Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.06
Liaison Saiyare Refaei
Submission Date Sept. 13, 2010
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Pacific Lutheran University
PAE-2: Strategic Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 6.00 Danyelle Thomas
Sustainability Assistant
Facilities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Year the strategic plan or equivalent was completed or adopted:
2,006

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:

PLU focuses on how to reduce consumption of Water, Energy, how to incorporate native vegetation, and Climate Action Plan. This document points out specifically the points that are sustainability focused.


Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the social dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
No

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

Identification of student collection spaces on campus, consideration of where to move students if one of the residence halls were to be converted into an administration building, and evaluating the necessity of confidential spaces for things like the Women`s Center and Health Center when determining department locations around campus.


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:

Discussion of the cost of renovating the art building on campus led to the decision that replacing the entire building would be more economically sustainable than renovations, they also mentioned how the need for renovations is attached to attracting new students (which, of course, brings in more tuition revenue).


The website URL where information about the strategic plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.