Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.60
Liaison Laurie Husted
Submission Date June 14, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Bard College
PAE-2: Strategic Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.00 / 6.00 Taun Toay
Associate Vice President
Vice President
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Year the strategic plan or equivalent was completed or adopted:
2,010

Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the environmental dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the environmental dimensions of sustainability:

As one of the main pillars in Bard College's Strategic Plan, the documents includes the following points in addition to curricular and infrastructure aims:

Sustainability

Bard College seeks to serve as a model of sustainability in higher education, in our curriculum, in our operations, and in planning for our future. The first step was taken when the campus in Annandale was protected as an Arboretum.

The study of sustainability is inherently interdisciplinary, involving underlying scientific processes, ethical and aesthetic questions, and social relationships. At the same time, for the college to become a model of sustainability students, faculty, and staff must engage with both the campus and community as laboratories, seeking ways to reduce our ecological footprint while enhancing our economic stability and social well-being.

Bard’s sustainability initiatives over the next five years include the following:

i. The re-envisioning and re-launching of the undergraduate Environmental and Urban Studies Program, with its innovative focus on both the built and natural environments.
ii. The development of the new MS degree in Climate Science and Policy, in partnership with the Cary Institute of Ecosystems in Millbrook, New York, the first initiative of its kind in the country.
iii. The partnership of the Bard Center for Environment Policy (BCEP) and the Levy Economics Institute in the creation of a new MBA degree with a focus in sustainability, planned to begin in fall 2012.
iv. The continuation of BCEP’s national public programs on climate policy: The National Climate Seminar and the C2C program.
v. The creation of a campus-wide Sustainability Council.
vi. Participation as a charter member in STARS, the national Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System.


Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the social dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the social dimensions of sustainability:

See above as well as the Public Engagement portion of the report.


Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the economic dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the economic dimensions of sustainability:

See above as well as the Investment portion of the report.


The website URL where information about the strategic plan is available:
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