| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Lindsey Van Zile |
| Submission Date | Sept. 13, 2019 |
Randolph College
PA-2: Sustainability Planning
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Allison
Brooks Sustainability Coordinator Buildings & Grounds |
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Part 1. Measurable sustainability objectives
Academics
Yes
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to academics and the plan(s) in which they are published:
From Sustainability Plan:
• Encourage environmental stewardship by including a class focusing on sustainability in the College’s general education requirements.
• Support existing environmental education courses throughout the curriculum with
funding for adjunct faculty and visiting speakers.
• Develop a minor program in Sustainability, drawing on courses from across the
curriculum
• Continue to develop the Organic Garden internship program, maintain current
internship and student research opportunities, and explore additional internship
programs related to sustainability.
• Encourage environmental stewardship by including a class focusing on sustainability in the College’s general education requirements.
• Support existing environmental education courses throughout the curriculum with
funding for adjunct faculty and visiting speakers.
• Develop a minor program in Sustainability, drawing on courses from across the
curriculum
• Continue to develop the Organic Garden internship program, maintain current
internship and student research opportunities, and explore additional internship
programs related to sustainability.
Engagement
Yes
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to engagement and the plan(s) in which they are published:
From Sustainability Plan:
• Continue support of existing and new clubs focused on sustainability.
• Consider building a new EcoDorm or renovating an existing residence hall into a
facility that can serve as a model for sustainable building technologies and
sustainable living. Provide an academic component through Experiential Learning
Internships for students who live in the EcoDorm.
• Continue to develop the Organic Garden internship program and consider establishing
an Organic Garden living community on one of the floors in the dormitories.
• Continue support of existing and new clubs focused on sustainability.
• Consider building a new EcoDorm or renovating an existing residence hall into a
facility that can serve as a model for sustainable building technologies and
sustainable living. Provide an academic component through Experiential Learning
Internships for students who live in the EcoDorm.
• Continue to develop the Organic Garden internship program and consider establishing
an Organic Garden living community on one of the floors in the dormitories.
Operations
Yes
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to operations and the plan(s) in which they are published:
We will be able to know if the implemented recommendations will save the energy that the audit has estimated. We have electric submeters on most campus buildings.
Administration
Yes
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to administration and the plan(s) in which they are published:
The school is in the process of implementing the creation of the Office of Culture, Identity, and Inclusion.
Part 2. Sustainability in institution’s highest guiding document
Yes
The institution’s highest guiding document (upload):
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Website URL where the institution’s highest guiding document is publicly available:
Which of the following best describes the inclusion of sustainability in the highest guiding document?:
Minor theme
Optional Fields
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Website URL where the institution's sustainability plan is publicly available:
Does the institution have a formal statement in support of sustainability endorsed by its governing body?:
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The formal statement in support of sustainability:
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The institution’s definition of sustainability:
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Is the institution an endorser or signatory of the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| The Earth Charter | No |
| The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) | No |
| ISCN-GULF Sustainable Campus Charter | No |
| Pan-Canadian Protocol for Sustainability | No |
| SDG Accord | No |
| Second Nature’s Carbon Commitment (formerly known as the ACUPCC), Resilience Commitment, and/or integrated Climate Commitment | Yes |
| The Talloires Declaration (TD) | Yes |
| UN Global Compact | No |
| Other multi-dimensional sustainability commitments (please specify below) | No |
A brief description of the institution’s formal sustainability commitments, including the specific initiatives selected above:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability planning 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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