EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE

 ANNUAL REPORT

 

2009-2010 Academic Year

 

COMMITTEE:  University Environment Committee

 

1.       Membership (include ex-officio members): Ivana Alexandrova, Joyce Buck, Steven Crick, Amy Gross-McMillan, Tim Kelley, Marianne Montgomery, Mike O’Driscoll, Jill Twark, Bob Chin, John Core, John Gill, Eric Gardner, Mohammed Hakima, Bill Koch, Hunt McKinnon

2.      Meeting Dates (include members present*).

 3.      Subcommittees established during the year (include progress and/or completion of work).

         Faculty environmental sustainability survey – in progress (Bob Chin and Hunt McKinnon)

  4.      Accomplishments during the year, especially as addressed through committee goals.  Please include recommendations made to any University agency other than the Faculty Senate that will be noted under #5.

         a. Consultation with ECU Master Plan Committee on issues related to the campus  

              environment (building, lighting, resources, etc.)

         b. Cooperation with Aramark concerning Campus Dining activities related to the campus

              and community environment (e.g., trayless cafeteria, farmers market, purchase of local  

              food products for cafeterias, etc.)

         c. Cooperation with SGA and EcoPirates student group on various initiatives (e.g.,

              Recyclemania)

d. Development, approval and public announcement of campus-wide “Green Get to ECU Day” to promote alternative environmentally-friendly transportation options (intended to be extended to a monthly event).  Proposal initiated by new UEC member Ivana Alexandrova*.

e. Cooperation with, and Chairs regular co-attendance of, ECU Sustainability Committee and UEC meetings.

 5.       Reports to the Faculty Senate.

a. Request to add Aramark representative as ex-officio UEC member (denied by 

    Committee on Committees in January 2010) 

6.       Business carried over to next year (list in priority order).

A.  Faculty environmental sustainability survey – in progress (Bob Chin and Hunt McKinnon).  Survey to be related to curriculum instruction, faculty research,outreach and service.

         B. Continued involvement in the Master Planning process.

         C. Continued coordination with ECU Sustainability Committee.

 7.       Evaluation of the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the

          committee's work during the year).

A.          Charge: Points G and H of the new charge, adopted and approved in academic year 2008-2009, are helpful, because they allowed the UEC to implement the "Green Get to ECU Day" initiative.

B.          Personnel: Jill Twark resigned as UEC Regular member and Chair (due to leave-of-

                        absence).  Tim Kelley voted Vice-Chair in fall 2009 and assumed Chair duties in

      Spring 2010.*Ivana Alexandrova added as Regular member in January 2009.

          C.      Attendance:

          D.      Responsibilities:

          E.      Activities:

 

8.       Suggestion(s) to the Chair of the Faculty and/or Faculty Senate for improving the effectiveness of the committee.  None.

 

9.       Does the Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the date set this year?  August, 2010 UEC meeting to be proposed.

         

 

                                                  Signed:  Chairperson ________________________________

 

                                                                 Secretary   _______________________________