| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.91 |
| Liaison | Jessica Spence |
| Submission Date | July 26, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Central New Mexico Community College
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Molly
Blumhoefer Campus as a Living Lab and Sustainability Project Manager PPD |
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:
RecycleMania (#CNMRecycle) is an 8-week, campus-wide, hands-on learning project centered on recycling in the Spring terms. It “is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.” It consists of weekly educational events, service learning projects, a national competition, a case study, and an educational Grande Finale. The Sustainability Curriculum Committee and the Physical Plant Department strive to provide sustainability education to CNM students.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
Less Contamination of Recyclables, evidenced by real data and winning the 2018 case study. 2019 results showed less contamination based on visual inspections as well.
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):
1) In light of the China Ban and other contamination issues on campus and the success of the recycling bin-reorganization in 2018 and 2019, it was determined that adding educational signage about waste/recycling with individual departmental outreach presentations was a must. The signage project will be complete on June 28, 2019 and the outreach will be ongoing through September 2019 (and annual ongoing brush-up training).
2) Additionally, During New Employee Orientation, a "Pledge to Refill" campaign is also hosted where employees pledge to refill their water bottles with a short demo on why this is important.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
1) Less contamination is expected as a result.
2) Pledge to refill has received 100s of signatures.
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:
Water in the Desert. Hundreds of students participated in this event. Several students earned certificates. Several students no longer purchase bottled water.
https://www.cnm.edu/about/sustainability/water-in-the-desert-project
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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