Sustainability Committee
2025-2026
Chair
Members
| Name | Constituency | Role |
| Hailin Li | Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | Chair |
| Peter Giacobbi | College of Applied Human Sciences | Past Chair |
| Brenden McNeil | Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | Chair Elect |
| Kelsey Frank | WVU Institute of Technology | Member |
| Mark Fullen | WVU Extension | Member |
| Sharda Udassi | School of Medicine | Member |
| Traci Knabenshue | Office of Sustainability | Ex Officio |
| Andrew O'Neal | Student | Student Representative |
Committee Charge
The Faculty Senate Sustainability Committee is charged with undertaking the following set of actions:
- Provide support and assistance to the WVU Office of Sustainability, especially with regard to WVU’s sustainability plans and goals.
- Survey faculty with regard to both teaching and research being done at WVU that has relevance to sustainability issues; consider building a database of faculty teaching and research that would allow faculty and staff to communicate with each other on sustainability issues.
- Per a request from WVU’s Office of Sustainability, survey the faculty to find out what courses utilize the campus environment in their teaching, as this would give different academic programs a step forward in showing students the full portfolio of sustainability curriculum WVU offers.
- Consider the resources necessary to do a carbon-audit of WVU, with respect to our sustainability practices.
- Evaluate periodically national trends and report on best practices related to sustainability in teaching and research, and make recommendations to appropriate University bodies including the Office of the Provost, the Teaching and Learning Commons, and other Centers, Colleges, Schools and programs affiliated with the University.
- Report on systems and mechanism that provide support to faculty who engage in research and scholarship on issues related to sustainability.
- Address in a timely fashion other issues pertinent to the charge of the committee.