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Name: Kory Dodd
Title: Media Relations Coordinator
Date survey submitted: July 23, 2009
ADMINISTRATION
SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
1) Does your school have its own formal sustainability policy?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
2) Has the president of your institution signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. If completed, please provide the date the GHG Report was submitted to the ACUPCC: The draft of the Green House Gas Report is being finalized, estimated submission is Fall 2009.
3) Has your institution signed the Talloires Declaration?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes
4) Is there a sustainability component in your institution's master plan and/or strategic plan (check all that apply)?
[ ] No
[ ] Yes, in the master plan. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
[ x ] Yes, in the strategic plan (same as master plan). Please describe and provide URL, if available: http://www.goucher.edu/x7710.xml
ADVISORY COUNCIL
5) Does your school have a council or committee that advises on and/or implements policies and programs related to sustainability?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes
If you answered "No" to question 5, please proceed directly to question 11.
6) Please provide the name of the committee and list the number of meetings held since August 2008.
Name: Goucher Environmental Sustainability Advisory Council
Number of meetings: At least three times a semester. In the spring 2009 semester they met five times. Total meeting since August 2008: eight.
7) Please provide number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
[5 ] Administrators
[ 2 ] Faculty
[ 4 ] Staff
[ 5 ] Students
[ 0 ] Other. Please describe:
8) Please provide the name of the chair(s) of the committee for the 2009-2010 academic year, and indicate which stakeholder group the chair(s) represents.
If 2009-2010 academic year information is not yet available, please provide information for 2008-2009 instead.
Name of chair(s): Wendy Belzer Litzke and Therese Neal
Position(s) (e.g., administrator, faculty, staff, student): Ms. Litzke is the representative for the President’s Office, and Ms. Neal is the representative for Facilities Management Services
9) To whom does the committee report (e.g., president, vice president)? The president and the Board of Trustees.
10) Please list key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2008.
Key issues/programs that the group has addressed/implemented since August 2008:
1. GESAC created subcommittees to progress on specific tasks more effectively. The three committees are Events, Student Initiatives, and the President’s Climate Commitment. Progress: The formation of subcommittees increased the events and interactions between students, faculty, and staff. The achievements of the committees are below:
1. Events:
a. Sponsored an Environmental Resource Fair, in which numerous departments displayed the initiatives they have implemented to “green” their working environment and the campus. The fair included a farmers’ market where environmental vendors and farmers sold their goods and educated our employees about what they do. The fair and market were very successful.
b. Environmental film and lecture series began in Fall 2008. The series included environmental speakers who hosted the environmental film nights and led discussions after the viewings.
c. Goucher’s food service provider, Bon Appétit Management Company, hosted two farmers’ markets with organic foods, fruits, vegetables, fair-trade coffee, dairy products, and more. One of these markets was coordinated with the Environmental Resource Fair. They were so successful we’ve increased the number of markets each semester this year.
d. Launched the Zip Car program for Goucher community members (students, faculty, and staff). The campus now houses two Honda Civic hybrids, which are available for Goucher community members who join the program.
e. Campus-wide ordering of all office supplies by our office supply vendor, Office Max, now automatically defaults to the “recycled product shop list” for ordering by campus offices
f. Implemented a recycled paper program, in which departments and office use 30 percent recycled paper.
g. Started the Eat Local Challenge in our dining halls. On Eat Local Days the dining halls provide fresh food and fruit that is in season and purchased by vendors within a 150-mile radius of our campus. All the food is prepared by our food service provider Bon Appétit.
h. Sponsored field trips for Goucher community members to the Bioneers Conference on November 9, 2008, and Washington, D.C.’s Green Festival on November 8, 2008.
2. Student Initiatives:
a. Clean Steam of Maryland reviewed our campus streams and scheduled the first cleanup. The stream cleanup was well attended, and several more are planned for this school year.
b. The Green House was launched by our students. Students with a commitment to environmental sustainability live in the same dorm area, and all commit to live with less heating/air conditioning, turn out lights, pick up and police their dorms for trash, and develop and promote environmental programs and habits on campus.
c. A student group was formed to rake up leaves for composting.
d. The Campus Agricultural Co-op club created an organic garden, where they grow herbs and produce, which they sell to our food service company. They also compost food waste from dining halls, which is then used in the garden.
e. The Earth Day Festival was expanded to include weekly activities.
f. We continued our participating in Recyclemania.
g. Dorothy Day House came to campus to talk about climate change. The talk was very popular among our students.
3. President’s Climate Commitment:
a. Contracted with Environmental Health and Engineering (EH&E), Inc., a Massachusetts-based environmental and engineering consulting firm, to complete a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, as required by the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.
b. A draft of the Green House Gas Report is being finalized. We estimate being able to submit it by Fall 2009.
SUSTAINABILITY STAFF
11) Does your school employ sustainability staff (excluding student employees and interns)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please provide titles and number of sustainability staff:
[ 1 ] Number of full-time staff (in FTE). Titles: [ Visiting assistant professor and director of environmental studies ]
[# ] Number of part-time staff (in FTE). Titles: [ ]
12) Does the head of the sustainability staff report directly to the president or another high-level administrator (e.g., vice president, vice chancellor)?
[] N/A
[ ] No
[x ] Yes. Please describe: We only have one person who falls within this category, and she reports to the provost.
OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT
13) Does your school have an office or department specifically dedicated to furthering sustainability on campus?
[ x ] No, but we do have an advisory council with this purpose and are developing an environmental studies major.
[ ] Yes. Please describe (including name of office or department and year created):
WEBSITE
14) Does your school have a website detailing its sustainability initiatives?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please provide URL: www.goucher.edu/green
GREEN PURCHASING
15) Does your school have a formal green purchasing policy?
[x ] No. Goucher doesn’t have a formal/written sustainable purchasing policy, but employees are encouraged to purchase “green” products. For example, when employees purchase their office supplies from Office Max, the default option is a link to recycled products. The Facilities Management Department has been purchasing green products for several years as their first choice. This unofficial policy is the same for many other departments on campus.
[ ] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to full policy, if available:
16) Does your school purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products?
[ ] No
[ x ] Some. Please describe: At this time, about 25 percent of the equipment that’s on campus is Energy Star-rated. Moving forward, the college has a policy to use Energy Star equipment whenever available.
[ ] All
17) Does your school purchase environmentally preferable paper products (e.g., 100 percent post-consumer recycled content, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Some. Please describe: About 80 percent of the paper purchased by the college for use in various offices and departments campus-wide is Forest Stewardship Council certified. Approximately 12 percent to 20 percent of paper purchased by the college (as opposed to individual offices) is made from recycled materials. Individual offices have the option of purchasing recycled paper. The Goucher Environmental Sustainability Advisory Council is examining the college's paper purchasing program and is making recommendations about more environmentally sustainable options. In the spring 2006 semester, Goucher implemented a “Print Wisely” program to discourage wasteful printing, conserve environmental resources, and control printing costs to avoid passing these rising costs to students. Additionally, most student network printers are set up to print on both sides of a piece of paper.
[ ] All. Please describe:
18) Does your school purchase Green Seal, Environmental Choice certified, or biorenewable cleaning products?
[ ] No
[ x ] Some. Please describe: 90 percent of our cleaning products are biorenewable or Green Seal-certified. We are researching and testing new products to fill in the other 10 percent.
[ ] All. Please describe:
19) Are your school's computer/electronics purchase decisions made in accordance with standards such as the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)?
[ ] No
[ ] Some. Please describe:
[x ] All
20) Does your school use only pesticides that meet the standards for organic crop production set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or Canadian Organic Standards (excluding on-campus farms)?
[ ] No
[ X ] Some. Please describe: Huma-Balance XL Microbial-Humic Acid (OMRI listed) is used as a plant and soil amendment.
[ ] All
CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY
21) Has your school completed a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory?
Please check all that apply.
[ ] No.
[ x ] In progress. Please describe status and provide estimated completion date: The draft report was provided to us by Engineering Health & Engineering Inc. on April 24, 2009. We are awaiting the final copy.
[ ] Yes. Please provide total annual GHG emissions (in metric tons of CO2e). Also, include the start date for each year as well as the URL to each inventory, if available online, or attach the document.
2008:
2007:
2006:
2005:
COMMITMENT TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION
The purchase of carbon offsets does not count toward greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions for this indicator. They are counted in a subsequent indicator.
22) Has your school made a commitment to reducing GHG emissions by a specific amount?
[ x ] We expect to receive our final copy of our GHG inventory later this summer and will be establishing that percentage after careful review of the information.
[ ] Yes. Please list details.
Reduction level:
Baseline year:
Target date:
If you answered only "No" or "In progress" to question 21, please now skip to question 27.
REALIZED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
23) Has your school achieved a reduction in GHG emissions?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please list details. – Results pending receipt of final GHG inventory from consultant.
Percentage reduced:
Baseline year: 1995
Date achieved: 2006
24) Please provide the total heating and cooling degree days averaged over the past three years.
Data on total degree heating and cooling days is available at: http://www.degreedays.net/. This information will be used to help reduce bias between schools in different climates.
Cooling degree days average over the past three years:
Heating degree days average over the past three years:
25) Please provide GHG emissions figures on a per-thousand-square-foot basis for the past three years.
Per-Thousand-Square-Foot Emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total maintained building space in thousands of square feet. -
2008:
2007: Results pending receipt of final GHG Inventory from consultants.
2006:
26) Please provide GHG emissions figures on a per-full-time-student basis for the past three years.
Per-Student Emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total number of full-time enrolled students.
2008:
2007: Results pending receipt of final GHG Inventory from consultants.
2006:
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
27) What programs or technologies has your school implemented to improve energy efficiency (e.g., cogeneration plant, retrocommissioning of HVAC systems, performing system tune-ups, temperature setbacks)?
1. Campus-wide Siemens DDC energy management system.
2. Central Chiller Plant 1 and 2 have had high-efficiency (.55 kw/ton) chillers with variable frequency drives installed.
3. Variable-frequency drives have been installed on 150 motors and pumps.
4. Temperature setbacks are scheduled daily campus-wide.
5. Thermal ice storage system with 6,000 ton hour capacity have been installed at two central plants.
6. Several solar street lights have been installed along campus walkways.
7. Three-way valves on heating and cooling systems have been replaced with two-way valves for variable flow.
8. Occupancy sensors in classrooms that turn off lights and set back the HVAC system have been installed.
9. Domestic water heaters that are 82 percent efficient are being replaced with condensing models that are 95 percent efficient.
10. Compact fluorescent bulbs are being used to replace incandescent wherever possible.
11. T5 Bulbs 10 percent and T8 Bulbs 90 percent were installed campus-wide.
12. Vending Miser occupancy sensors have been installed on vending machines campus-wide.
13. High-efficiency motors are being installed campus-wide.
ENERGY CONSERVATION
28) Do you facilitate programs that encourage members of the campus community to reduce energy use (e.g., cash incentives, signs reminding individuals to turn off lights and appliances)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe: The Campus Climate Action Group has posted stickers on many of the college’s light switches in public areas encouraging community members to turn off the lights when they leave the room. In the fall semester, when students first arrive on campus, the Office of Communications has created posters with environmental tips across campus. These tips and much more are available online at http://www.goucher.edu/x23340.xml. The administration and students have teamed up to hand out CFL bulbs to students as they arrive on campus during the first week of school. Each semester, Goucher’s president holds a campus conversation on sustainability where he discusses energy-saving/-reduction actions students can take, among other topics.
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
29) Does your school generate renewable electricity?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please specify percentage of overall electricity generated from each of the following sources and describe details below.
[ %] B100 biodiesel
[ %] Clean biomass
[ %] Concentrating solar power (CSP)
[ %] Geothermal
[ %] Low-impact hydropower
[ Less than 1 %] Solar photovoltaics
[ %] Wind
[ %] Other
Description:
30) Does your school have solar hot water systems?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please specify number of systems and total BTUs generated annually, if available: We have one system installed that will be used starting in August 2009. The BTUs generated annually are not yet available.
RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASE
31) Has your school purchased electric energy from renewable sources or renewable energy credits (RECs)?
RECs and electricity from renewable sources must be Green-e certified or meet the requirements of the Green-e standard.
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe. – Goucher's RECs will come from wind energy sources certified by Green-e Energy, an independent verification program for renewable energy. Green-e Energy certifies that the energy that RECs represent comes from eligible supply sources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, or “low-impact”hydropower plants that have been built since 1997.
Date of most recent contract: October 2008
Quantity (kWh): 7,800,000 kwh.
Percentage of your total electric energy use that it represents: 25 percent of the college’s projected electricity consumption.
32) Has your school purchased non-electric energy from renewable sources?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe.
Date of most recent contract:
Quantity (BTUs):
Percentage of your total non-electric energy use that it represents:
ON-SITE COMBUSTION
33) Please provide total BTUs of energy for heating and cooling from on-site combustion: N/A
34) Please list each fuel source (e.g., coal, natural gas, oil) and the percent of overall BTUs derived from that source: Natural Gas – 30.8 mil cubic feet; Oil – 3,800 gallons.
35) Is any on-site combustion for heating and cooling derived from renewable sources?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe.
Percentage on-site combustion derived from renewable sources: [ %]
Total BTUs of energy generated from renewable sources: [# ]
Description of renewable energy sources used for on-site combustion for heating and cooling:
FOOD & RECYCLING
The food portion of this category is covered in a separate dining survey.
RECYCLING OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
36) Please indicate which traditional materials your institution recycles (check all that apply).
[ ] None
[ X ] Aluminum
[ X ] Cardboard
[ X ] Glass
[ X ] Paper
[ X ] Plastics (all)
[ ] Plastics (some)
[ X ] Other. Please list: The college also has arrangements for recycling fluorescent tubes, motor oil, tires, paints, solvents, cleaning agents, computer parts, and metals. Also, Bon Appétit, Goucher’s food management company, gives its kitchen grease to a local biodiesel fuel company for processing into biodiesel.
37) Diversion rate: [ %] N/A
RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE
38) Does your institution have an electronics recycling program?
[ ] No
[ X] Yes. If available, please indicate the total annual weight or volume of each material collected for recycling or reuse.
[ X ] Batteries (approximately 12 to 18 car batteries per year).
[ ] Cell phones
[ ] Computers
[ X ] Light bulbs – 50 to 75 lbs per year
[ X ] Printer cartridges
[ X ] Other E-waste. Please list: Goucher has partnered with an eCycler - a vendor who buys back old equipment to be refurbished or disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner.
COMPOSTING (ASIDE FROM DINING FACILITIES)
39) What percentage of your campus's landscaping waste is composted or mulched?
[ 100 %]
40) Do you provide composting receptacles around campus in locations other than dining halls (e.g., in residence halls, offices, academic buildings)?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe: Composting receptacles are placed in three locations on campus – in Stimson Dining Hall, in front of the Pearlstone Student Center and in the academic quad in front of the Hoffberger Science Building.
SOURCE REDUCTION
41) Do you have any source-reduction initiatives (e.g., end-of-semester furniture or clothing swaps and collections)?
[ ] No
[ X] Yes. Please describe: At the end of every fall semester there is a clothing and winter coat drive. Several students started their own clothing/furniture/book swap beginning in May 2009. We also host a yearly “Donation Drive” in May. We have six drop-off locations set up around campus for students to donate unwanted clothing, can goods, cleaning supplies, books, etc. Students e-mail the Facilities Management Department to pick up large furniture items. The items are free to anyone who needs something they find donated; the remainder of the goods are sorted and donated to charities, churches, soup kitchens, Goodwill, and other groups and organizations.
GREEN BUILDING
GREEN BUILDING POLICY
42) Does your school have a formal green building policy?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to the full policy, if available:
Adopted by the Goucher Board of Directors: In support of Goucher College’s strategic plan and as required in the signing of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, Goucher College will use the Green Building Council’s LEED rating system when planning a new building or major renovation and will aim to achieve a minimum of a Silver rating.
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
43) Please indicate LEED-certified buildings.
[ 7 percent ] Total number of LEED-certified buildings.
[ sq ft] Certified-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ 100,000 sq ft] Silver-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: Athenaeum – application pending.
[ sq ft] Gold-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Platinum-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
44) Please indicate buildings that meet LEED certification criteria but are not certified.
[ 3 ] Total number of buildings that meet LEED criteria
[Total: 163,020 sq ft] Certified-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: Van Meter - 57,716 sq ft, Sondheim - 18,097 sq ft, Welsh Hall - 87,207 sq ft
[ sq ft] Silver-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Gold-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Platinum-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
45) Please indicate buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled.
[ N/A ] Total number of ENERGY STAR buildings. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
RENOVATIONS AND RETROFITS
46) Please indicate LEED-EB certified buildings.
[ N/A ] Total number of LEED-EB certified buildings. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
47) Please indicate buildings that meet LEED-EB certification criteria but are not certified.
[ N/A ] Total number of buildings that meet LEED-EB criteria but are not certified. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
48) Please indicate renovated buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled.
[ N/A ] Total number of renovated buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
49) What energy-efficiency technologies have you installed in existing buildings (e.g., HVAC systems, motion sensors, ambient light sensors, T5 lighting, LED lighting, timers, laundry technology)?
For each technology, please indicate the number and type of fixtures installed, and the number of buildings in which those fixtures are installed. If possible, include either the percentage of the overall campus fixtures each type represents or the percentage of overall maintained building space that has been renovated with the technology (e.g., 20 buildings representing 10 percent of maintained building space have been retrofitted with motion sensors; thus, 10 percent of the total maintained building space in square feet would be the desired data).
1. Variable-frequency drives on HVAC systems – 75%
2. Front-load Energy Star washing machines – 95%
3. Motion detectors for lighting – 5%
4. T5 lighting – 10%
5. T8 lighting – 90%
6. High-efficiency water heaters (95% efficient) in residence halls. – 50%
50) What water-conservation technologies have you installed in existing buildings (e.g., low-flow faucets, low-flow shower heads, waterless urinals, dual-flush toilets, gray water systems, laundry technology)?
For each technology, please indicate the number and type of fixtures installed, and the number of buildings in which those fixtures are installed. If possible, include either the percentage of the overall campus fixtures each type represents or the percentage of overall maintained building space that has been renovated with the technology (e.g., 20 buildings representing 10 percent of the maintained building space have been retrofitted with low-flow faucets; thus, 10 percent of the total maintained building space in square feet would be the desired data)
1. Low-flow faucets – 1.5 gpm – 33%
2. Ultra-low-flow shower heads - 1.5 gpm – 100%
3. Waterless urinals – 10%
4. Front-load Energy Star washing machines – 95%
51) What percentage of your institution's non-hazardous construction and demolition waste is diverted from landfills?
[ 50 %]
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
52) Are there any sustainability-themed residential communities or housing options at your school?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Name of program: The Green House
Type of community (e.g., hall, building, house): Hall
Number of students involved: 15
Additional details: The Green House is a student-developed, special-interest house that focuses on promoting sustainability and environmental awareness on Goucher’s campus. Students must choose to be a member of the house. They all live together on the same floor within one of Goucher’s residence halls and work to use less electricity and other resources in their dorm and encourage others in their dorm to do the same. Students meet weekly to plan events. Each student within the house is required to develop a project that will promote sustainability or “green” habits on campus. Projects have included stream cleanups, Earth Day events, cooking organic dinners, bringing environmental speakers to campus, and visiting nearby organic farms. House meetings may also include presentations by environmental speakers. A member of the house also serves on the Goucher Environmental Sustainability Advisory Council.
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
53) Does a portion of your new student orientation specifically cover sustainability?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe how sustainability is incorporated (e.g., information sessions, green tour): New student orientation incorporates in-service days consisting of various components including a “green component,” visiting a local organic farm, and helping weed the organic garden.
INTERNSHIPS/OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
54) Does your school offer on-campus, office-based sustainability internships or jobs for students?
[ X ] No, but the Career Development Office keeps a list of environmental and sustainable jobs and internships available for students. The CDO also offers programs about environmental careers and with “green” industry panelists. Goucher’s “green” website includes lists of: environmental internships (both paid and unpaid) at http://www.goucher.edu/x23338.xml; environmental career information at http://www.goucher.edu/x23339.xml; environmental fellowship, grants, and scholarships at http://www.goucher.edu/x28342.xml; and environmental volunteer opportunities at http://www.goucher.edu/x23333.xml.
[ ] Yes. Please provide number of students and average number of hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] Unpaid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
55) Does your school have residence hall Eco-Reps or other similar programs to promote behavioral change on campus?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below, and indicate URL if available:
[# ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] Positions that award academic credit. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] Uncompensated positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
56) Does your school have active student-run organizations devoted to sustainability efforts on campus?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please provide total number of active organizations, names of organizations, a brief description of each, and URLs, if available: Three organizations, not including the advisory council.
1. Campus Agriculture Co-op – The club works to raise awareness of the benefits of sustainable agriculture and composting. The club composts all of Goucher’s organic waste from the dining and uses the compost in growing a yearlong garden that produces herbs and vegetables used in Goucher dining facilities. The club also flew an natural building expert from California who helped them build a shed made from local rocks, wood, and sand.
2. Earthworks – Its mission is to make Goucher an environmentally friendly campus through education and activities, including forums on alternative energy sources and energy conservation, periodic cleanups of Goucher campus, and involvement in the Clean Stream Project in the Baltimore area. Earthworks rallied the administration to upgrade its recycling infrastructure. This year Earthworks received$6,000 in grants to upgrade and add outside recycling containers. The group has also raised money to purchase and install several solar-powered lamps along the campus’s walkways. They also promote recycling awareness on campus.
3. Goucher Climate Action Group – Its mission is to get Goucher to go carbon neutral via renewable energy and the use of more efficient appliances. The group also works to educate the student body about global climate change.
SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
57) Does your school organize any sustainability challenges/competitions for your campus and/or with other colleges?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please list details for all competitions Name of competition: Recyclemania
Year initiated: 2002
Frequency of competition: Once a year
Participants: Colleges and universities
Incentives: None
Goal of competition: Inspire awareness in recycling and waste minimization to campus community.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced:
Lasting effects of competition: This competition educates students about recycling and waste reduction. For those who participate it gives a sense of helping to “green” our campus.
Website: http://www.recyclemania.org/
TRANSPORTATION
CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET
58) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
[ 56 ]
59) Please list the number of alternative-fuel vehicles in each class.
[ 2 ] Hybrid. Please list makes and models: Honda Civic hybrid
[ 1 ] Electric. Please describe type of vehicles: Electric golf cart
[# ] Biodiesel. Please describe type of vehicles and list biodiesel blend(s) used:
[# ] Other. Please describe:
60) What is the average GHG emission rate per passenger mile of your institution's motorized fleet?
[Results pending receipt of GHG emissons report] pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per passenger mile traveled.
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
61) Does your school offer incentives for carpooling?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe details of the program including the type of the incentive and eligible community members (e.g., faculty, staff, students): The college offers designated carpool parking. Parking for students on campus is restricted, partly to discourage them from having cars on campus. This summer a faculty member began a carpooling program that encourages faculty and staff to carpool to campus. Faculty and staff will be given access to an online message board to help them in their search for carpool partners. The money for the program came in the form of an Innovation Grant. Goucher College’s innovation grant fund was created to sponsor new and imaginative campus projects to be implemented every academic year.
62) Does your school offer public transportation subsidies?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe the program including the size of the discount (as a percent of full price) and eligible community members (e.g., faculty, staff, students): The college offers 100 percent free bus passes.
63) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?
[ X ] N/A. Please explain: Being a small liberal arts college, our campus is small enough that transportation is not required to get around it.
[ ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
64) Does your school operate a free transportation shuttle to local off-campus destinations?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe: Goucher College participates in the Baltimore Collegetown consortium, which provides a shuttle service to area colleges and attractions free of charge to students with college IDs. The shuttle uses 1 percent biodiesel in its buses, which were purchased new. The buses run seven days a week, both in the day and evening.
BICYCLE PROGRAM
65) Does your school offer a bicycle-sharing/rental program or bicycle repair services?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Year created: 2008
Number of bikes available: 12 (At this time the program is being restructured; we hope to have a new kick-off this fall). The initiative is being overseen by the Bike Club, but GESAC has plans to partner with them to make it successful.
Fees for participation: 0
Repair services provided: all
CAR-SHARING PROGRAM
66) Does your school partner with a car-sharing program?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Year created: 2008
Total number of vehicles: 2
Number of hybrid vehicles: 2
Fee for membership: $35 application fee, then $7 per hour or $60 for the day.
PLANNING
67) Does your school have policies that support a pedestrian-friendly or bike-friendly campus (e.g., in the school's master plan, a policy prohibiting vehicles from the center of campus)?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe: The college offers designated carpool parking. Parking for students on campus is restricted, partly to discourage them from having cars on campus. Additionally, 30 percent of all student trips are made using alternative transportation to and from campus. The college provided bike racks all over campus to support use of bikes. The college also provided two indoor bike storage areas to encourage students to keep their bikes out of the weather.
68) What percentage of individuals commute to campus via environmentally preferable transportation (e.g., walking, bicycling, carpooling, using public transit)?
[ Less than 1 %] Less than 1 percent use public transportation to commute to campus on a regular basis.
STATISTICS
69) Campus setting:
[ ] Rural
[ X ] Suburban
[ ] Urban
[ ] Other. Please describe:
70) Total number of buildings: [ 25 ]
71) Combined gross square footage of all buildings: [ 1,021,454 sq ft ]
72) Full-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [1,422 undergraduates and 126 graduates ]
73) Part-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [ 25 undergraduates and 746 graduate students ]
74) Part-time enrollment as a proportion to a full-time course load: [ n/a ]
75) Percent of full-time students who live on campus: [ 82 percent ]
Questions 76-87 are for informational purposes only; responses will NOT be included in the Report Card evaluation process.
OTHER AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT
Please mark an "X" next to each item that applies to your institution.
76) Outdoors club: [X ]
77) Disposable water bottle ban: [ ]
78) Participation in Recyclemania: [ X ]
79) Student trustee position: [ X ]
80) Environmental science/studies major: [ ]
81) Environmental science/studies minor or concentration: [ X ]
82) Graduate-level environmental program: [ ]
83) Student green fee: [ ]
84) Alumni green fund: [ ]
85) Revolving loan fund for sustainability projects: [ ]
86) Campus garden or farm: [ X ]
87) Single-stream recycling: [ ]
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