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Resilience, Innovation, Sustainability and Engagement

This committee shall be responsible for advocating for resilience, innovation, engagement, and sustainability at Auburn University.

The committee will consider sustainability across the university and with respect to the university’s impact and influence on the state and beyond. It shall communicate feedback on current policies and offer recommendations for improvements and new initiatives to the Office of Sustainability, the Academic Sustainability Program, and to university leadership. It shall perform continuous monitoring, make regular reports, and actionable recommendations to the Senate on institutional data and assessments, seek input from faculty, staff, students and administration for sustainable initiatives, support and reward interdisciplinary sustainability research, Extension, outreach, and instruction, and encourage implementation and outcomes of sustainability initiatives in the university.

 

Restrictions: The chairperson of the committee shall be a faculty member.

Faculty: One faculty member from each academic college and Libraries and Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Staff:
One Staff Council member
One A&P member

Continuing/Ex-officio:

Provost (or designee)
Vice President of Research (or designee)
Vice President of University Outreach (or designee)
Vice President of Student Affairs (or designee)
Vice President of Facilities Management (or designee)
Student Government Association Sustainability Representative
Sustainability Office Director
Academic Sustainability Program Director
Graduate Student Council Representative

Members

• Chair, Chris Lepczyk


• Allison Chung, Harrison College of Pharmacy – 2025
• Joan Harrell, College of Liberal Arts – 2025
• Jose Vasconcelos Neto, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering – 2025
• Laura Huber, College of Veterinary Medicine – 2025
• Ana Plana, College of Human Science – 2026
• Becky Barlow, College of Agriculture – 2026
• Chandana Mitra, College of Sciences and Mathematics – 2026
• Colin Gabler, Harbert College of Business – 2026
• Greg Schmidt, Libraries – 2026
• Chris Lepczyk, College of Forestry, Wildlife, and the Environment – 2027
• Amna Salman, College of Architecture, Design, and Construction – 2027
• Joy DeBellis, College of Nursing – 2027
• Sean Forbes, College of Education – 2027
• Jennifer Davidson, Alabama Cooperative Extension System – 2027
• Kimberly McCadden, Staff Council Representative – 2027
• Craig Kaplowitz, A&P Representative – 2027

Continuing/Ex-officio:

• Provost (or designee) – Norman Godwin
• Vice President of Research (or designee) – Steven Taylor
• Vice President of University Outreach (or designee) – Scott Bishop
• Vice President of Student Affairs (or designee) – Bobby Woodard
• Vice President of Facilities Management (or designee) – Jim Carroll
• Sustainability Office Director – Michael Kensler
• Academic Sustainability Program Director – Becki Retslaff
• Student Government Association Sustainability Representative – Lilliana Webb
• Graduate Student Council Representative – Anjola Ogunsina

Last Updated:Nov. 7, 2024