Healthier Campus Initiative

SUNY Cobleskill

2019 Progress Report

Year Committed: 2017
Length of Commitment: 3 years
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Committed to meet 23 guidelines—developed by PHA in collaboration with some of the nation’s leading nutrition, physical activity and campus wellness experts—around nutrition, physical activity, and programming on campus.

Verified Results

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Provide at least one (1) bicycle parking space on campus for every fifteen (15) individuals on campus.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill provides access to 200 bicycle parking spaces on campus. This offers one bicycle parking space for every 14 individuals on campus.

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Offer tray-less dining in at least seventy-five percent (75%) of dining venues.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill implemented tray-less dining in all campus dining venues in 2014.

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Make free water available in all dining, recreational and educational facilities.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill makes free water available in all dining, recreational and educational facilities through a combination of water fountains, water bottle fillers and beverage dispensers.

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Make available Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) for personal nutrition assessments and counseling to all students.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill provides students with access to a Registered Dietitian to conduct nutrition assessments and education, nutrition counseling and group nutrition informational sessions, demonstrations and discussions.

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Implement a campus-wide program/policy that incentivizes the use of public or campus provided transportation.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill incentivizes public transportation by providing students with free access to the Schoharie County Public Transportation system for local bus transportation between campus, the Village of Cobleskill and shopping areas.

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Offer a minimum of forty (40) total: a. Diverse non-competitive group fitness opportunities during each academic year. AND b. Diverse competitive sports, intramural or informal recreation opportunities each academic year.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill offers a range of diverse competitive and non-competitive fitness opportunities with at least 13 varsity athletic offerings, four recreational clubs, three group fitness classes, six intramural sports, recreational trips, activities such as goat yoga and creek walks, volleyball tournaments, a natatorium, tennis courts, and a 400 meter-track.

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Provide at least one outdoor running/walking track that is open and available for use to individuals on campus and the community for at least three (3) hours per day.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill provides students, faculty, staff and the community with access to the 400-meter, six lane track at Crittenden Fields. The track is unlocked, open and available for use year-round.

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Provide an outdoor fitness system.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill offers an outdoor fitness system with stations including pull ups and dips, back extension, sit ups, parallel bars, jump bars, horizontal bars, a multi-bench and a balance beam.

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Implement an integrated, comprehensive wellness program for individuals on campus that is provided annually.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill's Health and Wellness Committee works to increase student programing for physical, spiritual, nutritional, sexual health and mental health topics including suicide prevention. Committee members include students, faculty and staff representing diverse stakeholders within the University and each holds responsibility for developing and/or participating in the implementation of the wellness programing. Peer educators attend monthly resident assistant staff meetings to keep them regularly informed and trained on health and wellness initiatives happening on campus.

  • Implementation Date

    April 2020

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Offer non-academic cooking skills classes that are available to students and incorporate fruits and vegetables.

    Progress To Date

    SUNY Cobleskill offers free cooking demonstrations throughout the year as part of its "Info Bites Cooking Session" series. Each workshop is facilitated by the University's Registered Dietitian and offers students an opportunity to learn new healthy recipes such as overnight oats and hummus.

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