| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40.43 |
| Liaison | Ian Shannon |
| Submission Date | Jan. 10, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Ringling College of Art and Design
PAE-4: Sustainability Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Tracy
Wagner VP of Finance & Administration Business Affairs |
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Does the institution have a sustainability plan that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief description of how multiple stakeholder groups were involved in developing the plan:
As part of the campus master planning effort, Ringling College commissioned Biohabitats to collect and analyze data on campus ecology, drainage issues, existing stormwater infrastructure, and landscape management practices on the Ringling College campus. The resulting comprehensive report entitled, Green Infrastructure Assessment and Framework, provides strategies and recommendations that align with the College mission and goals. This guidance provides the College with a pathway for moving forward with appropriate sustainable implementation strategies. Many of the observations, analyses, and recommendations are related to preserving, restoring, or creating green infrastructure throughout the campus. This framework was developed with input from faculty, staff and students serving on Sustainability Focus Groups.
In 2012, a subcommittee of the Sustainability Committee was formed to develop a Strategic Plan for Sustainability. The plan established goals, strategies and timeframes to achieve the goals.
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A brief description of the plan’s measurable goals :
The Strategic Plan for Sustainability established the following immediate, intermediate, and long-term goals:
Immediate Goals:
1. Define sustainability;
2. Increase awareness by promoting College’s commitment to sustainability;
3. Benchmark current sustainability efforts through STARS;
4. Communicate what the College is currently doing via an online outlet;
5. Build sustainability into the campus tour and orientation; and
6. Assess the status of “sustainability” in the curriculum.
Intermediate Term Goals:
1. Integrate sustainability into the campus culture;
2. Encourage and support student participation;
3. Expand inclusion of sustainability in the curriculum;
4. Develop methodologies for measuring achievements;
5. Increase sustainability outreach and partnerships with the community; and
Long-Term Goals:
1. Integrate sustainability deeply into the campus culture, curriculum and activities;
2. Become increasingly sustainable;
3. Reduce growth rate of energy needs by developing ways to generate alternative energy sources;
4. Reduce our ecological, carbon, transportation, materials and water footprints; and
5. Reduce VOC’s and toxic materials on campus.
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A brief description of how progress in meeting the plan’s goals is measured:
As we assess our present sustainability performance through STARS to establish a baseline, the process has identified a number of ways to improve sustainability on campus in a measurable way. Progress is measured as goals are achieved. The Sustainability Committee monitors progress of established goals each semester.
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The website URL where more information about the sustainability plan is available:
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The year the plan was developed or last updated:
2,012
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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