Aspirational Goal: Establish an infrastructure for external and internal audiences to access and support a culture of sustainability and resilience at UNL and in the community.
Long Term Objectives
Achieve AASHE STARS Platinum for UNL.
Short Term Objectives
Establish the UNL Environment, Sustainability, and Resilience Stakeholder Commission (i.e., students, staff, faculty, alumni/ae, companies, nongovernmental organization, agencies) to assist in the formulation, development, implementation, and assessment of sustainability and resilient efforts at UNL.
Create a Center for Sustainability and Community Innovation that serves as a one-stop-shop for the academic community and UNL stakeholders to access information on teaching, learning, community engagement, and research related to environment, sustainability and resilience on campus.
Identify a physical space on City Campus to serve as the home for UNL’s Sustainability Office and the Chancellor’s Environment, Sustainability and Resilience Commission.
Develop and/or adapt institutional frameworks for the assessment of UNL sustainability action plans.
Establish the Green Dialogues & Guides initiative to increase the visibility and general understanding of sustainability and resilience efforts at UNL to reduce UNL’s environmental impact.
Fabricate an effective program to infuse sustainability & resilience into the curriculum across disciplines and academic programs.
Incorporate relevant elements of sustainability and resilience into all colleges' and support units’ strategic plans, physical plans, and other university guiding documents.
Current Initiatives
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Sustainability Tips
Every three years, the Office of Sustainability submits a report to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) program. UNL recently earned a Gold rating for the first time! One thing STARS measures is how many Huskers integrate sustainability into their daily lives on campus. Every time you reduce your environmental impact, you contribute to UNL’s STARS score.
