| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.55 |
| Liaison | Melissa Cadwell |
| Submission Date | Jan. 7, 2022 |
Syracuse University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Melissa
Cadwell Sustainability Coordinator Energy Systems & Sustainability Management |
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Has the institution held a 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 a 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
RecyleMania for students, faculty and staff
A brief description of the campaign:
RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities on campus.
RecycleMania is a competition and benchmark tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling.
RecycleMania is a competition and benchmark tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
The University recycled 905,314 pounds of material, securing the University’s national ranking of 14th out of the competing 229 schools.
The diversion rated increased to 48% and the University increased its ranking by an impressive nine slots to secure it in 43rd out of 171 schools.
The Per Capita Classic measures the weight of recyclable materials divided by the campus population. With 23.5 pounds of recyclables per person, the University came in 34th nationally out of 230 schools.
The diversion rated increased to 48% and the University increased its ranking by an impressive nine slots to secure it in 43rd out of 171 schools.
The Per Capita Classic measures the weight of recyclable materials divided by the campus population. With 23.5 pounds of recyclables per person, the University came in 34th nationally out of 230 schools.
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2nd campaign
Challenges, Events Highlight Campus Sustainability Month
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Sustainability Management invites members of the University community to become sustainability change agents by taking part in the international celebration of Campus Sustainability Month during October.
Follow Sustainability Management on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to participate in the weekly “Greening the Orange” challenges that encourage students, faculty, and staff to take one-step each week to greening their lifestyles. Every Monday, @SustainableSU posted one sustainability challenge on all three social media platforms. Participants took a picture of themselves, completing the task, and tagged @SustainableSU with #greeningtheorange and were entered into the drawing to win a prize.
Follow Sustainability Management on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to participate in the weekly “Greening the Orange” challenges that encourage students, faculty, and staff to take one-step each week to greening their lifestyles. Every Monday, @SustainableSU posted one sustainability challenge on all three social media platforms. Participants took a picture of themselves, completing the task, and tagged @SustainableSU with #greeningtheorange and were entered into the drawing to win a prize.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
We were able to measure the impacts by the total likes and pictures taken by the participants completing the task.
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