Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	25.45
Liaison	Joseph Kantenbacher
Submission Date	Jan. 30, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of South Dakota
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 1.00	Emily Theroux Sustainability Sustainability & Environment

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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:

The Presidents' Joint Committee on Sustainability aims to:
- Define sustainability as it relates to the USD campus
- Develop and recommend goals for USD
- Review and recommend projects and initiatives to enhance sustainability
- Develop and recommend a sustainability implementation plan
- Develop and recommend a sustainability assessment plan
- Review and recommend mechanisms to incorporate sustainability into curricula across campus
- Present a report on the above to USD administration and the Student Government Association

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:

Presidents' Joint Committee on Sustainability:
- Pohlson, Scott W; administration, chair
- RedShirtShaw, Megan; non-academic staff
- Sweeney, Mark; Academic staff
- Rhead, Keandra Kay; student government association
- Kantenbacher, Joseph W; Academic staff
- Limoges, Brian M; administration
- Grieve, Kimberly; administration
- Vlasman, Travis L; non academic staff
- Steele, Nate P; Non academic staff
- Moore, Anna; Graduate Assistant
- Leibel, Elizabeth; Graduate Assistant
- Everson, Tallon Gene; Student government
- Swanson, Caleb Michael; Student Government
- Adam, Phillip Michael; student government
- LaBrie, Lindsey A; graduate and professional student association

Sustainability office(s)

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

A brief description of each sustainability office:

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Sustainability officer(s)

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:

Name and title of each sustainability officer:

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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 Presidents' Joint Committee on Sustainability (PJCOS) is responsible for advising the University president and the president of the Student Government Association on sustainability as well as to advance sustainability activities on campus. Monthly PJCOS meetings facilitate the coordination of a range of initiatives, including
- Maintenance and expansion of campus recycling
- Evaluation of proposals for Green Initiative Fund funding
- Administration of the campus bike share program
- Collation and revision of the web presence of campus sustainability information
- Collection of sustainability metrics

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Job description (1st position)

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Job description (2nd position)

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

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The Presidents' Committee on Sustainability information is based on the 2015 report.

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