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:
- Sustainability Report & Appendices
- High Priority Recommendations 2003 (PDF)
- IDS 4930, SECTION 5894 FACETS OF SUSTAINABILITY SYLLABUS
- Task Force Report on Sustainability
- Low Hanging Fruit Report
- Sustainability Committee Proposal
- Memo on Sustainability Programs
- Sustainability Contacts (XLS)
Meeting Minutes:
Task Forces:
- Zero Waste
- Energy and Climate Change
- Education and Research
- Sustainability Conference – October 25-26, 2006
Resources:
- Campus Master Plan, 2005-2015
- Conservation Area Land Management Plan
- ECOS Committee
- Sustainable Buildings/LEED
- Historic Preservation Planning
- UF Clean Water Campaign
| 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 |
