Oregon State University
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications

OSU has several newsletters that cover sustainability. One is an email-based resource that is targeted specifically for OSU faculty and staff. Some of the topics covered include:
* Major milestones in advancing institutional sustainability, such as implementing OSU's Climate Plan and STARS
* Opportunities for departments to contribute to the sustainability movement
* Electronic tools and resources
* Case studies and success stories from inside and outside OSU
* Awards and recognition the university receives
* Resources departments can share with students
https://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/sustainability_advocates

The Sustainability Office and Campus Recycling issue a bi-weekly newsletter for the OSU community:
https://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/sustainability_at_osu

The Sustainability Office and Campus Recycling share Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok accounts:
https://www.instagram.com/osusustainable/
https://www.facebook.com/OSUsustainable/
https://www.tiktok.com/@osusustainable

Several OSU buildings have signage that highlight green features present in the building. The OSU Energy Center, Kelley Engineering, Weatherford Hall, the Student Experience Center, and Kearney Hall are all LEED-certified at varying levels and have signage showcasing the LEED certification.

Dixon Recreation Center has one of the most comprehensive sets of sustainability signage that talks about many different aspects of sustainability. https://recsports.oregonstate.edu/sites/recsports.oregonstate.edu/files/facilities/files/sustainability.pdf

The Self-Guided Campus Sustainability Tour brochure highlights some of the many ways OSU is working toward sustainability and is one of our most popular publications.
https://fa.oregonstate.edu/sustainability/information/visitors

University Housing and Dining Services provides programs and information about sustainability in the residence halls and how students living in them can reduce environmental impact.
A program that is included in UHDS Sustainability Initiative is the use of Eco2Go containers. Eco2Go is a program that provides customers with reusable take-out containers. The goal is to prevent plastic and other types of food container waste from reaching the landfill. OSU estimates that Eco2Go kept 400,000 disposable containers from the landfill in the first year alone, and to-date has saved more than a million containers. The program resumed in Winter 2023 after being on pause for 2 years due to COVID.
https://uhds.oregonstate.edu/food/sustainability-initiative

Additionally, the Eco-Reps program includes green living and sustainability information directly delivered to residential students through paid employees in residence halls. In FY23, Eco-Reps helped promote an online training focused on informing residents where to dispose of trash and recycling in the halls, as well as what items are accepted in recycling bins. The course was launched in fall 2019 and every incoming resident was automatically enrolled in the course.
Eco-Reps also helped promote outreach for events like Repair Fairs, Beyond Earth Day, hiring and recruitment opportunities for on-campus sustainability-related student employment, and Waste Watchers.
http://fa.oregonstate.edu/sustainability/resources-students/eco-reps

OSU Sustainability Office website:

The website describes the different activities that the OSU Sustainability Office participates in or organizes. It also talks about how to get involved on campus and what faculty and staff can do.

https://fa.oregonstate.edu/sustainability/get-involved