| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.57 |
| Liaison | Maia Roseval |
| Submission Date | Jan. 12, 2023 |
State University of New York at Farmingdale
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Maia
Roseval Sustainability Manager Facilities and Operations |
Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
In the summer of 2022 Farmingdale State College hired its first Sustainability and Energy Managers that work out of Facilities and Operations. Creating these positions has allowed the college to focus on sustainability and energy projects, programs, and events. By doing so, the college not only can more easily abide by executive order mandates, but also go beyond and excel in the field. This has long been in the works, and the college is proud to have a team that is solely designated to sustainability and energy conservation.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Website URL where more information about the accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
In the fall 2022, the campus Sustainability Manager partnered with the Horticulture Department's Landscape Plans I class to design a Pollinator Garden on campus. The student's treated the Manager as their "client" and created nine separate designs for the area. The final chosen design is what was used to create the pollinator site on campus. This allowed the students to get hands on experience right on campus with the end result being their own designs coming to fruition.
As a result of working with the students, a partnership between FSC and ReWild Long Island - a local nonprofit - blossomed. This would not have been possible without the student that was able to connect the two.
There are three noteworthy things to come out of this project: students using campus as a living laboratory, the formation of a partnership between FSC and a local nonproft, ReWild LI, and the creation of a pollinator garden that will help conserve local pollinating insects.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Public Engagement
Grounds
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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