| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.99 |
| Liaison | Megan Butler |
| Submission Date | July 18, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Macalester College
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Suzanne Savanick
Hansen Sustainability Manager Macalester Sustainbility Office |
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Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
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| 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 | Yes |
| Building signage that highlights green building features | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | Yes |
| 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 |
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A brief description of the central sustainability website:
The Macalester Sustainability Office website publishes initiatives of our office, as well as provide information on sustainability data and the relevant student groups and campus committees who work on sustainability issues. Reports from Environmental Studies senior seminars and Facilities Services are posted in the data section.
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The website URL for the central sustainability website:
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A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
The Sustainable Scots Newsletter is a biweekly email that keeps students, staff, and faculty up-to-date with current campaigns, events, and opportunities from the Sustainability Office and the Macalester community.
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A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
The Sustainability Office has a facebook page and a sustainability alumni linked in page.
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A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
Between the websites of the Sustainability Office and that of the Environmental Studies department webpage, student sustainability projects are published and made publicly available.
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The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
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A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
The Markim Hall Green Touch Screen was recently taken down from the lobby of the Institute for Global Citizenship. It used to provide real-time data about the building’s
energy use, water use, and other sustainability features. An on-line website continues to show the building's data.
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The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
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A brief description of food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
Bon Appétit (the dining service at Macalester College) provides sustainability brochures including "Seafood WATCH”, a list of seafood that is healthier for the ocean, and information on healthy and local foods. Bon Appétit also has a regular sustainability newsletter and a "low-carbon diet" guide.
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The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
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A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
Macalester's has signage surrounding the restored prairie behind Olin Rice Science Hall that provides information on the species, their habitat, and restoration efforts.
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The website URL for signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
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A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
The sustainability tour map was compiled in 2008 and provides information for self-guided tours all across campus. The map includes the LEED platinum Markim Hall, Green roofs, the EcoHouse and Veggie Co-op, as well as 25 other sustainability tour sites.
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The website URL 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:
The Sustainability Office regularly publishes guides to alternative transportation at Macalester College that includes information about the local car share program, subsidized bus passes, flexible work arrangements and Metro Transit's Guaranteed Ride Home program.
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The website URL for 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:
The Sustainability Office includes a website for transportation that includes information for bicyclists. A student in 2013 also published a series of bicycling features in the school newspaper
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The website URL for 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 'How to be a Sustainable Scot' is a regularly updated student guide on not only green living and tips, but also addresses the Triple Bottom Line aspects of sustainability.
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The website URL for the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
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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 Green Beat was a regular student newspaper column in the Spring '08 term. Since then, consistent student articles have appeared in the MacWeekly student newspaper.
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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:
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A brief description of another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above (1st material):
The Sustainability Plan update is published every one or two years with data and a summary of the college's progress on sustainability projects.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (3rd material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (4th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (5th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (6th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (7th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (8th material):
No
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