Sustainability Committee
President's Advisory Council on Environment & Sustainability (PACES)
The President's Advisory Council on Environment & Sustainability (PACES) is an All-University Committee founded in 2003 as the Environmental Sustainability Committee (ESC). Its name was changed in 2007 when UC signed the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). The committee is composed of students, faculty, and staff and is open to all. Meetings occur the first Monday of each month at 12:20pm in TUC 425. PACES has a Steering Committee which is chaired by Mary Beth McGrew, Assoc. VP of Planning + Design + Construction & University Architect and co-chaired by Andy Porter, Director of Space Management. PACES also has sub-committees, including the sustainUC student group coalition. sustainUC meets once a month and is open to all students. For more information, please email green@uc.edu.
PACES Steering Committee (2010-2011)
Staff
- Mary Beth McGrew, Assoc. VP of Planning + Design + Construction & University Architect (Chair)
- Andy Porter, Director of Space Management (Co-Chair)
- Joe Harrell, Executive Director of Central Utilities
- Claire Sweigart, Sustainability Coordinator
Students
- Ronald Gillespie, Undergraduate Student Government Association Sustainability Co-Director
- Mark Schutte, Undergraduate Student Government Association Sustainability Co-Director
- Anna Geimeier, Graduate Student Government Association representative
Faculty
- Dr. Dominic Boccelli, Asst. Professor in CEAS School of Energy, Environmental, Biological, and Medical Engineering
- Dr. Jodi Shann, Director of Environmental Studies and Professor in A&S Dept. of Biology
- Michael Zaretsky, Asst. Professor in DAAP School of Architecture & Interior Design