Focus Area 5: Engagement We must ensure that our community holds a deep and intersectional understanding of sustainability and that collectively we are aware of the progress already achieved on campus and beyond. We must strive to be recognized as an institution that values and practices sustainability in our daily operations and decision-making. While Skidmore offers more than 120 courses that touch on sustainability in some way, we will continue to offer new educational opportunities and increase our communication efforts to promote sustainability initiatives across campus and in the greater community. Our engagement efforts are easily visible but hard to measure. There are numerous opportunities to engage in sustainability through coursework and labs, attending campus events, and volunteering in any given week. Sustainability is being woven in the fabric of our institution, demonstrated in recent accomplishments like the North Campus geothermal project and the Sustainable Construction and Renovation Policy. These institutional efforts demonstrate Skidmore’s growing commitment to integrating sustainability into each College decision, and the everyday actions of individuals show that sustainability is indeed a value deeply ingrained in many.
GOAL: MAKE SUSTAINABILITY AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF SKIDMORE’S IDENTITY AND A VALUE THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE COLLEGE
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