Pledge Update

Groups Pledged	42
Community Members Involved	1161

 

Lights: Adopt a Room Academic Deans Office Admissions Art Museum  Athletics / PE Departments Auxiliary Services Communications Computer Science Conference/Event Services  Counseling Service Dean of Enrollment Dean of Faculty  Development   Dining Services Environmental Action Coalition  Environmental Health & Safety	Equestrian Center EC: Dressage Team  Facilities Management Finance & Administration Financial Services Frances Perkins  Geology & Geography Health Center Human Resources Institutional Research Ombuds Office  Psychology & Education Religious Life Student Government Association  Student Programs Willits-Hallowell Center
Green Computing Admissions Astronomy Athletics / PE Departments Auxiliary Services  Center for the Environment  Communications Computer Science Conference/Event Services  Counseling Service Dean of Enrollment Dean of Students Development  Environmental Health & Safety Finance & Administration Financial Services	Frances Perkins  Geology & Geography Health Center Human Resources Institutional Research  LITS Ombuds Office  Psychology & Education Public Safety Religious Life Residential Life  Student Financial Services Student Government Association  Student Programs  Willits-Hallowell Center
Power Down Equipment Academic Deans Office Alumnae Association: Quarterly Art Museum  Astronomy Athletics / PE Departments Auxiliary Services  Center for the Environment  Communications Computer Science Conference/Event Services  Counseling Service Dean of Enrollment Dean of Students Development  Dining Services Environmental Action Coalition	Environmental Health & Safety Equestrian Center Finance & Administration Financial Services Geology & Geography Health Center Human Resources Institutional Research  LITS Ombuds Office  Public Safety Religious Life Student Financial Services Student Government Association  Student Programs  Willits-Hallowell Center
Control Phantom Loads Alumnae Association: Quarterly Astronomy Athletics / PE Departments Auxiliary Services  Communications Computer Science Conference/Event Services Counseling Service	Dean of Students Dining Services Environmental Health & Safety Health Center Human Resources Institutional Research Ombuds Office  Public Safety Student Government Association
Reduce Fossil Miles Art Museum Athletics / PE Departments Computer Science Counseling Service Dean of Faculty	Environmental Health & Safety Human Resources Ombuds Office  Willits-Hallowell Center
Buy Recycled Paper Academic Deans Office Art Museum Astronomy Athletics / PE Departments Auxiliary Services  Center for the Environment  Communications Computer Science Conference/Event Services  Counseling Service Dean of Enrollment Dean of Faculty  Dean of Students	Environmental Health & Safety EC: Dressage Team  Finance & Administration Financial Services  Human Resources Institutional Research  LITS Ombuds Office  Psychology & Education Public Safety Religious Life Student Financial Services Willits-Hallowell Center
Reduce Paper Use Admissions Alumnae Association: Quarterly Art Museum  Astronomy Athletics / PE Departments Auxiliary Services Center for the Environment  Communications Computer Science Conference/Event Services  Counseling Service Dean of Enrollment Dean of Students  Dining Services  Environmental Action Coalition	Environmental Health & Safety EC: Dressage Team Finance & Administration Frances Perkins  Geology & Geography Health Center Human Resources Institutional Research  LITS Ombuds Office  Psychology & Education Public Safety Religious Life Student Financial Services Student Programs  Willits-Hallowell Center
Buy Sustainable Paper Athletics / PE Departments Communications Computer Science Conference/Event Services  Counseling Service	Dean of Enrollment Environmental Health & Safety Human Resources Ombuds Office
Reduce Food Waste Admissions Athletics / PE Departments Auxiliary Services  Center for the Environment Communications  Counseling Service Dining Services Environmental Action Coalition Facilities Management	Frances Perkins Health Center Human Resources Ombuds Office President's Office  Religious Life Student Financial Services Willits-Hallowell Center
Maximize Recycling Astronomy Athletics / PE Departments Auxiliary Services  Center for the Environment  Communications Computer Science Conference/Event Services  Counseling Service Dean of Enrollment Dean of Faculty  Dean of Students Development  Environmental Action Coalition Environmental Health & Safety	EC: Dressage Team Facilities Management  Financial Services  Health Center Human Resources Institutional Research  LITS Ombuds Office Psychology & Education Public Safety Religious Life Student Financial Services Willits-Hallowell Center
Promote Stewardship Athletics / PE Departments Center for the Environment Communications Computer Science Dean of Enrollment Dean of Students Development  Environmental Action Coalition Environmental Health & Safety	Environmental Studies Health Center Human Resources Institutional Research  LITS Ombuds Office Public Safety  Religious Life Residential Life

Other Initiatives

Facilities Management is providing compact fluorescent light bulbs in every residence hall for student use. Facilities Management is installing occupancy sensors across the campus.  Religious Life is composting all of their food waste from Passover meals. Human Resources' partnership with Ener-G-Save to promote home energy audits. LITS double-sided printing campaign for student printing areas. LITS encouraging centralized purchasing to lower costs and purchase more from known sustainable vendors. Public Safety promotes anti-idling for fleet vehicles. President's Office and Dining Services promoting "green" community breakfasts. Student Financial Services starting "on-line" invoicing this year. Alumnae Quarterly magazine changed campus distribution reducing the number of magazines printed. Auxiliary Services publicize the availability of the Ecological Mail Coalition service to reduce the college's undeliverable junk mail. Residential Life/Environmental Health & Safety will work with residence halls to make Eco-liaisons elected positions in each hall in Fall 2009. Capital Projects Committee/Facilities Management will evaluate the greenhouse gas impact of all capital projects. Dining Services makes commencement box snacks 100% compostable. Residential Life is promoting Energy Star refrigerators by promoting rentals to help students. Dining Services provides reusable baskets and compostable basket liners in Blanchard reducing the use of disposable paper products. . Communications is working with environmentally minded print vendors who are FSC certified and dedicated to reducing a project's environmental impact. They use vegetable-based inks, non-toxic digital toners and choose paper that has a high level of post-consumer waste content that is manufacturered using better bleaching solutions. Communications is producing smaller, shorter print projects whenever possible and is educating the public about green practices by including information on print projects such as the FSC logo, paper manufacturer, and recycled content.  Admissions and Frances Perkins Office have installed a dishwasher eliminating use of paper plates, cups and plastic bottles. Art Museum has colored ink cartridges refilled and reuses mat board and cardboard during prep work. Conference & Event Services worked with LITS to create an on-line "campus space request form". Also, multiple weekly reports are sent via email rather than being printed, this alone is a savings of approximately 150 pages per week.