| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.42 |
| Liaison | Andrew D'Amico |
| Submission Date | Aug. 25, 2021 |
Princeton University
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Shana
Weber Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts?:
Website URL for the central sustainability website:
Does the institution have a sustainability newsletter or social media platform that focuses specifically on campus sustainability?:
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter or social media platform:
The Office of Sustainability distributes a monthly sustainability newsletter as well as a weekly student newsletter. The monthly newsletter features news, updates, Campus as Lab updates, upcoming events, new videos, profiles of community members and more. The weekly newsletter is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students and includes the week’s events, announcements, a sustainability tip and news articles from outside the campus.
All monthly newsletter articles are available for full viewing on the Sustainability website.
https://sustain.princeton.edu/resources/mailing-lists
The Office of Sustainability maintains Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube accounts. Each of the accounts focuses on sustainability as it relates to Princeton and often highlights global and local initiatives and topics. Additionally, the Office uses the accounts to publicize any related campus events and to highlight student initiatives and University sustainability progress. The YouTube account houses videos created by the Office of Sustainability’s Communications Specialist as well as student groups. Videos range from updates on the Sustainability Action Plan, sustainability features on campus, sustainable living and more.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigersgogreen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tigersgogreen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TigersGoGreen
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PrincetonSECN/
Does the institution have signage that highlights sustainability features on campus?:
A brief description of the signage that highlights sustainability features on campus:
The University currently has installed on campus three Wattvision dashboards that highlight sustainable building features and live data. In addition, in virtually all restrooms on campus, dual-flush signage has been installed atop toilets that provides instructions for their use.
Does the institution provide a sustainability walking map or tour?:
A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
Princeton’s Campus Green Tour which highlights sustainable operational and academic initiatives, is available online. The online green tour includes a google map with several stops, as well as student-created videos of select stops. Additionally, the Office of Sustainability provides year-round campus Green Tours for the campus community. These tours are led by students or Office staff members.
https://sustain.princeton.edu/resources/campus-green-tour
Does the institution produce a guide for green living and/or incorporating sustainability into the residential experience?:
A brief description of the guide for green living and/or incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
The Office of Sustainability offers a Green Your Dorm guide with tips on how to incorporate sustainability into the everyday student residential living experience. The guide is distributed to all first-year students during Orientation and the EcoReps refer to the guide during sustainability study breaks.
https://sustain.princeton.edu/resources/green-your-dorm
A brief description of other comprehensive sustainability outreach materials and publications not covered above:
The Office of Sustainability reports Princeton’s annual progress toward its sustainability goals on their website.
https://sustain.princeton.edu/sustainability-action-plan
The Princeton EcoReps launched a blog which discusses all things at the intersection of sustainability and campus life. Tigers Go Green is a sustainability news and information platform curated by the Office of Sustainability and Princeton’s EcoReps. TGG covers campus, local, national and global sustainability stories and shares information for readers to take action on any scale. Student-produced articles are shared with and read by the Princeton University campus community and greater global community.
https://tigersgogreen.princeton.edu/
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