| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.85 |
| Liaison | Tara Pike |
| Submission Date | June 17, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Nevada Las Vegas
ER-4: Sustainability Outreach and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Tom
Piechota Associate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research Division of Research and Graduate Studies |
Does the institution have a central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution's sustainability efforts?:
A brief description of the central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution's sustainability efforts:
Urban 21, the website for the UNLV Urban Sustainability Initiative, also serves as a repository for all information related to sustainability on campus. In addition, Urban 21 also describes campus sustainability efforts, events and outreach, and a detailed breakdown of campaigns overseen by the UNLV Sustainability Council.
Important Sustainability Council documents hosted on the Urban 21 website include: a copy of the Council membership roster, the Green House Gas (GHG) Inventory, a copy of the UNLV President's Climate Commitment, a link to the Club Ride carpool program organized by the Southern Nevada Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), and the UNLV sustainability policy on energy & water efficiency.
The website URL for the central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution's sustainability efforts:
Does the institution have a sustainability newsletter?:
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
The UNLV Urban Sustainability Listserv creates a linked community of people with shared interests in the broad category of sustainability. The list-serve provides regular updates and serves as an informal newsletter for all members of the campus community interested in sustainability.
It provides an easy, email based mechanism by which UNLV faculty and staff members, UNLV students, and community members can stay informed about public events, academic opportunities (professional conferences, students contests, local and regional events), and general issues associated with urban sustainability.
The listserve allows for targeted messages to be shared in a closed, subscription-only environment.
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Does the institution have a vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability?:
A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
UNLV has an Institutional Repository (IR) that archives student scholarly work for the campus. An institutional repository is a digital archive with the primary purpose of collecting, preserving, and disseminating intellectual output. Content is collected in one location, providing global, open access to a university’s scholarly material and grey literature (technical reports, unpublished works) that might otherwise be lost. Institutional repositories have digital interoperability, enabling research content aggregators to automate metadata harvesters (OAI-PMH), providing greater visibility to disseminate scholarship on a global scale. Scholarship is organized by communities and collections, enabling a user to easily browse materials or by utilizing the convenient search box. In the digital IR environment, research materials can be archived in text, audio, or video formats. Uploaded materials are immediately accessible to the public, eliminating publishing lag time and ensuring timely research. Users may sign up for email alerts or enable an RSS feed to be notified of recently posted items. The institutional repository services will further facilitate the Center’s role as a clearinghouse/networking source for solar energy information in the state and beyond. The Lied Libraries will also provide library research expertise, solar resource guides, and research collection development in solar-related print and e-books, multimedia, and more.
UNLV has a Sustainability Librarian that manages the repository and highlights sustainability-related research.
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Does the institution have building signage that highlights green building features?:
A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
Several high performance buildings at UNLV feature signage that highlights green building features:
1) Campus Services Building
In 2007, UNLV earned national recognition and a plaque for the Campus Services Building (CSB) from Energy Star for being a high performance facility.
To earn the award a building's energy performance must fall in the top 25 percentile based on a national standard produced by the U. S. Energy Information Administration. The plaque is displayed in the lobby of CSB.
2) Greenspun Hall
LEED v2.2 Gold Rated Greenspun Hall (GUA) displays the US Green Building Council plaque to commemorate its delivery to the built environment of UNLV.
3) Science & Engineering Building
The Science & Engineering Building (SEB) has earned a LEED v 2.1 Silver rating. Descriptive signs are posted in the lobby to highlight several prominent features of the building, including water reclamation, energy saving, recycled materials, and construction materials.
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Does the institution have food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems?:
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Does the institution have signage on the grounds about sustainable grounds-keeping strategies employed?:
A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable grounds-keeping strategies employed:
Signage is posted throughout campus in compliance with the UNLV Drought Response Plan guidelines imposed, indicating where UNLV's drought plan and watering schedule can be found.
This information is also made public on UNLV's Landscape and Grounds website.
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Does the institution have a sustainability walking map or tour?:
A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
The UNLV Arboretum was established in May of 1985. Legislation enabled the University of Nevada Board of Regents to establish arboreta at both of the four year institutions within the state, including our sister arboretum at the University of Nevada, Reno.
The UNLV Arboretum includes the entire 335 acre campus. Of this acreage, 80 acres are landscaped with trees, shrubs, and turf, including a two acre Xeric Garden. The grounds are often referred to as the Emerald in the Desert, a maxim that has been attached to the recently created Arboretum logo.
Plants found in southern Nevada landscaping are displayed in mature form throughout the campus setting. One may tour the campus landscape at a leisurely pace, any time or day of the week.
The Xeric Garden is located at the entrance to the Marjorie Barrick Museum. Created in 1988, this garden contains plants from arid regions from around the world. Numerous informative signs are located throughout the garden. Many plants are in bloom, regardless of the season, but spring is the best time to visit as virtually every plant has some color.
Guided tours of the campus grounds are available upon request. Inquiries may be directed to the Horticultural Supervisor by calling (702) 895-0952, by correspondence, UNLV Arboretum, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451013, Las Vegas, NV 89154-1013 or by e-mail at grndshop@unlv.edu
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Does the institution have a guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation?:
A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
Club Ride is a program administered through the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) that helps students, teachers, and university employees get to and from work more economically. Club ride provides information on
* Carpool and Vanpool partners
* Transit schedules and routing
* Walking and biking information
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Does the institution have a guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience?:
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Does the institution have regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper (either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat)?:
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (1st material):
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UNLV Innovation is the research magazine of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Designed to provide enhanced coverage of UNLV research, scholarship, and creative activity, the annual publication also seeks to inform various constituencies about the nature and value of university research.
The recent emphasis on sustainability & diversity naturally place research focused on these core values front and center.
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