this report puts a lot of weight on endowment transparency and management, and not only institutional sustainability initiatives. there are of course arguments both for and against such a methodology. dj
********************** Dale Jamieson Director of Environmental Studies Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy Affiliated Professor of Law New York University http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dwj3 http://environment.as.nyu.edu/ Contact information: Steinhardt School, HMSS 246 Greene Street, Suite 300 New York NY 10003-6677 212-998-5429 (voice) 212-995-4832 (fax) "The fate of Humpty Dumpty awaits us all. But, while perched on our wall, there is much to see, to hear, to taste and, above all, to understand and appreciate before we fall."--Paul Ziff ----- Original Message ----- From: Phillip Stalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, October 27, 2007 12:50 pm Subject: Re: campus sustainability To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu > Can anyone comment on the authority of this report? Like Maria's, my > university also scored a D-. I inquired about the grade in various > administrative offices and was informed that the reason for the D- is > that > we chose not to participate in the Sustainable Endowments Institute's > effort. According to the administration, the D- is not the result of > an > lack of sustainability initiatives, of which I was informed we have several > including participation in the our state government's Sustainable University > Compact, but rather a lack of cooperation with this particular > report. If > this is true, then the report is misleading as it really should label > us as > "non-participating" rather than assign a D-, which implies a lack of > initiatives. I'm just curious if anyone else is in a similar situation. > > Also, I am curious about the role of faculty in promoting sustainable > campus > initiatives at other universities. At our university, it is all handled > within the administration and there is no faculty involvement. If > anyone is > at a university where faculty members play a prominent role, I would > appreciate it if you could share your experience with me. > > You can reply off line and if I get enough responses I will compile > them and > send them around. > > > > On 10/25/07, Maria Ivanova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Greetings, > > > > Most of you are probably well aware, but just in case. The 2008 > > Sustainability Report Card: a Review of Campus and Endowment > Policies was > > released yesterday. The Report Card gives 200 colleges and > universities a > > grade on sustainability: from A to F. The full report is available > at > > > > > > > > The College of William and Mary where I teach did pretty badly (D-) > and > > the students have issued a press release to the local media. Would > be great > > if you could share the reaction to these ratings on your campus and > > community. > > > > Also, we are planning a one-credit Campus Sustainability Seminar in > the > > spring. It will be organized around 4 speakers we will invite. We'd > > appreciate any ideas about dynamic speakers on these issues and if > you > > have taught a course on campus sustainability, it would be great if > > you could share your syllabus. > > > > Best regards, > > Maria > > > > Maria Ivanova > > Assistant Professor of Government and Environmental Policy > > The College of William and Mary > > Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 > > tel. +1 757 221 2039 > > fax +1 757 221 1868 > > mobile +1 203 606 4640 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.mivanova.com > > > > Director, Global Environmental Governance Project > > Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy > > 301 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511 > > http://www.environmentalgovernance.com > > > > > > -- > Phillip Stalley > PhD, George Washington University > www.chinascholars.com >
