SUBJECT:

Campus Sustainability Award Nominations

The UC San Diego Advisory Committee on Sustainability is accepting nominations for the annual Sustainability Awards.

In celebration of UC San Diego's Earth Week, April 19-23, 2010, the Advisory Committee on Sustainability will recognize individuals and groups (teams, departments, units, student organizations, etc.) that have made our campus more sustainable.

Nominees must be closely affiliated with UC San Diego and have worked outside the capacity of their job descriptions to advance one or more of the Advisory Committee on Sustainability's goals to:

· make sustainability part of UCSD's ongoing education, research, planning, operation and/or outreach programs,

· share information about UCSD's education, research, planning, operation and/or outreach activities related to environmental stewardship and sustainability with the campus community and the public.

Sustainability is defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Nominators may submit more than one nomination. All nominations must be received by 5 p.m. April 14, 2010. The award categories are listed below. To nominate someone or yourself, you may complete the online nomination form at http://earthweek.ucsd.edu/sustainabilityawards.html

Categories:

Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Outstanding Graduate Student
Outstanding Faculty
Outstanding Staff
Outstanding Department
Outstanding Student Group
Outstanding Academic Group
Outstanding Individual – not necessarily faculty, student, or staff
Outstanding Collaboration – this person or group must have demonstrated successful collaboration with a non-traditional or first-time partner from on or off campus

If you have any questions, please contact Maggie Souder (msouder@ucsd.edu, 858 822-7840) or Kristin Hansen (krhansen@ucsd.edu, 858 534-5563).

Russ Thackston Assistant Vice Chancellor – Facilities Management Richard Carson Chair Advisory Committee on Sustainability