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Liaison Brian Eisenhauer
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2014
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Plymouth State University
PA-2: Sustainability Planning

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Brian Eisenhauer
Director
Office of Environmental Sustainability
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Does the institution have current and formal plans to advance sustainability in the following areas? Do the plans include measurable objectives?:
Current and Formal Plans (Yes or No) Measurable Objectives (Yes or No)
Curriculum Yes Yes
Research (or other scholarship) No No
Campus Engagement Yes Yes
Public Engagement Yes Yes
Air and Climate No No
Buildings No No
Dining Services/Food No No
Energy Yes Yes
Grounds No No
Purchasing No No
Transportation No No
Waste No No
Water No No
Diversity and Affordability No No
Health, Wellbeing and Work No No
Investment No No
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Curriculum:

Develop a sustainability minor, add more sustainability classes.


The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Curriculum plan(s):

Establish and offer approved minor by end of 2014-2015 academic year. Learning objectives are drafted.


Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Curriculum plan(s):

Office of Environmental Sustainability


A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Research (or other scholarship):
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Research plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Research plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Campus Engagement around sustainability:

Develop monthly newsletter, increase PR effort.


The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Campus Engagement plan:

Evaluated through number of newsletter subscribers and a count of articles published.


Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Campus Engagement plan(s):

Office of Environmental Sustainability


A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Public Engagement around sustainability:

Develop monthly newsletter, increase PR effort.


The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Public Engagement plan(s):

Evaluated through number of newsletter subscribers and a count of articles published.


Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Public Engagement plan(s):

Office of Environmental Sustainability


A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Air and Climate:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Air and Climate plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Air and Climate plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Buildings:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Buildings plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Buildings plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Dining Services/Food:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Dining Services/Food plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Dining Services/Food plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Energy:

establish a 100KwH solar PV system on campus through a PPA in the coming year


The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Energy plan(s):

Installation by end of FY


Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Energy plan(s):

Office of Environmental Sustainability, PSU Energy Committee


A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Grounds:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Grounds plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Purchasing:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Purchasing plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Transportation:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Transportation plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Waste:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Waste plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Water:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Water plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Water plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Diversity and Affordability:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Diversity and Affordability plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Diversity and Affordability plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Health, Wellbeing and Work:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Health, Wellbeing and Work plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Health, Wellbeing and Work plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Investment:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Investment plan(s):
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Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Investment plan(s):
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A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in other areas:
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The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the other plan(s):
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The institution’s definition of sustainability:
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Does the institution’s strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution’s strategic plan or equivalent guiding document addresses sustainability:

Sustainability is a key part of our strategic plan and our master plan. We also have a sustainability master plan created last year to guide us to reaching our goal of carbon neutrality by identifying tangible projects and next steps over the next 15 years.


The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability planning is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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