Annual Report Fiscal year 2015-2016 In an effort to keep transparency with the college, as well as report on campus impact, the department, and its advising body, the Energy & Environmental Sustainability Initiative (EESI), the Sustainability office is releasing this annual report. In this report you will find a summary of a myriad of events and efforts supported by the sustainability office. Following is a report of spending and budget for the department and associated programs, as well as statistical reports for the waste management and energy reduction efforts. Accomplishments Awards and Acknowledgments In March 2015 Wartburg College became the first private college in Iowa, second in the Midwest, and ninth in the nation to earn a Gold level rating in the current version of the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS). Although this recognition was received in the previous fiscal year, it stands as a recognition for 3 years. Completion of the STARS allowed us to comprehensively measure where we have grown, and what areas we have left to improve upon. Find the final report at https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/wartburg-college-ia/report/. For the second year Wartburg College was recognized as a national leader at the AASHE Sustainable Campus Index in the area of Water. This is a reflection of our investment in water reduction devices, as well as our choice to not use campus-wide irrigation on our turf. The full report can be found at https://stars.aashe.org/pages/about/publications.html. In 2016 Wartburg College continues to be ranked by BestColleges.com’s Greenest Universities listing. This platform ranks Wartburg College and other green institutions. The listing can be found at http://www.bestcolleges.com/features/greenest-universities/. Again in 2016 Wartburg College received a Green Score of 97 out of a possible 99 Green from Princeton Review. This score is based on a college’s environmental awareness and preparedness. Wartburg College is included in Sierra Club’s Cool Schools ranking. This tool uses our STARS data but annually changes the criteria by placing weight on areas the Club sees as priorities. Although our data did not change, our score decreased 33 places, or 4% because the Club changed its weighting. Areas we excel, like water, waste, academics, and planning, decreased in weight, while areas in which we can improve, like investments, transportation, and energy, increased in weight. The full 2016 listing is at http://sierraclub.org/sierra/2016-5-september-october/cool-schools-2016/full-ranking. Sustainability
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AnnualReport
Fiscalyear2015-2016Inanefforttokeeptransparencywiththecollege,aswellasreportoncampusimpact,thedepartment,anditsadvisingbody,theEnergy&EnvironmentalSustainabilityInitiative(EESI),theSustainabilityofficeisreleasingthisannualreport.Inthisreportyouwillfindasummaryofamyriadofeventsandeffortssupportedbythesustainabilityoffice.Followingisareportofspendingandbudgetforthedepartmentandassociatedprograms,aswellasstatisticalreportsforthewastemanagementandenergyreductionefforts.
Accomplishments
AwardsandAcknowledgments
InMarch2015WartburgCollegebecamethefirstprivatecollegeinIowa,secondintheMidwest,andninthinthenationtoearnaGoldlevelratinginthecurrentversionoftheSustainability,Tracking,Assessment,andRatingSystem(STARS).Althoughthisrecognitionwasreceivedinthepreviousfiscalyear,itstandsasarecognitionfor3years.CompletionoftheSTARSallowedustocomprehensivelymeasurewherewehavegrown,andwhatareaswehavelefttoimproveupon.Findthefinalreportathttps://stars.aashe.org/institutions/wartburg-college-ia/report/.
ForthesecondyearWartburgCollegewasrecognizedasanationalleaderattheAASHESustainableCampusIndexintheareaofWater.Thisisareflectionofourinvestmentinwaterreductiondevices,aswellasourchoicetonotusecampus-wideirrigationonourturf.Thefullreportcanbefoundathttps://stars.aashe.org/pages/about/publications.html.In2016WartburgCollegecontinuestoberankedbyBestColleges.com’sGreenestUniversitieslisting.ThisplatformranksWartburgCollegeandothergreeninstitutions.Thelistingcanbefoundathttp://www.bestcolleges.com/features/greenest-universities/.
Againin2016WartburgCollegereceivedaGreenScoreof97outofapossible99GreenfromPrincetonReview.Thisscoreisbasedonacollege’senvironmentalawarenessandpreparedness.
WartburgCollegeisincludedinSierraClub’sCoolSchoolsranking.ThistoolusesourSTARSdatabutannuallychangesthecriteriabyplacingweightonareastheClubseesaspriorities.Althoughourdatadidnotchange,ourscoredecreased33places,or4%becausetheClubchangeditsweighting.Areasweexcel,likewater,waste,academics,andplanning,decreasedinweight,whileareasinwhichwecanimprove,likeinvestments,transportation,andenergy,increasedinweight.Thefull2016listingisathttp://sierraclub.org/sierra/2016-5-september-october/cool-schools-2016/full-ranking.
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WasteReport
WartburgCollegehasbeenaparticipantintheinternationalRecycleManiacompetitionsince2012.Eachyearourgoalistwo-fold;improveourwastereductionand/ordiversioneffortsfromthepreviousyear,andestablishourannualmeasurementsforwaste.Wedonotreceivemeasurementsofourwasteunlessrequested,sothiseight-weekperiodservesasaconcertedefforttomeasurewaste.Thevolumesmeasuredareusedtoestablishourannualdiversionrate.However,infiscalyear17thecityofWaverlywillreceiveanewtrashtruckwithanaxlescale,allowingustoreceiveregularandmoreaccuratedata.Belowaretheresultsofthepastthreeyearsofcompetition.In2015webeganreceivingweightsforrecyclingbutstillrecordedlandfillbyvisualestimate.Weobviouslystillhaveroomtogrow,andsomewaystogotoreachourgoalof80%diversionby2020,butwearemovingintherightdirection.Althoughourrecyclingratedidnotincreaseasmuchaswewouldlike,itisimportanttonotethatouroverallwaste,includingrecyclingandlandfill,diddecrease.Note,thisisonlyourrecyclingrateanddoesnotincludeallotheritemsthataredivertedthroughreuse,donation,orsale.
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2014Results 50,352lbs 336,864lbs 10.57%2015Results 39,030lbs 140,557lbs* 27.17%*2016Results 31,028lbs 249,970lbs 12.44%Change14à16 q19,324lbs q86,894lbs p1.87%
*Threeyearsofdataarebeingdisplayedaswesuspectedthattheratefor2015wasananomaly.Theratesfor2016indicatethattherewaslikelyanerrorin2015,althoughourratestillincreased.Itislikelythattheerrorisamixofincreasedawarenessofrecyclingduetothechangesgoingsinglestream,andmathematicalordataentryerror.Since2012wehavedecreased52cubicyardsofwasteperweekfromourcollections.Althoughhaulingpriceshaveincreasedannually($/CY),wehavebeenabletomaintainbudget.Ifwehadnotdecreasedourhaulingourbillwouldbe$7,126.20.Thatisasavingsof$12,812overthecourseoftheacademicyear(Sept-May).
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16-17 212 $5,702.60 $26.9015-16 212 $5,438.00 $25.6514-15 256 $5,963.00 $23.2912-13 264 $5,595.00 $21.19
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UtilityReports
Followingisaseriesofgraphstoprovidedetailsonutilityusageandcosts.Thefirstgraphshowsthecostofutilitiesoverthepastfivefiscalyears.Overall,thecumulativeutilitycost,includingwater,electricity,andnaturalgas,decreased$153,338(10.4%)fromFY12toFY16.Ifwelookatthisfiveyearaverageforthethreeutilities,wefindthefollowing.
• Watercostshaveremainedsteadyatanaverageof9%ofutilitycosts.• Electricalcostsaveraged66%,buthadanotabledecreaseto57%inFY13/14.• Gascostsaverage25%butincreasedto35%inFY13/14.• FY13/14wasacooleryear(4.5OFdisparityfromnormal),leadingtohigherdemandforheating,
lowerdemandforcooling,aswellastonearlyadoubledunitcostforgas.
Eachofourutilitiesfluctuateinusagelevelsbasedonseason.Tohelpyouunderstandthisseasonalchange,wehavetakentheaverageofmonthlyusageoverthepastfourfiscalyears.
Naturalgasisusedthroughouttheyearforourdomestichotwater,butthisonlyrepresentsasmallportionofdemand.Useincreasesinthewintermonthsasourprimaryfuelsourceforheating.Mostofourbuildingsareheatedthroughaboilersystem,whichusesnaturalgastoheattanksofwater,thenthehotwatertravelsthroughpipesinabuilding,radiatingtheheat.Thisisthereasonforthesteadywinterriseandspringfall.
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16Water.Cost $122,767.89 $121,915.53 $146,157.63 $142,559.83 $138,224.76Elect.$ $1,124,452.81 $1,022,020.96 $982,606.68 $1,003,677.75 $1,043,298.10GasCost $386,160.10 $301,637.63 $599,261.39 $378,345.44 $298,519.86
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Ourelectricloadstaysfairlysteadythroughouttheyear.Theuseincreasesinthesummertoaccountforcooling,withapeakinthelatesummermonthswhenstudentsreturn.Thankfullythedemandforcoolinghappensmostlywhileourresidencehallsarenotinuse.Forthemostpart,waterusageduringtheschoolyearisrathersteady.Februaryhasspikedinusage.Itispossiblethatthisincreaseisduetoseasonalbreaksinpipes,butotherthanthiswecannotidentifyareasonforthisusage.Duringthesummermonthstheusewillusuallystartlow,thenincreaseasprecipitationdecreases,requiringirrigationofathleticfields.Octoberiswhenthefieldsstillneedirrigatingbutstudentsalsoreturnandstartshowering,hencethepeak.
Thecumulativecostofourutilitiesisimpactedbytheannualchangeinunitcosts;cubicfoot(CF)forwater,kilowatthours(kWh)forelectricity,orBritishthermalunits(BTU)fornaturalgas.Tohelpcomprehendtheimpactofthesefluctuationsincost,thefollowinggraphidentifiestheannualchangeintheunitcostsoverthepastfivefiscalyears.
Fordeepercomprehensionoftheinterrelationsbetweenuseandcost,theadditionalgraphisprovided,showingthechangeinusagesoverthepastfiveyears.
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16Gas(BTU) 90.0% 69.9% 111.7% 76.9% 62.3%Electric(kWh) 99.5% 98.8% 97.8% 95.3% 100.6%Water(CF) 111.7% 82.5% 98.4% 94.9% 98.2%
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2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16Gas(BTU) 87.7% 88.1% 109.6% 100.5% 97.8%Electric(kWh) 101.1% 92.5% 89.8% 94.2% 92.7%Water(CF) 79.0% 106.2% 106.7% 108.0% 101.2%
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WaterWereceiveourwaterusagestatisticsthroughmultiplemetersacrosscampus.Onechallengewithcurrentwatermeteringistheaverage6-weeklagtimebetweenapotentialissueoccurringandwhenitisfoundinourbill.Unlesssomeoneseessignsofaleak,nooneismonitoringthemeters,soanincreasedcostisnotcaughtuntilthebillarrivestwoweeksafterthecloseofthemonth.
Thedesignofourwaterbillingcanhaveatrickyreflectioninthistypeofgraphing.Themoreweuse,thelesswepayperunit.Runningawatertreatmentplantislargelyafixedcost,nomatterhowmuchwateryouprocess,sotheratestructureisbasedondiminishingreturn.ThedecreseinuseinFY09-10wasduetotheinstallationofwatersavingdevices,however,itwasdiscoveredthehardwaterofourareacloggedthedevicesandamajorityhavebeenremoved,leadingtothesubsiquentincreaseinuse.TheStudentCenterwiththedishroomandTheWwithpoolarethehighestusefacilities.Theathleticfieldsmeter,whichcoverstheathleticfieldirrigation,holdstheclaimtothehighstamountusedoncampusinonemonth;2milliongallonsinOctober2014.Recommendations:Sincelowflowdeviceshaveprovenchallengingwithhardwater,therecommendationistoidentifythebulkpurposeinthehigherusebuildings.Onceidentifiedseekdevicestooffset/reduceuse.Hertlefieldcouldalsobenefitfromamonitoringdeviceforbreaks,aswellasprescribedwaterschedulesbasedonprecipitation.Knight’sVillagecouldalsobereviewedastheuseperresidentisratherhighduetotherequirementto“trickle”thesinkstoavoidfrozenpipes.
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13Water.Cost $146,922. $133,225. $139,890. $139,098. $122,767. $121,915. $146,157. $142,559.WaterUsage- CF 2,357,720 2,125,740 2,098,130 2,067,720 1,634,151 2,196,613 2,207,180 2,233,928
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Electricity
Electricityisusedthroughoutcampustopowereverythingelectrical,fromlights,toautomateddooropeners,andtoCampusSecurity’scart.Monthlyelectricalcostsareheavilyimpactedbydemanduse,thepeakamountofuseinagivenmoment.Thebestwaytoreduceelectricalcostistoreducepeaksinenergyuse,buttheyhaven’tbeeneasilyidentified.Thereweresomerecentupgradestotheelectricalmeter,whichmayallowthistobemoreaccuratelymonitored.TherewasasignificantdecreaseFY12toFY14inbothuseandcost.Theinitialdecreasewaslikelybecauseoftheelectricalrelatedenergyimprovements,andsustainedthroughincreasedawareness.However,theenergyhascreptupalittle,althoughenrollmenthasdecreased.Enrollmentcanonlyhaveasmallimpactonelectricityastheclassroomlightsandofficesrunatfullpowernomatterhowmanyarebeingserved.Theonlydecreaseinelectricityrealizedbyenrollmentisadecreasedplugloadbyhavinglesspeopleoncampuspluggingthingsin,likeTV’s,computers,andfridges.
Recommendations:Electricityismeteredasawholecampus,withnosubmeteringbybuilding.Thismakesitverydifficulttoknowareasofuseaccurately.Adoptingbuildinglevelmonitoringwillidentifyuseanomalies,aswellasbringawarenesstousersthroughprogramming.AsstudentenrollmentandemployeeFTEdecreaseitwouldbefinanciallybeneficialtoidentifybuildingsthatcanbeclosedofftoreduceelectricalload.Asniceasitwouldbetospreadoutintoopenedspaces,itwillnotallowthecollegetorealizepotentialsavings.
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16Elect.$ $878,333. $927,823. $1,118,58 $1,124,45 $1,022,02 $982,606. $1,003,67 $1,043,29Elect.KwH 13,848,55 14,066,00 14,560,22 14,714,15 13,461,04 13,076,92 13,712,28 13,503,87
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NaturalGasNaturalgasisusedtoheatthedomestichotwaterandheatthebuildingsoncampus.Theuseandcostofgasduringthefiscalyear13/14isdirectlyconnectedtothecoldwinter.ThemonthsofJanuary,February,andMarchshowedincreaseuse,whilethecostperunitnearlydoubledbecauseofthehighdemand.Forthemostpart,ouruseisfairlyconsistent.Therewasanoticeabledecreaseforthefirsttwoyearsaftertheenergyefficiencyimprovements.Evenseasonalchanges,averagedovertheyear,canhaveasignificantchangeinourannualutilityusage.Asanexample,thebittercoldduringthe2014wintercausedanincreaseinnaturalgasusageaswellascostduetomarketshortages.
Asyoucanseeinthegraphtotherightshowingmonthlyusageforthepastthreefiscalyears,ourBTUuseisveryseasonal.ByanalyzingMayandSeptember,whenstudentsareherebutheatingisnotneeded,weknowtheaveragedemandforhotwaterpurposesis3,427BTUpermonth.Thatmeanswearespendingapproximately$239,000on35,600peryeartoheatourfacilities.Recommendations:Ourlargestuseoffuelisforheating.Allbuildingswithwatermustbeheldtoaminimum50OFwhenunoccupied,and70oFwhenoccupied.Therefore,closingdownbuildingsinawaythatcanbeisolatedbyheatingzonecouldhavesomesavings,thesizeofwhichisweatherdependent.TheremaybesavingsoffuelandwaterinTheWpoolthroughphysicalorliquidpoolcovers.
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16GasCost $813,435.23 $654,882.53 $489,510.47 $386,160.10 $301,637.63 $599,261.39 $378,345.44 $298,519.86
Gas- BTU 78,041 73,597 77,240 67,728 68,057 84,623 77,611 75,578
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Outreach
GraduationPledge
EachyearwecommunicatewithgraduatingseniorstoremindthemofthesustainablevalueswehavebeentryingtoteachthemhereatWartburg,andaskthemtomakeasustainabilitygraduationpledge.Thiseffortwasstartedin2009bysomeseniors,inspiredbyGraduationPledgeAlliance,andhascontinuedannually.Thepledgestates:
"IpledgetotakeintoaccountthesocialandenvironmentalconsequencesofanyjobIconsiderandwilltrytoimprovetheseaspectsofanyorganizationforwhichIwork."
Ofthe349studentsgraduatinginMayof2016,256signedthepledge,atotalof73.3%.Thatisholdingsteadfromlastyear(74%)andupfrom64%intheMay2014graduatingclass.DuringthegraduationceremonytheDeanofAcademicAffairs,orthePresident,speakstotheaudienceaboutthepledge,andaskallthosewhohavesignedtostandandberecognized.Acopyofthepledgeisalsoinprintedintheprogram.
BottleFillers
ThepastseveralyearswehaveaddedadozenElkaybottlefillers.Lastyearseveral,moresimpleandaffordablefillerswereadded.Thesenewfillersdonothave“bottlessaved”tally’s,butthatissuperfluous.Weknowstudentsareusingtheseitemsandhappytohavethefillersavailable.
GardenUpdate
Since2010theWartburgGardenhasbeenaspaceoftilledlandlocatednexttoNlotonthenortheastcornerofcampus.DuetotheworkontheDryRunCreek,thecityofWaverlypurchasedaneasementthatcoveredthenorthendofthegarden.WeutilizedtheopportunitytorelocateandredesignthegardeninFY2015.Thenewgardenincludestheequivalentof14-4ftx8ftraisedbeds.Thebedswerebuiltbystudentandstaffvolunteers,madeofcedarwoodfornaturalmoistureandpestresistance.Althoughthelandandsoilhastreateduswell,thisnewgardenhasproventobeeasiertomaintain,closertocampusforincreasedvisibility,andneardiningservicesforeasyaccessforserviceandfoodneeds.SeniorEngineeringDesign–GardenPergola
Onechallengewiththenewlocationisthelackofaspacetoworkandstoretools.Workingwithstudentsintheseniorengineeringdesignclass,apergolawasdesignedandbuilt.Thepergolafeaturesaclearrooftocollectrainwater,aswellasasmallsolarpowerlighttoprovidelightafterdarkforafewhours.Thebaseofthepergolaismadeofchunksofconcretefromcampus,filledwithaggregatefromtheroofofClintonHall.AspecialthankyoushouldgotoBobbieBurrows,EthanJamison,NickolasMoore,andLoganPitzfordesigningandbeginningthebuilding,CassandraWoodcockforcoordinatingefforts,WillLafevreformanyhoursbuildingthepad,andDr.LeAnnFaidleyandTravisDuncanforadvisingthemall.
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MiscellaneousDataPointsInanefforttomonitorinterestinandprogressionofsustainabilityineverydayliving,wemonitoramixofmetrics.Followingaresomedatapointsthatreflectaselectionofthesepoints.
RentalBikeUsage
Thebicyclerentalprogrambeganinthe2011-12schoolyear.Atthestart,theprogramwasrunwithreclaimedbicyclesleftbehindbystudents.Thequalityofthebicyclesmademanagingtheprogramdifficult,astheycontinuedtobreakdownregularlyandwerenotdesignedforthewearandtearofarentalprogram.Afterseveralyearsofsteadyparticipationintheprogram,VogelLibraryandSustainabilityinvestedinafleetofsixWorksmanCycles,designedtohandletheuseofarentalprogram.Theprogramkickedoffintimeforschooltostartin2015.Thenewbikeshaveinspireduserstotakebettercare,leadingtolessmaintenancetime,noabandonedbikes,usersfollowingpolicy.Unfortunately,duetoadataconversioninVogelwecannotattainhowmanyrentalsspecificallyoccurredinFY16.Wedoknowthat170useswererecordedinthefallseason.
Reuse(d)Usage
TheREUSE(D)storeisasmallspaceinthesustainabilityofficethattakesdonationsfromthecommunityandprovidesfree,gentlyused,schoolandofficesuppliestomembersoftheWartburgcommunitytopromoteconsumerawareness,costsavings,andwastereduction.Belowisachartshowingthenumberofcheck-ins.TheusagefortheREUSE(D)storehasremainedsteady,showingtheneedforthisservicetoourstudents.
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U-HaulCarShareProgram
Fiscalyear2015wasthethirdyearoftheU-HaulCarShareprogram.Ithasproventobevaluabletohelpingourstudentswithoutacargetwhereneededindependently.Thetwovehicleswereused634timesforover10,000milesand1,200hours.WithoutapublictransportationprograminWaverly,thisprogramisinvaluable.Itisalsoprovidedatnocosttothecollege,allfeesarepaidthroughtherentalcharges.U-Haulalsoemploysoneinternoncampustomanagetheprogram.BothcarsweredownformaintenanceinAugust.
Thankyouforyoursupport…Thankyoutothefollowingstudentsforservingasstudentemployeesinthesustainabilityofficeduringthe15-16academicyear(listedbyseniority);SarahKielly’15(continuedsummeraftergraduation)KerriGolinghorst’16,AndrewPeeler’16,CassandraWoodcock’17,KourtneyLilke’17,MegHarper’17,WillLefevre’17,ClaireBlake’18,SierraLovato’18,MarthaMuswema’17,andElleGadient’18.ThankyouandcongratulationstoWillLefevrewhoenrolledin,andsuccessfullycompleted,a300hourservicetermintheIowaCollegeAmeriCorpsProgram.Duringhisterm,Willcollectednaturalresourcedataaboutourcampusenvironment,anddevelopedalandscapemanagementplan.ThankyoutothefollowfolksforservingontheEnergyandEnvironmentalSustainabilityInitiative.SpecialThankstoDavidMcCulloughformanyyearsofleadershipastheEESIChair,andtoHelenLeongforvolunteeringastheChairstartingwinterterm2016.
StephanieBoedingTammyFauxBarbaraFedelerElleGadientAmandaGuertlerMartyJohnsonEmilyLaudner
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FiscalYear2017DepartmentGoalsThefollowinggoalsaregoingtobethefocusofthedepartmentforfiscalyear2017.
SustainabilityGoalsdevelopedinJuly20161. Finishupdatetothesustainabilityplan.2. Measurefeasibilityofenergybuildingmonitors.3. Revisitfeasibilityofpost-consumercompostcollectionindiningcenter.4. SubmitsemesterPresidentreports.5. ReleaseaGreenRoom/OfficeCertification.6. Determinewhatwere2005GHGemissions.7. Completeannualreport.8. Developanoff-campusrecycleguide.9. IdentifySustainabilityinthecurriculumandpotentialpartners/leaders.10. Co-leadthedevelopmentofaninauguralHighSchoolLeadershipInstituteprogramin
Denver,focusedonsustainabilityandsociety.11. Identifyopportunitiesforstrategicengagement.
a. Scheduleandplanavisit/workshopdayforhighschoolers.b. Participateinscholarshipdays.
12. IncreaseworkwithResLife.a. Energywastereportingforstudents.b. Flooractivities.c. Whytheyshouldcare.
13. Developlandscapecommitteeandplan.14. Identifyadditionalprintreductionstrategies.
a. CanSRIsbeconvertedtodigital,maybeinMy.wartburg.b. SubmitBi-annualprintingreportstoVP’s&departmentheads
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FinancialsTheSustainabilityDepartmentwasgiventhefollowingbudgetforoperationsandstudentemployment,whichincludeofficeandrecyclingresponsibilities.Allstudentworkersworkatleastonerecyclingshiftaweektohelpthemstayconnectedandbeabletoanswerquestions.ForFiscalYear2016thedepartmentwasaskedtoreducethebudgetby$1,000,wasactuallyabletoreducefurther.PartoftheincreasedreductionwasfrommovingtheAASHEmembershipduesintoFY17,pushing$1,045backayear.
FiscalYear2014-2015 Awarded Expended BalanceStudentWages $9,000.00 $6,577.90 $2,422.10DepartmentBudget $9,125.00 $9,301.45 -$176.45Totals $18,125.00 $15,879.35 $2,245.65FiscalYear2015-2016 Awarded Expended BalanceStudentWages $8,947.00 $7,531.99 $1,415.01DepartmentBudget $8,125.00 $5,596.78 $2,528.22Totals $17,072.00 $13,128.77 $3,943.23
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1TheGardenexpenseswereveryhighthisyearasitwasourspecialprojectfocus.Thegardenoperationscostsusuallyrun$50-100.Thiswasthecostofpergolaconstruction.2TheAASHEconferencewasinMSPin2015,andwasattendedbysevenstudents,twoadministrators,andonestaff.Thecostoftakingthestudentswasactually$412,but$410wasreimbursedfromthemini-grantprogramandstudentsenate.Travelcostswealsolowerbecauseoftheproximity.
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StaffDevelopment2 $890 15.90%Operations $566 10.12%Travel2 $438 7.83%Promotions $427 7.62%Outreach $314 5.62%Events $83 1.48%Bicycles $69 1.23%Resources $20 0.36%StudentConference2 $2 0.03%GrandTotal $5,597 100.00%
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StaffDevelopment
16% 2
Operations10%
Travel8% 2
Promotions8%
Outreach6%
Events1%
Bicycles1%
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