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Campus Sustainability Award Nominations

The UC San Diego Advisory Committee on Sustainability is accepting nominations for the annual Sustainability Awards. The nomination period closes March 24, 2016. The awards are part of UC San Diego’s celebration of Earth Month, April 2016 and 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 UC San Diego's ongoing education, research, planning, operation and/or outreach programs.

· Share information about UC San Diego's education, research, planning, operational 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 March 24, 2016 by 5:00 p.m. The award categories are listed below. To nominate someone or yourself, please complete the online nomination form at
http://sustain.ucsd.edu/news/sustainability-awards.html

Categories:
Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Outstanding Graduate Student
Outstanding Faculty
Outstanding Staff
Outstanding Student 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.
Outstanding Campus Vendor - This award will be given to a vendor that has made UCSD more sustainable through either the product(s) or service they provide.

If you have any questions, please contact Sustainability Resource Coordinator Jennifer Bowser at jbowser@ucsd.edu or 858-534-8266.

Gary C. Matthews Vice Chancellor – Resource Management and Planning