| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 29.24 |
| Liaison | Laurel Pikcunas |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
University of Hawaii Windward Community College
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Christian
Palmer Assistant Professor Anthropology |
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Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Sustainability Curriculum Committee
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
The Sustainability Curriculum Committee meets monthly to approve Sustainability (S) designated courses designed to teach students about sustainability across a variety of academic disciplines. This initiative is part of a growing system wide effort to teach students ecological literacy and make the University of Hawaii system a leader in sustainability. We have currently approved numerous Sustainability designated courses to encourage students to learn about the social, cultural, economic, political, scientific, and artistic approaches to sustainability, recognizing the valuable contributions from each academic discipline to thinking about the health of the planet and local communities.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Curriculum
Optional Fields
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
AC 1, AC 3
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
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Second Point of Distinction
The Uala Leaf Cafe
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
The Uala Leaf Cafe on campus employs students to help cook, harvest produce, and compost food waste. The Cafe has at least one student employee at all all times that completely takes care of the processing of campus-grown produce from our sustainable agriculture department. The students work directly top advance efforts to create a circular economy at the Uala leaf Cafe.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Food & Dining
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
AC 8, OP 7, OP 8
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Third Point of Distinction
Campus Gardens
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Windward Community College offers numerous garden/botany opportunities for students to engage in unique sustainability initiatives with our numerous campus gardens. Students participate through volunteering, capstone projects, research, and cultural practice throughout the various gardens which demonstrate themes in sustainable water management, traditional natural medicine, Native Hawaiian plant studies, sustainable agriculture, and Native Hawaiian food crop production.
For example:
- Agrifarmtech
- Sustainable Ag
- Laʻau Lapaʻau
- Woodworking Garden
- Rain Garden
- Hawaiian Studies Mala
- ʻŌhiʻa Garden
For example:
- Agrifarmtech
- Sustainable Ag
- Laʻau Lapaʻau
- Woodworking Garden
- Rain Garden
- Hawaiian Studies Mala
- ʻŌhiʻa Garden
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Curriculum
Research
Campus Engagement
Public Engagement
Grounds
Water
Research
Campus Engagement
Public Engagement
Grounds
Water
Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
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STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
Ac 6, EN 8, EN 13, OP 22
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
WCC Garden Map: https://windwardcce.org/wcc-garden-map
Rain Garden: https://library.wcc.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=1138925&p=8311235
Bioprocessing Medicinal Garden: https://catalog.windward.hawaii.edu/bioprocessing-medicinal-garden-complex
Gardens I could not find dedicated links for but offer volunteer/learning opportunities include the Traditional Medecine Garden and Native Hawaiian Taro plot (mala).
There are several smaller gardens which fall under student employee or faculty care as well as native tree planting initiatives around the campus
A plant sign initiative is underway to help students identify native plants by name and medicinal, indigenous, or economic usage
Rain Garden: https://library.wcc.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=1138925&p=8311235
Bioprocessing Medicinal Garden: https://catalog.windward.hawaii.edu/bioprocessing-medicinal-garden-complex
Gardens I could not find dedicated links for but offer volunteer/learning opportunities include the Traditional Medecine Garden and Native Hawaiian Taro plot (mala).
There are several smaller gardens which fall under student employee or faculty care as well as native tree planting initiatives around the campus
A plant sign initiative is underway to help students identify native plants by name and medicinal, indigenous, or economic usage
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