Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.20
Liaison Kate Witte
Submission Date Feb. 24, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Keene State College
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Heather Greenwood
Recycling Coordinator
Physical Plant
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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?:
Yes

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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?:
Yes

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The name of the campaign (1st campaign):
Office Clean-Out Competition

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A brief description of the campaign (1st campaign):
Faculty and Staff compete to see who can recycle the most paper over the course of a one week competition.

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A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (1st campaign):
The amount of paper collected for recycling in FY2014 increased by 8 tons.

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The website URL where information about the campaign is available (1st campaign):
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The name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
RecycleMania

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A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Recyclemania runs for 8 weeks in February and March. Throughout this time the Sustainability Office and Recycling Program host a multitude of events: Caught Green Handed, One Less Bottle, One Less Cup, weekly pledges, electronic waste collection, and other sustainability driven campaigns.

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A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The recycling rate climbed from 21% to 32% over the course of the competition.

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The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
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A brief description of other outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
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