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Sustainable UF

Sustainable UF. Envisioning Success and Empowering Action. Who we are. Dedee DeLongpre Johnston, MBA Director, UF Office of Sustainability Social scientist Anna Prizzia, MS Outreach Coordinator Real scientist Our story…. Why we did it. Low hanging fruit – picked!

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Sustainable UF

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  1. Sustainable UF Envisioning Success and Empowering Action

  2. Who we are • Dedee DeLongpre Johnston, MBA • Director, UF Office of Sustainability • Social scientist • Anna Prizzia, MS • Outreach Coordinator • Real scientist • Our story…

  3. Why we did it • Low hanging fruit – picked! • A few BHAG’s : Zero Waste and Carbon Neutrality • Moving forward – towards what and where? • Inclusive, collaborative process • Diversity and resiliency

  4. How we communicated our objective • Through a series of 14 facilitated discussions • Our overall objective was to gain a university-wide perspective about integrating sustainability into our campus community • This perspective, in turn, will be used by the UF Sustainability Office to inform its efforts

  5. Economy Society environment Getting Started • Mission and Vision for campus sustainability • Definition of sustainability using campus icon • Common sense maxims

  6. How we did it • Identify most and least sustainable aspects of UF • Identify strategies already employed at UF • Dream BIG • Generate “big ideas” • Develop visions of UF as a model for sustainability • Indentify tactical issues for key vision statements • Back casting to develop strategic implementation plan

  7. Tools we used • Facilitator’s role • Guidelines • Small and large group discussions • Bike rack

  8. Institutional Commitment Academics Buildings Campus Culture Community Service and Civic Engagement Dining Services Diversity and Social Justice Employee Wellbeing Energy and Climate Change Grounds Investment Purchasing Transportation Waste Water Framework for visioning Our Focus

  9. Where do we go from here? • Strategic Implementation Plans • Community Based Social Marketing • Feedback and Adjustments • STARS Indicators • Green Team “web” support and training

  10. Questions?

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