Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	73.80
Liaison	Pamela Mischen
Submission Date	March 2, 2023

STARS v2.2

Binghamton University
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.33 / 2.00	Pam Mischen Pres Office Pres Office

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Local advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the municipal/local level?:

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the municipal/local level:

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Regional advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level?:

Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level:

President Harvey Stenger came out in support of multiple racial justice initiatives at the state level in support of police reform. In a June 2020 statement, he said, "We also support Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Say their Name Reform Agenda that has enacted specific transparency and policing requirements on law enforcement officers, including the Binghamton University Police. These reforms include release of prior disciplinary records; banning of chokeholds; the prohibition of false, race-based 911 calls; and the designation of the attorney general as an independent prosecutor in all civilian deaths by police. These policy changes echo those of President Obama’s Commit to Action call for cities to review police enforcement policies, to engage a diversity of experiences in the review process, to publicly report findings and to reform use of force policies based on those findings. I also support the NAACP’s demands for federal legislation on police policies and practices and will institute them in our university police policies."

National advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the national level?:

Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the national level:

President Harvey Stenger called for NAACP recommendations for police reform to be implemented at the federal level. In a statement made in 2020 he said, "Legislative proposals by New York state and the NAACP call for sweeping police reform through federal and state legislation that mandates a zero-tolerance approach when penalizing and/or prosecuting police officers who kill unarmed, non-violent and non-resisting individuals in an arrest.
Not only do we support these calls for change, but our campus will take action on them by immediately applying them to our police department and personnel. "

International advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the international level?:

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the international level:

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Optional Fields

A brief description of other political positions the institution has taken during the previous three years (if applicable):

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None

A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability advocacy efforts is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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