Sustainability Strategic Plan (SSP)
Wesleyan University is committed to building a sustainable planet. Climate change and a rapidly changing world provide us with the impetus to take greater steps toward a sustainable future. We seek to be an institution on the forefront of sustainable change, one that promotes environmental and social sustainability in everything that we do. Sustainability is not an end goal, but an ongoing process.
Wesleyan adopted the Sustainability Strategic Plan (SSP) in May 2022, which builds on the lessons learned from the 2016-2021 Sustainability Action Plan (SAP). The SSP builds a roadmap toward a sustainable future by establishing broad goals and objectives over the coming decades in the areas of carbon neutrality, curricular integration, and engagement of our Wesleyan and Middletown communities.
Just released - SSP 1st Annual Report!
We are proud to share the progress made in the first year since the 2022 implementation of the Sustainability Strategic Plan! An accessible version of this document can be found here.
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Sustainability Strategic Plan Committee Members
The following staff, faculty, and students shepherd the implementation of the Sustainability Strategic Plan. Meetings are held 1-2 times each semester. Please contact Jen Kleindienst with questions about the committee.
- Current Members
- Elan Abrell, Faculty at large (2023-present)
- Olga Bookas, Purchasing (2023-present)
- Dylan Campos, Sunrise Wesleyan (2023-present)
- Barry Chernoff, College of the Environment (2021-present)
- Ruthann Coyote, Gordon Career Center (2023-present)
- Victor Diaz, Grounds (2023-present)
- Debbra Goh, Student at large (2021-present)
- Morgan Keller, Student Affairs (2023-present
- Jen Kleindienst, Sustainability Office (chair, 2021-present)
- Tamira Le, Sunrise Wesleyan (2023-present)
- Judy Liu, Wesleyan Student Assembly (2023-present)
- Diana Martinez, Allbritton (2021-present)
- Jeff Murphy, Facilities (2023-present)
- Michelle Myers-Brown, Dining (2023-present)
- Andrew Plotkin, Facilities (2021-present)
- Brett Salafia, Investments (2021-present)
- Jeff Sweet, Facilities (2023-present)
- Past Members
- Lisa Brommer, Human Resources (2021-2023)
- Sun Chyung, Finance (2021-2023)
- Ruby Clarke, Wesleyan Student Assembly (2021-2023)
- Tony Hatch, Faculty at large (2021-2023)
- Mark Hovey, Academic Affairs (2021-2023)
- Fran Koerting, Student Affairs (2021-2023)