Sustainability at UST
Environmental Assessment
The greenhouse gas emission audit for UST was completed in April, 2008. The carbon calculator utilized was Cool Air-Clean Planet (CA-CP). The audit was completed by the Sustainability Working Group formed for the purpose of completing the audit and making recommendations to the Administration about the feasibility of signing the Presidents Climate Commitment.
Members of the working group were:
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Director of Environmental Studies Program
IRT Central Systems Operation Specialist
Chair of the Environmental Sustainability Working Group
Coordinator of Central Receiving and Recycling
Professor and Chair
Department of Political Science
Assistant Professor
Department of Engineering
UST Grounds Turf Technician
Physical Plant
A report on UST's carbon footprint for the last three fiscal years was presented by Bob Douglas, chair of the Environmental Sustainability Working Group. The report was submitted to the Academic and Administrative Leadership and at the third “Great Conversation on Sustainability and Care of the Environment” sponsored by President Dennis Dease and Vice President for Mission, Gene Scapanski. The conversations on the Mission of St. Thomas were called for by the President in his Convocation address last September and he subsequently asked that they be on focused on the environment.
Power Point Presentation for Third Conversation Report on UST Carbon Footprint
