| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.92 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | Aug. 19, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Barbara
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
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Snavely Campus Sustainability Coordinator, TGIF Grants Manager Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
| Yes or No | |
| A central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts | Yes |
| A sustainability newsletter | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| A sustainability walking map or tour | Yes |
| A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | Yes |
| Navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| Other sustainability publications or outreach materials not covered above | Yes |
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A brief description of the central sustainability website:
UC Santa Barbara has one sustainability website that highlights its operational, academic, and administrative elements of sustainability. Each committee, department, and organization within UCSB that works on sustainability is linked to from this central website.
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The website URL for the central sustainability website:
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A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
The UC Santa Barbara Office of Sustainability maintains a sustainability e-mail-based newsletter, and the office also sends weekly sustainability email announcements. Both the newsletter and the weekly announcements provide students with up to date information on sustainability efforts and events coordinated by UCSB, both on and off campus.
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A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
The UC Santa Barbara Office of Sustainability maintains a sustainability Facebook, Website, and Twitter account.
1. Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/UCSBSustainability?ref=hl) -- UCSB Sustainability's Facebook page focuses on increasing awareness primarily in the student body. Through posting "Did you know" 's and campus activities and events that focus on sustainability in topics ranging from economics to sociology, this page disperses information on what UCSB Sustainability is doing in 'action today for tomorrow.'
2. Twitter ( https://twitter.com/UCSBSustainable ) -- Twitter is rapidly becoming the most popular social media platform due to its simplicity and versatility. This quarter, I mainly focused on tweeting events, such as the Central Coast Sustainability Summit and the UCSB Quarterly Sustainability Forum, to increase awareness among UCSB constituents and the sustainability community beyond.
3. UCSB Sustainability website (http://www.sustainability.ucsb.edu/ ) -- The website is the communication hub of UCSB Sustainability, in that it aims to reach all audiences ranging from faculty and students to strangers interested in the program. I updated the events calendar and contributed ideas to the website's reconstruction.
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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:
There are at least four vehicles for this at UCSB. The first is the Department of Geography's on-line newsletter and articles: http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/events/department-news/
A second point is the TGIF website where some student lead projects are featured. This site is: http://www.sustainability.ucsb.edu/tgif/tgif-projects/
The third is the Bren School website where student group projects can be viewed:
http://bren.ucsb.edu/research/masters_gp.htm
The fourth is the Environmental Studies on-line newsletter, which can be found at:
http://www.es.ucsb.edu/news/newsletter
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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 :
LEED Certified buildings feature signage that recognizes their excellence in sustainability efforts and environmentally-conscious building decisions. The following links provide case studies of two buildings on campus with LEED certification.
http://facilities.ucsb.edu/_client/pdf/sustainability/green_buildings/Rec%20Cen%20Case%20Study.pdf
http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/_client/pdf/green_buildings/SRB%20Case%20Study.pdf
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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:
The UCSB Residential Dining Services is involved in a multitude of sustainable practices on campus, and signage is used to highlight several of these, including advertising our use of Fair-Trade Coffee in all dining commons and providing recycling and composting services for all food waste in DLG and Portola dining commons, as well as in the University Center.
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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:
UC Santa Barbara has signs throughout campus that designate our many irrigation stations that utilize reclaimed water. UCSB currently irrigates 90% of the campus with reclaimed water.
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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:
UC Santa Barbara's Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration has organized a campus walking tour that highlights the diversity of plants and ornamental horticulture located throughout our school grounds.
http://legacy.ccber.ucsb.edu/collections/flora/exotic-flora-walking-tour.pdf
You can also find a virtual tour sustainability tour on UCSB’s Interactive Campus Map, along with tours of Green Certified Offices, Green Certified Labs, Sustainability Researchers, Irrigation Types & Vegetation Types, LEED Buildings, Bike Parking & Lockers, CCBER Points of Interest, the lagoon , Electric Vehicle Parking & Charging, Zipcar Stations, Recycle+Compost Bins, and Hydration Stations.
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The website URL 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 UCSB Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) serves those who commute to UCSB by foot, skateboard, bicycle, bus, carpool, vanpool, or train. Their aim is to reduce traffic congestion, emissions, and the demand for parking on campus.
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The website URL for the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
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A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
The Transportation Alternatives Bicycle Map shows campus bike paths and the locations of bike services — lockers, self-service tools, and air pumps. View the map here: http://tap.ucsb.edu/PDF/bikepathandlockerlocations.pdf
The Interactive Campus Map also has a bike map and a map of bike parking and lockers. Bike Map: http://link.map.geog.ucsb.edu/8q
Bike Lockers and Parking map: http://link.map.geog.ucsb.edu/8r
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A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
The UCSB Housing Office provides a Green Housing Guide that outlines green cleaning techniques with natural products; sustainable, local alternatives for grocery shopping; and methods for energy save and waste reduction. The Guide is divided up into sections that address parts of student’s everyday life and include tips from move-in to move-out.
Green Guide for the Halls: http://issuu.com/ucsbhrsgreenguide/docs/green_guide_final
UCSB housing office also has a separate green guide for students living Isla Vista Apartments http://www.housing.ucsb.edu/files/docs/residences/success-guide/sg-gogreen.pdf .
Housing & Residential Services’ goals are to protect, preserve, and regenerate our environmental resources by implementing “Earth Friendly” practices and supporting UCSB on its way to becoming a sustainable community. Visit http://www.housing.ucsb.edu/earth-friendly-living to see how sustainability is incorporated into the residential experience.
Date Revised: Sept. 12, 2014
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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:
While at UCSB we do not have a regular column or reporter assigned to sustainability, we do have regular coverage of sustainability in both of our main student newspapers, the Bottom Line and the Nexus (the main student newspaper).
http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/
http://dailynexus.com/
UCSB sustainability website archives some of the sustainability articles published in the student newspapers on campus: http://www.sustainability.ucsb.edu/news/
Here is an archive of some of the sustainability articles:
http://sustainability.universityofcalifornia.edu/documents/ucsbnews_091312.pdf
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A brief description of another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above (1st material):
The UC Santa Barbara Sustainability website provides several videos which promote sustainability awareness in our community. Since winter 2013, UCSB sustainability has been showing 15 to 30 second videos in all local movie theaters.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
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UCSB also runs sustainability DigiKnows (rotating slides displayed on digital screens in Residence Halls and Dining Commons) and posters.
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