Sustainability Committee

Charge and Membership

The committee reviews, analyzes, prioritizes, and recommends actions that will sustain the academic mission of Ohio University. The Provost, the Vice President for Finance and Administration, and the Vice President for Student Affairs chair the Committee jointly.

The Committee may review, analyze, prioritize, and make recommendations on:

  • The Ohio University Sustainability and Climate Action Plans and revisions processes;
  • The organization and operation of Ohio University Sustainability sub-committees and Sustainability Hubs;
  • Annual Sustainability reporting, both internal and external;
  • New or revised policies and practices concerning the sustainability themes of climate, water, energy, solid waste, food, grounds, buildings, transportation, procurement, investments, student life, and human resources;
  • Evaluation of decisions, policies, and practices through the sustainability triple bottom line framework of simultaneous benefits to the economy, the environment and society;
  • Evaluation of sustainability grant and award proposals.
  • Other items as needed.

The Sustainability Committee makes its recommendations to the President and the Board of Trustees.

Composition

Faculty
5 Faculty – Faculty members will be as follows:
• 3 – Sustainability Hub Coordinators (may note vote on their own appointments or awards)
• 1 – At-Large, identified via Faculty Senate
• 1 – At-Large, identified via the committee’s administrative chair
Students
1 Graduate Student and 2 Undergraduate Students
Administrative
8 Ex-officio – the following ex-officio members have voting rights:
• Executive Vice President and Provost
• Vice President for Finance and Administration
• Vice President for Student Affairs
• Director of Sustainability
• Associate Director of Sustainability
• Representative of a Regional Campus
• 2 – Deans or designees
Community
2 Community Members – Community members are non-voting.

Committee Roster

Administrators

Greg Leblanc
leblanc@ohio.edu

Community Members

Mat Roberts
mroberts@sopec-oh.gov
SOPEC Director of Marketing

Ex-Officio

Rachel Crouch
crouch@ohio.edu

Sam Crowl
crowls1@ohio.edu
Director of Sustainability

Donald Leo
donleo@ohio.edu
Executive Vice President & Provost

Brian McCarthy
mccarthy@ohio.edu
Arts & Sciences

Lyn Redington, Ph.D.
lyn@ohio.edu
Vice President for Student Affairs

Adam Riehl
riehl@ohio.edu
Director, Facilities Management

Faculty

Kyle Butler
butlerk@ohio.edu
Associate Professor
Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE)

Sarah Davis
daviss6@ohio.edu
Sustainable Infrastructure Hub Coordinator
Professor of Environmental Studies in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service.

Glenn Matlack
matlack@ohio.edu
Environmental and Plant Biology

Tom Smucker
smucker@ohio.edu
Sustainable Administration Hub Coordinator
Professor, Geography

Graduate Students

Ben Kudus Yussif
by571719@ohio.edu

Undergraduate Students

Sage Kerrigan-Christ
pk945923@ohio.edu

Aiden Wickham
aw025522@ohio.edu

All University committees follow the academic-year calendar.

All students serve one-year terms. Faculty, administrators, and staff generally serve three-year terms. Ex-Officio appointments have voting privileges unless otherwise noted.