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Sustainability at Simmons College Survey
Type of Session
Poster Presentation
Abstract
While our federal government continues to ignore the climate crisis and take funds away from environmental agencies, private institutions like colleges & universities must step up as leaders in sustainability. To poll priorities of potential sustainable changes on campus, the Simmons College Sustainability Club recently sent out a survey to the student body, faculty, and staff. Over the course of the semester 235 students and 78 faculty & staff ranked the importance of the following issues:
1) Better signs to inform recycling, 2) Composting at the Fens, the college's dining hall 3) Reducing excessive watering with the sprinklers, 4) More accessible recycling around campus, 5) Less plastic waste at the Fens and 6) Reducing excessive heating in dorms.
The students and the faculty & staff showed a particular interest in addressing the plastic waste at the Fens and excessive heating/cooling on campus, and contributed insightful comments for further improvement. This information will be used to campaign for sustainable change at Simmons College.