Implementation Profile for Montana State University - Bozeman
Submitted on November 26, 2008; last updated on July 13, 2009
Institution Information
| Basic Carnegie Classification | RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity) |
| Control | Public |
| Location | Bozeman, MT |
| Community Setting | Small town |
| USDOE Climate Zone | 6 |
| Current President or Chancellor's Name | Geoffrey Gamble |
| Current President or Chancellor's Title | President |
| Main Web Site | http://www.montana.edu |
| Sustainability Web Site | No information provided. |
Implementation Structure
| Implementation Liaison's Name | Jeff Davis |
| Implementation Liaison's Title | Assistant Director-Facilities Operations & Maintenance |
| Implementation Liaison's Department | Facilities Services |
| Format of Structure | Council |
| Number of Individuals in Structure | 17 |
| Stakeholder Groups Represented | Executive, Faculty, Staff, Students, Community Leaders |
| Description | The Campus Sustainability Advisory Coucil was formed in November 2008 to provide a university and community wide framework to coordinate the rapidly increasing sustainability efforts on a campus wide basis. The councils charge is to guide the development of a comprehensive sustainability policy, review and evaluate sustainability initiatives, make funding recommendations, and advise the President regarding sustainabilty issues. |
Tangible Actions
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1. Establish a policy that all new campus construction will be built to at least the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Silver standard or equivalent. No: No information provided. |
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2. Adopt an energy-efficient appliance purchasing policy requiring purchase of ENERGY STAR certified products in all areas for which such ratings exist. Yes: The Montana Board of Regents passed an energy conservation resolution for the Montana University System in May of 2008, encouraging campuses to purchase energy star rated equipment and appliances whenever possible. MSU's purchasing department is working towards incorporating this resolution requirement into a campus purchasing policy. |
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3. Establish a policy of offsetting all greenhouse gas emissions generated by air travel paid for by our institution. No: No information provided. |
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4. Encourage use of and provide access to public transportation for all faculty, staff, students and visitors at our institution. Yes: MSU and the students (ASMSU) provide funding to the local bus transit system (Streamline) to encourage its use and increase access to more students and staff. The students provide approximately $120,000 per year to the Streamline operation from student fees. The University provided $85,000 in the current fiscal year and has formed a committee to evaluate and make recommendations to the campus Budget Committee on whether or not MSU should make a commitment of annual funding for Streamline. |
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5. Within one year of signing this document, begin purchasing or producing at least 15% of our institution's electricity consumption from renewable sources. No: No information provided. |
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6. Establish a policy or a committee that supports climate and sustainability shareholder proposals at companies where our institution's endowment is invested. No: No information provided. |
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7. Participate in the Waste Minimization component of the national RecycleMania competition, and adopt 3 or more associated measures to reduce waste.
Yes:
The students of MSU (ASMSU) plan to participate in the RecycleMania event this year. The students have led an effort to implement a campus paper recycling pilot program that is currently in place and will be full scale starting in January 2009. Commodities included in this program include office paper, cardboard, newsprint, plastic and aluminum cans. |