Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.35
Liaison Cody Friend
Submission Date May 6, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Nebraska at Omaha
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Cody Friend
ORCA Researcher
Office of Sustainability
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Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes

Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes

1st campaign 

Name of the campaign:
Heartland Bike Share Pass

A brief description of the campaign:
UNO's Student Government allocated up to $15,000 to be spent on providing free Bcycle passes for UNO students. Heartland Bcycle is the local electric bike share program with stations available all of the city and on our campus. Students were able to sign up for a free pass through continuous tabling opportunities in conjunction with International Student Services, as well as a social media campaign. This campaign will directly be targeting both international students who do not own personal vehicles and students in the residence halls.

A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
Heartland Bike Share will have updated ridership data from before and after the passes were given out to students to see if there was an increase in bikes being checked out, especially at the stations on campus.

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2nd campaign

Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Trendwood Neighborbood and Park Tree Planting Event

A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
UNO students and faculty from our Service Learning Academy (SLA), worked together with our community partners: Inclusive Communities, ONE Omaha, and Urban Bird and Nature Alliance, Urban League of Nebraska to plant over 125 shade trees in the wake or understory or the ash trees in an effort to sustain the community forest.
https://uno-cpi.herokuapp.com/projectspublicreport/?academic_year=6&mission=6&community_type=&college_name=&campus_partner=&engagement_type=

A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Due to the invasive species of insect: emerald ash borer, the Trendwood Neighborhood lost about 600 trees due to the infestation. With the work of Faculty, Students, and community partners the Trendwood Neighborhood is revitalizing the community forest lost to invasive species.
https://uno-cpi.herokuapp.com/projectspublicreport/?academic_year=6&mission=6&community_type=&college_name=&campus_partner=&engagement_type=

Optional Fields

A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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