| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.27 |
| Liaison | Morgan Hartman |
| Submission Date | Feb. 20, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 4.00 |
Vivian
Nguyen Graduate Assistant Office of Sustainability |
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability? :
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Name of the campaign:
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged:
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.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
For each event numbers are gathered, and scores and rankings are derived for categories concerning recycling and waste diversion. In 2014, UNL had a recycling rate of 26.3%. One highlight during the competition was that UNL was able to recycle 10,458 lbs of E-waste.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available:
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged (2nd campaign):
Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) is the largest short-term electricity reduction competition in the world. CCN gives a common voice and motivation to hundreds of thousands of students, workers, and building visitors across North America, all working together to reduce consumption and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
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 (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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