CHARGE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Environmental Issues Committee shall:
1) Consider, investigate and report, in the form of advisories or recommendations on environmental issues that affect the quality of life, safety, and health of the University community, as well as on those issues about which the University should act as an educational resource;
2) Recommend development of rules or policies directly related to environmental issues affecting quality of life, safety, and/or health to be adopted by the University administration and/or University Senate on behalf of the University community;
3) Recommend, facilitate and/or implement educational programs, training sessions, forums or workshops on environmental issues which could be offered to members of the University community and/or the general public;
4) Recommend ways to inform the University community about environmental issues;
5) Promote research on environmental issues affecting the University community.
The Department of Campus Operations provides the staffing for this committee.
MEMBERSHIP:
Membership of the Environmental Issues Committee consists of:
4-6 faculty (minimum 2 teaching faculty);
6 students who represent a cross-section of students with environmental interests;
1 Officer of Administration and;
2-4 classified staff members. Environmental Studies Program Representative,
Ex-officio (voting) members shall be:
University Planner or designee,
Director of Facilities Services or designee,
Facilities Recycling Manager or designee,
Director of Environmental Health and Safety or designee,
Director of Printing Services or designee
Director of Housing or designee
REPORTING:
The Environmental Issues Committee reports to the University Administration as an advisor to the Vice President for Administration. In addition this committee also reports to the University Senate through, at a minimum, an annual written report submitted by the Committee Chair to the Secretary of the University Senate no later than the final University Senate meeting in May. The committee may also make additional written or oral reports to the Senate.
Revised: 11/03
Previous editions: 3/91, 12/94, 1/99 and 3/01