| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.90 |
| Liaison | Chris Frantsvog |
| Submission Date | July 29, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Luther College
PAE-4: Sustainability Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Dan
Bellrichard Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Department |
Does the institution have a sustainability plan that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of how multiple stakeholder groups were involved in developing the plan:
A task force comprised of students, faculty, staff, regents, and friends of the college worked for 12 months beginning in May 2007 to develop a plan for how Luther College can meet its ACUPCC commitment and other environmental obligations.
A brief description of the plan’s measurable goals :
The strategic plan approved by the Luther Board of Regents in May 2008, Transformed by the Journey: A Sesquicentennial Strategic Plan for Luther College, 2008-12, has made sustainability one of its three priorities and includes the following measurable sustainability-related goals:
* Create a Center for Sustainable Communities to be a catalyst for change locally and regionally.
* Model stewardship and sustainability in all college operations to reduce Luther’s environmental impact and mitigate operational costs.
* Reduce Luther’s carbon footprint by 50 percent and develop a plan to achieve carbon neutrality.
* Design and implement a campus land-use plan that affirms land stewardship, sustainability, and landscape designer Jens Jensen’s original vision for the Luther campus in 1911.
* Continue sustainable and strategic enhancements of the plant and facilities with a focus on student learning, energy payback, campus needs, and economic return.
A brief description of how progress in meeting the plan’s goals is measured:
•Luther will calculate its carbon footprint for 6 years and conduct ongoing monitoring of sustainability indicators.
•Luther regularly conducts analysis of strategies for further reducing energy usage: efficiency, biomass for heating and electrical, wind energy, and photovoltaic solar.
•A campus sustainability intern was hired to work on energy education and sustainability initiatives and to provide feedback on development of initiatives.
*The College Sustainability Report Card was completed June 2010 and provides a summary of progress made under the strategic plan.
The website URL where more information about the sustainability plan is available:
The year the plan was developed or last updated:
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