| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.29 |
| Liaison | Holly Andersen |
| Submission Date | March 30, 2022 |
Bennington College
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
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?:
Name of the campaign:
A brief description of the campaign:
Each term a house competition is held by Assistant Coordinators of Sustainability Initiatives to have each house make as many changes in their habits to reduce electrical usage as possible. The competition runs for differing lengths of time-- sometimes a week up to a month. This has been part of the College's Continuous Energy Improvement plan.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
"LEDs not only reduce energy consumption for the Town [sic] of North Bennington, but also reduce the cost by two-thirds. In addition, LED bulbs do not use harmful chemicals like mercury or lead. LED lights also have a higher light output at lower temperature, more accurate color reading, do not attract as many bugs, and have lower maintenance costs," says a flyer released by the class.
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Article URL: https://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/bennington-college-addresses-food-insecurity-with-residents,610064
Food insecurity—the inability to access affordable, nutritious food—affects one in eight Americans, or approximately 40 million people, and is particularly acute in southern Vermont. This collaboration aims to both address the pressing problem of food insecurity in the area and to develop an interdisciplinary and responsive humanities curriculum with students, faculty, and the community, creating a model from which other higher education institutions can learn and build.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Eleven residents of two housing complexes in Bennington are growing their own vegetables this summer, through a project organized by Bennington College to fight food insecurity in the county.
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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