| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 69.05 |
| Liaison | Katherine Spector |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
State University of New York at Oswego
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
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Jonathan
Mills Administrator Sustainability Office |
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Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
SUNY Oswego Maple On Tap
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Starting in the Spring of 2021, the Office of Sustainability partners with our campus dining provider, Auxiliary Services to tap sugar maple trees on campus, collect maple sap that is then boiled in one of our dining halls. The finished syrup is then featured in a weekend brunch for the campus and community members. This coming February will be the third year we have tapped sugar maples for syrup on the campus grounds. Founder Edward Austin Sheldon was a known horticulturist and once completing the construction of his home on campus, Shady Shores, his family continued to tap the sugar maples on the property for generations, until the property became the residence of SUNY Oswego's Presidents. Being able to return the history of our founder to the current campus activity has been an extremely rewarding experience and we are constantly thinking of new ways to expand and enrich this initiative.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Curriculum
Campus Engagement
Food & Dining
Grounds
Campus Engagement
Food & Dining
Grounds
Optional Fields
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
IN-47: Innovation A
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
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Second Point of Distinction
BikeShare
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
SUNY Oswego's BikeShare program offers free semester-long loans to any campus member wishing to bike to classes or town instead of using any fueled transportation. Since the start of this initiative in 2015, the popularity of the program among students has grown tremendously. We currently have a fleet of 80 bikes and are looking to purchase an additional 25 bikes to meet the demand of the campus community.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Campus Engagement
Transportation
Wellbeing & Work
Transportation
Wellbeing & Work
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):
OP-17: Support for Sustainable Transportation
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Third Point of Distinction
Permaculture Living Laboratory
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
The Permaculture Living Laboratory (PLL) at SUNY Oswego, is an educational and beneficial ecosystem used to grow food and other forms of medicinal and aesthetic vegetation to encourage campus members to get involved with gardening and wellness benefits from nature.
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Campus Engagement
Food & Dining
Wellbeing & Work
Food & Dining
Wellbeing & Work
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):
IN-7: Community Garden
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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