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Resilience, Innovation, Sustainability And Engagement
This committee shall be responsible for advocating for resilience, innovation, engagement, and sustainability at Auburn University.
The committee will consider sustainability across the university and with respect to the university’s impact and influence on the state and beyond. It shall communicate feedback on current policies and offer recommendations for improvements and new initiatives to the Office of Sustainability, the Academic Sustainability Program, and to university leadership. It shall perform continuous monitoring, make regular reports, and actionable recommendations to the Senate on institutional data and assessments, seek input from faculty, staff, students and administration for sustainable initiatives, support and reward interdisciplinary sustainability research, Extension, outreach, and instruction, and encourage implementation and outcomes of sustainability initiatives in the university.
Membership
The Resilience, Innovation, Sustainability and Engagement (RISE) Committee shall be composed of: one faculty member from each academic college, one faculty member from libraries, one faculty member from Alabama Cooperative Extension System, one staff council member, one A&P member, and nine continuing/ex-officio members.
The Provost (or designee), Vice President of Research (or designee), Vice President of University Outreach (or designee), Vice President of Student Affairs (or designee), Associate Vice President of Facilities Management (or designee), Student Government Association Sustainability Representative, and Sustainability Office Director shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee.
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Restrictions:
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The chairperson of the committee shall be a faculty member.
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Members
| Name | Department/Unit | Rotation Year |
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Christopher Lepczyk, Chair |
College of Forestry, Wildlife, and the Environment representative | 2027 |
| Provost (or designee) | Continuing, Ex-Officio | |
| Vice President of Research (or designee) | Continuing, Ex-Officio | |
| Vice President of Student Affairs (or designee) | Continuing, Ex-Officio | |
| Vice President of Facilities Management (or designee) | Continuing, Ex-Officio | |
| Academic Sustainability Program Director | Continuing, Ex-Officio | |
| Student Government Association Sustainability Representative | Continuing, Ex-Officio | |
| Graduate Student Council Representative | Continuing, Ex-Officio | |
| Sustainability Office Director | Continuing, Ex-Officio | |
| Vice President of University Outreach (or designee) | Continuing, Ex-Officio | |
| College of Engineering Representative | 2028 | |
| College of Veterinary Medicine representative | 2028 | |
| College of Human Sciences representative | 2026 | |
| College of Business representative | 2026 | |
| Libraries representative | 2026 | |
| College of Architecture, Design ad Construction representative | 2027 | |
| College of Nursing representative | 2027 | |
| College of Education representative | 2027 | |
| College of Agriculture representative | 2026 | |
| College of Liberal Arts representative | 2028 | |
| College of Sciences and Mathematics representative | 2026 | |
| College of Pharmacy representative | 2028 | |
| Alabama Cooperative Extension System representative | 2027 | |
| Staff Council representative | 2027 | |
| A&P representative | 2027 |
