| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.57 |
| Liaison | Derek Nichols |
| Submission Date | Sept. 16, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University at Buffalo
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Erin
Moscati Environmental Educator Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
| Yes or No | |
| A central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts | Yes |
| A sustainability newsletter | Yes |
| Social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability | Yes |
| A vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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:
UB's sustainability web portal provides a one stop shop for content and information surrounding UB's sustainability strategies, news, activities, and policies.
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The website URL for the central sustainability website:
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A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
UB Sustainability News is geared toward people who work on sustainability issues at UB or in the broader community, and those who want to be kept "in the loop" on our sustainability efforts on campus. Sustainability News is sent out monthly.
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The website URL for the sustainability newsletter:
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A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
UB Sustainability maintains an active presence on Facebook and Twitter.
https://twitter.com/UBGreen
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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:
Several outlets exist, including the University Honors College, the Undergraduate Academies, and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities.
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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 :
Greiner Hall, the SUNY systems first LEED Gold designed residence hall has signage throughout the building explaining the green features of the space.
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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:
Information about the Pride of New York program, our composting program, and whether food is vegetarian or vegan friendly, is prominently placed in food service areas.
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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:
Our Natural Regeneration Areas are prominently marked throughout the campus. Harriman Quad on the university's South Campus, designed by Andropogon Associates features several dozen species of hardwoods, shrubs, ground covers and perennials native to Western New York, including basswood, a deciduous tree that, once common, is now rare in the region. Workers have replaced damaged locust trees and pest-prone ash trees with more than 100 new canopy and flowering trees.
Five rain gardens, along with porous asphalt paths that absorb rainwater, will limit the amount of rainwater entering city storm-water systems. In winter, the porous paving will absorb melting snow, reducing the need for salting walkways.
Special signage provided to the University by the National Wildlife Federation identifies Letchworth Woods and the UB Solar Strand as Certified Habitats under the NWF program.
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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:
The University at Buffalo has a mobile app, which provides a number of different campus resources. One of the features is a campus map which highlights different points of interest. A sustainability layer on the map provides users with locations of various sustainability-focused points of interest including: bike racks, electric vehicle charging stations, campus garden, solar installations, hydration stations, LEED buildings, and green roofs.
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The website URL of the sustainability walking map or tour:
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A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
The Office of Parking & Transportation Services offers print and online handouts describing alternative methods of transportation including mass transit, inter and intra campus shuttles, bicycling on campus, UB's Zip Car program, bikesharing and carpooling on campus.
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The website URL for the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
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A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
The Office of Parking & Transportation Services offers print and online handouts describing walking and cycling options for the UB community. BikeShare Resources are also available on the UB Sustainability website.
http://www.ub-parking.buffalo.edu/carfree.php
http://www.buffalo.edu/sustainability/working-green/bicycle-sharing.html
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The website URL for navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
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A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
Each year UB Campus Living develops a guide for students living on campus. This comprehensive document includes information on recycling and energy conservation.
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The website URL for 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):
The "UB Reporter" covers campus news and events and regularly features sustainability issues in stories.
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
No
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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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