2011 Cornell University Partners in Sustainability Award (CUSPA) Nominees
Student Nominees
- Kathleen Alvey
- Elyssa Dixon
- Jing Jin
- Keeton House Composting Initiative
- Kai Kean
- Rachel Perlman
- Lucia von Reusner
- CU Compost Club
- Ava G. Ryan
- Reed Steberger
- Cornell University Sustainable Design
Staff Nominees
- Spring Buck
- Lauren Chambliss
- Susan Powell
- Elizabeth Rowland
- Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
(CUAES) - Greenhouse Safety, Health &
Environmental Management Steering Committee
Kathleen Alvey(student) & Spring Buck (staff) 2011 CUSPA award recipients —more >>>
Students and staff play a critical role in the sustainable transformation of the Cornell campus. The annual CUPSA celebrates the many campus leaders who are committed to and engaged in making our campus, its operations, and academic initiatives as "green" as possible. The CUPSA for Student and Staff Leaders will be given each fall semester to an individual or a team who has made significant and notable contributions to the sustainable development of the Cornell campus over the previous year. Each spring the CUPSA will be awarded in a third category to a partner in the community or region.
QUALIFICATIONS: These awards recognize Cornell University staff and students who are currently making an impact on campus sustainability efforts by generating awareness, implementing projects, or catalyzing new initiatives in one or more of the following areas: Discovery, Education, Engagement, and Practice. Nominees may be an individual staff member, an individual student, or a group/team comprised of any combination of staff or students.
CRITERIA: All nominations will be evaluated based on their impacts in one or more of the following areas:
Discovery
The awardee has contributed to, or substantially improved, Cornell's capacity to create synergies and connections that spark discovery, innovative research, and real progress for humanity.Education
The awardee has contributed to Cornell's academic and extra-curricular educational environment through classes, campaigns, and educational experiences that make sustainability a robust and compelling subject for the next generation of scholars, entrepreneurs, artists, and leaders.Engagement
The awardee has contributed to Cornell's ability to ensure business leaders, policy makers, and citizens get the research-based guidance they need to make crucial decisions for a sustainable future.Practice
The awardee has helped transform the Cornell campus into a living laboratory for sustainability through innovation that directly reduces the university's ecological footprint, enhances social cohesion and equity in the campus community, or integrates sustainability into the culture of Cornell and our local communities.
