A grade was given for each area of concern and how they deal with it on the environmental level on Administration, Climate Change & Energy, Food & Recycling, Green Building, Student Involvement, Transportation, Endowment Transparency, Investment Priorities, and Shareholder Engagement.
For example, for 2011:
Grade: D
A committee of faculty, staff, and students has been formed to assess the feasibility of Gallaudet joining the Presidents' Climate Commitment. The university has shifted to electronic distribution for one of its major publications.
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Grade: F
The university participates in an energy conservation program run by a utility and went carbon neutral for the duration of Earth Day in 2010. The administration is working to develop a greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Energy efficiency improvements are expected to save the university $500,000 in fiscal year 2010. A recent energy audit by Johnson Controls, which revealed $2 million worth of potential annual savings in energy efficiency improvements, is now under review by the administration.
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Grade: C
Dining services spends 7 percent of its food budget on local products, including produce, meat, and seafood. The majority of eggs served on campus are cage free, and most chicken and milk is hormone and antibiotic free. In order to reduce waste, used cooking oil is recycled for biodiesel production; discounts are offered to students who use reusable bags; and almost all meals are trayless. Fair trade coffee is available at all campus locations. Dining services has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent over the next three years and has set aside a Low Carbon Diet Day in support of Earth Day, pledging to use all low carbon impact foods.
Grade: F
Gallaudet maintains one building that meets LEED criteria. The university only uses 100 percent organic fertilizers, and 20,000 used tires were used to create the turf of a new football field. Most cleaning products used in campus buildings are Green Seal approved.
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Grade: D
An environmental intern works with the administration to address sustainability issues on campus. The environmental student organization Green Gallaudet has worked on a number of initiatives, including hosting Earth Day activities and a climate change awareness event, as well as raising awareness on sustainability improvements in the dining hall. The student government committed to using exclusively biodegradable dishware for all sponsored events on campus, and the student newsletter hosts a green column to spotlight environmental issues.
Grade: D
The university partners with a car-sharing program, and a free shuttle service provides transportation to local, off-campus destinations.
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Grade:F
The university has no known policy of disclosure of endowment holdings or its shareholder voting record.
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Grade: C
The university aims to optimize investment returns and has not made any public statements about exploring or investing the endowment in on-campus sustainability projects, renewable energy funds, or community development loan funds.
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Grade: F
The university has not made any public statements about active ownership or a proxy voting policy.
Let's compare Gallaudet University's grades to that of nearby universities like George Washington University (nice school, I went there) where it received an overall grade of a "B" for 2011.
American University in D.C. gets a B+ for 2011.
Georgetown University in D.C. gets a B for 2011.
Nearby University of Maryland gets an A- for 2011.
George Mason University in D.C. gets a B- for 2011.
Howard University in D.C. gets a C- for 2011.
And Catholic University in D.C. gets a D+ for 2011 although in 2010 they got a "D" and in 2009 they had a bad grade of "D-." You can see that Catholic University when you read the reports have slowly improved their standing. But for Gallaudet University they actually gotten slightly worse going from a "D" in 2009 to a "D-" in 2011. Of all the major universities in the District of Columbia, Gallaudet University turns out to be the worse one when it comes to grading on their sustainability for the environment.
What are they thinking? What's going on over there? Lack of enthusiasm? I wonder what their excuses would be?
ADDENDUM - An angry white blogger writes this:
ADDENDUM - An angry white blogger writes this:
No, this hearing impaired blogger sadistically enjoys writing about Gallaudet University with a negative perspective without any solution.
I dare this impaired blogger write the same about Howard University to a Black blogsphere.
Enough is Enough!….he needs to get a life and spend more time with his family.John Egbert need to learn to be less angry instead of always talking about me and my family who has a history of making personal attacks against me by using a DBC site, for example. Very professional of him. If Gallaudet University had gotten good environmental grades then it'd be a different story here. Unfortunately, for the third year in a row, Gallaudet University failed to improve their environmental stewardship.
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interesting ... I took a quick look at the Univ. of MD site to see what they had to do to get an A. I was surprised that they actually hired 2 staff to carry out the sustainability plan, and environmental goals are in their strategic plan and mission statement as well.
Maybe Gallaudet simply needs someone to take the lead on this?
I teach a class at SFSU. I love eating in the dining hall because they have 3 kinds of bins - trash, recycling, and compost. Everything consumed in there can be recycled, including plates, utensils, and leftover food. The offices and classrooms have motion sensor lights that turn off when no one has moved for a while.
I'm all for keeping our Mother Earth liveable as long as possible.
Gallaudet failed.
"Gallaudet failed"....LOL
There is no more Green Gallaudet. It was a student organization, and when students lost interest, it folded. It was a passing fad, but like anything that requires students to do something other than just complain, it didn't survive.
Really embarrassing to see Gally get many D's and F cos I grduated from Gally.
I'd appreciate if you woud keep us informed about Gally cos I notice Gally's newsletter never informs alumni about the "grades on environment.
Thank you.
They probably get "A" for wild parties. "A" for dependency culture.
Not to mention the rape problems that they have going on for too many years.
Hey, John Egbert. You need to calm down instead of having an apoplectic fit.
*D*eaf here.
You must be proud of your alma mater.
I went to a different university.
tsk tsk
Good thing I only went there for 3 years just for a mere undergrad degree. My other "alma mater" that I feel much closer to is where I spent five years in getting my M.S. degree, I had enough credits to get a second M.S. degree but decided one was enough. That university I'm very proud of. It was time to move on. I thoroughly enjoyed my time over there when I was getting my graduate degree.
yeahright! Alldeaf prove you wrong! prove it!
Alldeaf?
LOL.
How droll.
Ha ha, mike. Pretty cute challenge about that alldeafie. Droll is right. Sounds like you hit nerve about Gally and bad environment grade.
So you can attack others but others can't attack you?
Others? I'm talking about the institution's bad performance on their supposed environmental stewardship.
Why so whiny? It's a fact. Gallaudet got some bad environmental gradings.
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