| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.11 |
| Liaison | Natalie Sobrinski |
| Submission Date | June 16, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Muhlenberg College
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Kalyna
Procyk Sustainability Coordinator Office of Campus Sustainability |
Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
| Yes or No | |
| A central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts | Yes |
| A sustainability newsletter | Yes |
| Social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability | Yes |
| A vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability | Yes |
| Building signage that highlights green building features | Yes |
| Food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems | Yes |
| Signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed | Yes |
| A sustainability walking map or tour | No |
| A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | No |
| Navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians | Yes |
| A guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience | Yes |
| Regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat | Yes |
| Other sustainability publications or outreach materials not covered above | Yes |
A brief description of the central sustainability website:
Sustainability at Muhlenberg website consolidates the sustainability curriculum, student groups, Greening Committee, Policies and Initiatives, Land Conservation, Resources, Project and Plant Operations.
The website URL for the central sustainability website:
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
Regular emails to the entire campus are sent at least once a semester in lieu of a paper newsletter.
The website URL for the sustainability newsletter:
A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
We have multiple social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
Muhlenberg College Sustainability: https://www.facebook.com/MuhlenbergCollegeSustainability
‘Berg Sustainability
https://twitter.com/bergearth
https://www.instagram.com/bergearth/
TreeHouse Blog
http://bergtreehouse.wordpress.com/2014/11/
The website URL of the primary social media platform that focuses on sustainability:
A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
Home page for site provides information on current student activity on campus recent installation of solar panels on top of Seeger’s Union
Building signage that highlights green features
Hydration Stations clearly marked from Just Tap It campaign
Automatic Lights marked around campus
Recycling bins clearly marked
Food Service Signage/Brochures sustainable food systems
all of which were completed as a result of student research projects
The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
We have multiple pieces of signage throughout the New Science Building that identifies sustainable practices, such as using energy efficient bulbs, architectural design that allows for much natural light, and some windows that are dotted so birds won’t fly into it and injure or kill themselves. There in signage in the new General's Quarters area detailing sustainable aspects of furniture re-purposing and renovation.
The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
A brief description of food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
Website has description of all new initiatives Sodexo has started, each napkin dispenser has a promo of sustainability practices by Sodexo, Java Joes, GQ and Dining Commons, all have similar pamphlets of what they are doing for better practices. In the dining hall we have signage that indicates if a food is locally grown, and we have pamphlets regarding our sustainable practices at the main swipe-in counter
The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
We have around 5 or 6 signs indicating rain gardens that consist of native species.
The website URL for signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
The website URL of the sustainability walking map or tour:
A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
The website URL for the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
There is a guide for commuters on how to use alternative forms of transportation. It exists in the form of bicyclist guides and maps.
The website URL for navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
A pamphlet has been created by students for students on tips of how to live a sustainable lifestyle on and off campus
The website URL for the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
A brief description of regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
The Office of Campus Sustainability Communications Intern publishes regularly in the Muhlenberg Weekly.
The website URL for regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
A brief description of another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above (1st material):
Lehigh Valley Ecology & Evolution Symposium (LVEES) provides an opportunity for sustainability publication and outreach.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
A brief description of this material (2nd material):
Students have attended and presented posters at the AASHE conference.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (3rd material):
A brief description of this material (3rd material):
Muhlenberg College participated in the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Campus Sustainability conference. Students had the opportunity to present projects and posters on their research.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (7th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (8th material):
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