Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	73.66
Liaison	Amber Saxton
Submission Date	Feb. 22, 2024

STARS v2.2

George Mason University
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.00 / 2.00	Greg Farley Director of Sustainability University Sustainability

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Central sustainability website

Does the institution have a central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts?:

Yes

Website URL for the central sustainability website:

https://green.gmu.edu/

Sustainability newsletter or social media platform

Does the institution have a sustainability newsletter or social media platform that focuses specifically on campus sustainability?:

Yes

A brief description of the sustainability newsletter or social media platform:

Mason maintains Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube accounts to highlight sustainable culture and initiatives.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sustainmason

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainmason

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MasonGoesGreen

Signage

Does the institution have signage that highlights sustainability features on campus?:

Yes

A brief description of the signage that highlights sustainability features on campus:

Signed locations on the Fairfax campus include pollinator gardens, over 100 specimens in the Mason Arboretum, a Wetland Mesocosm, the Innovation Food Forest, Piedmont Rain Garden, and the Exploratory Hall Green Roof.

Example: https://science.gmu.edu/academics/departments-units/biology/facilities-centers/arboretum

Sustainability map or tour

Does the institution provide a sustainability walking map or tour?:

Yes

A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:

The interactive ArcGIS map highlights the sustainable features on Mason's Fairfax Campus. It includes hydration stations, waste/recycling/composting stations, pollinator gardens, vegetable gardens and other food-producing sites, bicycling, living lab sites, and more.

Map found here: https://gmu-fm.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=09fa43a9873448b18f4fe8a0ba27e75f&extent=-8607478.1411%2C4696641.1121%2C-8604420.66%2C4698180.6016%2C102100

University Sustainability also developed and led sustainability walking tours during Earth Month 2022, and continues to offer them on occasion or by request.

Green living guide

Does the institution produce a guide for green living and/or incorporating sustainability into the residential experience?:

Yes

A brief description of the guide for green living and/or incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:

Green Residence Program (listed on University Sustainability's website, https://green.gmu.edu/community/green-residence-program/) for sustainable behaviors for residential students

Mason Dining Vegan eating guide for students to eat more sustainably with Mason Dining (https://green.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/GMU_VEGAN_GUIDE_2018.pdf)

Optional Fields

A brief description of other comprehensive sustainability outreach materials and publications not covered above:

Tabling/kiosking takeaways and materials (zero waste, composting, Fill It Forward), the Plastics Free Mason Civic Fellows tri-fold and in-person engagement and classroom presentations, Patriot Packout (donations, redistribution, sustainability), Patriot Pantry 9/11 Day of Service food donation campaign; revamp and relaunch of Green Residence Initiative

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