Arizona State University
EN-10: Inter-Campus Collaboration

The President was a founding chair for the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment Steering Committee. The university’s CFO currently serves on the National Association for College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Financing Sustainability committee. The Director of University Sustainability Practices has contributed to books and papers, given presentations, been on panel discussions, and has been in frequent communication at other institutions in order to collaborate and move sustainability efforts forward. Students, faculty, and staff presented at the 2013 AASHE conference. Members of the Office of University Sustainability Practices staff and faculty affiliated with the Global Institute of Sustainability make presentations at local, regional, national and international venues to share information and best practices regarding sustainability in higher education. The university routinely hosts visitors from higher education institutions from around the world who visit the campus to learn best practices and lessons learned from ASU’s efforts.

The university is an institutional member of a large number of sustainability organizations at local, regional, state and national levels including Valley Forward, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, The American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, the U.S. Green Building Council, the Society for College and University Planning, APPA, NACUBO, National Council for Science and the Environment and the National Association of Educational Procurement among many others. Arizona State University and the University of Arkansas jointly administer the Sustainability Consortium which is an independent organization of diverse global participants that work collaboratively to build a scientific foundation that drives innovation to improve consumer product sustainability.

Responsive to requests from other campuses for information or assistance. Faculty affiliated with the Global Institute of Sustainability maintain active research and outreach projects with colleagues at other colleges and universities at local, regional, state and national levels. Arizona State University has been instrumental in bringing together its two sister Arizona universities for frequent working meetings, teleconferences and sustainability summits. This has evolved into the formation of an Arizona Higher Education Sustainability Conference. During spring 2014, the conference will be hosted by the University of Arizona and it will include members of the Maricopa Community College System, Prescott College, Diné College and Tohono O'odham Community College.