Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 60.78 |
Liaison | Jessica Bowen |
Submission Date | March 4, 2019 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Aquinas College
IC-1: Institutional Boundary
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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N/A |
Jessica
Eimer Bowen Director of Sustainability Center for Sustainability |
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Institution type: Associate (i.e., short-cycle), Baccalaureate, Doctoral/Research, or Master's:
Master
Institutional control (Public, Private for-profit, or Private non-profit):
Private non-profit
A brief description of the institution’s main campus and other aspects of the institutional boundary used to complete this report:
Aquinas College is a Catholic, liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We strive to prepare students for their career path by focusing on leadership and service to others, while developing a sustainable and global community. The Aquinas College campus includes thirty six buildings, of which seventeen are residential. There are six LEED certified locations on campus, and a commitment to LEED in all new construction and major renovation projects. We are working to achieve a zero waste campus and are currently at a 69% diversion rate. The campus is 117 acres, consisting of 110 different species of trees and a variety of shrubs. We encourage recreational activity and promote use of the Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center and the athletic field by faculty, staff and students.
Which of the following features are present on campus and which are included within the institutional boundary?:
Present? | Included? | |
Agricultural school | No | No |
Medical school | No | No |
Other professional school with labs and clinics (e.g. dental, nursing, pharmacy, public health, veterinary) | Yes | Yes |
Satellite campus | No | No |
Farm larger than 5 acres or 2 hectares | No | No |
Agricultural experiment station larger than 5 acres or 2 hectares | No | No |
Hospital | No | No |
The rationale for excluding any features that are present from the institutional boundary:
N/A
Additional documentation to support the submission :
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