| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.01 |
| Liaison | Suzanne Wood |
| Submission Date | Aug. 16, 2023 |
UMass Chan Medical School
EN-3: Student Life
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 2.00 |
Kortni
Wroten Sustainability and Energy Manager Facilities |
Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
Name and a brief description of the active student groups focused on sustainability:
Student Climate Coalition - University of Massachusetts medical students committed to a sustainable future making change at our institution and beyond IG:
@climate_action_umms
Does the institution have a garden, farm, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery program, or an urban agriculture project where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems?:
A brief description of the gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and/or urban agriculture projects:
UMass Student Garden was created in July 2019 to promote "food as medicine" on campus. The garden consists of 6 raised beds, three dedicated to vegetables and one demonstration medicinal herb garden. The garden was expanded in the Fall of 2022 to include 7 blueberry bushes.
Does the institution have a student-run enterprise that includes sustainability as part of its mission statement or stated purpose?:
A brief description of the student-run enterprises:
Does the institution have a sustainable investment fund, green revolving fund, or sustainable microfinance initiative through which students can develop socially, environmentally and fiscally responsible investment and financial skills?:
A brief description of the sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives:
Has the institution hosted a conference, speaker series, symposium, or similar event focused on sustainability during the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the conferences, speaker series, symposia, or similar events focused on sustainability:
The annual Earth Day event is targeted towards the students, faculty, and staff of the Medical School and University Campus Hospital. For Earth Month of 2023, the Office of Sustainability hosted a clean energy webinar series for attendees to learn about the pathways to decarbonization on our campus. In addition, Earth Month featured a Bee Campus interest meeting, a Green Labs Summit, an electronics recycling event, and other programming for Earth Month.
Has the institution hosted a cultural arts event, installation, or performance focused on sustainability with the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the cultural arts events, installations, or performances focused on sustainability:
Does the institution have a wilderness or outdoors program that follow Leave No Trace principles?:
A brief description of the wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles:
Has the institution had a sustainability-focused theme chosen for a themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the previous three years?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
Does the institution have a program through which students can learn sustainable life skills?:
A brief description of the programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
Does the institution offer sustainability-focused student employment opportunities?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution:
Students can be paid to work with the Office of Sustainability through the Emerging Professionals Summer Internship Program, a program hosted through our Diversity and Inclusion Office. https://www.umassmed.edu/dio/education-and-trainings/summer-internships1/
Does the institution have a graduation pledge through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions?:
A brief description of the graduation pledge(s):
A brief description of other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives that do not fall into one of the above categories:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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