Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 46.55
Liaison Keaton Schrank
Submission Date Aug. 16, 2022

STARS v2.2

Westminster University - Utah
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Keaton Schrank
Environmental Center Manager
Environmental Center
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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 Eco-Council is responsible for overseeing the funding of student sustainability projects on campus. The committee meets to review applications, delegate funding, and tracking the progress of proposed sustainability projects on campus. The committee is composed of students, staff and faculty members from across campus to ensure that funds are distributed equitably and projects are carried out responsibly.

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
2021-2022 Members:

Keaton Schrank, Environmental Center Manager (Chair, staff, non-voting member)
Oliver Anderson, Director of Student Involvement and Orientation (staff, member)
Christy Clay, Chair of Environmental Studies, Professor of Biology (faculty, member)
Reid Neal, ASW Director of Budgeting and Accounting (student member)
Alyson Pinkelmann, ASW Senator (graduate student member)
Gaeble Jones, ASW Student Body Vice President (student member)
Harbor Larsen, Environmental Center Communications Coordinator (student member)

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 Environmental Center (described below) functions as the sustainability office and has responsibility for all campus sustainability initiatives.

Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
0.88

Sustainability officer(s) 

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

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Keaton Schrank, Environmental Center 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 Environmental Center supports all the primary sustainability related projects and campaigns on campus, as well as assessing sustainability. Major accomplishments include the maintenance of the on-campus organic garden, which produced 1358 pounds of produce in the 2021-2022 academic year, and the implementation of back-of-house food waste diversion in the dining hall through the Eco-Warrior Grant process.

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