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Name: Sue Liden
Title: Manager, Office of Finance and Operations
Date survey submitted: July 17, 2009
ADMINISTRATION
SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
1) Does your school have its own formal sustainability policy?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
PLU has committed to incorporating sustainability into its campus operations and has agreed to a number of goals. Sustainability is included in the Campus Master Plan, accepted by the Board of Regents in October 2006. Some of PLU's sustainability goals include to: recycle 80% of campus wastes by 2010; based on the campuses 2006 usage: reduce water consumption by 20% by 2011, and reduce energy consumption by 25% by 2011
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: 9/12/2008
3) Has your institution signed the Talloires Declaration?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes Signed in 2004
4) Is there a sustainability component in your institution's master plan and/or strategic plan (check all that apply)?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes, in the master plan. Please describe and provide URL, if available: http://www.plu.edu/~mstrplan/
[ x] Yes, in the strategic plan. Please describe and provide URL, if available: In PLU 2010 (strategic plan), the mission statement includes the sustainability component. http://www.plu.edu/~plu2010/
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
The Campus Sustainability Committee was established in 2002 and brings together faculty, administrators, and students with membership that is open to the campus community. The Committee is designed to coordinate sustainability activities across the campus.
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: PLU Sustainability Committee
Number of meetings: 10 meetings throughout the school year
7) Please provide number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
[# 5 ] Administrators
[# 9 ] Faculty
[# 5 ] Staff
[# 5 ] Students
[# ] 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): Brian Naasz
Position(s) (e.g., administrator, faculty, staff, student): faculty
9) To whom does the committee report (e.g., president, vice president)? Vice President, Finance and Operations
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:
- Continue broad university networking and communication concerning sustainability activities on campus. Campus segments that are routinely represented are academics, GREAN (student advocacy group), ASPLU (PLU student body organization), RHA (residence hall group), Dining Services, and Facilities. Other areas of the university are also represented on the committee.
- Pacific Lutheran University students passed an initiative in 2008 that led to a $10 increase in student tuition each semester. This increase generates about $80,000 per year. The Student Resolution for the Purchase of Green Tags and the Support of Renewable Energy directed that twenty percent of this annual fund be used to implement energy conservation projects. The sustainability committee was charged with oversight of the project selection and implementation.
- Pierce County Higher Education Sustainability Summit Planning and participation.
- President’s Climate Challenge support.
- Oversight of 2008-2009 PLU Sustainability Fellows and selection of 2009-2010 Fellows.
- Mini-grant program. Funds from Puget Sound Energy are available to carry out student-led sustainability initiatives. The aim of the grant is to encourage student creativity, initiative and ownership of campus environmental efforts.
- Fall University Conference 2008: presentation to all university employees on sustainability at PLU including the history and review of how sustainability at PLU and how it is part of the university’s daily operations; including how faculty incorporate sustainability into their curriculum and a review of student’s sustainability projects.
Progress made on each of these issues since August 2008:
- University wide networking and communication is an ongoing and successful key priority for this committee.
- Student leaders led a process for project selection. The first project to be implemented focused on tap water as a valuable resource and reducing campus consumption of bottled water. Take Back the Tap is a campaign originally organized through Food and Water Watch, a national nonprofit consumer organization working to ensure clean water and safe food. The PLU group worked to implement the Take Back the Tap message at our university. A campus wide team coordinated by the university’s Sustainability Committee was led by the students and also included faculty and staff.
The project directed a comprehensive campaign to change the campus culture surrounding the use of bottled water. The campaign included retrofitting targeted drinking fountains on campus with gooseneck water bottle fillers, permanent signage to highlight these changes, a subsidized sale of reusable water bottles on the campus, and an extensive education and media campaign that is ongoing through the spring of 2009.
- The committee supported planning for this second annual event. Held this year at the University of Puget Sound. All colleges and universities in Pierce County participate.
- Provided support for continuing initiatives surrounding the President’s Climate Challenge.
- The 2008 fellowship projects by Rebecca Krzmarzick (support for participation in the STARS pilot) and Eric Pfaff (Establishment of Campus Bicycle Cooperative) were completed.
The 2009 Fellows were selected and the projects are now underway. These projects are:
Sustainability Fellows Carissa Davidson and Karly Siroky
Project Title: A Green Welcome to PLU
This project will analyze current procedures of PLU and other
universities to discover how sustainability could best be carried out
within the Office of Admission, its visit programs, and prospective
student interaction.
Sustainability Fellow – Brad Denesen
Project Title: Green Dining at PLU
Our goal is to increase sustainability at Dining Services by improving recycling, increasing composting, making better purchasing decisions, and creating new policies, procedures, and publicity.
Mithun Sustainability Fellow – Reed Ojala-Barbour
Project Title: Removal of Invasive Species and Restoration of Native Habitat on Campus: A New Approach.
A set of guidelines for the removal of invasive plant species on the
PLU campus and the restoration of native species in designated natural areas. The replanting will emphasize low-maintenance, drought resistant, native plants that create habitat and accessible green space while recognizing safety issues and other uses. The project will also develop volunteer opportunities that encourage activism and stewardship on campus through the propagation of native species.
- The first mini-grants will be awarded in December 2009 and projects will take place January-July 2010.
- Initiated discussion amongst employees on how they can be part of PLU’s sustainability initiative.
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: [ Sustainability Resource Coordinator]
[# 0 ] 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: The Director of Facility Management is the head of the sustainability staff and reports to the Vice President of Finance and Operations.
OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT
13) Does your school have an office or department specifically dedicated to furthering sustainability on campus?
[ ] No
[x] Yes. Please describe (including name of office or department and year created): The Facilities Management department is dedicated to furthering sustainability. The Sustainability Resource Coordinator works in this department and has support responsibilities to Academic and Student organizations.
WEBSITE
14) Does your school have a website detailing its sustainability initiatives?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please provide URL: http://www.plu.edu/~sustain/
GREEN PURCHASING
15) Does your school have a formal green purchasing policy?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to full policy, if available:
PLU has passed an Energy Star Procurement Policy and purchases Energy Star appliances.
16) Does your school purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products?
[ ] No
[ x] Some. Please describe: Energy Star products are purchased when they meet required applications and are available. Energy Star appliances are required for all washers in Residence Halls and the vendors are required to provide the most efficient appliances 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: Dining Services purchases Smurfit Stone- Pizza Boxes, Rock Tenn/Fold Pak- Bio Paks, Tork/ SCA napkins, Zenith Bag CO, Aardvark Staw Co., Huhtamaki paper plates and bowls, Kimberly Clark paper towels. University Printing paper products: 91% have 10% or greater post-consumer recycled content, 61% have 30% or greater post-consumer recycled content, 48% are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, and 30% are Green Seal products.
[ ] All. Please describe:
18) Does your school purchase Green Seal, Environmental Choice certified, or biorenewable cleaning products?
[ ] No
[ ] Some. Please describe:
[ x] All. Please describe: All products used in our cleaning program are Green Seal.
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 computers are EPEAT compliant silver rating, with all new computers now coming in at EPEAT gold rating.
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: PLU uses integrated pest management and uses pesticides on a very limited basis. Approximately 10% of the total pesticides used are organic.
[ ] 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.
[ ] In progress. Please describe status and provide estimated completion date:
[ x] 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. See attached document
2008: 7,856
2007: 7,131
2006: 6,779
2005: 6,630
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?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please list details.
Reduction level: carbon neutral by 2020
Baseline year: 2005
Target date: 2020
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?
[ x] No
[ ] Yes. Please list details.
Percentage reduced:
Baseline year:
Date achieved:
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: 344 CDD
Heating degree days average over the past three years: 5931 HDD
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: 5.75
2007: 5.22
2006: 4.96
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: 3,354 students = 2.34
2007: 3,305 students = 2.16
2006: 3,294 students = 2.06
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)? PLU has implemented geothermal heating and cooling, along with LEED commissioning of all mechanical systems on new and renovated buildings. New buildings include the Morken Center for Learning & Technology and the Martin J. Neeb Center. Renovated buildings include the University Center, Xavier Hall and Rieke Science Center.
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: E-mail notifications are sent out to the entire campus a reminders to turn off all electronic and electrical appliances in advance of holidays and long breaks. Residence Hall staff sends out e-mail reminders to all hall residents to turn off their electronics, unplug their refrigerators, and turn down their heat during long breaks.
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
29) Does your school generate renewable electricity?
[ x] No
[ ] 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
[ %] Solar photovoltaics
[ %] Wind
[ %] Other
Description:
30) Does your school have solar hot water systems?
[ x] No
[ ] Yes. Please specify number of systems and total BTUs generated annually, if 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. Wind power from Eastern Washington
Date of most recent contract: July 2009 through July 2011
Quantity (kWh): 9,131,200 kWH
Percentage of your total electric energy use that it represents: 52%
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: 300,019 MBTUs
34) Please list each fuel source (e.g., coal, natural gas, oil) and the percent of overall BTUs derived from that source: natural gas
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: tires, Styrofoam, all metals (food cans, old equipment), yard waste (mulch and compost), coffee grounds and organic items from offices, all wood, ink cartridges (ink jet and laser), data media (CD’s, floppy disks, cassette tapes), shrink wrap, pallets of all types, clothing (mainly from student move-out), dishes and silverware from the campus dining facility, books, sheets and bed spreads, carpets and rugs, usable food (from student move-out), household soap, cleaning supplies, personal care items (from student move-out), small appliances, vehicles and anything else that has value.
37) Diversion rate: [ 71%]
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
[ x ] Cell phones
[ x] Computers
[ x]Lightbulbs
[ x] Printer cartridges
[ x] Other E-waste. Please list: televisions, cable converter boxes, VCRs, DVDs, monitors, printers, electronic building control devices, digital cameras, radios, PDAs, pagers and equipment from the science and physics labs.
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: Organic collection bins are placed in every work location that has a coffee machine to collect not only coffee grounds and filters but all staff are encouraged to dispose of their organic waste (banana peels, apple cores, etc.) in these bins. As areas are renovated bins are installed and occupants are given an orientation on what can be placed in these bins. Bins are also located at coffee kiosks for collection of organic waste from these locations.
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: Collection bins are placed in the lobbies of residence halls. Items collected are donated to local charities such as food banks, homeless shelters, Habitat for Humanity and the VA Hospital or sold. The money raised from sales of these items is donated to charity organizations that purchase book bags and school supplies for low income students. PLU operates a surPLUs store that sells all surplus items of value. The store is open to the campus community and monthly sales are open to the public.
Excess items from campus are turned into the Environmental Services Department and relocated as needed to other departments for use. Some items are sold on Craig’s list and excess furniture is donated to local charities. Can the Can is a campus wide effort initiated in 2006 to boost the campus’ recycling rate. Participants exchanged their office trash cans for small 1.5-liter containers. The small cans are for garbage and items that can be recycled are taken to the nearest recycling area.
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: PLU requires that all new buildings meet LEED Silver Standards and building retrofits utilize LEED standards. http://www.plu.edu/~mstrplan/
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
43) Please indicate LEED-certified buildings.
[# 2 ] Total number of LEED-certified buildings.
[ sq ft] Certified-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ 85,654 sq ft] Silver-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: University Center
[ 53,450 sq ft] Gold-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: Morken Center for Learning and Technology
[17, 810 sq ft] Gold-level Martin J. Neeb Center-LEED gold application submitted 7-2009
[ 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.
[# 0 ] Total number of buildings that meet LEED criteria
[ sq ft] Certified-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ 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.
[# 0 ] 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.
[# 0 ] 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.
[# 0 ] 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.
[# 0 ] 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).
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Efficient HVAC systems
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Motion Sensors
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T5 or T8 Lighting
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LED exit signs
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Energy Efficient Laundry
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Percentage of total Sq. ft.
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50.57%
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17.48%
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68.71%
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77.29%
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23.33%
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Notes
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100% of buildings with laundry facilities have energy efficient laundry technology.
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Number and type of fixture installed is not available.
50) What water-conservation technologies have you installed in existing buildings (e.g., low-flow faucets, low-flow showerheads, 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).
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Low Flow Faucets
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Low Flow Showers
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.5 gpm Urinals
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Dual Flushing Toilets
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Water Efficient Laundry
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Percentage of total Sq. ft.
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18.7%
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40.28%
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14.9%
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9.84%
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37.5%
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100% of buildings with showers have low flow showerheads.
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100% of buildings with laundry facilities have water efficient laundry technology.
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Number and type of fixture installed is not available.
51) What percentage of your institution's non-hazardous construction and demolition waste is diverted from landfills?
[93 %]
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
52) Are there any sustainability-themed residential communities or housing options at your school?
[ x] No
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Name of program:
Type of community (e.g., hall, building, house):
Number of students involved:
Additional details:
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): Sustainability information is distributed to incoming students and sustainability is covered during Orientation by modeling it. Specifically, our largest meal (1800) is our New Student Picnic which is zero-waste. The Orientation Leader discusses it with the group before they eat. We are also working to eliminate the use of plastic bottled beverages during the 5-day event.
INTERNSHIPS/OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
54) Does your school offer on-campus office-based sustainability internships or jobs for students?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please provide number of students and average number of hours worked weekly per student:
[# 3 ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: 1 hourly employee -10hrs/week and 2 Fellows who are paid a stipend for their internship
[# 6-8 ] Unpaid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: 4-6
55) Does your school have residence hall Eco-Reps or other similar programs to promote behavioral change on campus?
[ ] No
[ 2 ] 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:
[# 2 ] Uncompensated positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: Residence Hall Association and ASPLU (student body government organization) each have a Sustainability Director. The hours worked weekly vary dependent on the student’s class schedule.
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:
Grassroots Environmental Action Now (GREAN), Website: http://www.plu.edu/~grean/
PLU Organic Community Garden
The PLU Community Garden is a student, faculty, staff and community run vegetable garden dedicated to providing fresh, local produce to members of the Parkland community. Currently the garden donates nearly two tons of carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, broccoli, squash, onions, kale and many other varieties of vegetables and herbs to the Trinity Lutheran Food Pantry. As well, the garden provides the PLU Dining and Culinary Services with hand-picked local herbs for use in the University Center Commons. http://www.plu.edu/~garden/
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: Take Back the Tap Water Bottle Photo Contest
Year initiated: 2009
Frequency of competition: Once
Participants:
Incentives: 1,000 water bottles (first come, first served)
Goal of competition: Take Back the Tap (TBTT) was a project aimed at reducing PLU’s bottled water use by 50%.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: Approximately 50% of bottled water use decrease in the PLU community.
Lasting effects of competition: Throughout the semester, students, faculty, and staff had opportunities to learn more about the drawbacks of bottled water through displays and events.
Website: http://www.plu.edu/~grean/things-works/take-back.html and http://news.plu.edu/files-dev/soundslides/TBTTphotocontest/index
Name of competition: Young Entrepreneur and GREAN’s Trashy Fashion Show
Year initiated: 2000
Frequency of competition: once
Participants: 20, audience of 150
Incentives: entertainment
Goal of competition: Student created and wore couture fashion made out of recycled items to entertain and educate how important recycling is to the campus culture.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: Unknown
Lasting effects of competition: Awareness about the reusability of objects
Website: none
Name of competition: live Green!
Year initiated: 2007
Frequency of competition: 2007-2008
Participants: all of campus
Incentives: none
Goal of competition: To witness the pledges of individuals and groups to lead a more sustainable lifestyle and to take into account both the environmental and social impacts of their actions.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: unknown
Lasting effects of competition: Congruence between making a promise to live sustainably and actions to make it possible
Website: http://www.plu.edu/~sustain/
Name of competition: Climate Change Ambassadors
Year initiated: 2007
Frequency of competition: 2007-2008
Participants: 16 students challenging all of campus
Incentives: Education
Goal of competition: Awareness of climate change.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: unknown
Lasting effects of competition: Ambassadors worked to bring awareness to the campus with tools including a documentary film, YouTube videos, presentations for local schools and university courses, and marketing campaigns motivating students, faculty and staff to
change their lifestyle to include the reality of climate change
Website: http://news.plu.edu/node/2323
Name of competition: 2007 Fall Common Leader Training Trash Bash
Year initiated: 2007
Frequency of competition: 2007
Participants: all student leaders, approximately 210
Incentives: none
Goal of competition: To witness the amount of items thrown in the trash during one week of living in the residence halls that could have been recycled.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: unknown
Lasting effects of competition: Motivations to intentionally think about living sustainably
Website: none
Name of competition: All Hall Energy Challenge
Year initiated: 2006
Frequency of competition: 2006-2007
Participants: all residential students
Incentives: The winning hall with the greatest percentage of energy reduction celebrated victory at a pizza and ice cream party.
Goal of competition: The challenge pitted the residence halls against one another to reduce their electricity consumption during the month of March.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: unknown
Lasting effects of competition: Halls reduced their energy usage during the months after the start of the contest
Website: http://news.plu.edu/node/1629
Name of competition: Recyclemania
Year initiated: 2008
Frequency of competition: once a year
Participants: Two residence halls and a floor of the largest residence hall on campus.
Incentives: Recognition on the RecycleMania website
Goal of competition: RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over a 10-week period, schools report recycling and trash data which are then ranked according to who collects the largest amount of recyclables per capita <http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/rules-per-capita.htm>, the largest amount of total recyclables <http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/rules-gorzilla.htm>, the least amount of trash per capita <http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/rules-waste-min.htm>, or have the highest recycling rate <http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/grand.htm>. With each week’s reports and rankings, participating schools watch how their results fluctuate against other schools and use this to rally their campus communities to reduce and recycle more.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: unknown
Lasting effects of competition: Increased awareness of recycling options on campus
Website: http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/
TRANSPORTATION
CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET
58) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
[# 67 ]
59) Please list the number of alternative-fuel vehicles in each class.
[# 3 ] Hybrid. Please list makes and models: Toyota Prius
[#14 ] Electric. Please describe type of vehicles: (3) Miles Electric Vehicles and (11) electric carts
[# 0 ] Biodiesel. Please describe type of vehicles and list biodiesel blend(s) used:
[# 0 ] Other. Please describe:
60) What is the average GHG emission rate per passenger mile of your institution's motorized fleet?
[# 1.9 ] pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per passenger mile traveled.
254,000 lbs CO2/133,800 passenger miles = 1.9 lbs GHG emissions per passenger mile
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):
Faculty, staff and students are eligible. Approved carpools are provided decals and are allowed to park in the reserved preferred carpool spaces.
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):
Faculty, staff and full-time commuter students are eligible. PLU subsidizes up to a maximum of $58 per month (with a minimum $5 out of pocket cost) which equates to approximately 92% of a local Pierce Transit monthly pass. The subsidy applies toward bus, ferry and rail transit. Faculty and staff can receive the benefit year round, and commuter students can receive the benefit from September - May (academic year).
63) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please describe: The Campus Safety department offers faculty, staff and students shuttle service upon request to locations on campus and within a perimeter of several blocks from campus.
64) Does your school operate a free transportation shuttle to local off-campus destinations?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please describe: The Campus Safety department offers faculty, staff and students limited shuttle service upon request to locations within a perimeter of several blocks from campus.
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: 15
Fees for participation: Students can check out bikes for a semester at a time.
Repair services provided: Basic repair materials are available and students will be assisted in fixing their bikes. Co-op will fix bikes that belong to the co-op
CAR-SHARING PROGRAM
66) Does your school partner with a car-sharing program?
[ x] No
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Year created:
Total number of vehicles:
Number of hybrid vehicles:
Fee for membership:
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: PLU’s master plan supports a pedestrian-friendly and bike-friendly campus. In addition, PLU limits the vehicles that are allowed to drive on campus.
68) What percentage of individuals commute to campus via environmentally preferable transportation (e.g., walking, bicycling, carpooling, using public transit)?
[ 18 %] We just surveyed for 2009 and won't have the results back until later this summer. This percentage is from the 2007 CTR survey.
STATISTICS
69) Campus setting:
[ ] Rural
[ x ] Suburban
[ ] Urban
[ ] Other. Please describe:
70) Total number of buildings: [ # 40 ]
71) Combined gross square footage of all buildings: [ # 1,366,081 ]
72) Full-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [ # 3354 ]
73) Part-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [# 298 ]
74) Part-time enrollment as a proportion to a full-time course load: [ # 99 ]
75) Percent of full-time students that live on campus: [ %]
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: [ ]
80) Environmental science/studies major: [ x]
81) Environmental science/studies minor or concentration: [ x ]
82) Graduate-level environmental program: [ ]
83) Student green fee: [x ]
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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