Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.93
Liaison Ezra Small
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2014
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
ER-T2-8: Themed Semester or Year

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Ezra Small
Sustainability Manager
Physical Plant
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Has the institution chosen a sustainability-related theme for its themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the past three years?:
Yes

A brief description of the themed semester, year, or first-year experience:

For academic year 2013-2014, all incoming new students were asked to read the book, No Impact Man, and the author, Colin Beavan, addressed all students at the First-year Student Fall Convocation as well as revisited campus during the semester in October.


The sustainability-related book that was chosen, if applicable:
No Impact Man by Colin Beavan

The website URL where information about the theme is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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