2018 Metropolitan Community College Sustainability Annual Report

SUSTAINABILITY ANNUAL REPORT 2018

EDUCATION AND RATINGS MCC has multiple programs that help to educate the community, employees and students on sustainability issues.

MCC began tracking it’s sustainability progress through AASHE STARS in 2016. STARS is an international program that tracks sustainability progress for higher education institutions.

EDUCATION Number of classrooms that integrate sustainability:

84 in 2016-18 3 in 2016-18

Number of sustainability focused classes:

Noncredit courses Noncredit sustainability courses cover a wide variety of topics, including honey production, beekeeping basics, solar panels, home gardening, home improvement and all natural cleaning products.

Monthly speaker series in collaboration with Central Community College, Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Community, UNL Environmental Studies, University of Nebraska-Omaha Center for Urban Sustainability and Hastings College and Nebraska Recycling Council.

Topics covered include policy change, sustainability leadership, solar engery, electric vehicles, community growth and how to leverage networks to create sustainability change.

AASHE ST RS

2018 SCORE: 33.4 (a four point increase)

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education has developed the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS • 42% of academic departments with sustainability course options • 22% of ongoing education classes that incorporate sustainability • Campuses are used as living laboratories for student learning • The Fort Omaha Campus compost system processes some food waste from the ICA and garden materials • Electric vehicle charging stations available • Four bioretention gardens

TRANSPORTATION AND BUILDINGS MCC supports a variety of transportation options and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. This year two more electric cars were added to the fleet. Pass to Class served more than 50,000 students to date, and more bike racks were added to campus. MCC is also committed to building healthy and resource-efficient buildings.

PASS TO CLASS

54,000 1.5M

Pass to Class provides all students enrolled in credit classes free bus rides for all class-related activities.

PASSES TO DATE

2015: 3,586 passes

Two B-Cycle stations added in 2018, connecting the North and South campuses to the B-Cycle Network.

B-Cycle includes discounted memberships for students.

RIDES TO DATE

CAMPUS FLEET ELECTRIC CARS: 4 CNG VEHICLES: 11 *2 ELECTRIC CARS AND 11 CNG VEHICLES IN 2017

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS (6 ports)

Number of unique visitors - 46 Number of sessions - 497 (increased by 690% from 2017)

20 BIKE RACKS IN 2018

Equivalent of avoiding 153 KG of greenhouse gas emissions.

LEED BUILDINGS All new buildings at MCC are required to be built LEED certified. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. These buildings are more energy efficient and healthier for building occupants than a traditional building.

6 LEED Buildings - 3 Certified LEED Gold in 2017 271,000 square feet Green Roof 7 solar tables with device charging

LEED features building signage Electric Vehicle charging stations Community greenspace Outdoor classroom

4% OF FOOD PURCHASES for the ICA are local and

community based.

MATERIALS MCC is committed to using resources responsibly and practicing reuse and recycling. In addition to a traditional recycling program, MCC hosts an ongoing public auction for items no longer needed by MCC, promoting both reuse and community benefits. MCC also collects yard waste for mulch and electronics for recycling.

TRASH 530 TONS *530 TONS IN 2017

41% OF MCC PURCHASES CONSIDERED GREEN

*47% IN 2017

NUMBER OF SHEETS OF PAPER PRINTED: 4,437,771 SHEETS

(Equal to 55 trees) (20,000 kg of Co2 produced)

RECYCLING Campus recycling collected Materials from the single-stream and cardboard collection.

Yard waste collected for reuse

2018: 67 TONS 2017: 52 TONS 2016: 48 TONS

2018: 35 tons 2017: 42 tons 2016: 25 tons

*4,460,326 SHEETS (EQUAL TO 55 TREES) IN 2017

The compost system on the Fort Omaha Campus reduces the amount of material sent to the landfill. It takes in garden waste from Horticulture and food waste from the Culinary Arts department. It also serves as an educational tool for students.

MCC is polystyrene free.

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US!

• On Campus: Fort Omaha Campus, Building 14N • By phone: 531-MCC-2621 • On the Web: mccneb.edu/sustainability • On social media: Twitter - @GreenMCCNeb

Facebook - MCC Sustainability

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