Vanderbilt University
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
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Chelsea
Hamilton Sustainability Outreach Program Manager Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability |
Does the institution have a central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts?:
Website URL for the central sustainability website:
Does the institution have a sustainability newsletter or social media platform that focuses specifically on campus sustainability?:
A brief description of the sustainability newsletter or social media platform:
Does the institution have signage that highlights sustainability features on campus?:
A brief description of the signage that highlights sustainability features on campus:
Does the institution provide a sustainability walking map or tour?:
A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
Vanderbilt hosted the annual conference of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) in 2015 for a sustainability campus tour. The group of 100 was led throughout campus by members of the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office and Plant Operations. Talking points from the tour are available online. https://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/wp-content/uploads/sites/69/NACUBO-General-Talking-Points.pdf
SEMO is developing a recycle map app. The goal of recycle map app project is to create a light-weight, mobile ready map of recycling locations on the Vanderbilt campus. It will provide members of our community an easily accessible, technology-based point of interaction with recycling options on our campus.
Vanderbilt is an arboretum and has a tour available to showcase the University’s trees and shrubs, http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/arboretum.htm, and also has an online virtual tour, http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/tour/go.
Does the institution produce a guide for green living and/or incorporating sustainability into the residential experience?:
A brief description of the guide for green living and/or incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
The Ingram Commons has an online LEED overview, which is also available via touch screen in The Commons Center. This overview provides 12 tips to live sustainable in a LEED building. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/thecommons/
Vanderbilt has an educational program specific to energy conservation at VU termed the ThinkOne energy conservation program. This program encourages energy conservation through behavioral change and was developed in collaboration with the Department of Psychology and the Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement based on peer-reviewed academic research from other areas of behavioral change, such as recycling and weight loss literature. This program seeks to reduce energy consumption at Vanderbilt by 10% through behavioral change alone.
The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) has also published several green living guides to provide guidance to residential students, including for Sustainable Events and Sustainable Holidays, that provide tips for reducing environmental impacts.
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/thinkone
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/thecommons/
http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/vsg/services/think-gold-act-green/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/resources/greening-guides/sustainable-event-greening-guide/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/resources/greening-guides/sustainable-holiday-greening-guide/
A brief description of other comprehensive sustainability outreach materials and publications not covered above:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://instagram.com/sustainvuvanderbilt
https://twitter.com/SustainVU
https://plus.google.com/109397734967030071529/posts
Other Green Living/Residential Living URL:
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/thinkone
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/thecommons/
http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/vsg/services/think-gold-act-green/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/resources/greening-guides/sustainable-event-greening-guide/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/resources/greening-guides/sustainable-holiday-greening-guide/
Other Social Media Accounts:
http://instagram.com/sustainvuvanderbilt
https://twitter.com/SustainVU
https://plus.google.com/109397734967030071529/posts
Other Green Living/Residential Living URL:
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/thinkone
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/thecommons/
http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/vsg/services/think-gold-act-green/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/resources/greening-guides/sustainable-event-greening-guide/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/resources/greening-guides/sustainable-holiday-greening-guide/
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