Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.19
Liaison V.S. (Raghu) Raghavan
Submission Date Sept. 6, 2012
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Mount Holyoke College
PAE-2: Strategic Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.00 / 6.00 Nancy Apple
Director
Environmental Health & Safety
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Year the strategic plan or equivalent was completed or adopted:
2,011

Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the environmental dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the environmental dimensions of sustainability:

Over the past decade we have been guided by the Mount Holyoke College Plan for 2010 which called for us to “accelerate our progress toward systematic practice of environmental stewardship…”. With a new decade and President, the May 2011 Report of the Strategic Planning Committee renewed our commitment to “continue to strengthen the College’s environmental stewardship and its linkage to environmental education and work to embed the principles and practices of environmental sustainability in campus operations”.


Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the social dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the social dimensions of sustainability:

From the May 2011 Strategic Planning statement of aspirations and values: "Mount Holyoke will attract a large pool of qualified applicants, and from this pool will enroll a class that is academically strong, intellectually curious, artistically talented, and athletically competitive. The resulting community will be at once socially and culturally aware and bound together through a common and transformative educational experience. Mount Holyoke will be a broadly diverse and inclusive community that values collaboration, respect, collegiality, openness, and engagement."


Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the economic dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the economic dimensions of sustainability:

From the May 2011 Strategic Planning statement of aspirations and values: "Mount Holyoke will strive to make its education accessible to all its students through a balanced and affordable program of financial aid. The College will be recognized and ranked as one of the best institutions for women in the world, producing graduates who are leaders in their chosen fields,and who share their talents and wisdom both with the College and with one another throughout their lives."


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