| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.71 |
| Liaison | Bridget Flynn |
| Submission Date | Feb. 15, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Oberlin College
ER-4: Sustainability Outreach and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Colin
Koffel Environmental Sustainability Fellow Office of Environmental Sustainability |
Does the institution have a central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution's sustainability efforts?:
A brief description of the central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution's sustainability efforts:
The Office of Environmental Sustainability website details Oberlin's sustainability commitments and progress towards carbon neutrality. It also provides resources for students, information on bicycling and car-sharing, and news.
The website URL for the central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution's sustainability efforts:
Does the institution have a sustainability newsletter?:
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
The Environmental Studies Program publishes a newsletter that covers academic and operational sustainability news.
The website URL for the sustainability newsletter:
Does the institution have a vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability?:
A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
Students have co-authored many conference papers and papers for peer-reviewed journals. Student research can be published on Policy Options. Student research is regularly covered by the Office of Communications. The Office of Undergraduate Research organizes public presentations of student research.
The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
Does the institution have building signage that highlights green building features?:
A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
The Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies features signage and an electronic kiosk that explains how the building and its Living Machine functions and shows real-time resource use and generation. Digital signs throughout campus display the environmental performance of individual dorms.
The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
Does the institution have food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems?:
A brief description of food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
Oberlin's Campus Dining Service is served by Bon Appétit Management Company, who carefully label foods and furnish the dining halls with information about sustainability and food. The CDS Recyclers conduct food waste audits and shares the results with large signs in the dining halls.
The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
Does the institution have signage on the grounds about sustainable grounds-keeping strategies employed?:
A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable grounds-keeping strategies employed:
Several areas of landscape have been labeled, including the Adam Joseph Lewis Center kitchen garden, heirloom trees in Tappan Square, the Underground Railroad medical garden, the Harvey House butterfly garden, and others.
The website URL for signage on the grounds about sustainable grounds-keeping strategies employed:
Does the institution have a sustainability walking map or tour?:
A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
The Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies offers a self-guided tour of its landscape. Sustainability is featured prominently in campus tours given to perspective students.
The website URL of the sustainability walking map or tour:
Does the institution have a guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation?:
A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
Oberlin's transportation website details alternative methods of transportation.
The website URL for the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
Does the institution have a guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience?:
A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
The CDS Recyclers created the Little Green Book, which details how students can live sustainably at Oberlin. The Office of Environmental Studies created a similar Green Field Guide.
The website URL for the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
Does the institution have 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 regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
The Oberlin Review regularly covers sustainability issues.
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:
Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (1st material):
A brief description of this material:
The Office of Environmental Sustainability administers the Greenscene listserv, which provides a forum for students, environmental groups, and others to share events, information, and programs.
The website URL for this material:
Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
A brief description of this material:
Headwaters Magazine, a student-run printed and online publication, covers sustainability at Oberlin and in the larger world.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (3rd material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (4th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (5th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (6th material):
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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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