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School of Adult and Continuing Education Course & term | ADM 568 Changing Environment of Administration | Title: | Social Responsibility Report - University of Miami | Submitted by: | | Date of Submission: | July 23, 2015 | CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: By including this cover sheet I certify that I am the author of this submittal and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas, or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. I have read the ACE Academic Dishonesty Policy regarding cheating and plagiarism and understand its consequences and penalties.

Abstract
This social responsibility report will look at several areas of importance for the University of Miami. We will examine the stakeholders along with the social, environmental and ethical performances of its operations. We will discuss how each of these areas is linked to each other and how the performance in each area impacts the University, its stakeholders and the surrounding community. Lastly, we will review the economic impact on the University of Miami.

Introduction
The University of Miami is an internationally recognized and renowned private research institution that is much more than a sum of its various parts. With over 15,000 students, nearly 13,100 faculty and employees, and five distinct operating campuses, its led by President Donna Shalala and is comprised of 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 180 majors and programs. UM has become by most measures, among the top universities in the United States and it continues to be ranked the top school in the State of Florida. Established in 1925, the Universities main campus is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and is home to two colleges, seven schools and is located on a 230 acre tract. The University is a major research institution engaged in over $360 million annually in research and sponsored programs. It is affiliated with Jackson Memorial Hospital, Holt’s Children Hospital and the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Stakeholders
In President Shalala’s communication to the University, she identified some key stakeholders for the university. Those that she mentioned include the students, parents, the general public, state and federal legislators and agencies, regional and professional accrediting bodies, sister institutions, physicians, faculty and staff. All of these stakeholders have the ability of influencing how the university responds to changes. President Shalala (2015) noted that demonstrating its commitment to delivering the safest patient care, both the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital provide essential financial support for the work of the University of Miami – Jackson Memorial Hospital Center for Patient Safety. To meet the obligations of its stakeholders, the Center provides ongoing training to medical students, nurses, and residents to ensure that healthcare practitioners at this academic medical center are exposed to best practices and armed with patient safe skills.
The University of Miami Agenda 2015: President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton had announced details for the eighth annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting, which brought more than 1,000 college students from around the world to the UM campus in March 2015. Students will join innovators, thought-leaders, and civically engaged celebrities to make a difference in CGI U’s five focus areas: Education, Environment and Climate Change, Peace and Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Public Health. Since the first CGI U meeting, attendees have made 4,800 Commitments to Action, new, specific, and measurable plans to address challenges on campus, in local communities, or around the world. This growing community of young leaders represents more than 875 schools, 145 countries, and all 50 states. This year, through the CGI University Network, the Resolution Project Social Venture Challenge, and other opportunities, more than $900,000 in funding opportunities will be available to select CGI U 2015 students to help them turn their ideas into action (University of Miami, 2015). UM first hosted CGI U in 2010 and is the first school to host the event twice. Throughout the meeting, students will engage in various topic- and skill-based sessions, which will empower them to take action in their communities and around the world.
On President Shalala’s historic signing she stated, “The University of Miami is recognized for preparing students to be environmental thinkers and responsible citizens of the world… Now we are making a commitment to a sustainable future by broadening our approach to educating students on environmental sustainability and by fostering a culture of environmental awareness at the University (University of Miami, 2014). This is currently an exciting time for Green U and the University of Miami as we make strives to reduce waste, energy, water consumption, and increase education for the community and beyond. Green U is a cultural movement at the University; each community member’s participation is essential for success. As we further the culture of sustainability, the University of Miami’s Green U program will continue to produce the leaders of tomorrow who leave the smallest carbon impression on the planet (University of Miami, 2015).
Social Performance Many aspects of university life and university programs have their roots in the Core Commitments and Mission Statement (University of Miami, 2011). The University of Miami’s mission is to educate and nurture students, to create knowledge, and to provide service to our community and beyond. Committed to excellence and proud of the diversity of our University family, we strive to develop future leaders of our nation and the world (University of Miami, 2011). We will review what the university has in place in order to achieve these core values. The University is absolutely committed to freedom of inquiry, the freedom to think, to question, to criticize, and to dissent. The students will pursue the value of excellence in research and educational missions with the single-mindedness that only great commitments deserve. The University will provide students with the foundations for ethical citizenship and service to others, a respect for differences among people, and a commitment to high standards of thought and communication. UM will also prepare students for rewarding lifelong careers and I would like them to have a continued and permanent desire for the study of knowledge and the search for truth (University of Miami, 2015). University of Miami has a common purpose: At the U, we transform lives through teaching, research, and service. To this purpose, the ideals are Diversity, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Compassion, Creativity, Teamwork (University of Miami, 2015). The "Building a Better U Together" logo is the key graphic element of the University of Miami's Culture Transformation initiative. In its pursuit of diversity, the University expects everyone to value and include people from all cultures and backgrounds in the pursuit of our common goals. As part of this, everyone is expected to view differences of opinion as essential for growth. Everyone is also expected to treat everyone with dignity and understanding. In the pursuit for integrity the highest standard of ethical behavior is expected along with sincerity and truthfulness in all interactions. University resources must be used in a responsible manner and be dependable and trustworthy. The University of Miami strives for excellence by performing each task with the highest level of quality, exceed expectations and seek opportunities to learn, grow, and improve your performance. Behaving in a humane and compassionate way is essential at the “U”. Aim to transform lives of other for the better. Always be empathetic and understanding of others. In the “U” we embrace innovation, flexibility, and originality (University of Miami, 2015). The University has Volunteer Service and Leadership Development Program. They offer a wide range of volunteer and advocacy-based service opportunities for UM students, staff and local community members including one-day special events, classroom experiences, ongoing involvement with over 40 service organizations and volunteer opportunities during fall and spring break. Additionally, they challenge students to think about leadership beyond the traditional leadership paradigm, thereby gaining an understanding of different approaches to civic engagement. The Butler Center works toward developing the leadership potential of students in all academic disciplines, as well as raising the overall standard of student leadership at UM (University of Miami, 2015). The University has the Essentials of Leadership program (EOL). EOL is designed to advance the development of the University’s managers through interactive modules, leadership discussions, individual assessments, experiential learning activities, and coaching. Upon successful completion, participants will have the tools and foundational knowledge they need to become transformational leaders, who understand how their contributions affect the University’s broader strategy. The six-month program is offered once each quarter to candidates who are recommended by their supervisors (University of Miami, 2015). One of the purposes of EOL is to help incorporate the University’s Mission Statement into the everyday life of faculty, staff and students.
Environmental Performance
The University also has a Green Teams Program. They are small groups of faculty, staff, or students passionate about the environment and willing to volunteer to take on innovative projects and make their school, department, lab or office more sustainable. Green U will help you form your Green Team program, by presenting 2 to 3 projects and provide support with informational resources and training. Some projects are: Paper reduction, Coffee ground collection, Terra cycle programs, Green Lab certification, Green OR guidelines, ECO Art exhibits, local food CSA promotion (University of Miami, 2015).
The University has a “become a Green “U” Rep Program”, which seeks passionate people, concerned with environmental awareness and willing to share their expertise in Social Media and Communication campaigns. They ask only a few hours a week on specific projects, work from home, and make a valuable impact on your campus. “Green patrol”, is another program that helps Your Campus Recycle, save water and energy and promotes physical activity and exercise on a weekly basis. By exercising and you can make the campus greener. Engaging a few hours a week walking or running around campus and monitor their recycling bins, report anomalies, survey or promote the program in new places will make a difference in the program (University of Miami, 2015) |
Water refilling stations are a great way of conserving water. Water efficient laundry machines in dorms, drought resistant landscaping or dual flush toilets, UM is constantly trying to reduce its water footprint. The main advancement in water conservation is the installation of two cisterns in the new Frost School of Music LEED Platinum building that will capture rainwater to be used to answer the onsite non-drinking water demand. Water use is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, as the more energy is required to move large amounts of water, and water itself is a resource that must be conserved. As a result the University of Miami is constantly looking for ways to reduce water use (University of Miami, 2015).
The Coral Gables campus has sustained a growth trend over the past 5 fiscal of 6.8% totaling approximately 350,000 gross square feet (University of Miami, 2015). This sustained growth has resulted in both major and minor renovations to existing facilities, demolition of aged facilities and the addition of new building construction. This steady and sustainable growth is planned to continue well into the future based on the Campus Master Plan Projections, the addition of 198,349 GSF, an increase of 3.6% of GSF for FY-14 (University of Miami, 2015). Electrical consumption reduction has been the main focus over the past 5 years. Additional events supporting the Green U Movement are: local organic food, farmer’s market, air quality day, earth week and earth day.
Green U hosts a sustainability forum for South Florida Hospitals. Office of Sustainability recently hosted the Florida Hospital Association’s Annual Roundtable titled “Sustainability in Healthcare Facilities.” Held at the medical campus, the July 1 forum brought together more than a dozen South Florida hospital representatives and featured industry speakers who discussed innovative ideas for making hospital operations and patient care more sustainable. UM administrators from a cross-section of departments joined attendees from Broward Health, Baptist Health South Florida and other local hospital systems. “The whole idea of this event was to share a wealth of resources and information with staff and leadership at the medical campus’ three hospitals.” The meeting also allowed attendees to network and gain insight into how other local and national healthcare are employing “green” initiatives (Green U, 2015). Recycle for a cause is a Toner and Cartridge Recycling Program. Contributing empty ink and toner cartridges to be “re-used” (remanufactured) instead of simply “recycled” (de-manufactured) helps to save energy, reduce air and water pollution, and conserves natural resources. Dade Recycling is helping UM to recycle their old ink/toner cartridges and toner bottles. All proceeds from this program donated to United Way (Green U, 2015).
The University of Miami Green U initiative is a comprehensive program for all aspects of sustainability. The design, construction, and performance of buildings are a key piece in the University’s commitment. This commitment is extraordinarily important as not only does it minimize the impact on the environment, but it also promotes quality of life and health of the occupants. As an institution utterly committed to sustainability, the University of Miami Facilities Design and Construction Department has taken an aggressive approach, taking the lead through a progressive Green Building policy (Green U, 2015).
In a study done by the Miami Dade County Public School Systems (2008-2013), the main challenges identified through collaborative stakeholder analysis of assessment data and indicators are stated. First, educating our children, and indirectly their families, to live and behave in a more sustainable manner. Ensuring early childhood education as an investment, the results are long term academic success and positive social outcomes for youth. Developing and promoting robust curriculum at the schools, colleges and universities to produce a pool of talent that can participate in new and emerging technologies and “green” industries or jobs. Positioning our educational institutions to participate in and benefit from research and trends in new and emerging alternative energy, design, construction, and sustainable approaches in general. Designing, constructing and operating school facilities that are energy and water efficient, procure and dispose of materials and resources sustainably, maintain high standards of indoor air quality utilize sustainable landscaping and site selection techniques and where possible integrate these practices into educational objectives and curriculum. Reducing exposure of drivers, children, staff, and community residents to diesel exhaust from school bus fleet operations. Increasing mixed uses of buildings and the school’s relationship in the neighborhood. Building schools to encourage urban development rather than suburban sprawl.
For purposes of this assessment report County staff had gathered information on existing efforts as well as data for the following indicators from M-DCPS: educational attainment, quality of schools, infrastructure, school bus age, and water consumption. These are not all inclusive and do not paint the entire picture of how schools are a component of a sustainable community.
In 2014, the University Of Miami School Of Business Administration launched four new specialized full-time master’s programs. Each program proved to be extremely popular among prospective applicants. All of our Master's programs are geared toward specific career paths and can be completed in less than one year. These programs are in addition to the School’s existing Master of Science in Accounting and the Master of Science in Taxation (University of Miami, 2014). Miami is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world; it is considered the gateway to the Americas. Home to more than 1,200 multinational headquarters or divisions, the region offers unparalleled professional growth opportunities for graduate business students. International recognition and top research faculty coupled with small class sizes and a cutting edge curriculum, gives students the strategic perspective necessary to succeed in today's global marketplace. Current UM graduate students represent more than 30 countries and more than 20 U.S. states (University of Miami, 2015). The University of Miami offers the advantages of a major university while providing the personalized attention students would expect from a more intimate program. Ethical performance The universities codes are established for the student body to protect the academic integrity of the University of Miami, to encourage consistent ethical behavior among students, and to foster a climate of fair competition. While a student’s commitment to honesty and personal integrity is assumed and expected, the codes are intended to provide an added measure of assurance that, in fulfilling the University’s requirements, the student will never engage in falsification, plagiarism, or other deception regarding the materials he or she presents. Each student is responsible for completing the academic requirements of each course on the manner indicated by the faculty.
The university is committed to an environment where open, honest communications are the expectation, not the exception. Employees should feel comfortable approaching their supervisor or manager to discuss instances where a violation of policies or standards may have occurred. In those situations where an employee prefers to make an anonymous report via the web or by telephone, “Cane Watch”, is hosted by Ethics Point, a third party hotline provider (University of Miami, 2015). Reported information will be forwarded to the University by Ethics Point on a confidential and anonymous basis - if that is the preference of the person filing the report. All reported incidents will be considered and, where appropriate, investigated. University of Miami employees who report an activity that may be in violation of a law, rule, or regulation are protected against retaliation by the Whistleblower Protection Statement. The whistleblower, as defined by this statement, is an employee of the University of Miami who discloses, or threatens to disclose, information to a governmental agency of any university activities that is in violation of law, rule or regulation. Whistleblowers may also be employees who provided information to a governmental agency conducting an investigation, hearing or inquiry into alleged violations by the University of any law, rule or regulation, or employees who object to or refuse to participate in any activity, policy or practice of the University which is in violation of any law, rule or regulation. The whistleblower is not responsible for investigating the activity or for determining fault or corrective measures; appropriate University management officials are charged with these responsibilities. Insofar as possible, the confidentiality of the whistleblower will be maintained. It is vital the employee exercise sound judgment to avoid baseless allegations (University of Miami, 2012). Sustainable development is the balance between economic progress and environmental protection (Lawrence & Weber, pg. 213). It is important in ensuring everyone has a great quality of life, in the present and the future. This is why the university has groups volunteering to help the less fortunate and give them the opportunity of having a descent standard of living. According to the most recent estimates, around 2.5 billion people had incomes below the international “moderate” poverty line of $2.00 a day (Lawrence & weber, pg. 216). Sustainable development requires an equitable distribution of the benefits gained from the use of natural resources for both current and future generations (Lawrence & Weber, pg. 213). Differences are an environmental issue because countries at either extreme of income tend to behave in more environmentally destructive ways than those in the middle.
Conclusion
The University of Miami has the combined function of transmitting knowledge and research; they play a critical role in the socio-economic development of the areas in which they are located. Based upon analysis of the available data and information we believe the presence of the University of Miami has provided various positive and significant economic benefits to the local Miami-Dade County and South Florida Tri-Country regional economics. The University of Miami not only contributes to the educational excellence of the population, as well as academic and scientific research to the global community, it also adds greatly to the local, regional, and state economics with its annual operational and capital expenditures. The expenditures along with those of it’s out of the area student body are further multiplied to create tremendous additional benefits to the total economic output, employment, labor income, gross domestic product, and state and local tax revenues. These additional benefits provide a solid function for the local and regional economies, which would not exist without the presence of the University.
In spite of the negative impacts of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression over the past five years, the University has provided a reliable, consistent, and positive contribution to the South Florida economy. Without these important economic impacts multiplied throughout the communities, Miami Dade County and the surrounding areas would be in far worse economic condition.
The University of Miami is in the process of creating new structures and installing more energy efficient equipment. This process needs to continue. It would be a recommendation of this audit that the University of Miami look’s into making more LEED certified buildings on the campus. Since the southern Florida area is known for its intense heat and humidity, UM should also look into installing energy efficient windows in all buildings. As stated previously in this audit, the University should continue to push on alternative transportation, energy efficient shuttles for the students, planting trees and adding more green space. More effort needs to be put into recycling initiatives and energy efficiency, as this is an area that is more feasible on the part of the students and employees. By making these changes and continuing what they have implemented, UM is on its way to transforming lives and teaching the world the importance of sustainability.

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