Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.08
Liaison Margaret Lo
Submission Date March 2, 2020

STARS v2.2

Ball State University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jennifer Palilonis
Professor
Center for Emerging Media Design & Development
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Please note that assured reports are still subject to review by AASHE staff prior to publication, which may require additional revisions. AASHE reserves the right to withhold points for this credit if it is determined that the assurance process was clearly unsuccessful in identifying and resolving inconsistencies or errors (e.g., when AASHE staff identify a significant number of issues that were either not mentioned in the completed review template or not resolved successfully).

Has the institution completed an assurance process that provides independent affirmation that the information in its current STARS report is reported in accordance with credit criteria?:
Yes

Did the assurance process include internal review, an external audit, or both?:
Internal review

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Jennifer Palilonis
Chief Strategy Office Faculty Fellow
Director, Center for Emerging Media Design & Development
Ball State University

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
We developed a two-step, internal assurance process. First, for each reporting category, we assigned a "Category Supervisor" who is not responsible for data collection or entry, but who is familiar with the category, requirements, and university processes related to the category.

After data collection was complete, category supervisors were given two weeks to review, verify and edit (if necessary) information collected and entered by category data reporters.

Then, the STARS report coordinator, Jennifer Palilonis, engaged in a review of all category entries to further ensure accuracy and quality.

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to submitting it to AASH​E:
Affirmation.docx

Completed STARS Review Template:
Final_STARS_2.2_Review_Ball_State.xlsx

Optional

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE (2nd review):
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Completed STARS Review Template (2nd review):
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Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE​ (3rd review):
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Copy of completed STARS Review Template (3rd review):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s reporting assurance is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.