| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Brian Eisenhauer |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Plymouth State University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Brian
Eisenhauer Director Office of Environmental Sustainability |
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at students within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at employees within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
The name of the campaign (1st campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (1st campaign):
Do it in the Dark is an energy use reduction competition in which residence halls compete in the fall semester (Oct-Dec) to see which hall has the largest percentage reduction in electricity consumption from established baselines. The winning hall receives 1/2 price laundry for the month of February.
We have other campaigns as well, such as reducing the use of bottled water among students.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (1st campaign):
In fall of 2012 students saved over $10,000 worth of electricity. The data is closely tracked by Physical Plant staff and staff from the Office of Environmental Sustainability.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (1st campaign):
The name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
OES facilitates a sustainability self-assessment for depts., and then makes recommendations for more sustainable practices. About a dozen departments have participated and made changes in the past year.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
Recyclemania, Sun's Out Plugs Out (Spring every conservation competition between residence halls), Take Back the Tap (campaign for re-usable water bottles), and many more!
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We have many other campaigns as well.
We have many other campaigns as well.
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