Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 64.03
Liaison Casey Romero
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Oklahoma State University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Kristeena Blaser
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Services
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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?:
Yes

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?:
Yes

Name of the campaign:
Dear Mother Nature

A brief description of the campaign:

Weekly articles written about a variety of sustainability topics namely, about how to be more sustainable as a student. These articles were written by a student in the sustainability office and published to our website, as well as shared on social media and our CampusLink page.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:

Due to these posts we had increased engagement on all 3 of our social media accounts, as well as several direct messages asking for more information or asking questions about how they can incorporate these measures into their daily lives.


Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
America Recycles Day at OSU

A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):

Several student organizations joined the Sustainability Office for a multi-faceted America Recycles Day campaign that included exhibiting in front the of Student Union with various recycling displays, providing recycle aids as giveaways, conducting an online quiz, and reaching out to other students as well as faculty and staff to formally pledge to recycle more and recycle right on campus. Social media was used before, during, and after the main event to complement the campaign.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):

A total of 297 pledges were collected and six student organizations participated (with 20 volunteers contributing 40+ total volunteer hours on the event day).


A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:

Outreach is provided in the form of tours, print and digital materials, and social media photos and posts.


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