NEW OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY OPENS

Article Written by FYI News for Faculty and Staff

-October 3, 2007 Edition

Think of it—recycling, transportation, a campus garden, a bicycle collective, energy and water conservation—these are just some of the focus areas of the U’s new Office of Sustainability, which will be launched at a celebration on Thursday, Oct. 4 beginning at 10 a.m. on the Olpin Union west patio.

The event will join with ASUU’s “Campus Environmental Impact Day,” featuring an overview of the new campus master plan, alternative fuel vehicles (veggie oil shuttle bus and vehicles that run on natural gas, biofuel, and electricity), and information on electricity consumption and conservation, campus agriculture and dining, recycling, and the bicycle collective and repair shop. President Young is scheduled to speak at 10:30 a.m.

Additional speakers include Office of Sustainability Director Craig Forster and ASUU President Spencer Pearson.

Sustainability=Environmental stewardship, social
responsibility, and economic progress

The new office will establish the U as a leader and innovator in the field of sustainability by promoting environmentally responsible practices and behaviors, fostering a culture and ethic of sustainability, and creating a campus wide sustainability network. One of the first projects will be to produce a baseline ecological footprint analysis of campus.

For more information, contact Craig Forster, Office of Sustainability, at 581-3864 or craig.forster@utah.edu.

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*Note that the Office of Sustainability is a clearinghouse for information on sustainability initiatives being carried out by other departments and groups at the U of Utah. This article was created by the FYI News for Faculty and Staff. Please contact project leader Ann Floor directly to learn more details. (801) 585-3595. Contact by email.