Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 32.82
Liaison Katharine Glenn
Submission Date March 6, 2020
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STARS v2.1

Paul Smith's College of Arts & Sciences
IC-1: Institutional Boundary

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Katharine Glenn
Sustainability Coordinator
Center for Campus Sustainability
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Institution type: Associate (i.e., short-cycle), Baccalaureate, Doctoral/Research, or Master's:
Baccalaureate

Institutional control (Public, Private for-profit, or Private non-profit):
Private non-profit

A brief description of the institution’s main campus and other aspects of the institutional boundary used to complete this report:
Paul Smith’s College is located on the shores of Lower St. Regis Lake, in the heart of the Adirondack Park in Northern New York State. The main campus includes 3 Academic Buildings, 15 Residence Halls, 2 Administration Buildings, an Athletics Center, a Student Center and a Library. The college also owns over 14,000 acres of sustainably managed forestland. Included in the institutional boundary is the Paul Smith's College VIC, which consists of 1 main building and over 30 acres of trails which are available for public use. The PSC VIC is dedicated to fostering connections with nature for students, local residents, and regional visitors by providing outdoor recreation opportunities, experiential education programs, and year-round art exhibitions.

Which of the following features are present on campus and which are included within the institutional boundary?:
Present? Included?
Agricultural school No No
Medical school No No
Other professional school with labs and clinics (e.g. dental, nursing, pharmacy, public health, veterinary) No No
Satellite campus No No
Farm larger than 5 acres or 2 hectares No No
Agricultural experiment station larger than 5 acres or 2 hectares No No
Hospital No No

The rationale for excluding any features that are present from the institutional boundary:
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Additional documentation to support the submission :
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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