| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 41.33 |
| Liaison | Andrew Bernard |
| Submission Date | May 19, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Central New Mexico Community College
PA-2: Sustainability Planning
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.33 / 4.00 |
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Does the institution have current and formal plans to advance sustainability in the following areas? Do the plans include measurable objectives?:
| Current and Formal Plans (Yes or No) | Measurable Objectives (Yes or No) | |
| Curriculum | Yes | Yes |
| Research (or other scholarship) | No | No |
| Campus Engagement | Yes | Yes |
| Public Engagement | No | No |
| Air and Climate | Yes | Yes |
| Buildings | Yes | Yes |
| Dining Services/Food | --- | --- |
| Energy | Yes | Yes |
| Grounds | Yes | Yes |
| Purchasing | Yes | Yes |
| Transportation | No | No |
| Waste | Yes | Yes |
| Water | Yes | Yes |
| Diversity and Affordability | No | No |
| Health, Wellbeing and Work | Yes | Yes |
| Investment | No | No |
| Other | --- | --- |
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Curriculum:
A new sustainabilty concentration was developed by faculty in the Communications, Humanities and Social Sciences that ties to the University of New Mexico. A faculty was granted course release to survey all courses to determine what sustainable measures are being used in the classrooms and a new Sustainability Curriculum Team has been formed to deal with the issue of sustainability in the curriculum.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Curriculum plan(s):
Increase in the number of courses that include sustainability. The increase in the number of campus as living lab projects.
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Curriculum plan(s):
Faculty
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Research (or other scholarship):
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Research plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Research plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Campus Engagement around sustainability:
A new sustainability curriculum team was created to look at campus engaement and sustainability and to work with community to ensure sustainability is infused into all areas of the campus.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Campus Engagement plan:
increase in the campus as living lab classes.
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Campus Engagement plan(s):
Faculty, Facilities, Service Learning
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Public Engagement around sustainability:
CNM has been working on showcasing all sustainable efforts on campus through service learning. Providing students opportunities to work in the community around areas of sustainability
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Public Engagement plan(s):
increase number of students participating in service learning
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Public Engagement plan(s):
Service Learning
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Air and Climate:
CNM is working to incoorporate air and climate inssues into the curriculum and working with the sustainability curriculum team to look at areas around air and climate.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Air and Climate plan(s):
Increase in the number of classes that include air and climate issues.
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Air and Climate plan(s):
Faculty
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Buildings:
CNM has a plan that all new buildings and renovations meet LEED silver or higher. Currently over 400,000 sf of the campus is certified. The Master plan notes that CNM will be renovating over 200,000 additional square feet to meet LEED Silver.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Buildings plan(s):
LEED certifications
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Buildings plan(s):
Facilties
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Dining Services/Food:
CNM has a contract with Sodexho and is working to incorporate sustainable practices into the food court.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Dining Services/Food plan(s):
Increase in the local food purchases
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Dining Services/Food plan(s):
Student Services Sodexho
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Energy:
CNM has a plan to reduce the amount of energy consumed and the cost of the energy. Plans are being developed to review renewable energy options and work with the local utility to implement renewable energy options. A new Building Automation System is currently funded to create a campus building automation system to collect data to drive energy use in the future.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Energy plan(s):
Reduction in the amount of energy consumed and the reduction in payments to the utility company.
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Energy plan(s):
Facilites
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Grounds:
CNM has a plan to reduce all non native vegetation with native drought tolerant landscaping and xericscaping. CNM has begun tracking irrigation water consumption.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Grounds plan(s):
Irrigation water consumption on campus
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Grounds plan(s):
Grounds, Maintenance and Operations
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Purchasing:
CNM Purchasing Department is working with State Procurement Statutues to review options to increase sustainable purchasing practices in the process.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Purchasing plan(s):
Increase in number of Purchase Orders that include language that refers to sustainiability.
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Purchasing plan(s):
Purchasing
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Transportation:
CNM works with the Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments to review transportation alternatives and is working to develop alternative modes of transportation like bicycle and skateboarding on campus to create pathways to allow them to connect with City routes.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Transportation plan(s):
decrease in the number of parking permits and an increase in bus ridership.
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Transportation plan(s):
Parking Services
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Waste:
CNM has a plan working with Waste Management to divert more that 75% of its waste in by 2030
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Waste plan(s):
Diversion rate in waste
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Waste plan(s):
Maintenance and Operations
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Water:
CNM has a plan to use low flow fixtures in restrooms and break rooms and is working on irrigation plan to reduce landscaping waste.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Water plan(s):
decrease in the amount of water use.
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Water plan(s):
Facilities, Grounds, Maintenance and Operations
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Diversity and Affordability:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Diversity and Affordability plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Diversity and Affordability plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Health, Wellbeing and Work:
CNM has been working with Great Colleges to Work to determine surveys on what employees are thinking in regards to the workplace. CNM also has student climate survey to see what students are thinking in regards to their educational experience. HR is working to develop a wellness component for Staff and Faculty.
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Health, Wellbeing and Work plan(s):
Chronicle Great Colleges to Work for.
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Health, Wellbeing and Work plan(s):
HR, Institutional Planning and Research
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Investment:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Investment plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Investment plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in other areas:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the other plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the other plan(s):
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The institution’s definition of sustainability:
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Does the institution’s strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include sustainability at a high level?:
Yes
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A brief description of how the institution’s strategic plan or equivalent guiding document addresses sustainability:
CNM Strategic vision is Changing Lives and Building Community. Through sustainability efforst CNM can build community.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability planning is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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