| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 41.33 |
| Liaison | Andrew Bernard |
| Submission Date | May 19, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Central New Mexico Community College
AC-8: Campus as a Living Laboratory
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.40 / 4.00 |
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Is the institution utilizing the campus as a living laboratory for multidisciplinary student learning and applied research in the following areas?:
| Yes or No | |
| Air & Climate | No |
| Buildings | Yes |
| Dining Services/Food | No |
| Energy | Yes |
| Grounds | No |
| Purchasing | No |
| Transportation | No |
| Waste | Yes |
| Water | Yes |
| Coordination, Planning & Governance | No |
| Diversity & Affordability | No |
| Health, Wellbeing & Work | No |
| Investment | No |
| Public Engagement | Yes |
| Other | Yes |
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Air & Climate and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Data collected is used in creative writing classes to write technical writing papers on the subject.
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Buildings and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Applied Technology Staff, tour LEED facilities and HVAC systems to gain understanding on how the buildings function.
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Dining Services/Food and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Energy and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Energy is tracked by meter and the information is used by students in technical writing. Installation of the photovoltaic systems are being used by Adult Education, Creative writing and Applied Technologies. They are planning on using the dashboard information in the classroom.
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Grounds and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Purchasing and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Transportation and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Waste and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
CNM entered the recyclemania competition, and faculty engaged the students in as service learning projects to bring awareness on issues regarding recycling at CNM.
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Water and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
CNM has be woring with the USGS on a water project testing underground well. The information is being reported to CNM and the information is being used in the environmental classrooms.
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Coordination, Planning & Governance and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Diversity & Affordability and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Health, Wellbeing & Work and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Investment and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Public Engagement and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Service Learning projects are being developed to reach the community at large and bring awareness on the issues of sustainability.
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A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory in Other areas and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
The CNM facilities department is working on four test pilot projects related to campus as aliving lab, documenting progress and process for the implementation of a campus wide system. The goal is to engage liberal arts classes to the concept of living lab to get more student involvement.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s campus as a living laboratory program or projects is available:
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