| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.62 |
| Liaison | Delicia Nahman |
| Submission Date | March 10, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lafayette College
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Nicodemus Assistant Professor Engineering Studies |
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Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
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| A central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts | Yes |
| A sustainability newsletter | No |
| Social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability | No |
| A vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability | No |
| Building signage that highlights green building features | Yes |
| Food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems | Yes |
| Signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed | Yes |
| A sustainability walking map or tour | Yes |
| A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | Yes |
| Navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians | Yes |
| A guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience | No |
| Regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat | No |
| Other sustainability publications or outreach materials not covered above | Yes |
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A brief description of the central sustainability website:
The sustainability website is a newly launched website for those interested to learn about the sustainability initiatives available at Lafayette. The websites lists and briefly describes the administrative and student-run groups on campus that focus on sustainability. It provides links to guidelines and procedures that focus on sustainability, such as the American College and University's President's Climate Commitment, the Climate Action Plan, and the Campus Energy Policy. The websites showcases student and faculty research, community engagement, and other sustainable initiatives on campus.
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A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
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A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
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The website URL of the primary social media platform that focuses on sustainability:
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A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
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The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
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A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
Lafayette's Grossman House, a LEED Certified building, has a GreenTouchscreen, through which viewers can read about tips to go green in their living environment and building info that highlights what constitutes a LEED building such as Grossman House. The GreenTouchscreen will also in the future monitor the electricity, domestic water, natural gas, and steam used in the building by year, month, week and day, so residents can monitor their usage and pinpoint areas of waste.
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The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
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A brief description of food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
Bon Appetite, Lafayette's food service provider, has put papers as centerpieces on the dining hall tables which highlight how their beef is prepared (given a 100% vegetarian diet, free of artificial colors, flavors and preservatives and certified Human by Humane Farm Animal Care. They also give out fliers about Farmworker Awareness Week, which celebrate the important contributions of farmworkers in creating food services for a sustainable future. It does so by advocating for safe working conditions, fair treatment under the law and dignity for farmworkers.
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The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
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A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
There is a sign at Lafayette's community garden, LaFarm, run by Sarah Edmonds, that describes its sustainability practices. The sign talks about the farm's effort to uphold environmentally, socially and economically sustainable farm practices. The farm uses a gravity-powered rainwater collection system. Their shed and other infrastructure is built from recycled materials. Lastly, students and community members learn organic gardening techniques that they can use for the rest of their lives.
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The website URL for signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
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A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
This uses the regular map of the campus, pinpointing points around the campus with a sustainability focus. Such points include the green roof next to the engineering building, and our community garden and solar array at our sports field facility, Metzgar Field.
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A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
There is an app to tell you where the school shuttle is located at all times. This makes it easier for students to use the shuttle, and thereby encourages them to use mass transit instead of personal means of transportation.
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A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
There is a map of Lafayette's campus that highlights all of the locations of bike racks around campus. This is helpful for bikers because it assures that those who bike here will know where they can best keep their bikes while moving from building to building.
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A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
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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:
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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:
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A brief description of another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above (1st material):
Lafayette has a sustainability brochure, called Sustainable Practices at Lafayette, through which readers are informed about sustainability organizations on campus, sustainability on the campus' master plan, and green strategies used around campus.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
Yes
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A brief description of this material (2nd material):
Lafayette also has a recycling brochure, called Healing the Ecosystem: A Guide to Recycling, which outlines for readers what and where to recycle on Lafayette's campus.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (3rd material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (4th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (5th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (6th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (7th material):
No
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (8th material):
No
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