| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.87 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
Tier2-8: Themed Semester or Year
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Heidi
Eger STARS intern Office of Sustainability |
Has the institution chosen a sustainability-related theme for its themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the past three years?:
A brief description of the themed semester, year, or first-year experience:
Although UMM does not have an official themed year, semester, or first-year experience, we have incorporated sustainability into our actual tagline, mission and vision statements. We believe this meets the spirit of this commitment.
We have made sustainability a theme for our campus.
Our mission statement has a goal of preparing students to be environmental stewards. In addition, our tagline reads that we want to provide "A renewable, sustainable education" at Morris.
At Morris, February is typically a month where we add a special emphasis on our campus sustainability efforts. As a part of this, we compete in an "Energy War" with other local campuses each February. This activity allows for a renewed, focused conversation about all aspects of sustainability. What was originally a conversation about energy has morphed into a conversation about fair labor, the chemicals in plastics, and recycling, with a specific focus on the topics most important to the year's students.
The sustainability-related book that was chosen, if applicable:
The website URL where information about the theme is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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