Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 65.57 |
Liaison | Jeff Spoelstra |
Submission Date | July 22, 2014 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Western Michigan University
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Jeff
Spoelstra Sustainability Coordinator Office for Sustainability |
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Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
Yes or No | |
A central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts | Yes |
A sustainability newsletter | --- |
Social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability | Yes |
A vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability | Yes |
Building signage that highlights green building features | Yes |
Food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems | --- |
Signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed | Yes |
A sustainability walking map or tour | Yes |
A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | --- |
Navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians | --- |
A guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience | --- |
Regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat | Yes |
Other sustainability publications or outreach materials not covered above | Yes |
A brief description of the central sustainability website:
Maintained by the Office for Sustainability.
The website URL for the central sustainability website:
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
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The website URL for the sustainability newsletter:
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A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
Facebook, Twitter, Youtube
The website URL of the primary social media platform that focuses on sustainability:
A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
Area of OfS website for several types of student research.
The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
Office for Sustainability building
The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
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A brief description of food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
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The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
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A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
Stormwater signage
The website URL for signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
Our campus sustainability highlights map documents visible (infrastructure and research) and invisible (policy) elements of campus sustainability.
The website URL of the sustainability walking map or tour:
A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
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The website URL for the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
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A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
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The website URL for navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
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A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
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The website URL for the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
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A brief description of regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
See WMU Herald, the student newspaper; keyword search "sustainability".
The website URL for regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
A brief description of another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above (1st material):
2012 Highlights Report
The website URL for this material (1st material):
Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
Yes
A brief description of this material (2nd material):
Office for Sustainability Promotional Brochure Series covering the Student Sustainability Fee and Wesustain Internship.
The website URL for this material (2nd material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (3rd material):
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A brief description of this material (3rd material):
President's Universitywide Sustainability Committee Annual Presentation
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (4th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (5th material):
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A brief description of this material (5th material):
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The website URL for this material (5th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (6th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (7th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (8th material):
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