Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 32.64
Liaison Jennifer Parrott
Submission Date Jan. 10, 2025

STARS v3.0

Idaho State University
EN-1: Outreach and Communications

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 5.00 Jessica Carnes
Sustainability Manager
Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability
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1.1 Sustainability outreach and communications

Does the institution have a central sustainability website that consolidates information about its sustainability efforts?:
Yes

Website URL of the institution’s central sustainability website:
Does the institution integrate sustainability information into the educational offerings or materials provided during new student orientation or the equivalent?:
No

Narrative outlining how sustainability information is integrated into new student orientation or the equivalent:
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Does the institution integrate sustainability information into the educational offerings or materials provided during new employee orientation or the equivalent?:
No

Narrative outlining how sustainability information is integrated into new employee orientation of the equivalent:
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Does the institution have dashboards and/or signage highlighting the institution’s sustainability features or performance?:
Yes

Description of the institution’s sustainability dashboards and/or signage:

There is a Sustainability Metrics dashboard on the Sustainabilty website.

There is a filter for sustainabilty features on the ISU Campus Map. 


Does the institution manage a sustainability-focused social media account, newsletter, blog, online community, podcast, video series, or equivalent communications medium or platform?:
Yes

Description of and/or website URL for at least one sustainability-focused communication medium or platform:

https://www.instagram.com/idahostatesustainability/


Has the institution coordinated one or more sustainability-focused outreach campaigns during the previous three years?:
Yes

Description of sustainability-focused outreach campaigns from the previous three years:

ISU Sustainabilty hosted a table at the community Portneuf Valley Environmental Fair including signage of Sustainabilty features and performance on campus and a craft for kids using upcycled ISU event t-shirts that would have otherwise gone to waste.

Hosted a table outside the Student Union on the first week of classes in partnership with dinig services to hand out lemoade to students in resuable ISU Sustainabilty cups to promote the reduction of single use plastics on campus. 


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator EN 1.1:
2

1.2 Percentage of campus stakeholders reached through sustainability outreach and communications

Does the institution collect data on the reach of its sustainability outreach and communications efforts and/or stakeholder awareness of its sustainability initiatives?:
No

Percentage of campus stakeholders reached through sustainability outreach and communications:
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Approach used to determine the percentage of campus stakeholders reached:
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Description of the methodology used to determine the reach of the institution’s sustainability outreach and communications:
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The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator EN 1.2:
0

Optional documentation

Notes about the information provided for this credit:
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