Wilson Library Circulation
Special Commendation: The printers in Circulation are older and will not accept once-used paper without jamming. Circulation makes other efforts to reduce printing, and then collects any paper printed on one-side only for scratch-paper, sharing it with the Writing Center. Circulation has switched from using paper cups to designating a shared space for coffee-making and washable mugs, and designated an area for re-usable office supplies, available to Library staff. They also collect and return packing materials to inter-library loan for re-use.

Provost's Office
Special Commendation: The president's/Provost's office is a high profile place, with 20 staff, who meeting the public and assisting administrators and University officials engaged in meetings, events and travel on behalf of the university. This office plans and follows through with sustainable catered events, including composting food and food-soiled paper. Energy saving measures include disabling screen savers on all office computers, changing hibernate settings with the help of the office IT specialist, and wearing sweaters for comfort, while keeping thermostats set to 68F.

Environmental Health & Safety
Special Commendation: EHS staff set up a separation area for all their waste materials, including paper towel compost, food waste compost, recyclable aluminum, glass & plastic. They have reduced landfill waste in their office by over 75%, and take compostable paper towels and food from their office waste to the SSC food Plus container located near their building.

Financial Aid Department
Special Commendation: This is a large department, consisting of four office work areas, sharing a kitchen and break room. This office has received an award for going to all paperless processing, and had many action items in place before applying for sustainable Office Certification. They still found more they could do to reduce their impact, and are working these actions in to their policies. The Conservation Facilitator team surveyed office staff anonymously, to get an idea of actions and attitudes supporting sustainable actions, and are working to ensure that efforts are equitable, and do not adversely affect workloads or working conditions in the department. The office has implemented waste sorting that removes compostable food waste and food-soiled paper from their offices, kitchen and break room waste stream. Desk reference manuals are now paperless using One-Note, enabling simultaneous access and immediate update of all desk reference guides.

University Advancement Services
Special Commendation: All five Staff in the Foundation Services Office bike, bus or walk to work daily, and regularly bicycle to off-campus meetings and retreats. In addition to separating recyclable material, staff also separate compostable food waste and dispose of it in the Food Plus container located next to the Miller Hall dumpster. Sustainable office orientation for student staff has been incorporated into office routine.

The Center for Service Learning, Western Libraries
Special Commendation: Recycling paper, and turning off appliances and lights is a standard practice in the Center for Service Learning. Everyone in the office walks, bikes or rides the bus to work. For special events when food is served, food waste and recyclables are separated, reusable dishes, linens and utensils are used, and pitchers or water stations are used instead of bottled water. Even though compostable food waste needs to be carried outside the office for disposal, the group decided to adopt a food+plus kitchen pail and now compost or recycle all of their lunchroom waste.

Teaching & Learning Academy, Western Libraries
Special Commendation: TLA has expanded their influence beyond their own office by Sponsoring weekly Western sustainability Lunch & Learn Conversations. They provide comfortable seating, washable mugs, hot water for tea; maintain containers for food waste compost, pen & pencil and container recycling in the multi-use area outside their office. TLA also provides a compost bin and recycle area, and shares their Sustainability Success Stories with folks throughout campus and community, during bi-weekly TLA sessions.