Implementation Profile for Plymouth State University
Submitted on July 10, 2008; last updated on September 21, 2011
Institution Information
| Basic Carnegie Classification | Master's/L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs) |
| Control | Public |
| Location | Plymouth, NH |
| Community Setting | Small town |
| USDOE Climate Zone | 6 |
| Current President or Chancellor's Name | Sara Jayne Steen |
| Current President or Chancellor's Title | President |
| Main Web Site | http://www.plymouth.edu/ |
| Sustainability Web Site | http://www.plymouth.edu/sustainability/ |
Implementation Structure
| Implementation Liaison's Name | Brian Eisenhauer |
| Implementation Liaison's Title | Special Asst. to the President and Director of Environmental Sustainability |
| Implementation Liaison's Department | President's Office |
| Format of Structure | Other |
| Number of Individuals in Structure | 18 |
| Stakeholder Groups Represented | Community Leaders, Faculty, Students, Local electrical utility executives, Executive, Staff |
| Description | When President Steen signed the Climate Committment she formed the President's Commission for Environmental Sustainabilty. She appointed administrative and faculty co-chairs to run the work of the commission. As co-chairs we brought names forward of people and positions that should be on the group. From that list we selected the original group. Everyone who was asked agreed to serve. |
Tangible Actions
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1. Establish a policy that all new campus construction will be built to at least the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Silver standard or equivalent. Yes: We have made this a campus policy. |
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2. Adopt an energy-efficient appliance purchasing policy requiring purchase of ENERGY STAR certified products in all areas for which such ratings exist. Yes: In late spring we added this to University Purchasing policy. |
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3. Establish a policy of offsetting all greenhouse gas emissions generated by air travel paid for by our institution. Yes: We want to do this and one of our efforts for the coming year will be to find a way to measure this and provide offsets. |
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4. Encourage use of and provide access to public transportation for all faculty, staff, students and visitors at our institution. Yes: PSU has had public transportation avaiable on campus for students, faculty, staff, and visitors for a number of years. What is lacking is an adequate public system that serves this region and we are not sure how we can address this issue. |
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5. Within one year of signing this document, begin purchasing or producing at least 15% of our institution's electricity consumption from renewable sources. No: No information provided. |
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6. Establish a policy or a committee that supports climate and sustainability shareholder proposals at companies where our institution's endowment is invested. No: No information provided. |
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7. Participate in the Waste Minimization component of the national RecycleMania competition, and adopt 3 or more associated measures to reduce waste. Yes: We participated in RecycleMania in the spring of 2008, 2009 and 2010. |