Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	45.51
Liaison	Lawrence Brien
Submission Date	Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

State University of New York at Brockport
EN-3: Student Life

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 2.00	Marcie Desrochers Associate Professor of Psychology Psychology

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Student groups

Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:

Yes

Name and a brief description of the active student groups focused on sustainability:

Environmental Science Club that engages in various activities such as campus tree identification.

Gardens and farms

Does the institution have a garden, farm, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery program, or an urban agriculture project where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems?:

Yes

A brief description of the gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and/or urban agriculture projects:

The campus has provided for and maintains a no-development zone and acreage on the west side of campus that has been planted with trees (by Boy Scouts) and left unmowed to attract wildlife. About 150 acres of land is included in this zone and includes fish ponds where research is done on certain species of fish.

Student-run enterprises

Does the institution have a student-run enterprise that includes sustainability as part of its mission statement or stated purpose?:

A brief description of the student-run enterprises:

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Sustainable investment and finance

Does the institution have a sustainable investment fund, green revolving fund, or sustainable microfinance initiative through which students can develop socially, environmentally and fiscally responsible investment and financial skills?:

A brief description of the sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives:

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Events

Has the institution hosted a conference, speaker series, symposium, or similar event focused on sustainability during the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:

Yes

A brief description of the conferences, speaker series, symposia, or similar events focused on sustainability:

Marcie Desrochers was an invited speaker at campus-wide event (Scholars' Day).

Cultural arts

Has the institution hosted a cultural arts event, installation, or performance focused on sustainability with the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:

A brief description of the cultural arts events, installations, or performances focused on sustainability:

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Wilderness and outdoors programs

Does the institution have a wilderness or outdoors program that follow Leave No Trace principles?:

A brief description of the wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles:

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Sustainability-focused themes

Has the institution had a sustainability-focused theme chosen for a themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the previous three years?:

A brief description of the sustainability-focused themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:

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Sustainable life skills

Does the institution have a program through which students can learn sustainable life skills?:

A brief description of the programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills:

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Student employment opportunities

Does the institution offer sustainability-focused student employment opportunities?:

Yes

A brief description of the sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution:

BASC (Brockport Auxillary Services Corp.) runs all of the Dining halls and cafes on campus, employing over 100 students. BASC purchases milk, zucchini, squash, cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes and other vegetables, depending on the season, from local farms. These local farms include Hurd Orchards, Kirby’s Market, Garden Farm, Hill-View Farms, Sodoma Farms and Smith’s Farm Market. Additionally, several of these farms supply ”farm fresh” products each week.

Graduation pledge

Does the institution have a graduation pledge through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions?:

A brief description of the graduation pledge(s):

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Optional Fields

A brief description of other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives that do not fall into one of the above categories:

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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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