| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.59 |
| Liaison | Pamela Mischen |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Binghamton University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Sandy
DeJohn Utilities Manager / Sustainability Coordinator Physical Facilities |
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability? :
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Name of the campaign:
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged:
The Binghamton Bike Share is a student-run program that provides bikes to students and faculty at Binghamton University. The program aims to reduce automobile traffic on campus by allowing users to ride from the commuter lots and residence halls to other areas around campus quickly and efficiently.
In the near future, automated hub system will be installed on campus which will allow registered users to borrow bikes and ride them around the campus and community.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
The pilot Bike Share program was launched November 1, 2013 and had over 160 hours of use and 40 unique users in its first month. The University is hoping to expand this program by connecting the campus and community with a pedestrian and bike trail and expanding the system to the city of Binghamton.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available:
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged (2nd campaign):
RecycleMania is a friendly competition and bench-marking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling. With each week’s updated ranking, participating schools follow their performance against other colleges and use the results to rally their campus to reduce and recycle more.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The recycling rate on campus increased ~3 percentage points during the recycling competition. The difference in recycling due to the RecycleMania competition resulted in a 3 ton increase of recycled items, during the competition.
RecycleMania motivates the entire campus to participate in recycling efforts. We have seen improved waste reduction rates from 25% to 29% from FY11-12 to FY12-13.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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