Goal 5
Goal 5
Continue sustainable environmental and landscaping actions
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