| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 70.27 |
| Liaison | Carolyn Shafer |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
Pratt Institute
EN-3: Student Life
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.50 / 2.00 |
Carolyn
Shafer Director Center for Sustainable Design Strategies |
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Student groups
Yes
Name and a brief description of the active student groups focused on sustainability:
Envirolutions
A student run sustainability club focused on promoting and educating sustainable strategies on campus. Example of activities include hosting sustainability themed movie screenings, tabling at events, hosting talks.
Student Educators volunteer to be part of the organization
Attend weekly meetings with a faculty advisor and attend talks and panels about sustainability.
Supported financially through the student involvement fund.
LEAP
Leaders in Environmental Advocacy at Pratt (LEAP) - LEAP is an organization of graduate students focused on furthering the cause of sustainable solutions to social issues in NYC and beyond.
Sustainable Fashion Club - Newly founded student group in the Fashion Dept.
A student run sustainability club focused on promoting and educating sustainable strategies on campus. Example of activities include hosting sustainability themed movie screenings, tabling at events, hosting talks.
Student Educators volunteer to be part of the organization
Attend weekly meetings with a faculty advisor and attend talks and panels about sustainability.
Supported financially through the student involvement fund.
LEAP
Leaders in Environmental Advocacy at Pratt (LEAP) - LEAP is an organization of graduate students focused on furthering the cause of sustainable solutions to social issues in NYC and beyond.
Sustainable Fashion Club - Newly founded student group in the Fashion Dept.
Gardens and farms
Yes
A brief description of the gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and/or urban agriculture projects:
The Textile Dye Garden was planted in 2021 to offer a space for the Pratt community to join in discovering the beauty and sustainability of natural dyes.
https://www.pratt.edu/news/a-campus-garden-flourishes-with-flowers-for-natural-dyes/
https://textiledyegarden.pratt.edu/
https://www.pratt.edu/news/a-campus-garden-flourishes-with-flowers-for-natural-dyes/
https://textiledyegarden.pratt.edu/
Student-run enterprises
No
A brief description of the student-run enterprises:
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Sustainable investment and finance
No
A brief description of the sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives:
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Events
Yes
A brief description of the conferences, speaker series, symposia, or similar events focused on sustainability:
Pratt Earth Action Week - Fall and Spring
Reflecting on our community’s experiences and response during the most recent climate events, this semester’s Pratt Earth Action Week centers around a public forum to reckon with our current systems for disaster response and ideate on how we can collectively build better and more resilient frameworks for future climate events. The week’s programming continues to address the intersecting crises of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the racial and social justice protests that have brought into relief systemic inequalities and unsustainable systems. Coordinated events throughout the week will provide an architecture for conversation, debate, and development of design solutions toward change with a focus on the relationship between climate change and mental health.
Pratt Research Open House - In 2020, the ROH created a Sustainability Award for the first time. The work of students and faculty were presented in a virtual exhibit given that the pandemic prevented an in-person, live event.
https://www.pratt.edu/researchopenhouse/
Reflecting on our community’s experiences and response during the most recent climate events, this semester’s Pratt Earth Action Week centers around a public forum to reckon with our current systems for disaster response and ideate on how we can collectively build better and more resilient frameworks for future climate events. The week’s programming continues to address the intersecting crises of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the racial and social justice protests that have brought into relief systemic inequalities and unsustainable systems. Coordinated events throughout the week will provide an architecture for conversation, debate, and development of design solutions toward change with a focus on the relationship between climate change and mental health.
Pratt Research Open House - In 2020, the ROH created a Sustainability Award for the first time. The work of students and faculty were presented in a virtual exhibit given that the pandemic prevented an in-person, live event.
https://www.pratt.edu/researchopenhouse/
Cultural arts
Yes
A brief description of the cultural arts events, installations, or performances focused on sustainability:
Virtual Exhibition of Student Work - A virtual exhibition of student projects focusing on issues related to sustainability around this semsters’ theme of Envision, Empower, Engage.
NYPIRG art Exhibit - An exhibit that explores plastics role in our society
Green Week/Blue Week Exhibits - Exhibitions of student work related to sustainability.
Multiple departments participate in live / virtual exhibitions of student work during Blue Week and Green Week.
Pratt Research Open House - In 2020, the ROH created a Sustainability Award for the first time. The work of students and faculty were presented in a virtual exhibit given that the pandemic prevented an in-person, live event.
https://www.pratt.edu/researchopenhouse/
NYPIRG art Exhibit - An exhibit that explores plastics role in our society
Green Week/Blue Week Exhibits - Exhibitions of student work related to sustainability.
Multiple departments participate in live / virtual exhibitions of student work during Blue Week and Green Week.
Pratt Research Open House - In 2020, the ROH created a Sustainability Award for the first time. The work of students and faculty were presented in a virtual exhibit given that the pandemic prevented an in-person, live event.
https://www.pratt.edu/researchopenhouse/
Wilderness and outdoors programs
Yes
A brief description of the wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles:
Pratt Earth Action Week - Multiple beach cleanups, kayak and hiking trips during these events.
Sustainability-focused themes
No
A brief description of the sustainability-focused themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
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Sustainable life skills
No
A brief description of the programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
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Student employment opportunities
Yes
A brief description of the sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution:
Pratt Sustainability Center Intern - Pratt Sust. Center inters lead cultural, institutional and community change for a ‘greener’ Pratt. The interns staff the Research and Resource Center and act as both researchers and sustain- ability consultants to CSDS visitors. http://csds.pratt.edu/internships/
GiveTake staff work to collect, sort and organize art materials for the materials reuse program.
Student Government Chair of Sustainability - Represent student interests in all matters concerning sustainability
GiveTake staff work to collect, sort and organize art materials for the materials reuse program.
Student Government Chair of Sustainability - Represent student interests in all matters concerning sustainability
Graduation pledge
No
A brief description of the graduation pledge(s):
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