Sustainable Ohio University Leaders (SOUL)

Will you be my SOULmate?

SOUL is a liaison group aimed at assisting the Office of Sustainability, Ecology and Energy Conservation Committee, and the university further implementation of the Sustainability Plan and Climate Action Plan.

Next Sub-Group Meeting
Sub-Group meetings will resume in September 2013

All-SOUL Meeting

Our annual kick-off meeting will take place in September 2013

Who is invited to participate?
Any student, faculty, or staff member interested in making a positive impact in sustainability at Ohio University is welcome to become a member. Ideally, each division or academic department will appoint a Sustainability Departmental Liaison (SDL) to serve a member of SOUL who can provide support to his/her department on sustainable practices.

Benefits of Participation:

• Improve skills in leadership, communication, networking, and policy development
  
• Potential for regional and national marketing of efforts
• Gain professional development experience in sustainability and how it applies to a variety of disciplines
• Contribute to leading efforts in furthering sustainability at Ohio University
  

Structure:
In addition to full team meetings to be held twice per semester, SOUL members may engage in communications with various units or departments, or participate in hosting presentations at brown bag lunches. 

Implementation Meetings are held on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:00 to develop strategies for addressing key benchmarks of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plans.

The Implementation Meeting schedule is as follows:

Proposed Long Term Objectives:

1. Develop SOUL into a successful group of empowered individuals who act to implement the Sustainability Plan and Climate Action Plan
2. Support integration of sustainability into all institutional units
3. Create a recognition system for individuals and departments to reward efforts in furthering sustainability
4. Establish Sustainability Departmental Liaisons as the primary link between university departments and the Office of Sustainability

Resources:
Ohio University Sustainability Plan

Ohio University Climate Action Plan

Fiscal Year 2012 Sustainability Plan Report

American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment