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Liaison Elizabeth Drake
Submission Date June 29, 2012
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Swarthmore College
PAE-2: Strategic Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Clara Fang
Sustainability Coordinator
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
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Year the strategic plan or equivalent was completed or adopted:
2,011

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Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the environmental dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

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A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the environmental dimensions of sustainability:
Commitment 4 of the Strategic Plan: The College is committed to environmental sustainability. Under recommendation 2: Invest in sustainable environmental practices, including minimizing greenhouse gas emissions from the College’s own operation and preserving the Crum Woods.

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Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the social dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

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A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the social dimensions of sustainability:
Commitment 3: The College is committed to providing a supportive workplace. Recommendation 4: Swarthmore should recruit, admit, and support a varied and dynamic student body through its admissions and financial aid policies. Part 3 of recommendation 3: Renew efforts to increase the diversity of the faculty, especially in tenure-track appointments. Recommendation 2: Swarthmore should draw on its traditions and strengths as a community to serve as a model for purposeful communities in the 21st century.

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Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the economic dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

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A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the economic dimensions of sustainability:
Commitment 1: The College is committed to financial sustainability. Recommendation 4: Swarthmore should recruit, admit, and support a varied and dynamic student body through its admissions and financial aid policies.

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