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PRESENTED BY
The Sustainability Initiative
Abena Ojetayo, Chief Sustainability Officer/Executive Director
India National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development & Public Leadership
Ahmedabad, IndiaNovember 8-9, 2014
About Florida A&M University
• Research University• 10,000 students• 13 Colleges & Schools
– Sch. Of Environment– College of Agriculture & Food
Science– Pharmacy, Public Health,– College of Engineering– Social Sciences & Arts
• Research Centers– Sustainability– Air & Water Quality
1890 Land Grant – Cooperative Extensions University
DEFINING SUSTAINABILITY @ FAMU
Socio-economic, ecological and technological innovations that maintain the long term health and viability of the campus, regional and global environment.
ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE
Creative Collaboration
Engaged Scholarship
Accelerated Innovation
Inspired Leadership
Pervasive Behavior Change
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT AREASAc
adem
ic • Environmental, Energy & socio-economic Sustainability Research
• Climate Literacy• Curriculum
development• Conferences &
Speaker Series
Ope
ratio
ns • Energy Efficiency• Alternative
Transportation• Green Building• Water Conservation• Food / Dining• Waste Management• Land Use• Procurement
Out
reac
h • Campus & Community Engagement
• Programming• Cooperative
Extensions• Service Learning• Green Collar Job
Training• Data Collection &
Tracking
KEY COLLABORATORS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
FAMU Sustainability
InstituteUniversities & Schools
International Research Centers
Private Corporations
Public Agencies & NGOs
Small & Large Scale Farm Industries
FOCUS ARES
• EnergyWaterFood Nexus Research– You are invited to International Summit March
26-28, 2015 in Florida
• Climate Smart Agriculture Development• Scholarly exchanges (students & faculty)• Applied technical expertise for projects• Research based policy recommendations
for public leadership