SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
(Joint Committees)

  • Appointment: Nineteen members, including eight faculty members elected by the Senate from the faculty at large, seven faculty or staff appointed by the President's designee, and two student members selected by the student government. The director of the Office of Sustainability and an academic officer appointed by the provost serve as nonvoting ex officio members. (19 members)
  • Chair: Elected by the committee.
  • Responsibilities: This committee promotes sustainability within the University and in the University's relations with the larger community and seeks to enhance the University's standing as a global leader in sustainability. It assesses the progress of the University of Florida's sustainability efforts as compared to national and international best practices and pursues their implementation when appropriate. It aids in the development of policy with the Office of Sustainability and participates in the annual evaluations of that Office, its director and academic officer.
  • Term: 3 years, staggered
Upcoming Meeting:

Meeting information is located on the Sustainability Website.

Documents:
Meeting Minutes:
Task Forces:
Resources:
Last First Rank Department Term Comm Title PO Box/Address Phone Email Address
Aust C. Elwood Director Operations Analysis 2010 Member 113035 273-0255 ceaust@ufl.edu
Burkhardt Jeffery Professor Food & Resource Economics 2012 Chair 110240 392-1881 x314 burk@ufl.edu
Cooke Bryan IT Senior uf Bridges 2011 Member 113359 273-1410 bcooke@ufl.edu
Dempere Luisa (Amelia) Associate Engineer Materials Science & Engineering 2011 Member-S 116400 846-2200 a9277699@ufl.edu
Fortini Lucas Student Student 2010 Student Student Student lfortini@ufl.edu
Hertel Lauren Lecturer Telecommunications 2011 Member-S 118400 392-4211 lhertel@jou.ufl.edu
Kilbourne Bailey Student Student 2010 Student Student Student bailey@ufl.edu
Machen Chris President's Office N/A Member 113150 392-1311 cmachen@ufl.edu
Meriwether Jerry Assistant Director Business Services Division 2011 Member 112450 392-0306 jmeriwe@ufl.edu
Prizzia Anna Director Office of Sustainability N/A Liaison 113111 392-1336 aprizzia@ufl.edu
Racevskis Laila Assistant Professor Food & Resource Economics 2012 Member 110240 392-1826 x324 racevskis@ufl.edu
Ries Robert Assistant Professor Building Construction 2011 Member-S 115703 273-1155 rries@ufl.edu
Rovine Victoria Assistant Professor African Studies Program 2012 Member-S 115801 273-3069 vrovine@africa.ufl.edu
Sanford A. Whitney Assistant Professor Religion 2012 Member 117410 273-2939 wsanford@ufl.edu
Steiner Ruth Associate Professor Urban & Regional Planning 2010 Member-S 115706 392-0997 x431 rsteiner@ufl.edu
Swisher Mickie Associate Professor Family, Youth & Community Sciences 2010 Member-S 110310 273-3538 mesw@ufl.edu
Thiele Leslie Professor Political Science N/A Liaison 117325 273-2380 thiele@ufl.edu
Thomas Martha Extension Agent County Operations - IFAS 2011 Member-S 1951 Woodlea Rd Tavares FL 32778 (352)343-4101 marthat@ufl.edu
Vinson Tim Coordinator Hinkley Center for Solid & Hazardous Waste Management 2012 Member 116016 392-6264 tvinson@ufl.edu
This page updated on 10/17/2008