| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.93 |
| Liaison | Kevin Salfen |
| Submission Date | Oct. 21, 2024 |
University of the Incarnate Word
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Kevin
Salfen Co-Director, Office of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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?:
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?:
1st campaign
A brief description of the campaign:
In Fall 2021, faculty members in coordination with UIW's Office of Mission and MInistry began to advocate for the university's participation in the Laudato Si' Action Platform, an initiative of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, inspired by Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si'. Supported by the Sustainability Advisory Board, which includes staff, students, faculty, and administrators, the President of UIW, Dr. Thomas Evans, committed the university to the platform in a public announcement in March 2022. https://www.uiw.edu/news/2022/03/uiw-joins-pope-francis-in-effort-to-address-global-warming.html
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
To date, the following goals of the plan have been achieved, which touch on students and employees, variously:
· Weekly reflections in The Word Today, an internal newsletter distributed to all employees, encouraging reflection on ecological spirituality (https://www.uiw.edu/marcom/internal-communications/the-word-today.html)
· Major federal sustainability-related grant applied for (HSACU NextGen USDA, DISES-EX, National Science Foundation)
· Continue/expand work of Sustainability Advisory Board, including Community Gardens and Concentration in Sustainability Studies
· Proposal submitted to consider a sustainability-themed Quality Enhancement Plan, and the proposal was one of the finalists considered for adoption by the Provost
· Pursuit of solar projects by Chair of Sustainability Advisory Board, Office of Finance, and School of Math, Science and Engineering (Helios Project)
· Subscription to Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), participation in AASHE-sponsored STARS Cohort, and significant work on self-assessment completion
· Coordination with area Catholic institutions related to LSAP participation: joint presentation with St. Mary’s University to Oblate School of Theology about signing on to LSAP
· Exploration of coordination with Laudato Si’ Movement Texas
if reporting an additional campaign, provide:
2nd campaign
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
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