| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.20 |
| Liaison | Kate Witte |
| Submission Date | Feb. 24, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Keene State College
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.75 / 2.00 |
Diana
Duffy Energy Coordinator Physical Plant |
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 | No |
| Social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability | Yes |
| A vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability | Yes |
| Building signage that highlights green building features | Yes |
| Food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems | Yes |
| Signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed | Yes |
| A sustainability walking map or tour | No |
| A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | No |
| Navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians | No |
| 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 | No |
| Other sustainability publications or outreach materials not covered above | No |
A brief description of the central sustainability website:
We have the main website, listed below, which has information about the college's sustainability efforts. The Recycling Program has a separate website, with additional information about those programs.
The website URL for the central sustainability website:
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
The website URL for the sustainability newsletter:
A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
The Eco-Reps maintain a facebook page and twitter profile to focus on campus sustainability. The recycling program also has facebook and twitter accounts to highlight ways to reduce, reuse and recycle in all aspects of life.
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:
Each year, the campus holds an academic symposium to promote academic research, including research on sustainability related topics. The event, typically held in April, is a weekend long showcase of some of the best research on campus.
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 :
Lucid technologies display in lobby of newest LEED (platinum) building, the TDS Center. Additional signage was made and posted around the building to highlight the different features.
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:
The dining commons features signage indicating local foods and signage with nutrition information (serving size, fat, sodium and other content information). The food "court" has posters highlighting many of the sustainable practices including compostable disposal-ware, reusable mugs and regional foods.
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:
We maintain a wildlife management area. There are signs posted throughout this area to explain what it is and how it is sustained.
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:
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A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
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A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
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A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
The recycling program and Eco-Reps pair together to educate off campus students about how to live sustainably off campus. They created and distribute a brochure with details about being green, another one about vermicomposting and one on green housecleaning.
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:
The Sustainability Officer and Recycling Coordinator are regularly interviewed for the student newspaper and TV channel, usually as part of class projects BUT we do not maintain a regular column nor do we have a reporter assigned to our 'beat.'
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (8th material):
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional website used to publish some KSC research. http://www.coplac.org/publications/metamorphosis/metamorphosis.php?a=Fall2012
Additional website used to publish some KSC research. http://www.coplac.org/publications/metamorphosis/metamorphosis.php?a=Fall2012
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