| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.05 |
| Liaison | Juliana Goodlaw-Morris |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
California State University, San Marcos
EN-3: Student Life
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.75 / 2.00 |
Juliana
Goodlaw-Morris Sustainability Manager Safety, Risk and Sustainability |
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Student Groups
Yes
A brief description of active student groups focused on sustainability:
There are two active student groups focused on sustainability. The sustainability club and the environmental studies clubs. The sustainability club focuses on efforts on campus and how to make the campus more sustainable. They do this through events, speakers series, movie screenings, tabling etc. The environmental studies club focuses on career opportunities in the sustainability field.
The website URL where information about the student groups is available (optional):
Gardens and Farms
Yes
A brief description of the gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and/or urban agriculture projects:
We have two gardens. The Sustainable Food Project garden and the Ethnobotany garden. The food project garden gives students experience with food production, organic methods and the challenges surrounding local, sustainable food production. (http://www.csusm.edu/liberalstudies/faculty/publications/Strategic%20Plan.pdf) The Ethnobotany garden focuses on utilitarian and medicinal uses of plants. Students work with indigenous populations and farm workers to learn about how different groups use plants.
The website URL where information about the gardens, farms or agriculture projects is available (optional):
Student-Run Enterprises
No
A brief description of the student-run enterprises:
N/A
The website URL where information about the student-run enterprises is available (optional):
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Sustainable Investment and Finance
No
A brief description of the sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives:
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The website URL where information about the sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives is available (optional):
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Events
Yes
A brief description of the conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability:
The Sustainability Club hosts a Sustainable Speakers Series- where they have guest speakers talk about sustainability within their organizations, businesses or institutions. The Environmental Studies department hosts a speaker series and any chance we host a sustainability training at a conference on campus- we do. For example, summer 2016, we held a sustainability and diversity session at the CSU Systemwide Associated Students Incorporated summer training conference, held at CSU San Marcos.
The website URL where information about the conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability is available (optional):
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Cultural Arts
Yes
A brief description of the cultural arts events, installations or performances related to sustainability:
Every year, the campus participates in Cesar Chavez Day of Service. The past two years we have added sustainability components and students have conducted their day of service in our two gardens.
The website URL where information about the cultural arts events, installations or performances is available (optional):
Wilderness and Outdoors Programs
Yes
A brief description of the wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles:
In addition to all students who attend any wilderness or outdoor recreation programs learning about the Leave No Trace concept and other ways to be more sustainable while in the outdoors- we have a unique program called "Leave No Trace" of Carbon: Onset Program. The program is designed to deliver the monetary offsets to the CSUSM Student Sustainability Club which, in turn, implements projects to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and educate the campus community.
The website URL where information about the wilderness or outdoors programs is available (optional):
Sustainability-Related Themes
No
A brief description of the sustainability-related themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
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The website URL where information about the sustainability-related themes is available (optional):
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Sustainable Life Skills
Yes
A brief description of the programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
Our Student Life and Leadership department has been hosting Do-It-Yourself events- some include: gardening in pots, DIY body/lotion products as a cost savings exercise and in partnership with our food service provider, they have hosted Cougar Eats, a program to teach students how to cook.
The website URL where information about the sustainable life skills programs is available (optional):
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Student Employment Opportunities
Yes
A brief description of the sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution:
Currently we have a student sustainability assistant and a recycling student assistant. In the future, we hope to grow both to have more students working in our sustainability departments.
The website URL where information about the student employment opportunities is available:
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Graduation Pledge
No
A brief description of the graduation pledges:
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The website URL where information about the graduation pledges is available (optional):
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Other Programs and Initiatives
No
A brief description of the other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives:
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The website URL where information about other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives is available (optional):
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