2023-24 Sustainability Champion

The Sustainability Celebration recognizes individuals and groups at SCU who have made a significant contribution and catalyzed change. Each year, awards are presented to honor the achievements of one student, one faculty member, one staff member, and one SCU family member/friend/alum who have each transformed one or more of the following areas of campus:
• Academics: This involves improvement and/or transformation for sustainability in curriculum, research, faculty resources, use of the campus as a living laboratory, or other academic programs.
• Engagement: This involves events, programs, or initiatives that strengthen sustainable attitudes and behaviors on campus and/or with our community partners.
• Operations: This involves project or program development that moves campus buildings, landscaping, energy, food & dining, purchasing, transportation, waste or water use towards more sustainable processes.
• Planning & Administration: This involves working on institutionalizing sustainability via policy/governance/strategic planning, enhancing diversity and affordability, sustainable investment/finance, or improving employee wellbeing and safety.

In addition, the following awards can go to an individual or group in the SCU community:
• Forge Garden Award: This award is given to an individual or group that has made a valuable development to the Forge Garden community.
• Innovation: This award involves a collaborative and innovative project or program that significantly contributes to the culture of sustainability at SCU.

Members of the Center for Sustainability vote on the nominees, who are self-nominated or nominated by another.