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President's Council for Stategic Initiatives

The President’s Council’s primary focus is to monitor Year 4 of Vision 2025 and develop Vision 2030 into a five-year strategic plan.

  • Monitor the implementation of Year 4 of Vision 2025: A Plan for Saint Anselm College and adjust the plan as needed
  • Each quarter, develop and review the college dashboard of key indicators
  • Serve in various leadership roles to develop Vision 2030 into a strategic plan
  • Consider emerging trends in higher education landscape and how they may impact the College
  • Bring attention to issues, concerns, or questions from the wider college community.  
  • Advise the President on regular professional development opportunities for faculty and staff in a variety of areas such as diversity, equity, and inclusion; innovation and technology; effective management and supervision; and mentoring and collaboration

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Environmental Stewardship

The purpose of the Environmental Stewardship Committee is to provide leadership in enacting the Strategic Plan objective #23, reduce the environmental impact of the campus by implementing green initiatives throughout campus and incorporating sustainable design principles in all facility and building projects. The committee adheres to the core values of respect for the environment and sustainable living as a local and global environmental citizen and living the Benedictine value of stewardship for the environment and the earth. The membership of the committee includes representatives from faculty, staff and students and reports directly to the Executive Vice President.

Functions

Specific functions of the committee:

  1. Develop programs to raise awareness about environmental issues and encourage conservation and promotion of practices beneficial to the environment by all members of the Saint Anselm community. Serve as a conduit for information exchange about campus sustainability initiatives.
  2. Pursue external funding sources to advance the strategic directions for sustainability at the college.
  3. Make recommendations for procurement of products that contribute to sustainability and for strategic investments for recycling for the future.
  4. Make recommendations for sustainable design principles to be incorporated into all College and facility planning projects.
  5. Draft policy recommendations and provide accurate information to the President, President's Cabinet and College community in order to promote and ensure conservation of resources, energy efficiency, waste reduction and recycling, emissions reduction, reliance on renewable energy sources and resources, healthy and safe environmental practices, and the sustainable operation of the college, consistent with the college's mission and guiding principles.