Planning, Coordination, & Administration

Sustainability Guiding Documents

Academic & Student Affairs identified sustainability as one of five priority areas for the university in 2012. UNO’s Campus Priorities: Charting a Clear Vision for 20/20 makes the case for why UNO should continue to expand its sustainability-related academic offerings and research.

In November 2014, UNO released the Sustainability Master Plan for campus. The plan, the result of months of research led by the Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee and the Verdis Group — an Omaha-based sustainability consultant firm — articulates UNO’s sustainability vision and identifies a path to integrate sustainability into all aspects of campus.

Vision statements and goals were created for Energy, Buildings, & Emissions; Water & Sustainable Sites; Campus Planning & Mobility; Materials, Waste, & Recycling; Campus Culture; Community Engagement; and Academics & Research. In nearly every category, a measurable metric was identified and a baseline set so future progress can clearly be measured.

In 2019, leaders from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, in collaboration with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, have proposed an updated set of sustainability goals. These updated goals provide better alignment between UNO and UNMC sustainability efforts and increase opportunities for collaboration and progress at each campus.

View our updated goals, programs and initiatives, and progress.

University Staff, Faculty, and Committees

Chancellor's Sustainability Committee

UNO's Sustainability Committee, formed in October 2013, is a group appointed by the Chancellor to promote sustainability efforts on the UNO campus and serve to advise the Administration on sustainability-related matters.

Mission

1. Identify sustainability opportunities and develop recommended priorities and action plans for implementation;
2. Integrate sustainability with campus operations, education, and outreach, wherever and whenever prudence dictates; and
3. Engage the campus and community in an ongoing dialogue about sustainability.

Student Government - Sustainability Committee

The leading student organization that directs most student-led sustainability efforts on campus.