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National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008
State of the Campus Environment:
A National Report Card on Environmental Performance and Sustainability in Higher
Education, 2001 and 2008
Presentation by Julian Keniry, National Wildlife Federation
Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
Hosted by NACUBO and UMD, April 2, 2008
National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008
12 YEARS: ARE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES?
• Preparing students to be ecologically literate leaders?
• Modeling sound, sustainability practices?
National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION FINDS OUT:
With support from the Educational Foundation of America, commissions survey by:
National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008
MAIN OBJECTIVES:1. Transcend the
anecdotal
2. Identify trends
3. Identify new good practices and exemplary programs
6. Establish some performance indicators
7. Better respond to the press
8. Generate debate
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METHOD 2001, 2008:
• Web-based survey in three separate modules
• Distributed to over 3,900 colleges and universities
• To presidents, provosts, chiefs of administration
• Sent letter of introduction to all presidents
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CO-SPONSORS 2001, 2008:
• American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
• Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA)
• National Association of Campus Activities (NACA)
• National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
• American Association of Environmental Education(NAAEE)
• National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC)
• Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
• Nathan Cummings Foundation• Educational Foundation of
America• Kendeda Fund
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OUTCOMES 2001:
• 892 respondents completed entire survey
• An additional 223 respondents completed about 20% of the survey
• Responses came from:– 470 Presidents or executive officers– 320 Provosts of academic officers– 325 Chief of facilities of plant operations
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Presidents Report on Management and
Planning
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CURRENT AND FUTURE GOALS in
2001:• Environmental
performance in new buildings (64%)
• Future plans regarding this issue (18%)
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STAFFING in 2001:
• Green purchasing coordinators (7%)
• Plans to create such positions (6%)
Kevin Lyons, Rutgers University
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ORIENTATION in 2001:
• Students (13%)
• Staff (11%)
• Faculty (9%)
• Future plans (9-11%)
Cal Poly Pomona
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Academic Deans and Provosts Report on the
Curriculum
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REQUIRED COURSES in 2001:
• All students (8%)
• Most students (5%)
• Some students (21%)
• No students (63%)
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DISCIPLINES in 2001
• Biology 68%
• Political Science 38%
• Engineering 12%
• Education 11% Darryl Houston, NWF Fellow, Morehead State
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Admin Chiefs and Facilities Officers Report on
Operations
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RENEWABLE ENERGY in 2001:
Percentage of energy demands met by renewable sources:
-- Ten percent or more
(13%)
--Less than ten percent
(11%)
--None (63%) Oberlin College, A.J. Lewis CenterFor Environmental Studies, PV Array
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TRANSPORTATION in 2001:
59%
23%19%
17%13% 13%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Column 1
Column 1 59% 23% 19% 17% 13% 13%
Bike racksstudent bus
passesstaff passes carpooling incentives bicycle lanes
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WWW.NWF.ORG/CAMPUSECOLOGY
• Global warming solutions competition• Business case for climate leadership• Climate solutions fellowships &
internships• National trends data 2001, 2008• Webinars, courses