Coordination & Planning
Introduction
Staff and other resources help an institution organize, implement, and publicize sustainability initiatives. These resources provide the infrastructure that fosters sustainability within an institution. Sustainability planning affords an institution the opportunity to clarify its vision of a sustainable future, establish priorities and help guide budgeting and decision making.
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Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS)
- University of Alberta (AB)
The Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS) project was a campus-wide, student-initiated series of events that engaged hundreds of students, staff and faculty in creating recommendations for sustainability across the University ...
- Posted June 24, 2011
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Comprehensive Operational Analysis of Green Granting Programs in US Higher Education
- New York University (NY)
After three years and 52 funded projects awarded more than $250,000 NYU's Green Grants program took a year off from calling for new project proposals, and instead conducted ...
- Posted June 24, 2011
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Embedding Sustainability into Institutional Governance and Planning
- University of Calgary (AB)
This brief describes a process for embedding sustainability as a core value and accountability within institutional governance and planning. The context is the University of Calgary, a research intensive institution ...
- Posted June 17, 2011
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The University of California Santa Cruz's Campus Sustainability Plan 1.0: a Case Study in Transformative Action for Change
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
UCSC's first comprehensive Campus Sustainability Plan (the Plan), drafted during the 2009-10 academic year, used a consultative leadership approach, a focus on building strong relationships, and an effective outreach ...
- Posted July 2, 2010
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Harvard Green Office Program
- Harvard University (MA)
The Green Office Program's offers staff practical solutions needed to meet Harvard's GHG reduction goal and fulfill our Sustainability Principles, and a fun, competitive way for offices to ...
- Posted July 1, 2010
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The Environmental Caucus: Breaking Down Silos to Promote Sustainability at Northern Arizona University
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
The Environmental Caucus (EC), a voluntary campus association, formed in 2008 as a grassroots approach to engage students, faculty, staff, and administrators in strengthening a culture of sustainability at NAU ...
- Posted July 1, 2010
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Pulling it all together: a comprehensive approach to climate neutrality
- University at Buffalo (NY)
The University at Buffalo has charted a course toward climate neutrality that - however trite the terms might have become - is both strategic and holistic. It is designed to vest the ...
- Posted July 1, 2010
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Just Tap It: Reducing Bottled Water Consumption at Muhlenberg College
- Muhlenberg College (PA)
The Just Tap It project at Muhlenberg College successfully reduced bottled water purchases on campus by 95%, by limiting the availability of bottled water at Muhlenberg and encouraging the college ...
- Posted July 1, 2010
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Building Institutional Capacity for Sustainability Teaching, Research and Engagement at Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation challenge grant of $25 million, awarded to Portland State University in September 2008, was the largest gift in Portland State University's ...
- Posted June 30, 2010
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Institutionalizing Sustainability in Community Colleges: The Role of the College President
- Spokane Community College (WA)
The purpose of this completed doctoral research study was to describe and improve understanding of the meaning of institutionalized sustainability and the role that a college president plays in institutionalizing ...
- Posted June 30, 2010
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Launching the Social Innovation Incubator at Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
The Portland State University Social Innovation Incubator (SII) accelerates the impact of social innovations by addressing the specific needs of a growing cadre of social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs (i.e ...
- Posted June 8, 2010
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Get-on-the-Map: Mapping Sustainability at Ball State University
- Ball State University (IN)
We have developed a web-based technique for collecting and sharing STARS reporting information. This "get-on-the-map" web site uses the STARS reporting categories to structure a display of icons as informational ...
- Posted May 27, 2010
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UMKC-Sustainability In Action
- University of Missouri, Kansas City (MO)
University of Missouri-Kansas City Sustainable initiatives have lead to the signing of the President's Climate Commitment and an increase in Sustainability projects/programs on campus. These initiatives also lead ...
- Posted March 1, 2010
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This tab provides access to data collected through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS). STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.
All responses reference content from reports under the latest version of STARS, version 2.2. AASHE membership and log-in is required.
PA 1: Sustainability Coordination
- Description of the sustainability committee(s)
- Description of the sustainability office(s)
- Description of activities and accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years
- First sustainability position (upload)
- First sustainability position (text)
- Second sustainability position (upload)
- Second sustainability position (text)
- Third sustainability position (upload)
- Third sustainability position (text)
- Website URL - Sustainability Coordination
PA 2: Sustainability Coordination
- Published measurable objectives - Academics
- Published measurable objectives - Engagement
- Published measurable objectives - Operations
- Published measurable objectives - Planning & Administration
- Website URL - Highest Guiding Strategic Plan
- Sustainability plan (upload)
- Sustainability plan (website URL)
- Website URL - Sustainability planning
PA 3: Sustainability Coordination
- Description of participatory or shared governance bodies
- Percent of official members of the highest governing body that are women
- Website URL - Institution’s highest level governing body
- Description of campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions
- Website URL - Institutional governance body
PA 4: Reporting Assurance
Additional analysis on scores and quantitative fields can be conducted using the STARS Benchmarking Tool.