Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	56.01
Liaison	Suzanne Wood
Submission Date	Aug. 16, 2023

STARS v2.2

UMass Chan Medical School
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 1.00	Kortni Wroten Sustainability and Energy Manager Facilities

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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:

UMass Chan Medical School's Sustainability and Climate Action Plan implementation teams consist of three focus groups representing three main areas in the 2021-2026 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP) for UMass Chan. Each group consists of students, faculty, and staff interested in collaborating towards the goals of the plan, splitting into focus areas to align interests and strengths. The three groups represent Buildings and Energy, Grounds and Transportation, and Materials and Resource Management. Each group aims to accomplish the goals and tasks set for the University in the SCAP.

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:

Buildings and Energy
Daniela Miranda - GreenerU Facilitator
Madeline Rawson - GreenerU Facilitator
Joshuah Fleming - Facilities and Maintenance Manager, UMass Chan
Christopher Kwolek - Building Controls Manager, UMass Chan
Edward Allison - Designer/CAD Specialist, UMass Chan
Shawn McGuinness - Manager of Design & Construction, UMass Chan
Bruce Hjort - Power Plant Manager, UMass Chan
Ryan Hacker - Senior Architect, UMass Chan
Michael Bigelow - Compliaance Manager, EH&S at UMass Chan
Emily Lowry - UMass Chan Graduate Student
Natasha Buwa - UMass Chan Graduate Student
Kortni Wroten - Sustainability and Energy, UMass Chan

Grounds and Transportation
Daniela Miranda - GreenerU Facilitator
Madeline Rawson - GreenerU Facilitator
David Adrian - Business Manager, UMass Chan
Scott Almstrom - Mechanic, UMass Chan
Cameron P Both - Student Climate Coalition
Claire E Branley - Student Climate Coalition
Brian Crowley - Grounds Management, UMass Chan
Joshuah Fleming - Facilities and Maintenance Manager, UMass Chan
Alexis Nevalsky - Parking and Access Office, UMass Chan
Suzanne Wood - Sustainability and Campus Services, UMass Chan
Kortni Wroten - Sustainability and Energy, UMass Chan

Materials and Resource Management
Daniela Miranda - GreenerU Facilitator
Madeline Rawson - GreenerU Facilitator
Alexis Nevalsky - Parking and Access Office, UMass Chan
Angel Ruiz Rodriguez - Manager of Housekeeping
Mary Martin - Account Representative for EL Harvey & Sons Inc. (waste hauler)
JoAnn Ranslow - EH&S Director and Safety Officer
Azraa Amroze - UMass Chan Graduate Student
Vanessa (Paulman) Long - Director of Immigration Services
Shannon Merlin - Account Representative for NexDine (food services provider)"
Kaitlyn Wong - Physician, UMass Chan
Grace Wang - UMass Chan Graduate Student
Kathleen O'Shea - EBS Clinical Housekeeping
Ricardo(Resident) Bello Boccardo, Physician, UMass Chan
Joan M Cadillac - Director, Animal Medicine
Eileen F. Fitzgerald - Newborn Screening
Jessie Curran - Account Representative for Sodexo (on adjacent hospital)
Stephen Tutto - EH&S Asst Safety Officer
Ricardo Aulet - Physician, UMass Chan
Heather (Strom) Tessier - Educational Specialist, UMass Chan
Eden A Diamond - Student Climate Coalition Representative
Victoria Xiao - UMass Chan Graduate Student
Scott B Dziewietin - Director of IT Services
Jack Cleary - Manager of IT Services
Ryan J Casey -
Suzanne Wood - Sustainability and Campus Services, UMass Chan
Kortni Wroten - Sustainability and Energy, UMass Chan

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:

The Office of Sustainability consists of 2 FTE during the academic year with additional staffing from paid-interns in the summer. The office is located within Facilities Management under the direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities.

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:

Kortni Wroten, Sustainability and Energy Manager

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 over the past three years has

- Held three well-attended Earth Day/Earth Month programming (in-person, hybrid, and remote) through the course of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Earth Month 2023 featured a three-part webinar series on UMass Chan's decarbonization planning strategies, a home electronics recycling event, a green labs summit, a smoothie bike, bingo, and more!

- In 2022, UMass Chan embarked on its Decarbonization Study in partnership with Arup and GreenerU, a process that involves a internal project team and an engaged Decarbonization Task Force consisting of staff, faculty, students, and state government representatives. Together, these groups have been kept informed of the planning process, created goals, and prioritized values for the planning process, which is set for completion in September 2023.
- Expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure
- Eliminated Plastic from the open-air coolers in the café
- Expanded the community garden twice, first with an additional 2 beds and 7 blueberry bushes
- Creation of an IT Sustainability Group that convened to achieve the EPEAT Award administered by the Global Electronics Council

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