Sustainability Committee
OCAD U has set a strategic priority of developing and implementing an institution-wide sustainability plan. The goal of the Sustainability Committee is to achieve widespread participation and to inform and advance the high-level organizational change strategies needed to continue a transition to a sustainable university.
The Sustainability Committee is a sub-committee to the Employment and Education Equity Committee (EEEC) and has a broad mandate (academic and operations/administration) and the autonomy needed to support, promote and advance sustainability initiatives at OCAD University. They will inform and review the development of a sustainability policy, institutional plans, objectives, and targets, for senior leadership approval. This will include developing and overseeing multi-year and annual sustainability plans and making recommendations on sustainability to be integrated into institutional plans; recommending and/or informing a framework for change; monitoring and evaluating progress, and supporting and advancing an institution-wide integration of sustainability principles, current initiatives into all aspects of university business.
The Sustainability Committee will advance a vision of ‘just sustainability’ that foregrounds equity and creates new ways of understanding and acting that strengthen communities, build social capacity and economic strength, and promote positive transformation and change.
Download the Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference (PDF)
The Sustainability Committee meets on a quarterly basis. Please contact Victoria Ho, Advisor, Strategic Sustainability, at vho@ocadu.ca for meeting summaries.
2023-24 Working Groups:
Communications
Dish With One Spoon Treaty
Going Green at GradEx
Student Awards
Ongoing projects:
Sustainability Plan
Curriculum Strategy
Procurement Strategy
Sustainable Futures Faculty Fellowship
Community of Practice
Interested to join or to learn more? Contact Victoria Ho, Advisor, Strategic Sustainability, at vho@ocadu.ca.
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP 2023/24
Co-Chairs
Jason Lujan, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Art
Colleen Reid, Professor, Faculty of Design
Faculty of Art
Natalie Waldburger, Associate Professor
bh Yael, Professor
Faculty of Design
Michael Lee Poy, Assistant Professor
Stuart Werle, Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Susan Blight, Assistant Professor
Ian Clarke, Associate Professor
Sarita Srivastava, Dean
Student Representatives
Executive Director of Campaigns and Advocacy, Student Union
Executive Director of Academic Affairs, Student Union
Sustainability Representative, Student Union
Jenny Zhen - Student
William Omole - Student
Operations and Administration
Nick Hooper
Director, Facilities & Studio Services
Jason Corbin
Lead, Campus Planning & Projects
Alastair MacLeod
Chief Information Officer, IT Services
Lance Straun
Manager, Campus Operations
Amanda Hotrum
Director, Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives
Cathy Cappon
Manager, Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives
Victoria Ho
Advisor, Strategic Sustainability, Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives