Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 52.66
Liaison Grace Afflerbach
Submission Date March 8, 2024

STARS v2.2

Purchase College - State University of New York
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Grace Afflerbach
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities
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Does the institution conduct an assessment of sustainability culture?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered to::
A subset of the campus community or a sample that may not be representative of the entire community

Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
Longitudinally to measure change over time

A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:
The Sustainability Coordinator created the assessment during Spring of 2023 and will continue to administer it each year moving forward, making adjustments as needed.

A copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture:
A sample of the questions related to sustainability culture or the website URL where the assessment tool is available:
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A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
A representative sample was not reached.

A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
The survey was created to provide insight to what the Sustainability Coordinator can do to better communicate sustainability offerings and practices. It was also implemented to gauge what the campus community wants to see implemented/to learn about. Participants were provided with a series of statements and asked to rate each statement from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Most participants received sustainability information from school and social media. Most participants were confused by recycling on campus and agreed that the climate crisis is the greatest threat facing humanity.

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Website URL where information about the assessment of sustainability culture 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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