Strategic Planning
Proposed NU Sustainability Council Composition and Agenda
- Even mix of academic and operational leadership
- Representation from schools with greatest expertise and most significant potential impact
- Summer ‘12 – Outreach to faculty and staff from President, VP, Provost
- Sept/Oct ‘12 – Kick-off meeting – Agree on charter, timing, and create working groups (faculty, staff and students)
- Nov/Dec ‘12 – Develop proposed vision and target areas for goals (faculty, staff and students)
- Jan/Feb ‘13 – Meet with working groups to agree on draft goals, present to President, Vice-President and Provost
*SEED, ESW, 2 ASG, Kellogg, Grad – WCAS or McCormick
Proposed Governance Structure
The strategic plan for sustainability will be created through the guidance and support of a Sustainability Council and through the development and facilitation of working groups to assess the goals and opportunities in key areas.
Proposed Working Groups are:
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Transportation and Services
- Curriculum and Research
- Student, Faculty, Staff and Community Engagement
- Governance, Policy and Reporting
In addition, based on preliminary assessment of opportunities, each Working Group will create and support Project Teams designed to assess and impact priority areas.
