University of Colorado Faculy & Staff Eco-Leaders

This year we are pleased to formalize the CU Office Eco-Leader Program. We have had great success with making it an official program for CU-Boulder! Vice-Chancellor Tabolt has agreed to expand and formalize the Faculty and Staff Environmental Liaison Program into a new faculty/ staff campus sustainability program.

The program will be coordinated by the CU Environmental Center and has two components: Department Eco-Leaders (Individuals) and the Green Office Certification (Departments).

The program is designed to update and inform CU's Faculty and Staff about environmental issues and events on the CU campus. They are key in spreading this information along to their department colleagues. Also, we are interested in hearing Eco-Leaders’ questions, comments and concerns about the program or any environmental issues; this way we can improve and increase the effectiveness of our efforts. This new program is organized through the Environmental Center, with the support of members of the Campus Environmental Council and the Campus Resource Conservation Committee as it helps CU-Boulder to be a university leader in environmental sustainability.

BACKGROUND

Education and outreach are the most effective strategies in creating an environmentally literate and sustainable campus. A substantial portion of the outreach conducted by the Environmental Center focuses on students, however our efforts must not overlook the needs of faculty and staff. Faculty and staff make up a large part of our community, are the knowledge keepers over time in a university setting, and work closely with students. Increasing staff and faculty awareness of environmental policies, operations, resources at the university will maximize participation, reduce resource consumption and save money, and provide practical knowledge to pass along to students. As the employer of over 7,000 faculty and staff, CU-Boulder has a tremendous impact on the community.

In 2005, the Environmental Center initiated the first year of a more formal faculty and staff Environmental Liaison Program. Over 50 building proctors, office managers, and department heads attended brown bag lunches on conservation topics tailored toward office practices, attended Eco-Leader orientation training sessions, and received a monthly e-newsletter.

The duties of the Eco-Leader include:

• Attend one one-hour orientation training session,

• Utilize and maintain an Eco-Leader Manual of resources and guides for office environmental practices. The manual will be provided by the Environmental Center.

• Receive a monthly e-newsletter and disseminate relevant information to their departmental colleagues.

• Facilitate an assessment of office practices. The assessment will be conducted by trained student staff of the Environmental Center.

• If a department chooses to pursue Green Office Certification, the Eco-Leader will facilitate this process by scheduling the training programs for their departmental colleagues. It is suggested that these programs be incorporated into existing departmental meetings in order to increase participation. The trainings will be conducted by Environmental Center staff.

• Attend an annual Eco-Leader Appreciation banquet.

The Environmental Center has partnered with staff in Facilities Management, Parking and Transportation Services and other operational departments where appropriate to ensure accuracy of information and effective utilization of the Eco-Leaders. As you can see from the outlined responsibilities, the program is not intended to create undue demands on staff’s valuable time, but to create educational avenues. It is our hope that this program will build a community and culture of support for resource conservation on campus resulting in financial and environmental benefits.

Upon signing up, Eco-Leaders receive a Reference Manual containing:

Welcome letter

Green office certification instructions

Campus Environmental policy

Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus

Recycling:

• deskside guide
• printing guidelines
• RecycleMania pledge

Purchasing:

• green products guide

Energy:

• office guide
• lights out fact sheet
• juice stickers
• sleep stickers
• renewables

Integrated Pest Management:

• office flier

Transportation

• brochure

Environmental Center brochure

Water:

• brochure
• magnet

Green Computing guide

EHS Hazardous Waste generator guide brochure

*To obtain any of these materials please contact the Environmental Center at (303) 492-8308 or ecenter@colorado.edu

 

Departments and Eco-Leaders

Updated 10/08

1.    College of A&S - Anna Comazi
2.    Academic Affairs: Provost's Office - Bernadette Langbein
3.    CU-Boulder Police Department - Brad Wiesley
4.    HR&Risk Mgt - River Taya
5.    Facilities Management - Cynthia Combs
6.    Environmental Center - Dana Kelly
7.    Housing & Dining Services - Darren Kelly
8.    Parking and Transportation Services - David Cook
9.    Natural Hazards Center - Diane Smith
10.    Mathematics - Donna Maes (proctor)
11.    Spanish and Portugese - Doreen Williams
12.    Facility Operations - Ed Von Bleichert
13.    VC Academic Affairs - Elizabeth Tomich
14.    Public Safety - Lauren Willner
15.    Athletic Business Affairs - Gail Pederson
16.    Continuing Ed - Geoffrey Rubinstein
17.    Environmental Design - Gina Iannelli
18.    Recreation Center - Herbert Kienle
19.    College of Architecture and Planning - Jane Nakama
20.    Accounting: Arts and Sciences - Jeffery Carver
21.    French and Italian - Jillian Mariani
22.    Facilities Management: Facility Operations - John Morris
23.    Dean’s Office: College of A&S - Jon Bennett
24.    IBG - Kathy Huckfeldt
25.    Chemistry & Biochemistry - Kathy Ramirez-Aguilar (Cristol 376)
26.    East-Asia Language (EALC) - Kyoko Saegusa
27.    CUFUND - Latife Bulur
28.    Housing & Dining Services - Lauren Heising
29.    Biology: MCD - Kathy Lozier
30.    Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Linda Bowden
31.    Baker Environmental Residential Academic program - Claire Figel
32.    Ecology & Evolutionary Biology - Loren Sackett
33.    Behavioral Science Institute - Lori Hoppe
34.    Tech Transfer - Lynn Pae
35.    Chemistry & Biochemistry - Lynn Sarkis (CHEM 100E)
36.    Housing Facilities Services - Lynne Harrahy
37.    International Education - Maria Zeller
38.    Sociology - Rebekah Dury
39.    Continuing Education: Intl English Ctr. - Michael Masyn
40.    Physics - Michael Thomason
41.    University Libraries - Michael Thomason
42.    Campus Energy Conservation - Moe Tabrizi
43.    Classics - Nancy Arnt
44.    Integrated Physiology - Owen Murphy
45.    Faculty Resources College of Music - Peggy Hinton
46.    Environmental Studies - Corlin Ambler
47.    Coop Inst Res/Env Science - Rob Schubert
48.    Administrative Services/University Libraries - Roberta Brown-Jones
49.    Office of the Registrar - Sally Ingraham
50.    MAST Center Chemical and Biological Engineering - Sandy Spahn
51.    Environmental Health and Safety - Sherril Potter
52.    Bursars Office– Laura Raile
53.    Assistant VP UMS - Susan Ponsor
54.    Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences - Susan Thompson
55.    Museum: Paleobiology/Geology - Toni Culver
56.    Farrand Academic Program - John Martin
57.    Career Services - Cherie Wilcox
58.    Communication - Julie Blair
59.    CU Bookstore - Ken Allen
60.    LASP - Michael Mills
61.    Leeds School of Business - Wendy McCann
62.    History - Shelly Anderson
63.    Journalism - Dona Olivier
64.    Center of the American West - Amanda Dixon
65.    Kittredge Honors Program - Teri Craig