Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.40
Liaison Morgan Hartman
Submission Date Feb. 26, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 4.00 Thien Chau
Sustainability Intern
Office of Sustainability
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Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at students within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes

Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at employees within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
No

The name of the campaign (1st campaign):
RecycleMania

A brief description of the campaign (1st campaign):

RecycleMania is a competition between college and university campuses that focuses on educating students about the benefits of recycling and waste diversion, while measuring and quantifying the results for all to see.

Campus Conservation Nationals is a part campaign-part competition that UNL competes in against other Universities nationwide and in the Big 10.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (1st campaign):

For each event numbers are gathered, and scores and rankings are derived for categories concerning recycling and waste diversion. In 2012 UNL recycled 294,000 pounds.

For CCN, UNL placed 2nd in the Big 10 in 2015 with a 5% reduction in energy usage.


The website URL where information about the campaign is available (1st campaign):
The name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
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A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
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A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
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The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
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A brief description of other outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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