Hillsborough Community College
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
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Reporter |
Paul
Rabaut Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
The HCC Ybor campus is proud to offer free beehive tours for students, employees, and community members. These tours include an interactive look at our permaculture sites, opening beehives on our rooftop apiary, a honey tasting, and "sweet" pictures holding frames of live honeybees. All located in the heart of Ybor City.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Campus Engagement
Public Engagement
Website URL where more information about the accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
The HCC Art Gallery and HCC Sustainability collaborated on a project to bring Nourishment, Education, and Social Terraces (NEST) on two of our campus locations.
NEST aims to empower creative solutions for addressing issues of food insecurity, sustainability and inclusion through the creation of accessible spaces to gather, interact, teach and entertain one another.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Grounds
Wellbeing & Work
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
The Office of Sustainability and our campus librarians have been collaborating on a seed library project at all five of our library locations. Our students and community are able to access heirloom varieties of vegetables and flowers for free. Five years and thousands of seeds later, the library is still going strong!
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Public Engagement
Food & Dining
Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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