Publicize the UNC-GA sustainability policy. Increase collaboration with non-traditional organizations.

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1 Sustainability Action Plan 2017 Overall Sustainability incorportated in all aspects and decision making processes of the instituition - UNC Wilmington recognized as a leader & innovator in sustainability in higher eduction Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Rating System () score By 2024 achieve AASHE Gold score. By 2028 achieve AASHE Platinum score By 2017 exceed the average AASHE score of peer & sister institutions Coordination & Governance & Report Performnace Publicize the UNC-GA sustainability policy. Increase collaboration with non-traditional organizations. Incorporate sustainability into the strategic planning of the university., UNC-GA Sustainability Policy Sustainability Council Track and report key performance measures for Greenhouse Gas inventory. Use AASHE framework to perform comprehensive sustainability assessment. Imporve score by at least 5 points annually. Spending on sustainability initiatives per FTE By 2020 secure $100,000 in order to create Sustainibility Office to coordinate campus wide sustainability efforts Promote the Sustainabiliy Fund for donations Financial Resources Staffing Campus Participation Coordination, Planning & Governance Sustainability Program Capcity Provide financial resources necessary to support a sustainability program that is recognized as a leader Reach out to sponsors and alumni. Apply for grants. Reallocate funds to pay for Sustainability Coordinator. Sustainability Council/ Sustainability Coordinator Create Internships. Hire work study students. Create a Sustainability Office. Attract & Retain Chief Sustainability Officer Semi-annual report to Cabinet. Annual report to the Board of Trustees. Collaboration between all sustainability focused organizations. Sustainability Council/ Sustainability Coordinator Academics Cirriculum Expand the number of courses offerings that have focus on or include sustainability Percent of courses that incorportate sustainability and percent of graduates from programs that have at least one sustainability learning outcome Increase the amount of courses by 5% that incorporate sustainability annually Survey faculty to self-identify sustainability facets of their courses, research, etc Expansion Outreach & Education Convene working group to assess cirriculum based on AASHE and develop recommendations for enchancing sustainability learning outcomes. Increase the number of UNI 101 presentations and programs accepted for UNI credit. Encourage professors to incorporation sustainability into courses through TGIF grants. Create Sustainability Department. Create ways for the arts to display sustainability in classes. Educate & Advance/Research Sustainability Council/ Sustainability Coordinator Enable & Place Sustainability Council/ Sustainability Coordinator/ Sustainability Peer Educators

2 Academics Research Sustainability as a point of pride for UNCW Wilmington Faculty/Student Researchers Establish and raise funds for sustainability research endowment. Percent of students & faculty engaged in sustainability research Increase percent of research faculty engaged in sustainability focused/related topics Promote TGIF mini grants and ETEAL/TGIF for research Plans, & Proceedures Outreach & Education Convene working group to assess sustainability research activities based on AASHE framework. Develop a vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability. Annual sustainability research award for students and faculty. Host sustainability research fair as part of Our Green Future., Educate & Advance/Research Enable & Place, Educate & Advance/Research Sustainability Council/ Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Coordinator/Sustainability Peer Educators Campus Engagement Student Engagement Foster a culture of sustainability that creates positive habits and encourages responsible decisions Percent of enrolled students that take UNC Wilmington Sustainability Pledge Sustainability survey for freshman and seniors to determine impact Promote sustainable events and make sustainability a point at orientations (students/faculty/staff) General Campus Presence Promote Through Campus Life Promote Through Student Organizations Promote Through Residence Life Promote Through Community Service Continue new student orientation workshop. Sponsor outreach events with emphasis on behavior change (e.g. Recycle Mania). Identify where sustainability themes are currently represented in Campus Life programming. Expand sustainability-themed programming offered through the Department of Campus Life. Develop explicit sustainability programming in the CLES Office. Develop a sustainability peer education program starting with recycling and, sustainable LIFE skills. Zero Waste events. Expand sustainability peer educator program. Implementing formalized training this year for the RHA, along with uniform message boards and a guide for green living. Develop sustainability focused community service programming. Develop a way to measure community service hours dedicated to sustainable causes. Enable & Place, Transistions/ Sustainability Council Sustainability Council Sustainability Council/ CLES Office Sustainability Council/ HRL Sustainability Council/ CLES Office Campus Engagement Employee Engagement Fosture culture of sustainability among faculty/staff Percent of faculty and staff who take sign the Green Office Pledge Have sustainability goals presented by both faculty senate and staff senate, including courses in the HR training catalog Create a Green Office Pledge Professional Development Determine the most influential and feasible sustainable habits in the office, such as paper saving, shutting the fume hood sash, biking to work, etc. Create a Sustainability Newsletter with a section highlighting faculty and staff sustainability and keep a record on the website of these employees. Have the Charlie Maimone Sustainability Award recognized as a prestigious award. Create an Employee Educators Program (peer-to-peer) with formally trained educators and support from the Council (financial or otherwise) for ongoing programs.

3 Attract & Retain, Enable & Place, Sustainability Council/ Human Resources Plans, and Procedures Adopt a Sustainability Policy that establishes GHG reduction and climate resiliency goals. Develop a detailed Climate Mitigation Plan that prescribes specific measures to achieve GHG reduction goals. Obtain and implement metering systems on buildings. Adopt a Climate Adaption Plan that describes strategies to increase resiliency to climate change risks. Climate and Energy Climate Mitigation and Adaption Achieve climate neutrality and increase climate resilience Total net GHG emissions ( GHG Inventory Scopes 1, 2, and 3) Reduce or offset all GHG emissions by 2050 Reduce or offset GHGs by 5% by 2020 vs 2014 baseline Outreach and Education Every three years, prepare and publish a GHG inventory that includes evaluation of progress toward meeting GHG reduction and climate resiliency goals. Host speakers and programming to educate about coastal living and climate change. Plan at least two educational programs a semester, partnering with groups like CMS - Planet Ocean, Cape Fear Economic Development Council, NC APPA and NC SEA. Offsets Compile report on carbon offsetting practices at colleges and universities. Develop special event carbon offset program. Partner with community to implement local energy efficiency projects beyong university boundaries to "offset" GHGs. UNC-GA Sustainability Policy, UNC-GA Sustainability Policy, Plans, and Procedures Sustainability Council - Energy and Operations Council/ Department of Facilities Climate and Energy Clean Energy Support the development and use of energy from clean and renewable resources Determine percent of all energy consumption from clean energy sources Carbon Neutrality by 2050 Produce or procure renewable energy equal to 500kW of by 2020 On-Campus renewable energy projects Off-Campus renewable energy projects Adopt a policy that provides the structure for establishing and achieving GHG reduction goals. Obtain and implement metering systems on clean energy sources. Perform campus-wide renewable energy feasibility study. Compile a research report on innovative public-private financing models (e.g. ground lease). Investigate opportunities purchase of renewable energy certificates. UNC System wide renewable energy projects. Develop siting guidelines for on campus renewable energy projects. Implement a pilot/ demonstration project. Investigate opportunities to develop a "community solar" project. UNC-GA Sustainability Policy/ Sustainability Policy (Draft)/ UNC-GA Sustainability Policy/ UNC-GA Sustainability Policy Sustainability Council - Energy and Operations Council / Department of Facilities Climate and Energy Building Energy Consumption Net Zero Energy Campus Net building energy consumption (i.e. electricity and natural gas) measured in MmBtu UNC Wilmington campus is a net zero energy consumer by 2050

4 Reduce building energy consumption by 50% by 2020 using 2002/3 baseline Plans,, and Procedures Public Education and Engagement Energy Eniciency and Conservation Construction technology and Materials Draft a Green Building Policy to include in desgin and construction guidelines. Formalize energy performance standards for new equipment purchases. Have buildings LEED certified. Create signage to promote what sustainability efforts are already taking place on campus. Utilize campus as a living laboratory Continue retro comissioning efforts. Create strategic energy plan to identify costeffective energy efficiency and conservation measures. Investigate feasibility of combined heat and power applications Educate & Advance/Research, Sustainability Council - Energy and Operations Council / Department of Facilities Compile report on construction technology and materials that reduce life-cycle energy use. New building built to meet or exceed LEED Gold. Transportation Commute Improve the comfort and convenience of commuting options such as walking, bicycling, and carpooling in order to reduce the impacts of driving alone Percent of commute trips that occur via alternative transportation mode By 2025, 50% of commute trips will occur via alternative transportation mode Increase the percent of commute trips via alternative transportation 10% by 2020 and 15% by 2025 Improve campus walkability and bike ability. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Outreach and Education Enhance transit options Implement facility and safety upgrades suggested in 2014 Multi-modal Study. Investigate bike share program and Zimride. Review parking pricing (e.g. reduce carpool fees). Provide faculty/staff emergency ride home point to point shuttle. Commuter Challenge. Breakfast on the Cross-City trail. Start bike/ped "club" and work with local business to offer discount. Add digital information displays at bus stops. Improve on and off-campus network of sidewalks, bike lanes, etc. Develop end trip facilities (e.g. shoes and clothes locker). Review fringe benefits for opportunity to incenitivize alternative commuter choices. Implement congestion parking pricing. Collaborate with businesses and organizations on the Cross-City Trail. Expand shuttle routs beyond 1 mile radius Campus Master Plan Mult-Modal Transportation Study (Multi-Modal Study). Sustainability Council - Transportation Committee / Auxiliary Services Landscapes Developed and Managed Natural Landscapes Strive to have the most natural and maintenance free landscape while being aesthtically pleasing Number of acres (non-structural) managed in accordance with sustainable landscape management practices Implement sustainable landscape practices in 100% of managed grounds by 2030 Identify and pilot at least 5 sustainable landscape practices by 2018 Plans, and Procedures Integrated Pest Management Vegetation Management Adopt a sustainable landscape policy that formalizes the University's commitment to implement sustainable landscape practices for irrigation, vegetation selection, integrated pest management and fertilizer use. Develop and publish written IPM plan, update biannually. Eliminate the use of the neonicotinoid pesticides imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, acetamiprid and dinotefuran. Pilot alternative weed management strategies (e.g. mulching). Develop pilot turf replacement initiative. Expand use of organic fertilizers. Develop a Sustainable Campus Master Plan to guide the preservation and enhancement of campus lanscapes. Certify IPM under IPM Institute's Green Shield Certification scheme. Composting facility at NHC Landfill.

5 Landscapes Natural Areas Preserve and enhance high value University-owned natural areas for educational purposes and ecosystem health Annual and cumulative number of acres of University-owned natural areas enhanced Annual number of academic uses (e.g. field trips, labs, etc.) All high-value University-owned natural areas preserved and enhanced to maximize ecosystem health Complete enhancement activities in Bluethenthal Natural Area and Ev-Henwood by 2018 (signage, maps, GIS, kiosks) & CMS enhancements (walkway, signage, path, picnic area, outdoor classroom) Plans, and Procedures Attract & Retain, Sustainability Council - Natural Areas and Landscaping Council / Department of Facilities Ecosystem Enhancements Educational Enhancements Adopt a policy recognizing the high education and ecosystem value of the Main Campus Forest and designating core areas (at least 120 acres) as an "outdoor learning laboratory" protected from future development. Develop a Natural Areas Stewardship Master. Prescribed burns in the Main Campus Forest. Longleaf Pine restoration and reforestation. Ev- Henwood old field succession project (by 2020). Clear paths and soil piles. Develop a designated trail system in Main Campus Forest. Plan, based on site specific assessments, to guide the preservation and enhancement of Universityowned natural areas. Develop plan. Indoor water efficiency and conservation Compile report on best management practices of indoor Adopt a policy that provides the structure for water efficiency and conservation establishing and achieving water managedment measures for kitchen appliances, goals. Conduct a campus-wide audit to establish a plumbing fixtures, mechaniical water consumption baseline. Adopt minimum systems, and laboratory specifications for new kitchen appliances, equipment. Switch mechanical plumbing fixtures, irrigation equipment, systems to non-potable water mechanical systems and laboratory equipment. source per Energy Savings Contract. Implement ecosystem health monitoring lab. Campus Environmental Stewardship Council Recommendations for UNC Wilmington Natural Areas. Sustainability Council - Natural Areas and Landscaping Council / Department of Facilities Eliminate potable water usage in mechanical systems and landscape applications by Reduce indoor water use by 50% by 2030 Reduce indoor potable water use by 50% below 2002/03 levels by Reduce outdoor potable water use by 50% below 2002/03 levels by 2020 Plans, policies and procedures, Build & Fund Water Water Consumption Minimize to the maximum extant practical potable water use in buildings and landscapes Per capita potable water consumption in buildings (Energy) & Per capita potable water consumption in landscapes (Landscaping) Outdoor water efficiency and conservation Compile report on best management practices of water efficiency and conservation measures for landscape maintenance. Complete an irrigation audit by U.S. EPA WaterSense certified professional. Establish a plan that identifies and prioritizes costeffective water efficiency and conservation measures. Retrofit fixtures with WaterSense models. Retrofit appliance with EnergyStar models. Install "smart" irrigation controllers. Expand use of recycled water sources for irrigation. /Stormwater Master Plan Sustainability Council - Natural Areas and Landscaping Council / Department of Facilities Materials Management

6 Solid Waste Zero Waste Percentage of solid waste landfilled or incinerated 30% solid waste diversion rate by % solid waste diversion rate by 2025 Program Management Waste Minimization Maximize Recovery of Recyclable Materials Maximize Recovery of Organics Develop an integrated solid waste reduction plan. Expand water bottle filling stations. Work with ITSD to institutionalize two-sided printing. Develop plan to recycle dorm "moving day" waste. Participate in Recyclemania. Continue to expand campus composting program. Consolidate solid waste services under a "zerowaste" program. Reduce number of trash cans and increase recycling/composting. Develop a cost-benefit analysis of switching to comingled recycling Build "Zero-Waste" facility. / NC Recycling Report, Sustainability Council - Recycling and Waste reduction Committee / Department of Recycling Diversity Racial/Ethnic Minorities, People with disabilities, people of various religions, ages, economic and social classes, LGBT, gender and military Integrate nurturance of diversity into core operations while increasing the diversity among the student, faculty and staff. Increase the percent of diversity in student, faculty and staff who have taken cultural competency workshops. Promote diversity through workshops Promote cultural competency workshop. Promote students studying abroad. Increase the nurturance of diversity in the campus culture Hire a Chief Diversity Officer Integrate diversity into the culture of campus Include diversity education into UNI 101 classes. Recruit and retain diverse faculty, staff and student body. Expand Health and Human Sciences diversity Council to other colleges. Increase collaboration between UNCW Diversity Centers. Research possibilities Create research interest group. Compare data between graduation and retention rates for diverse groups. Expand Diversity courses for all majors (esp. social sciences). Organize a diversity nurturance survey. Create a bias response policy/team. Sustainability Council - Outreach Committee Access and Affordability Low-Income Students, Financial Need, Loans & Scholarships Increase enrollment of low-income students with academic promise Number of students graduated Pell Grant eligible entering and graduating 75% students Pell Grant eligible at graduation 50% students Pell Grant eligible at graduation Polics and Programs Scholarship Track/Record Support Exapnd the SOAR programs, Seahawk Scholars, and SOAR Ambassadors. Increase the availability of scholarships based on academic promise for low-income students. Graduation/success rate for low-income students. The percentage of students graduating with no interestbearing loans debt. Establish and on-site child care facility or partner with a local facility to help meet the child care needs of students.

7 Create program to prepare low-income students for higher education Create scholarship specifically for low-income students with academic promise Use records to create action plan Create programs to equip instituition to better serve low-income students Attract & Retain Sustainability Council / Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid