Summary of Objectives & Goals: Physical
Environment
Objective: To provide and maintain a physical environment that supports
excellence in the academic and residential programs and exemplifies responsible
environmental management.
GOALS
The College’s physical surroundings are important to the recruitment
and retention of students as well as to the effectiveness of the academic
program. Thus, the following goal is judged of high priority for 2004-08:
- To increase investment in facilities maintenance, particularly residence
hall maintenance.
The following goal for the environment should also be pursued. The College’s
mission includes leading our students to become "responsible members
of the larger community." One fundamental responsibility involves
the natural environment and natural resources. Students, faculty, and staff
working together to protect the environment will simultaneously provide
an opportunity for extracurricular interaction, strengthen and contextualize
lessons learned in the classroom, and teach students how to be responsive
to global issues.
- To reduce the resources used by, and the waste stream produced by,
the College of Wooster, through a re-activated environmental task force
that:
- is comprised of faculty, students and staff;
- is responsible for gathering information about environmental initiatives,
availability of sustainable alternatives to current College practices,
and environmental impacts of new building proposals, and
- reports to the president’s executive staff at least once a semester.
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