The Chancellor’s Environment, Sustainability and Resilience Commission has formed a new council to guide implementation of the university’s sustainability master plan.
The Environment, Sustainability and Resilience Council launched in 2022. Outlined in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Environment, Sustainability and Resilience master plan, the council will work with the commission to lead and support efforts that further progress toward sustainability goals.
Council members, all designated by the university’s executive leadership team, are:
Mike Boehm, vice chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Jane Ferreyra, director of the University of Nebraska Press; Charlie Foster, specialist assistant to the vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion; Dave Gosselin, co-chair of the commission and director of Environmental and Sustainability Studies; Amy Goodburn, senior associate vice chancellor and dean of undergraduate education; Morgan Hartman, co-chair of the commission, university’s sustainability coordinator; John Ingram, associate athletic director of capital planning and construction; Josh Overocker, associate vice chancellor for student affairs; and Chris Walsh, executive director of university operations. Reorganized by Chancellor Ronnie Green in 2019, the Chancellor’s Environment, Sustainability and Resilience Commission provides strategic recommendations related to the environmental, social, and economic well-being of the university and its stakeholders. The commission also promotes the achievement of N2025 aims related to the responsible stewardship of resources.
The commission’s initial task was the development of a master plan that outlines the university’s strategic vision related to environment, sustainability, and resilience areas. Adopted in 2020, the master plan outlines the university’s sustainability goals, guiding the institution toward a sustainability-centric culture.
Since adoption of the master plan, the university has made significant progress toward its goals. Those advancements include:
Adoption of the “All in the Hall” recycling standards;
Creating a new central location for the Office of Sustainability;
Landscape Services earning its reaccreditation;
Students participate in Project Energy Nebraska;
and
Students organizing a successful Earthstock celebration.
Source: unl.edu
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