| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.24 |
| Liaison | Claudia Kent |
| Submission Date | June 11, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Haverford College
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
| Yes or No | |
| A central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts | Yes |
| A sustainability newsletter | Yes |
| Social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability | Yes |
| A vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability | No |
| Building signage that highlights green building features | Yes |
| Food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems | No |
| Signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed | No |
| A sustainability walking map or tour | Yes |
| A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | No |
| Navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians | Yes |
| A guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience | Yes |
| Regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat | Yes |
| Other sustainability publications or outreach materials not covered above | Yes |
A brief description of the central sustainability website:
Our central sustainability website, Greening Haverford, contains information on existing and developing environmental initiatives through webpages, maps, blogs and pictures.
The website URL for the central sustainability website:
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
The sustainability newsletter is an on-campus electronic publication that is posted several times per year in the Founders Bell. It highlights the Committee for Environmental Responsibilities progress and programs. Guest bloggers are always welcomed.
The website URL for the sustainability newsletter:
A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
We have a Facebook page for Greening Haverford and CER members frequently use Facebook to advertise events and updates. There is also a Greening Haverford blog, frequently updated by students and the sustainability coordinator.
There is also a Twitter account for the campus farm that is used to advertise general sustainable initiatives.
The website URL of the primary social media platform that focuses on sustainability:
A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
The new Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies department hosted a student research poster session in January.
The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
All LEED certified buildings on campus have the LEED seal that alerts visitors.
Additionally all buildings contain signs above lights and trash/recycling receptacles to inform users how to conserve.
A more in depth architectural tour is located online through the campus sustainability map.
The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
A brief description of food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
We have extensive signage about composting in our dining center, indicating what is and is not compostable. CER is hoping to collaborate with ETHOS Food Initiative, who are conduction a systematic review of the dining center's ordering, to label local foods. For now local fruits are labeled.
The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
The website URL for signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
This past year Haverford created its sustainability map. It contains information on the sustainability of buildings, open spaces, and different groups and offices at Haverford by placing click-able fields over a map of campus.
The website URL of the sustainability walking map or tour:
A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
There are many links to useful information for commuters on the Greening Haverford website, contained in a page dedicated to transportation. We have heavily used free bus for students, a bike sale program and a bike fix-it station, a car-share program and subsidies for public transit into/from Philadelphia.
The website URL for the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
The Haverford webpage has a "Go by Bike" section that highlights major bike destinations and local bike trails.
The website URL for navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
A flyer distributed to freshman (and upper class men) contains information about where batteries and printer cartridges can be recycled, what materials can be recycled. How to get to the energy dashboard and monitor electricity usage. Encouraged to take shorter showers. Pertinent websites.
The website URL for the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
A brief description of regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
There are four general reporters who often cover different facets of environmental/sustainability for the Clerk and the Bi-Co News. Sustainability is a regular topic covered, with articles appearing at least 3 or 4 times per month.
The website URL for regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
A brief description of another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above (1st material):
Sustainability brochure was produced highlighting Haverford's commitment to sustainability. They are distributed around campus via brochure boxes located campus wide, admissions office and the Whitehead Campus Center.
The website URL for this material (1st material):
Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
A brief description of this material (2nd material):
The Committee for Environmental Responsibility (CER) students made a recycling video, teaching students what they can and can't recycle.
The website URL for this material (2nd material):
Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (3rd material):
A brief description of this material (3rd material):
Students wrote and produced a composting video teaching students the correct way to compost in the Dining Center.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (8th material):
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