| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.15 |
| Liaison | Victor Udo |
| Submission Date | Sept. 16, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bucknell University
PA-2: Sustainability Planning
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.33 / 4.00 |
Dina
El-Mogazi Director, Sustainable Design Program Center for Sustainability and the Environment |
Does the institution have current and formal plans to advance sustainability in the following areas? Do the plans include measurable objectives?:
| Current and Formal Plans (Yes or No) | Measurable Objectives (Yes or No) | |
| Curriculum | Yes | Yes |
| Research (or other scholarship) | No | No |
| Campus Engagement | No | No |
| Public Engagement | No | No |
| Air and Climate | Yes | Yes |
| Buildings | No | No |
| Dining Services/Food | No | No |
| Energy | Yes | Yes |
| Grounds | No | No |
| Purchasing | No | No |
| Transportation | No | No |
| Waste | No | No |
| Water | No | No |
| Diversity and Affordability | Yes | Yes |
| Health, Wellbeing and Work | No | No |
| Investment | No | No |
| Other | --- | --- |
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Curriculum:
Bucknell's College of Arts and Sciences has adopted a core curriculum with specific requirements in the following areas relevant to sustainability education: Environmental Connections, Diversity in the U.S., and Global Connections
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Curriculum plan(s):
Each of the Arts and Sciences requirements administrated through the College Core Curriculum (see above) has its own assessment procedure. See the College Core Curriculum document available at this url: http://www.bucknell.edu/arts-and-sciences-college-of/college-core-curriculum.html
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Curriculum plan(s):
College of Arts and Sciences, College Core Curriculum coodinator
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Research (or other scholarship):
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Research plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Research plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Campus Engagement around sustainability:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Campus Engagement plan:
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Campus Engagement plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Public Engagement around sustainability:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Public Engagement plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Public Engagement plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Air and Climate:
This is covered in the Universities Climate Action plan published in 2010.
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Air and Climate plan(s):
The objectives of the climate plan are for a 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2015, A 20% reduction by 2020 and a carbon neutrality by 2030. 2008 is the baseline year for these reductions.
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Air and Climate plan(s):
Bucknell Facilities and Bucknell University Environmental Center are the accountable offices for the Climate Action plan.
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Buildings:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Buildings plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Buildings plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Dining Services/Food:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Dining Services/Food plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Dining Services/Food plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Energy:
The University Facilities Energy Team assesses energy usage in buildings and systems using a wide variety of resources and provides energy efficiency retrofits and strategies for the community campus wide. Evaluation of performance through continuous tracking of energy use allows team and community education to continuously evolve and improve thus reducing total campus energy consumption. The Energy Team makes its plans and progress available to the campus in a quarterly report.
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Energy plan(s):
For the last several years, Energy Team has maintained the goal of a 2% reduction in energy consumption each year. Its quarterly report tracks progress toward this goal.
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Energy plan(s):
Responsible parties are the Facilities Energy Team, particularly the Campus Energy Manager and the Associate Director for Co-generation and Utilities
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Grounds:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Grounds plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Grounds plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Purchasing:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Purchasing plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Purchasing plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Transportation:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Transportation plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Transportation plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Waste:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Waste plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Waste plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Water:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Water plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Water plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Diversity and Affordability:
The President's Diversity Council has adopted a five-year diversity plan. The full plan can be viewed here: http://www.bucknell.edu/Documents/Provost/Diversity/DiversityPlan.pdf
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Diversity and Affordability plan(s):
The Diversity Plan lists four major goals with specific strategies and timeframes. See http://www.bucknell.edu/Documents/Provost/Diversity/DiversityPlan.pdf
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Diversity and Affordability plan(s):
Office of the Provost, President's Diversity Council, Associate Provost for Diversity
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Health, Wellbeing and Work:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Health, Wellbeing and Work plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Health, Wellbeing and Work plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Investment:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Investment plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Investment plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in other areas:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the other plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the other plan(s):
The institution’s definition of sustainability:
Does the institution’s strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include sustainability at a high level?:
A brief description of how the institution’s strategic plan or equivalent guiding document addresses sustainability:
The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability planning is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.