| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40.10 |
| Liaison | Laurie Kman |
| Submission Date | Oct. 2, 2024 |
Lewis University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Laurie
Kman Manager of Facilities and Sustainability Facilities |
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
1st campaign
A brief description of the campaign:
Every year we have our pumpkin pitch event that invites the Lewis community as well as residents of Will County to participate in a pumpkin pitch event where we rent dumpsters and compost pumpkins. Various student groups as well as faculty gets engaged through creative thinking and co-sponsoring events.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
We had over 100 people attend the event and composted over 2,000 pounds of pumpkins. Not only was it educational, but we reduced the amount of waste going to the landfill.
2023 Results
4229 lbs of electronics
3380 lbs of pumpkins
6900 lbs of paper
https://www.lewisu.edu/unews/Newsarticle.htm?PArticleID=11507&PCatID=&PDesc=
if reporting an additional campaign, provide:
2nd campaign
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Lewis U participated in the Campus Race to Zero Waste to educate our residents on how how to reduce, reuse, and recycle. The winning dorm won a pizza party.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The results were posted weekly keeping students engaged. The RAs sent pictures of the recyling containers weekly. At the end, the students celebrated with a pizza party.
https://www.lewisu.edu/unews/Newsarticle.htm?PArticleID=11613&PCatID=&PDesc=
Optional Fields
We collected candy wrappers through Rubicon's Trash or Treasure
We collect plastic garbage bags and return to Jewel for proper recycling
We collect personal products through the TerraCylce program
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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