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Sustainability
UNLV is committed to advancing sustainable practices on campus and to solving the sustainability crisis in the desert southwest through education, research, activities, development, and operations to make social, environmental, and economic sustainability integral to university culture.
Key Facts
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Our University Climate Action Plan
We're creating a Climate Action Plan for the future. Visit the Rebel CAP webpage to learn more.
Sustainability Task Force
The Sustainability Task Force furthers the university’s sustainability mission by serving as a connection for faculty, staff, and students to collaborate and create a bridge between ideas and their practical implementation.
- Musa Pam
Associate Vice President, Facilities Management - Dr. Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez
Professor School of Architecture - Dr. David James
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction - Don Johnson
Assistant Director, Facilities Operations, Facilities Management - Dr. Lisa Davis
Executive Director of Graduate Student Services, Lee Business School - Tara Pike
Recycling Manager, Sustainability Coordinator, Facilities Management - Zachary Billot
CSUN Official - Andie Davis
Campus Sustainability - Dr. Christine Bergman
Professor, Hospitality - Helen Neil
Associate Professor, Public Administration - Krystyna Stave
Professor, Public Policy - Robert Futrell
Professor, Sociology - Deborah Bergin
Director of Planning & Facility Partnerships, Planning & Construction - John Treston
Executive Director and University Architect, Planning & Construction
What's Happening
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Funding is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to develop zero emissions ironmaking and ultra-low life cycle emissions steelmaking.
2024 UNLV Student Service Award winner Makayla Franklin inspires Black pride and representation on campus through Afrikan Black Coalition Conference.