| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.21 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Kalkbrenner |
| Submission Date | May 5, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Santa Clara University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Cara
Uy Sustainability Coordinator Center for Sustainability |
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability? :
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Name of the campaign:
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged:
The Hoofprint Challenge is an annual campaign hosted by Campus Recreation. Its goal is to offset the carbon emissions produced by sports-related travel by having students pledge to change their behavior in ways that reduce carbon emissions.
This past year, participants were given the option to take an action for one week, an academic quarter (11 weeks), or a full year. Possible pledges include items that focus on water conservation (e.g. taking shorter showers and turning off the tap while brushing teeth), waste diversion (e.g. using reusable grocery bags, composting, and recycling), and energy conservation (e.g. walking instead of driving short distances and replacing old light bulbs with more efficient ones).
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
This past year, 1,462 actions were taken to reduce offset carbon emissions on campus--634 actions to reduce waste, 427 to reduce water consumption, and 401 actions to offset CO2 in another way (e.g. reducing energy consumption). Together, 93,914.4 pounds of waste were not landfilled and 5,855,322.5 gallons of water were not used.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available:
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged (2nd campaign):
In October of 2016, Santa Clara University participated in the Northwest Earth Institute's EcoChallenge. This campaign challenged participants to take daily actions toward a more sustainable lifestyle. Actions were organized in categories such as Water, Nature, Community, Waste, Energy, and more. As a campus-wide team, SCU competed against other groups around the globe. Employees, students, and staff were encouraged to commit to at least one action beyond their normal sustainable activities for the duration of the challenge (2 weeks).
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
By the end of the EcoChallenge, the Santa Clara University team totalled 59 members. Together, the SCU team scored 3,235 points by taking sustainable actions and sharing their progress with friends. Actions were taken in the Food, Water, Transportation, Waste, Nature, Energy, Simplicity, and Health categories. Most notably, we saved up to 588 gallons of water and 254 pounds of CO2, kept 49 plastic bottles from going to landfill, consumed 52 meatless meals, and travelled up to 654 miles by public transportation rather than single-occupancy vehicle.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
Santa Clara University's annual Energy Challenge is a month-long energy-saving competition between residence halls. The competition is divided into an AC League (residence halls with user controlled air-conditioning) and a No-AC League to keep the contest fair. At the end of the month, three residence halls are given prizes: the residence hall in each League that saved the most energy and the residence hall that showed the most enthusiasm through posting on social media and hosting/attending energy-themed events. Together, campus residents saved a total of 13,072.77 kWh this past year (February 2016).
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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