Environmental Sociology Audit Project, April 22, 1997
Click here to read the Executive Summary which has a review of the methods, findings, and suggestions. (Last update: May 27, 1997.)
Click on the links below for the document prepared by the Environmental Sociology 260 class in the Spring semester of 1997. (Last update: April 30, 1997.)
AREA GRADE NOTES
CURRICULUM A- Strong, growing, funded
BUILDINGS C New buildings OK; old poor, no retrofiting plans
Lights A- &nbs p; Upgrading program underway
Heating/AC D Leaky buildings, overuse
WATER C Overuse, poor conservation
Bruff B- Mostly reusable dinnerware, some vegetarian meals, low food waste, some recycling, no donation
U.C. C+ ; Mostly disposables, improving, as Bruff
Composting F No composting of yard/food wastes
Academic Bldgs. B Program needs more workers, infrastructure
Dormitories C Need more institutional follow-up
Campus Grounds F Need bins on grounds; bad accessability
Paper Purchasing B 2-sided/recycled policy exists, use varies
Cleaning/Pesticidss F No environmental or safety considerations
Policies A- Good policies exist
Compliance C- Little or no awareness and action
MEDICAL WASTE C Good safety, regs.; poor info-gathering
Knowledge B Students aware of needs
Action D Wasteful behaviors abound
RESEARCH B Much positive research, some questionable funders
Business Partners B- Pepsi, Marriott, BFI
Endowment F No social/environmental screening
Donors D Shell, Freeport et al. have poor enviro. records
GREEN GPA C 1.9 Average Overall on 22 items