| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.89 |
| Liaison | Carly Thibodeau |
| Submission Date | July 7, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Endicott College
EN-3: Student Life
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Does the institution have one or more co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives that fall into the following categories?:
| Yes or No | |
| Active student groups focused on sustainability | Yes |
| Gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, or urban agriculture projects where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems | Yes |
| Student-run enterprises that include sustainability as part of their mission statements or stated purposes | Yes |
| Sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives through which students can develop socially, environmentally and fiscally responsible investment and financial skills | No |
| Conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience | Yes |
| Cultural arts events, installations or performances related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience | Yes |
| Wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles | Yes |
| Sustainability-related themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences | Yes |
| Programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills | Yes |
| Sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution | Yes |
| Graduation pledges through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions | No |
| Other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives | Yes |
The name and a brief description of each student group focused on sustainability:
Endicott Environmental Society
The website URL where information about student groups is available:
A brief description of gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and urban agriculture projects where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems:
There is a greenhouse on campus that students use in courses such as plant biology. The student/staff environmental group on campus uses the greenhouse to grow plants to sell to raise money. Also, the physical plant grounds crew uses the greenhouse to winter indoor plants.
We are in the process of creating a new herb garden on campus that will be used by dining services.
The website URL where information about the organic agriculture and/or sustainable food systems projects and initiatives is available:
A brief description of student-run enterprises that include sustainability as part of their mission statements or stated purposes:
The Entrepreneurial Center offers students interested in a variety of business opportunities, including sustainability to start an enterprise.
A group of students in the fall of 2012 work on a Business Plan for a business that would do energy audits for residences on the North Shore and another student is working on starting a bike share on campus.
The website URL where information about the student-run enterprise(s) is available:
A brief description of the sustainable investment or finance initiatives:
The website URL where information about the sustainable investment or finance initiatives is available:
A brief description of conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience:
Earth Day events
Speakers - various
Energy Symposium for several years
Eco Rep Symposium
The website URL where information about the event(s) is available:
A brief description of cultural arts events, installations or performances related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience:
Students create art out of recycled materials and display in Arts Center.
Interior design students display their work around campus which includes sustainable design elements
We also hold Swipeable events to show documentaries on climate change
The website URL where information about the cultural arts event(s) is available:
A brief description of wilderness or outdoors programs for students that follow Leave No Trace principles:
Endicott Outdoor Adventure Club
The website URL where information about the wilderness or outdoors program(s) is available:
A brief description of sustainability-related themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
We have LST 100 courses which are designed for first year students to prepare them for four years of undergraduate study. Courses have included:
Trash- In this course we apply research and scientific methods to probe the issues of commercial and residential waste disposal, reduction, and recycling. We will examine our own trash and think hard about litter, behavior change, and the expectations of a disposable society.
The Ecology of Food - What do we eat, and why? What meanings do we give our food? What impact do food choices have on the environment, on our bodies, on our communities? An interdisciplinary approach to these questions will use investigative journalism, literary essays, films, and visits with some of the people who work getting food to our tables. We'll look at topics such as health, globalization, and agriculture from multiple perspectives
The website URL where information about the theme is available:
A brief description of program(s) through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
Our Sustainability Fellowship program educates students on areas within the college where sustainability initiatives can be improved. These students work as a liaison between our office and other departments on campus.
The website URL where information about the sustainable life skills program(s) is available:
A brief description of sustainability-focused student employment opportunities:
We have a work study program where students are payed to collect recycling on campus and post signs to increase awareness on recycling and sustainable living.
The website URL where information about the student employment opportuntities is available:
A brief description of graduation pledges through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions:
The website URL where information about the graduation pledge program is available:
A brief description of other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives:
We have a Sustainability Committee that is comprised of faculty, staff and two student members.
The website URL where information about other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives is available:
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