Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 26.01
Liaison Doug Oetter
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Georgia College & State University
PRE-2: Points of Distinction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Doug Oetter
Professor
History and Geography
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Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Bobcats Work Green

A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:

Bobcats Work Green is a partnership program designed and administered by the Office of Sustainability. This program is open to all GC offices and organizations interested in helping make our campus more green. For our sustainability initiatives to be ever more successful, all of our sustainability stakeholders must be engaged. For this reason, the goals of the Bobcats Work Green program are to:

Foster a culture of sustainability on the GC campus,
Teach students, faculty, and staff about sustainability best practices, and
Create stakeholders who will continually spread sound sustainability practices throughout campus.


Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Campus Engagement

Website URL where more information about the accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
EN-7 Employee Educators Program

A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
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Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
Glass Crusher

A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:

The Office of Sustainability secured outside funding to purchase and equip an industrial glass crusher. The machine breaks glass up into sand grains, which are used in landscaping and other projects across campus.


Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Grounds
Waste

Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
OP-18 Waste Minimization

A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
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A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
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Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
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STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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