Strategic Plan 2011-2015: Reduce Carbon Footprint

I. Brief Description & Significant Changes in Plans (if any):

• Implement procedural, cultural and environmental change to effectively reduce the University’s carbon footprint to include FLEET conversion to Hybrid & CNG vehicles.
  Purchase and Implement STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System), establish university wide recycling programs alter building operation, remodel and new building protocol

II. Team Members:

• Joe Spence, Todd Enlow, Patti Buhl and Randy Shelton Eventually to include the Sustainability Committee

III. Major milestones/actions over the last 3-6 months:

• Nothing to report at this time

IV. Planned major milestones or actions over the next 6 months.

• Procure and implement STARS
• Formal creation of university wide recycling program
• Continue ongoing efforts to add Hybrid vehicles to our FLEET

V. Current Funding Sources, Unfunded needs:

• Will continue to utilize fully funded capital accounts to acquire services and equipment