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Environmental Policy Advisory Council

 


Purpose

Functions

Subcommittees

Membership

Current Council

Purpose:

 

To advise the President, Provost and other senior administrators about strategies for enhancing the University's environmental performance in:

  • Fostering environmentally sustainable development and mitigating the environmental impacts of our construction activities
  • Improving environmental compliance in our operations
  • Distinguishing our academic, operational and community outreach reputation by promoting environmental leadership initiatives.

To enable better integration of environmental principles into the University’s governance by ensuring coordination with administrative advisory committees and task forces.

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Functions:

 

The EPAC will meet every other month, or as needed, and may appoint committees and task forces in order to:

  1. Develop and revise UConn’s environmental policy statement.
  2. Identify environmental risks and recommend goals, policies and procedures to address risks and improve environmental performance.
  3. Identify opportunities and sponsor initiatives designed to advance and achieve environmental sustainability.
  4. Develop strategies for building environmental awareness and engaging students, staff and faculty in environmental initiatives.
  5. Advise the University about conservation and development plans and activities.
  6. Formulate strategies for dealing with stakeholder groups on environmental issues.
  7. Monitor the University’s environmental performance and sponsor periodic environmental reports.
  8. Help organize and promote outreach events and partnerships that showcase the University’s environmental leadership.
  9. Nominate and select recipients of the University’s environmental leadership awards.

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Subcommittees:

The EPAC currently oversees the activities of three subcommittees:

Membership in the subcommittees is voluntary and consists of University faculty, staff, and students. 


Membership:

 

The Director of Environmental Policy (Acting Chair & Secretary) shall be a standing member of the EPAC. The President, Provost and Chief Operating Officer shall appoint additional members as follows:

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University of Connecticut
Environmental Policy Advisory Council (2007-2008)

 

   Students & Alumni

   One-year terms

    Alumni Representative

  Jeanine Armstrong Bonin, P.E.
Milone & MacBroom

    Undergraduate Student Representatives

   Rachel Rindfleisch, Environmental Science
J. Steven Ferketic, Biological Sci. & Political Sci.

    Graduate Student Representatives

   Meghan Ruta, NRME

   Academic Administrators & Faculty

   Two-year terms

    Dean for the College of Agriculture & Natural

   Resources

    Kirklyn Kerr

    (Alternate) Ian Hart, Assoc. Dean

    Dean for the College of Engineering

(Delegate) Michael Accorsi, Professor & Dept. Head, Civil & Environmental Engineering

    Dean for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    (Delegate) Kathy Segerson, Economics

    Vice Provost for Research & Graduate School of

   Education

    Greg Anderson, Vice Provost & Dean

    Dean of the Law School

(Delegate) Kurt Strasser, Professor,
UConn Law School

   At-Large Faculty

   Two-year terms

    Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (EEB)

    Eric Schultz, Assoc. Professor & Co-Chair,

  Environmental Science Program

    Marine Sciences/Geoscience

    Tim Byrne, Assoc. Professor

  Natural Resource Mngmt & Engineering

   Jack Clausen, Professor and Interim

  Department Head

  Chemical Engineering

Richard Parnas, Associate Professor & Director,Chair, Biofuel Consortium  
Plant Science/Landscape Architecture

Kristin Schwab, Assoc. Professor

Center for Environmental Science & Engineering
Mike Willig, Professor & Director
Vacant
  

   President’s Office

   Two-year terms

    University Relations

Scott Brohinsky, Director

    Community Relations

Tom Callahan, Assoc. Vice President, Administration & Operations and Co-Chair,
Town/University Relations Committee

    University Operations

Barry Feldman, Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer

    Athletics Department

Tim Wise, Athletic Facilities Director

   Senior Administrative Staff

   Standing Member

    Director, Facilities Operation

    Eugene Roberts

    Director, Environmental Health & Safety

    Frank Labato

   (Alternate) Stefan Wawzyniecki, Jr.

   Chemical Safety Mgr

    Exec. Director, Arch. & Engineering Services

   (Acting)

   Jim Bradley

  Director of Purchasing & Central Stores

    Sharon Alexander

   At-Large Members

   One-year terms

Central Stores & Motor Pool

   Wayne Landry, Manager

Associate Director, Center for Land Use

Education & Research

Chet Arnold, Cooperative Extension Educator   

Dept. of Residential Life

   Dennis Comprone, Director

Dept. of Dining Services

   Dennis Pierce, Director

  Student Affairs

Karen Bresciano, Assistant Dean of  Students

   Regional Campus Representative

vacant   

 
 

 

To view past year EPAC member council lists please click here

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