| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.36 |
| Liaison | Elizabeth Swiman |
| Submission Date | Jan. 30, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida State University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Elizabeth
Swiman Director of Campus Sustainability Facilities |
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at students within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at employees within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
The name of the campaign (1st campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (1st campaign):
Take Back the Tap FSU is an advocacy campaign aimed to help FSU become a bottled water free campus by ending the sale of bottled water within the University. TBTT encourages the campus community to take advantage of FSU’s hydration stations and hosts educational events each semester to raise awareness about the benefits of drinking tap water.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (1st campaign):
Through outreach efforts and increased infrastructure, we have seen an increase in the use of hydration stations around campus. Since their initial installation, over 2 million bottles of water have been removed from the waste stream.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (1st campaign):
The name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Recycle Mania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
During the 2014 competition between hundreds of colleges and universities, FSU recycled a total of 167,760 pounds (or 83.88 tons) of paper, cardboard, and cans & bottles. This is an increase of 4.06 tons (or 5% more) of recyclable materials diverted from the landfill compared to the previous year.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
Strive Not to Drive Week at FSU is an opportunity to make a difference and see how you can still stay mobile even without a car. The purpose of this program is to encourage FSU students, faculty, and staff to minimize motorized travel to campus by opting to use bicycling, walking, public transit, or carpooling for one day. Results showed mode shifts between transportation options and participants reported a reduction in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to/from campus.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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