job description (1st position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position:

Director of Sustainability

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Job description (2nd position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):

Senior Sustainability Manager

Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):

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Job description (3rd position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):

Sustainability Coordinator

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:

http://www.temple.edu/sustainability

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Updated as of FY 2023.

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