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State of the Campus Environment:

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.

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State of the Campus Environment:

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  1. 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

  2. 12 YEARS: ARE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES? • Preparing students to be ecologically literate leaders? • Modeling sound, sustainability practices? National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  3. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION FINDS OUT: With support from the Educational Foundation of America, commissions survey by: National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  4. 1. Transcend the anecdotal 2. Identify trends 3. Identify new good practices and exemplary programs Establish some performance indicators Better respond to the press Generate debate MAIN OBJECTIVES: National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  5. 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 National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  6. 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 CO-SPONSORS 2001, 2008: National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  7. 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 National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  8. Presidents Report on Management and Planning National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  9. CURRENT AND FUTURE GOALS in 2001: • Environmental performance in new buildings (64%) • Future plans regarding this issue (18%) National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  10. STAFFING in 2001: • Green purchasing coordinators (7%) • Plans to create such positions (6%) Kevin Lyons, Rutgers University National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  11. ORIENTATION in 2001: • Students (13%) • Staff (11%) • Faculty (9%) • Future plans (9-11%) Cal Poly Pomona National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  12. Academic Deans and Provosts Report on the Curriculum National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  13. REQUIRED COURSES in 2001: • All students (8%) • Most students (5%) • Some students (21%) • No students (63%) National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  14. DISCIPLINES in 2001 • Biology 68% • Political Science 38% • Engineering 12% • Education 11% Darryl Houston, NWF Fellow, Morehead State National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  15. Admin Chiefs and Facilities Officers Report on Operations National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  16. 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 Center For Environmental Studies, PV Array National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  17. TRANSPORTATION in 2001: National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

  18. WWW.NWF.ORG/CAMPUSECOLOGY • Global warming solutions competition • Business case for climate leadership • Climate solutions fellowships & internships • National trends data 2001, 2008 • Webinars, courses National Wildlife Federation, NACUBO-UMD, 2008

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