ACUPCC Reporting System

Implementation Profile for Gloucester County College

Submitted on September 5, 2009; last updated on September 16, 2009

Institution Information

Basic Carnegie Classification Assoc/Pub-S-SC: Associate's Public Suburban-serving Single Campus
Control Public
Location Sewell, NJ
Community Setting Urban fringe of large city
USDOE Climate Zone 4
Current President or Chancellor's Name Russell Davis
Current President or Chancellor's Title President
Main Web Site http://www.gccnj.edu
Sustainability Web Site No information provided

Implementation Structure

Implementation Liaison's Name Burzichelli J Dominick
Implementation Liaison's Title Vice President College Operations
Implementation Liaison's Department Operations
Format of Structure Task Force
Number of Individuals in Structure 10
Stakeholder Groups Represented Faculty, Students, Executive, Staff
Description The institutional structure for the ACUPCC Climate Commitment Committee was created by bringing together members of the administration, faculty, staff and students who are committed to reduccing the College's energy consumption and carbon footprint. This task force is supported by the Colege Board of Trustees, engeneers, archetics, facilities, institutional research, pruchasing accounting, student government and all other departments and personnel as needed.

Tangible Actions

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.

Yes: We will create a policy.

2. Adopt an energy-efficient appliance purchasing policy requiring purchase of ENERGY STAR certified products in all areas for which such ratings exist.

Yes: We will purchase energy-efficient appliances.

3. Establish a policy of offsetting all greenhouse gas emissions generated by air travel paid for by our institution.

Yes: We will will establish a policy.

4. Encourage use of and provide access to public transportation for all faculty, staff, students and visitors at our institution.

Yes: Yes we provide public transportatin and will encourage more use.

5. Within one year of signing this document, begin purchasing or producing at least 15% of our institution's electricity consumption from renewable sources.

Yes: We will use our best efforts since we are not totally in controll of purchasing electricity. We are in a consortium with county goverment

6. Establish a policy or a committee that supports climate and sustainability shareholder proposals at companies where our institution's endowment is invested.

Yes: We will establish a policy.

7. Participate in the Waste Minimization component of the national RecycleMania competition, and adopt 3 or more associated measures to reduce waste.

Yes: We will participate and adopt 3 or more measures to reduce waste.