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Academic Senate Campus Sustainability Champion

The Sustainability Work Group is pleased to announce the inaugural Campus Sustainability Champion call for proposals. The purpose of the Sustainability Champion award is to highlight and support the work of a faculty member whose scholarship demonstrates a commitment to the environment and sustainability. This annual award will provide funding for graduate and/or undergraduate assistantships and institutional opportunities that will allow the selected Champion to build upon his or her area of research, to educate the campus and community of the significance of that work, and to explore its application to advancing sustainability at levels spanning from the campus to the planet.

The incumbent will be expected to work at the campus, community, state, national, or global level to apply their expertise towards addressing sustainability; develop and provide a freshman seminar on their area of expertise and potential applications; and provide a public lecture at the end of their tenure to discuss their work and activities as Champion.

Academic Senate faculty and Unit 18 members are eligible to apply. Interested faculty are invited to submit a description of the program they would pursue as Sustainability Champion to Nancy Heaton, Academic Senate Work Group on Sustainability, care of the Academic Senate, Girvetz Hall, MS 3050. Proposals received on or before July 1, 2009 will receive full consideration. Further information may obtained by contacting Bruce Tiffney.

Please click here for more detailed information on expectations and the selection process.