Charge: The Sustainable Environment and Ecological Design Committee encourages, reviews, develops, recommends, and provides information about proposals that can enhance UCA's role in the local and national environmental community.

The committee is responsible for the following:

a. Soliciting, receiving, and developing proposals to enhance and encourage activities such as (1) design of facilities and landscaping that enhances the campus both aesthetically and ecologically; (2) conservation of energy, materials, and water; (3) recycling; (4) reduction of pesticide and herbicide use; (5) more efficient food production and use; and other ways of improving the environmental role and/or lowering the financial cost of the university's day-to-day functioning.
b. Reviewing and recommending proposals to the vice president for administrative services.
c. Working with the vice president for administrative services, the physical plant, staff, faculty, and students to find ways to implement proposals and programs.
d. Developing ways to make responsible and sustainable ecological approaches an integral part of the education experience at UCA.

Membership: Five faculty members, one of whom will be an Environmental Sciences coordinator, appointed by the faculty senate; four staff members appointed by the staff senate; three student members appointed by the SGA; the president of the university women; the director of the physical plant (permanent member). Faculty and staff members will serve three-year rotating terms, and student members will serve two-year rotating terms. The Director of the Physical Plant will serve as chair.

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