town hall - may 2013
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Presentation from the Global Institute of Sustainability Town Hall meeting held May 2013TRANSCRIPT
Town Hall Meeting
May 6 & 7, 2013
Welcome Gary Dirks Director
Chris Boone Dean, School of Sustainability
Rob Melnick Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
Governance
Governance Board of Directors for Sustainability @ ASU
Executive Steering Group for Sustainability @ ASU
Communications & Marketing
Public Events/ Outreach
Sustainable Business Practices
Sustainability Scientists
Sustainable Cities Network K-12 Finances/
HR Informatics
GIOS Directorate
Director Executive Director, COO Dean (SOS)
School of Sustainability
Deans Council
Development
Chief of Staff Sustainability Solutions Initiatives
Research Units and Proposal Development
Provost OKED
“ASU is a leader in the global movement to address the enduring challenges of sustainability: promoting human prosperity and well being for all, while protecting and enhancing the earth’s life support systems. By extending the academic tradition to include all ASU units and working with external partners, we educate, discover solutions and implement practices that will help people drive the transition to a sustainable world.”
Vision for Sustainability @ ASU
Articulate and exemplify ASU’s university-wide commitment to sustainability Actively support and encourage ASU units and their partners in the teaching, learning, and discovery of sustainability Implement, extend, share and promote sustainable practices locally, nationally, globally Connect scientists, scholars, humanists, engineers, technologists, policymakers, business leaders, students and communities to enhance the capacity to address challenges of sustainability
GIOS Mission
What is a Sustainability Scientist/Scholar?
A designated member of the professional ASU community (faculty, researcher, or staff) whose work (research, teaching, publications and/or public service) contributes to the attainment of ASU's vision for sustainability. Sustainability scientists and scholars help define, operationalize and advance sustainability science as a domain.
GIOS Ambassador Program Help Board members learn about ASU’s sustainability initiatives. Increase Board members direct involvement in GIOS and the university. Benefit individual ASU ambassadors by building relationships with leaders with similar interests.
Purpose Why Second Nature? Methodology
Assessment
Visible national leader
Impact on higher education
Scope and commitment
Number of students educated
Innovations
Accomplishments
Cultural impediments
Communicating GIOS’ role
University-wide sustainability education
Governance structure
Research focus
Challenges
SOS Focus
Mission and Vision Statements
5 year review
SOS Update
Next Steps
Q&A