| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.54 |
| Liaison | Lisa Noriega |
| Submission Date | Sept. 21, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Yale University
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Amber
Garrard Associate Director Yale Office of Sustainability |
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Central Sustainability Website
Yes
A brief description of the central sustainability website (optional):
The Yale Office of Sustainability website highlights the history and current efforts on sustainability on campus. Established in 2005, the Office of Sustainability works to promote the tenets of sustainability at Yale, in New Haven, and around the global higher-education community. By facilitating the development and implementation of best practices and encouraging innovative collaboration, teaching, and scholarship on sustainable themes, the Office seeks to position Yale at the vanguard of the field and help it make the environmental, social, health, and economic benefits of sustainability a reality on its campus and around the world.
The website URL for the central sustainability website:
Sustainability Newsletter
Yes
None
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
Each month, the Office of Sustainability creates a campaign highlighting sustainability issues that affect Yale. These campaigns are designed to support the goals of Yale’s Sustainability Strategic Plan, and make students, staff and faculty more aware of behaviors and actions they can adopt to help the University meet its goals.
None
The website URL for the sustainability newsletter:
Social Media Platforms
Yes
A brief description of the social media platforms that focus on sustainability:
Yale Sustainability maintains a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram and other social media platforms.
https://www.facebook.com/yalesustainability/
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3930468/profile
https://www.instagram.com/yalesustain/
The website URL of the primary social media platform focused on sustainability:
Student Newspaper Coverage
Yes
A brief description of the regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper:
The Yale Daily News has one student reporter assigned to covering sustainability at Yale.
The website URL for regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper:
Student Research Publication
Yes
A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
Yale's various graduate schools and research centers publish student research papers. Below are a list of sustainability related research centers and URL's associated with student research papers.
Hixon Center for Urban Ecology
http://environment.yale.edu/hixon/student-research/student-research-interns/
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Doctoral Student Publications:
http://environment.yale.edu/research/Doctoral-Student-Publications/
None
The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
Green Building Signage
Yes
None
A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
All LEED buildings have posted cards that highlight their green features. These are also documented on the Office of Sustainability website.
None
The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
Sustainable Food Systems Information
Yes
A brief description of the signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
Yale Dining uses a campaign called "More This, Less That" to promote a plant-based diet. Posters are hung in dining halls throughout the academic year.
http://sustainability.yale.edu/tools-resources/posters-fact-sheets/food
The Yale Sustainable Food Program prints materials to promote their "Chewing the Fat" speaker series that discusses sustainable food systems and features a podcast series on the topic.
http://sustainablefood.yale.edu/around-world/podcast-series
http://sustainablefood.yale.edu/around-world/speaker-series
The West Campus Urban Farm posts signage about honeybees, trail systems in the area and maple production.
None
The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
Sustainable Grounds Signage
Yes
A brief description of the signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed:
Yale has several urban meadows on campus (no-mow zones) which are identified by signage which explains the benefits of reduced mowing.
The website URL for the signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed:
Sustainable Walking Map or Tour
Yes
None
A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
Visitors to Yale's campus can access an online Sustainability Tour via the Office of Sustainability's website or the Visitor Center's website.
Both websites include descriptions of each sustainable site on campus from sustainable grounds to buildings to renewable energy technologies are described.
Those who would like to walk the campus visiting each site can download a printable map and walk around the campus seeing each site.
Yale Office of Sustainability http://sustainability.yale.edu/sustainability-tour
Yale Visitor's Center http://www.yale.edu/sustainabilitytour/
None
The website URL of the sustainability walking map or tour:
Guide for Commuters
Yes
A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use more sustainable methods of transportation:
Yale's Transportation Options website provides commuters with information on sustainable modes of transportation, including free personalized commuter counseling through CTRides.
The website URL for the guide for commuters about how to use more sustainable methods of transportation:
Materials for Cyclists and Pedestrians
Yes
None
A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
SmartStreets provides bicyclists, pedestrians and drivers information on safe mobility.
None
The website URL for navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
Green Living Guide
Yes
None
A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
The Yale Office of Sustainability has a series of webpages devoted to welcoming Undergraduates and Graduate students to campus and offers information and tips on living sustainability on and off campus.
http://sustainability.yale.edu/welcome-to-yale
On the incoming Freshman orientation website there is a link to tips/guide for sustainable living in the residential dorms.
http://sustainability.yale.edu/welcome-undergrad
Yale also provides online Building Occupancy Training Programs for labs, offices, residential spaces, and several custom buildings.
https://prezi.com/s82loi_54ghs/sustainability-residential-colleges/
http://sustainability.yale.edu/participate/guide-going-green
None
The website URL for the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
Other Outreach Materials
No
A brief description of these materials or publications:
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The website URL for these materials or publications:
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