Sustainability policy approved

President Beggs has approved the following addition to the WSU Policies and Procedures Manual: 20.22 / Sustainability -- http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch20_22.htm
To set forth University policy with regard to considering and incorporating the concept of sustainability into the University's operations and decision-making process. The Kansas Board of Regents adopted a Sustainability Policy at its meeting Oct. 15-16, 2008, which stated that the policies, practices and programs of the state universities governed by the Board of Regents should, when possible, embody approaches that reduce life cycle costs, restore and maintain the functioning natural systems, and enhance human well-being.