| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 52.60 |
| Liaison | Hayley Berliner |
| Submission Date | Oct. 23, 2024 |
Trinity College (CT)
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
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Hayley
Berliner Sustainability Coordinator Finance & Operations |
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Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Trinity College Arboretum
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
The Trinity College Arboretum, established in Spring 2023 and recognized by Arbnet as a Level I Arboretum, encompasses the entire 100+ acre urban campus. The arboretum consists of over 1,500 trees, including two Connecticut state champion trees, an English Elm and a Temple’s Upright Sugar Maple, as well as many other notable trees. Elms feature heavily in the Arboretum, supporting Trinity’s alma mater “‘Neath the Elms.”
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Campus Engagement
Public Engagement
Grounds
Public Engagement
Grounds
Optional Fields
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
IN-20
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Second Point of Distinction
Reusable Take-Out Containers
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Reusable Take-Out Containers were introduced in Mather Dining Hall in January 2023 and other campus dining locations shortly thereafter to reduce the use of disposable options. Students use the reUser app to check-in and check-out containers for free.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Food & Dining
Waste
Waste
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
EN-5
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Third Point of Distinction
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A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
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Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
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STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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