Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.37
Liaison Grace Afflerbach
Submission Date Oct. 31, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Purchase College - State University of New York
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Angie Kim
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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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? :
Yes

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?:
Yes

1st Campaign 

Name of the campaign:
RecycleMania

A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged:
Purchase participated in RecycleMania, a nationwide competition between colleges and universities to increase recycling and spotlight our waste management program. During the competition, the institution conducted outreach and held programs about the benefits of recycling.

A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
The recycling rate increased between final results from last year's participation by 3%. The College placed within the top 10% for per-capita recycling.

The website URL where information about the campaign is available:

If reporting a second campaign provide:

2nd Campaign

Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
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A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged (2nd campaign):
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A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
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The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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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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