Bowling Green State University
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
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Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
The Office of Campus Sustainability coordinates dozens of sustainability-related service projects for the university community each year. On online platform subscribed to by the university keeps track of all projects and provides a method for students to learn about, sign up for, and keep track of their service hours for scholarship programs, resumes, classes, and organizations. Among the various projects sponsored by Campus Sustainability are tree plantings, special recycling initiatives such as electronics and books, the operation of the campus reuse store and end of year donation program known as "When You Move Out, Don't Throw It Out", Green Game Day (waste reduction program in the tailgate area and stadium for all home football games), Friday Night Lights (energy savings program where lights are turned off in buildings every Friday evening) and special programs during Earth Month and Campus Sustainability Week.
For the past 3 years, Campus Sustainability has provided the largest number of service projects and has engaged the largest number of students for the largest total number of hours of any other office or area on campus. For Fiscal Year 2024, 1015 students were engaged in 60 service projects for a total of 1,463 service hours.
Service fits well into the university's working mission of being a "public institution for the public good".
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
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STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Second Point of Distinction
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Bowling Green State University has gone from having no LEED certified buildings at all in 2009 to having 13 buildings of various LEED certifications in 2024. Among these buildings are two Dining Centers, one a LEED Gold and another a LEED Silver, as well as a multi-building Greek organization village, the state's forensic crime lab, a sports arena, performing arts center, recreation center, and academic buildings. When BGSU signed on to the President's Climate Commitment of the ACUPCC in 2012 (now known as the Climate Leadership Network), it made a commitment strive for all all new and significant renovation to be LEED Silver or above.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Third Point of Distinction
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
BGSU has had an end of year collection program in its residence halls to help reduce waste since 2002. The program has grown in size and the volume of donations each year. Besides being able to serve a number of nonprofits and charities in need with these donations, we have also created an on campus "store" which conducts open events for the university community at the beginning of the academic year and each month during the fall and spring semesters. At these events, "customers" can take any items that they can use, with the majority of the items being free. An educational element focusing on the benefits of reuse to the environment is woven into each event. Multiple tons of items are diverted from the landfill through this program and a large percentage of the student population are able to derive benefit from the donated items.
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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