Environmental Advisory Council

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
By-laws

General

1. The Environmental Advisory Council ensures that our operations and persons associated with our operations shall cultivate environmental performance and model good practices wherever our facilities and activities interface with the natural and built environments.
2. The Environmental Advisory Council is a standing council reporting to the Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration.

The scope of the council is to:

1. be responsible for coordinating institutional stewardship of the environment.
2. develop environmental policy and oversee the implementation and effectiveness of the university's Environmental Management System (EMS).
3. serve as a campus wide planning and advisory forum to identify, assess and rank environmental concerns.
4. coordinate institutional responses to these priority concerns.
5. assess the effectiveness of actions and programs designed to resolve or manage environmental concerns.
6. communicate environmental performance to the CEO and to the campus community.

3. The Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration appoints the Environmental Manager as Chair of the council.
4. The chairperson may appoint officers of the council as appropriate.
5. The chairperson of the council may appoint subcommittees from the committee membership.

Membership

1. The council shall be made up of two faculty members from the College of Science and Technology, one faculty member from the College of Liberal Arts, a representative from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, the Director, Physical Plant and the Environmental Manager. Appointed members shall be prepared to serve two year terms.
2. Representatives should have mature judgment; demonstrate special abilities toward and sincere interest in the environment and environmental programs on the campus.
3. The duties of each representative are in addition to the regular duties already required of the employee.

Meetings

1. The Environmental Advisory Council shall meet at least 4 times per year.
2. All meetings shall be open to the campus community. Meetings will be publicly announced.
3. Attendance of 50% of the actively appointed committee constitutes a quorum.
4. A committee member may assign a proxy by forwarding to the chairperson a signed statement indicating such.

Vacancies

1. A vacancy exists when any representative of the committee resigns his or her position on the committee or when a representative terminates employment with the university.
2. Vacancies are filled by appointment by the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration and/or the Provost.

Approved 1 16 2008