| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.58 |
| Liaison | James Gordon |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Thompson Rivers University
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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James
Gordon Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability |
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Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
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| A central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts | Yes |
| A sustainability newsletter | No |
| Social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability | Yes |
| A vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability | Yes |
| Building signage that highlights green building features | Yes |
| Food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems | Yes |
| Signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed | No |
| A sustainability walking map or tour | No |
| A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | Yes |
| Navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians | No |
| A guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience | Yes |
| Regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat | Yes |
| Other sustainability publications or outreach materials not covered above | Yes |
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A brief description of the central sustainability website:
The TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability website details the initiatives and upcoming events undertaken by the Office. In addition, it describes student and affiliate activities and showcases leaders in sustainability on campus. Finally, it provides helpful links to local groups working towards sustainability, recycling programs, and other Canadian university sustainability programs.
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The website URL for the central sustainability website:
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A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
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The website URL for the sustainability newsletter:
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A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TRUsustain
Instagram: @TRUSustain
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TRUsustainability?ref=hl
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The website URL of the primary social media platform that focuses on sustainability:
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A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
TRU Office of Environment & Sustainability’s web page, Twitter site, Facebook site, blog, and the main TRU website’s 'Newsroom' and 'Research' tabs, all serve in highlighting student initiatives and research on sustainability:
http://www.tru.ca/sustain.html
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TRUsustain
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TRUsustainability?ref=hl
Blog: http://sustain.inside.tru.ca/
http://inside.tru.ca/
http://www.tru.ca/research.html
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The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
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A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
Inside the main entrances of thirteen of TRU's most prominent buildings there are 11"x17" colour info-graphic posters highlighting the green builing features of that particular building.
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The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
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A brief description of food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
TRU's Culinary Arts program was an early supporter--and continues to support--TRU's campus composting project. Its cafeteria composts virtually all of its inedible organic waste. Signage to support this initiative is prominently placed throughout the program's facility, including in the public areas especially where cafeteria patrons clean off their plates after their meals.
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The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
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A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
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The website URL for signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
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A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
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A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
The TRU Student Union website has two programs that it promotes: U-Pass (free unlimited transit bus pass for all students: http://trusu.ca/services/upass/), and Ride-Share (a student/staff car ride sharing program) (http://trusu.cfs-services.ca/en/ride-share/rides/all). On top of these two, the TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability also promotes its Green Guide--which has a chapter on alternative transportation options--through it's website (listed below).
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A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
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A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
TRU has three resources to help in this regard: 1) the new TRU Green Guide, which has many helpful hints about how to live in a more sustainable way (see site URL below), and 2 & 3) two pamphlets available electronically (http://www.tru.ca/sustain/people.html). These pamphlets are entitled “40 Steps to Help the Environment” and a “40 Steps to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.” They detail steps that students living on and off campus can take to reduce their impact on the environment.
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The website URL for the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
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A brief description of regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
During the 2013-2014 school year, Karla Karcioglu from TRU's weekly student-run newspaper, The Omega, regularly reported on initiatives of TRU's Office of Environment & Sustainability.
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The website URL for regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
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A brief description of another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above (1st material):
TRU Office of Environment & Sustainability’s blog.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (3rd material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (4th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (5th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (6th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (7th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (8th material):
No
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