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Sustainability Leadership at IUPUI: A Model for Urban Sustainability in Higher Education

IUPUI aims to be a national model for urban sustainability, engaging faculty, students, and staff in advancing knowledge and practice. Key goals include energy efficiency, green spaces, recycling, transportation innovation, and public health initiatives. The campus focuses on LEED certification, green practices, and academic programs in sustainable technologies and policy. The Office of Sustainability leads initiatives, offers internships, and facilitates campus engagement through committees and town hall meetings.

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Sustainability Leadership at IUPUI: A Model for Urban Sustainability in Higher Education

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  1. Sustainability at IUPUI Colleen J. McCormick, MPH Director, Office of Sustainability

  2. Vision IUPUI will serve as a sustainability leader among higher education institutions and as a national model for urban sustainability in both academic offerings and campus operations. The IUPUI campus will be a place where faculty, students, and staff are engaged in research, teaching, and learning to advance knowledge about urban sustainability and its practice.

  3. Energy Goals • Conduct a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and update annually • Develop a GHG action plan – set a reduction goal • Quantify energy usage on campus • Improve energy efficiency of buildings, vehicles, equipment • Evaluate alternative and renewable energy sources • Hold a campus energy challenge

  4. Built Environment Goals • Pursue Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification • Conserve, maintain, and increase green space on campus • Develop bicycle paths Progress • Participating in Tree Campus USA program • Partnering with Indiana Wildlife Federation – Campus Sustainable Landscape program

  5. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Goals • Enhance campus recycling program • Campus Center and Housing • Construction materials • Styrofoam • Promote environmentally friendly purchasing practices • Tox Away Day and RecycleMania

  6. Transportation Goals • Establish bicycle program • Increase bicycle parking, showers • Bicycle exchange • Incorporate alternative fuels into campus vehicle fleet • Increase car pooling and public transportation use • Develop shuttle system between IUPUI and Bloomington

  7. Public Health Goals • Evaluate use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) • Evaluate use of green cleaning products • Establish an IUPUI farmers market Progress • Identified new location for IUPUI urban garden • Satellite urban garden

  8. Academics • ET Sustainable Technologies Certificate • SPEA Sustainability Policy and Mgmt • Sustainability Certificate • Sustainability House

  9. Engage • Office of Sustainability Website • www.sustainability.iupui.edu • Office of Sustainability Internships • Sustainability Committees • Green Teams • Greening IUPUI Grant • Sustainability Town Hall Meetings

  10. Best Practices • Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) • www.AASHE.org • Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)

  11. Conclusions • Office of Sustainability • Opportunity to be an urban sustainability leader • Opportunity for impact

  12. Questions? Thank you for your time! Colleen J. McCormick, MPH Director, Office of Sustainability 317-278-1308 cjmccorm@iupui.edu www.sustainability.iupui.edu

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