The College of Wooster
EN-1: Outreach and Communications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Reporter |
Brian
Webb Director of Campus Sustainability President's Office |
1.1 Sustainability outreach and communications
Website URL of the institution’s central sustainability website:
Does the institution integrate sustainability information into the educational offerings or materials provided during new student orientation or the equivalent?:
Narrative outlining how sustainability information is integrated into new student orientation or the equivalent:
Yes. New students attend the ARCH orientation during the summer, where the sustainability office is represented at a resource fair. We also education about recycling during ARCH.
When students arrive to campus for New Student Orientation, their welcome folder contains information about sustainability programs.
Does the institution integrate sustainability information into the educational offerings or materials provided during new employee orientation or the equivalent?:
Narrative outlining how sustainability information is integrated into new employee orientation of the equivalent:
Does the institution have dashboards and/or signage highlighting the institution’s sustainability features or performance?:
Description of the institution’s sustainability dashboards and/or signage:
Does the institution manage a sustainability-focused social media account, newsletter, blog, online community, podcast, video series, or equivalent communications medium or platform?:
Description of and/or website URL for at least one sustainability-focused communication medium or platform:
Has the institution coordinated one or more sustainability-focused outreach campaigns during the previous three years?:
Description of sustainability-focused outreach campaigns from the previous three years:
We conducted a food waste reduction competition during spring 2024. Students were challenged to reduce collective food waste by half over a 5-week time period. A group of students from the Environmental Psychology class helped plan and coordinate the event, which included informational signage and volunteers who helped weigh food waste.
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1.2 Percentage of campus stakeholders reached through sustainability outreach and communications
Percentage of campus stakeholders reached through sustainability outreach and communications:
Approach used to determine the percentage of campus stakeholders reached:
Description of the methodology used to determine the reach of the institution’s sustainability outreach and communications:
Our Instagram account has 434 followers. Following a conservative approach, we estimate that approximately 75% of those are current students (the account has only been active for one year, so not many former students) = approximately 325 students or 17% of the student population.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
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