History of Campus Sustainability
1998
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Governor Hunt issues Executive Order 156, directing state agencies to reduce solid waste, procure environmentally preferable products and work toward environmental sustainability. |
1999
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NC State University Council approved the Commitment to Environmental Sustainability - Guiding Principles, publicly declaring a commitment to protecting and enhancing the environment through both education and management of the physical NC State campus. |
1999
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Chancellor Mary Anne Fox appointed Larry W. Tombaugh, Dean of the College of Natural Resources as the NCSU Sustainability Officer to lead the charge for our university. |
2000
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The Sustainability Officer created the University Environmental Sustainability Task Force which issued the Task Force Report containing five recommendations for the campus. The document included goals such as energy management, recycling, campus restoration, sustainability recognition and green purchasing. |
2001
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Although NC State has been recycling for over 30 years, the official creation of the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling occurred in this time frame to house sustainability-related program development, education and outreach. |
2001
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Upon Tombaugh’s retirement, Chancellor Mary Anne Fox appointed Larry Nielsen, then Dean of the Collge of Natural Resources as the NCSU Sustainability Officer. |
2002
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An advocacy group of students, staff and faculty, the NC State Sustainability Coalition, formed to further sustainability on campus. This group held monthly meetings and took on initiatives such as helping plan Earth Day. |
2003
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The Office of Energy Management was created to help create a culture dedicated to achieving environmental sustainability by supporting conservation objectives and recognizing and eliminating waste. |
2003
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The Campus Environmental Sustainability Team (CEST) was created to accomplish the goals of the Task Force Report. |
2003
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CEST determined that NC State should perform an environmental assessment of the campus in order to establish baseline/benchmarks from which progress could be measured. |
2004
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Jack Colby, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facilities Operations was appointed as Sustainability Officer when former Sustainability Officer, Larry Nielsen was named Provost. |
2004
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The Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, with additional funding from Facilities Operations,began research for the sustainability assessment. |
2006
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Release of the NC State University Campus Environmental Sustainability Assessment Report |
2007
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SB 668 (SL 2007-546) becomes law, requiring conservation of energy and water use in state, university and community college buildings. |
2008
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April - Creation of the Office of Sustainability and hiring of first Director of Sustainability. October - Hired first Sustainability Outreach Coordinator and first Sustainability Student Intern |
2009
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January - Hired first Sustainability Program Coordinator |