Overall Rating Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison Andreas Wolfram
Submission Date Dec. 10, 2021

STARS v2.2

Ringling College of Art and Design
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Tammy Walsh
Dean of Students
Student Life
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Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes

Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes

Name of the campaign:
Climate Strike Carpool

A brief description of the campaign:

On September 20, 2019 at 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM the Green Ambassadors club offered a carpool event where Ringling students were invited to participate in the Climate Strike happening in downtown Sarasota. The club offered materials for participants to create their protest signs.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:

Around 20 students attended the strike and we received very positive feedback from their experience.


Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Green Week: Art Plastique – Plastic Bottle vs. Mason Jar Exchange and ReFest

A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):

February 18, 2019
11:30 AM
Bring a plastic water bottle and contribute to the installation. Get a free Mason Jar!

Refest 2020 was month-long event series inviting students to rethink their roles as creative professionals in a time of climate crisis. Most events were open-house workshops about repurposing recyclable materials.
Events:
Reframe Activism | January 29, 2020 & February 20, 2020
Refashion Swap Shop | February 9, 2020
Restore our Ecosystem | February 12 2020
Rethink Consumption | February 23, 2020
Repurpose Installation | February 29, 2020
Reconsider Plant-based | March 4, 2020


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):

The events were not particularly successful in terms of student attendance (Covid), but our online campaign was incredibly well received. We had around 300 interactions per week on our Instagram account throughout our month-long marketing campaign.


A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
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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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