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VISION STATEMENT

Florida A&M University is a resilient, living laboratory of innovations and learning experiences that models responsible resource stewardship and creates solutions for a healthy and livable world. FAMU recognizes that being responsible stewards of our natural and human resources is socially and financially beneficial for our university and for society as a whole. We continually  strive to uphold the three pillars of sustainability by fostering the integration of economic, ecological, and socio-cultural well-being that have been hallmarks of our university since its designation as a Land-Grant institution in 1890.

MISSION

Sustainability is about finding solutions for current problems to ensure the collective survival and prosperity of people, organizations and the planet, now and in the future. At Florida A&M University, we will advance economically sound, environmentally responsible, socially just and culturally competent solutions in order to achieve our unique mission for present and future generations, locally and across the globe.

OVERARCHING GOALS [or "DESTINATIONS" or PRINCIPLES for consistency with FAMU’s draft Strategic Plan]. Each objective and strategy in the action plan addresses one or more of the following broad goals:

1. Engaged Scholarship- Action, advocacy, and service learning that supports healthy communities
2. Transformative Research- High impact, solutions-oriented research and extension outreach for human and ecological security
3. Resilient Campus- Environmentally and socially responsible campus operations
   1. Green Buildings & Infrastructure- Best practices for buildings, grounds, and water stewardship
   2. Zero Waste- Material reuse, recycling, and total life cycle cost planning
   3. Carbon Neutrality- Alternative energy and transportation to reduce greenhouse gases
   4. Healthy People- Promotion of healthy campus food systems and lifestyles for students and staff

OBJECTIVES [based on 9 focus teams]

1. Curriculum: Increase sustainability instruction to prepare students, address sustainability challenges, and use the campus as a living learning laboratory for resilient solutions.
2. Research: Create new knowledge that leads to solutions for social well-being, economic prosperity, and ecological health; and position the research enterprise for long-term viability
3. Engagement: Integrate sustainability into campus culture and the community at large through service learning, community partnerships, peer-to-peer programs, and other extra-curricular activities.
4. Better Buildings: Model resource efficiency in campus buildings and energy use, reduce greenhouse gases, and move towards renewable sources.
5. Food: Support healthy and local food systems, improve sustainability in campus dining operations, and strengthen  agricultural aspects of the university.
6. Waste: Eliminate waste by refraining, reducing, reusing, and recycling materials.
7. Transportation: Provide sustainable transportation options to improve human and environmental health.
8. Grounds and Water: Improve the health and biodiversity of campus grounds and landscape, use water efficiently, and minimize stormwater pollution
9. Purchasing: Preference the use of environmentally and socially responsible products and services while creating a culture of life-cycle resource planning.
10. People: Exemplify diversity, inclusion, access, health and safety, and empowerment across the campus, including through shared governance.