Mission
The role of the Eccles Health Sciences Library Sustainability Committee is to assist EHSL in meeting the University of Utah’s sustainability mission to create a culture of students, faculty and staff who are socially, economically and environmentally responsible.
Resources
Sustainability-Related
Sustainability-Events
Sustainability-Resources
Goals
- To promote and implement sustainability initiatives
- To facilitate awareness of sustainability issues
- To encourage broader involvement in sustainability efforts
Objectives
- Recycling
- Where do/can we recycle various materials?
- Is our current recycling effort effective? Is stuff getting recycled?
- Energy Conservation
- Signage and reminders – turn off the water, the computer, your monitor, the lights – signs and slides on monitors
- Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund (SCIF) – investigate grant funding of our ideas
- Request a new EHSL energy assessment.
- Green Office Certification
- Promoting sustainability – publicize on panels with slides, on-boarding information, regular awareness raising efforts, programming
Areas of Focus
- Equipment and Supplies
- Recycling and Composting
- Energy and Water Use
- Travel and Transportation
- Communication with Campus and Beyond
- Green Education and Training
Membership
EHSL with invitation to other units in the building to join in the effort with communication to the eccles-plus@lists.utah.edu list
Current Members
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References
- Jarvis, C, Gregory, JM, LeBer J. Making it Easy: Green and Sustainable Library Event Planning. Medical Library Association. Chicago, IL, May 19, 2014.
- Gregory JM, Nichols K, Wilson M. Building Sustainable Partnerships: Libraries as Partners In Creating and Supporting Campus Green Teams. Medical Library Association, Chicago, IL, May 18, 2014.
- Nichols, KE, Gregory JM, Willson M. Libraries as Partners in Creating and Supporting Campus Green Teams. Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Nashville, TN, October 7, 2013.
Survey Results
PDF download of the full survey results (click on the image below) or view in your browser
2017 EHSL Sustainability Survey
Latest Posts:
U Recycling Day Event on April 18
EHSL Achieves Gold Certification for Sustainability
10th Annual Clear the Air Challenge – Eccles Library Pollution Posse
