| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.83 |
| Liaison | Emma Parsley |
| Submission Date | Dec. 16, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Texas State University, San Marcos
AC-8: Campus as a Living Laboratory
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.40 / 4.00 |
James
Vollrath Director Office of Sustainability |
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Air & Climate
Yes
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Air & Climate:
Clean air protection was part of the university's green fee. A sponsored research project that was student led, was conducted for remote air quality that may be influence by industries in a 30-mile radius. Devices were used to record actual outdoor air quality in real time.
Buildings
Yes
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Buildings:
Part of the green fee, water refill stations were paid and installed across campus. These stations provides actual data relating how many plastic bottles were removed from landfill by refilling reusable bottles.
Energy
Yes
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Energy:
Utilities Operations gives tours of its physical plants to classes in the Engineering Department. Additionally, energy-used data is provided to students performing applied research projects.
The System Modeling And Renewable Technology (SMART) Lab studies solar and wind energy generation through the Department of Engineering.
Food & Dining
Yes
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Food & Dining:
Bobcat Blend Composting is a student run program that takes all pre- and post-consumer food waste and creates compost. These numbers are reported annually and advertised in the dining halls to promote responsible consumption.
Grounds
No
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Grounds:
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Purchasing
No
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Purchasing:
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Transportation
Yes
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Transportation:
A student proposed idea, The Bike Cave, is now a fully functional shop that allows students to fix up their bikes, form a biking community, and also sells repurposed bikes that students have modified.
This center also educates the student community over the importance of biking as a transportation as well as public transport; buses.
Waste
No
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Waste:
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Water
Yes
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Water:
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment is situated on the headwaters of the San Marcos River. They operate a tourist educational center as well as performing research on waterways throughout Texas. The San Marcos River Rangers is a water quality monitoring group that regularly takes water samples of Spring Lake and the San Marcos River and reports it to the Texas Stream Team, which is operated out of The Meadows Center.
Coordination & Planning
No
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Coordination & Planning:
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Diversity & Affordability
No
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Diversity & Affordability:
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Investment & Finance
No
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Investment & Finance:
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Public Engagement
No
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Public Engagement:
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Wellbeing & Work
No
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to Wellbeing & Work:
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Other Impact Areas
No
A brief description of the student/faculty projects and how they contribute to understanding campus sustainability challenges or advancing sustainability on campus in relation to other areas:
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