| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 39.47 |
| Liaison | Kirk Hemphill |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida Institute of Technology
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 4.00 |
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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? :
Yes
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?:
No
1st Campaign
Leave Green
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged:
The Leave Green initiative originally started as a student capstone project and with the help of Residence Life and the campus Sustainability Office, has expanded to a campus wide move-out program. Initially implemented during the spring 2015 semester, this student led coalition led the way to improve recycling efforts from students moving out by diverting and donating usable materials that would otherwise end up in the county landfill. Collection sites were strategically located in each housing area along with flyers to raise awareness of the collection efforts.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
This first collection saved over 1,785 lbs. of usable materials and were donated to local charitable organizations. Expanding campus wide during the spring 2016 semester and generating more awareness, the Leave Green initiative donated over three box truckloads of usable items weighing over 9,000 lbs. to local Melbourne charitable organizations.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available:
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2nd Campaign
Live Green
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged (2nd campaign):
The Live Green campaign focuses on reducing electrical consumption within the university's residence halls. This pilot initiative started in August 2016 and originally was planned for the fall academic semester. Three residence halls competed in the challenge: Roberts Hall (consisted of 208 students) and Wood Hall and Campbell Hall of the Residential Quad (consisting of 194 students) competed against each other to see which site could reduce electrical consumption the most. Throughout this campaign, RA's consistently communicated efforts to residence about energy conservation techniques.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
At the conclusion of the fall semester, each residential hall saw their electricity consumption decrease compared to the previous year by over 8.5%, while increasing the student population by 67 students. This showed how a successful, competition driven initiative could help save the university thousands in operating costs. This initiative will continue through the spring semester and expand campus wide next academic year.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data compiled by the campus Sustainability Office, The Office of Residence Life, and the Facilities Operations Department.
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