Goal 5

Goal 5

Continue sustainable environmental and landscaping actions

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  • Supporting goal: n/a

    Reponsible department(s): Auxiliary Services, C4, Student Life/Greek Life

    Time frame: Fall 2021

    Tasks:

    • Identify a space on campus in which the garden can be planted
    • Engage expert horticulturist to ensure long term viability of garden
    • Create a BSU Garden Club
    • Create activities around planting and use of items grown in the garden
    • Ensure there is minimal food waste from garden items
    • Collaborate with Wellness Center, Facilities Management, and University Advancement
    • Create and plant garden

    Measure of success: Operational garden with comprehensive activities calendar

  • Supporting goal: n/a

    Reponsible department(s): Facilities Management

    Time frame: Spring 2022

    Tasks:

    • Find location and create shallow trench
    • Lay landscape fabric and borders in trenched area
    • Dump; landscape debris in the trench out as landscape work progresses creating a compost heap
    • Regularly turn the debris using the backhoe.

    Measure of success: Approximate amount (in pounds) of organic fertilizer produced

  • Supporting goal: n/a

    Reponsible department(s): C4, Facilities Management, Student Life/Greek Life

    Time frame: Fall 2020

    Tasks:

    • Apply for funding with agency/agencies
    • Identify spaces on campus where additional trees can be planted
    • Get final approval from Facilities and VP (Admin & Finance)
    • Coordinate site visit with appropriate agency
    • Coordinate irrigation system and installation
    • Schedule, plan, and promote planting event
    • Planting of trees

    Measure of success: Number of new trees

  • Supporting goal: n/a

    Reponsible department(s): C4, Residence Life, Student Life/Greek Life

    Time frame: Spring 2021

    Tasks:

    • Collaborate meeting with C4, Res Life and Greek Life
    • Create draft proposal and obtain approval of VPs
    • Create a leadership group of students from various entities
    • Create short video for clean up
    • Create short video for Recycling
    • Meet with URM for any advice, pointers, roll out methods, and branding
    • Create promotion through other various sources of media
    • Rollout of new campaign

    Measure of success: 

    • Less visible trash across campus
    • Less contamination of recycle bins
  • Supporting goal: n/a

    Reponsible department(s): Facilities Management, Procurement

    Time frame: Summer 2021 - Summer 2023

    Tasks:

    • Meet with BG&E to determine plan
    • Identify personnel (Communications, Facilities, Sustainability, Campus Safety)
    • Review the plan
    • Sign off on site proposal
    • Allow BGE to create detailed design package & Right of way agreement
    • Final design package to be signed
    • Construction begins

    Measure of success: Double amount of EV chargers on campus