| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.00 |
| Liaison | Lisa Mitten |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at New Paltz
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Lisa
Mitten Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Campus Sustainability |
Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
| Yes or No | |
| A central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts | Yes |
| A sustainability newsletter | No |
| Social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability | Yes |
| A vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability | No |
| Building signage that highlights green building features | Yes |
| Food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems | Yes |
| Signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed | No |
| A sustainability walking map or tour | Yes |
| A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | Yes |
| Navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians | No |
| A guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience | No |
| Regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat | No |
| Other sustainability publications or outreach materials not covered above | Yes |
A brief description of the central sustainability website:
The Office of Campus Sustainability launched its website in August of 2014. Since its launch, Lisa Mitten has regularly updated the site with new content.
The website URL for the central sustainability website:
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
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A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
The Office of Campus Sustainability launched an Instagram account in the Fall of 2014. http://instagram.com/newpaltzgreen
The Office of Campus Sustainability employs a digital and social media student coordinator who focuses on disseminating information about sustainability initiatives through Instagram and other campus social media channels. The campus also has adopted an official sustainability hashtag, #npgreen. Any social media post that includes this hashtag will be picked up by the college's Social Media Manager, and can either be shared on the main campus webpage or on the social media hub.
http://www.newpaltz.edu/npsocial/
The website URL of the primary social media platform that focuses on sustainability:
A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
Crispell Hall (LEED Gold) and LeFevre Hall (anticipated LEED Gold) both have signage in the buildings that highlight specific LEED credits attained. Electronic hand dryers that eliminate paper towel use in many campus bathrooms have the following message "High speed energy efficient hand dryers are now being used instead of paper towels. One ton of paper consumes 17 trees, three cubic yards of landfill space, and pollutes 20,000 gallons of water." When the campus discontinues the sale of bottled water in August 2014, the Office of Campus Sustainability will be developing signage to draw extra attention water bottle refill stations at high traffic locations.
The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
A brief description of food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
Sodexo at SUNY New Paltz had incorporated signage with a large green "L" for local. Aspretto coffee by Sodexo is labeled with fair trade designations.
The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
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A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
An interdisciplinary, cross-division team is working on a green infrastructure walking tour on campus.
The website URL of the sustainability walking map or tour:
A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
The Office of Campus Sustainability hosts a website about sustainable transportation options. Several other pages at newpaltz.edu provide information about transportation options other than single passenger vehicles. The Office of Student Activities displays brochures about public and private transportation options, including the Loop Bus and private bus services. There is a bulletin board with local and regional bus schedules, routes, and maps located by the commuter lounge in the Student Union.
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A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
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A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
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A brief description of regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
The student-run campus print and online newspaper, the Oracle, regularly covers sustainability issues on campus, but does not have a regular column or a designated reporter assigned to the sustainability beat. The Little Rebellion, an independent online digital publication produced by SUNY New Paltz students, also publishes many articles on sustainability, but there is no regular column or designated sustainability reporter. http://thelittlerebellion.com/
The website URL for regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
A brief description of another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above (1st material):
The Office of Campus Sustainability unveiled permanent green infrastructure educational signage at six locations across campus in December 2014. The locations are the permeable pavement at the Route 32 parking lot, the rain cistern at LeFevre Hall, the bioswale by the ponds, the water quality testing buoy at the ponds, the bioretention areas, and dry swale at the Lenape Hall parking lot. Additional signs are planned for at green infrastructure locations that are still under construction.
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The Office of Campus Sustainability and the Office of Communications and Marketing worked together to develop a sticker series to promote the 34 water bottle refill stations located in 20 buildings. The stickers were distributed to students, faculty, and staff who used water bottles during farm markets and welcome back weekend events during the fall of 2014.
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