Bill 46-46
A Joint Resolution to Facilitate an MU Sustainability Plan
PURPOSE: To support the Environmental Affairs Committee’s recommendation to create an ad hoc committee under the Provost’s office with the charge of drafting and executing a campus-wide sustainability plan, and to form an online hub for all conservation activities on campus.
WHEREAS, The Environmental Affairs Committee is charged with making recommendations to the Provost on the development of policies for environmental issues and to develop formal and informal mechanisms for improved education to enhance environmental awareness, and
WHEREAS, EAC has compiled a report, “The Impacts of Campus Activities on the Environment,” annually since 2003, and
WHEREAS, EAC has noted the successful conservation efforts of Solid Waste/Recycling Coordinator Steve Burdic, Environmental Health and Safety Director Peter Ashbrook, the Campus Facilities Departments of Energy Management, Planning, Design and Construction, and Landscape Services, Campus Dining Services, Residential Life, the Energy Conservation Task Force, and Sustain Mizzou, and,
WHEREAS, Campus Facilities created the Solid Waste/Recycling Coordinator position in 2004 with partial funding from a grant by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and
THEREFORE, Be it further resolved that these goals may be amended at the discretion of the Provost and the proposed ad hoc committee, and
THEREFORE, Be it further resolved that MSA will fund an initial layout for the sustainability site through the Student Design Center, and
THEREFORE, Be it further resolved that the sustainability site will be operational within six months of the creation of a comprehensive sustainability plan by the proposed ad hoc committee.
EXECUTION CLAUSE: Upon passage this resolution shall be sent to Provost Brian Foster and Environmental Affairs Committee Chairman Dan Hooley.
Respectfully submitted,