
University Sustainability Office
The NC State University Sustainability Office was established in April 2008 to serve as a centralized resource of sustainability information and action for students, faculty and staff. Current responsibilities of the University Sustainability Office and its staff include:
- Be the hub for sustainability-related information and activities
- Foster collaboration that brings together people, ideas and resources
- Initiate programs and practices that integrate sustainability into the university
- Provide education and outreach to the campus and surrounding community about sustainability
- Communicate sustainability knowledge, progress and activities
- Support and coordinate the Sustainability Council
- Further efforts to meet the goals of the university’s Sustainability Strategic Plan and sustainability commitments
- Equip campus departments to envision and implement their unique contribution to sustainability
- Measure, assess and continually improve campus sustainability efforts
- Embed sustainability into NC State’s culture and traditions
- Coordinate the NC State Stewards student sustainability leadership program
MISSION
Equipping the NC State community for a leaner, smarter, stronger future
VISION
A culture that creates leaders and sustainable solutions for global challenges
APPROACH
Real-world problems of environmental and economic stewardship, human health and well-being, and social equity are best solved when the boundaries of classroom, campus and community are dissolved. That’s why we utilize NC State’s campus as a living laboratory and model for experiential education, research and outreach that creates sustainable solutions for global challenges.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
- Impact that improves communities and lives
- Stewardship of economic and natural resources
- Collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to do more together than alone
- Connections of people and ideas that weave together common threads and boost efficiency
- Experiential education that equips students for careers while improving campus
- Shared responsibility that recognizes interdependence and calls for action
- Innovation that addresses grand challenges of society and creates local and global prosperity
Staff
NAME | POSITION | |
Carla Davis | Director | cwdavis3@ncsu.edu |
Jessica Bast | Program Coordinator | jmbast@ncsu.edu |
Keondra Jenkins | Program Coordinator | kjjenkin@ncsu.edu |
Lani St. Hill | Communications and Engagement | mesthill@ncsu.edu |