| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.02 |
| Liaison | Megan Litke |
| Submission Date | Sept. 17, 2024 |
American University
EN-9: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Megan
Litke Sustainability Manager Office of Sustainability |
9.1 Inter-campus collaboration for sustainability
Description of the institution’s participation in sustainability-focused networks for educational institutions:
AU participates in the DC Mayor's College and University Sustainability Pledge (CUSP) which includes quarterly meetings across all district universities to meet and discuss sustainability.
AU also paritipates in several Second Nature discussion groups.
Has the institution formally shared its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions during the previous three years?:
Narrative outlining how the institution formally shares its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions:
American University (AU) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) came together to create an on-demand presentation for the 2023 AASHE Conference on lessons-learned while developing sustainability-data focused, accessible Tableau and Datawrapper dashboards for the public. The session began with sharing how each university started the process of creating data visualizations, where they are at now, and future goals for the dashboards. The universities will help attendees start -- or make a case to develop -- similar data dashboards at their institutions.
Does the institution have a sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreement that provides students who are studying sustainability at one institution with a formal pathway to another institution?:
Description of institution’s sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreements:
Has at least one individual with formal sustainability responsibilities at the institution served as a mentor or been mentored by a colleague with sustainability responsibilities at another institution during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s sustainability mentoring activities:
AU's sustainability director participates in AASHE's mentorship program and has worked with Emerson College in Boston in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 and they continue to meet monthly.
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution has served in a leadership role for an inter-campus sustainability network, conference, or community of practice during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s leadership roles in inter-campus collaboration:
Megan Litke, Director of Sustainability was elected to be the co-chair of the DC Mayor's College and University Sustainability Pledge (CUSP) for 2024. She also participates in the AASHE Advisory Council.
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution served as a peer reviewer for another institution’s sustainability report or data during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s peer review activities:
AU reviewed Macalester College's 2023 submission.
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