| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.58 |
| Liaison | Margaret Lo |
| Submission Date | July 14, 2022 |
Ball State University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Julie
Hopwood Associate Vice President for Business and Auxiliary Services Business and Auxiliary Services |
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?:
Did the assurance process include internal review, an external audit, or both?:
The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Julie Hopwood
Associate Vice President for Business and Auxiliary Services
Division of Business Affairs
Ball State University
A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
As part of Ball State University's (BSU) commitment to building a culture of sustainability, an annual BSU AASHE STARS Reporting process has been created and fully implemented with a STARS sustainability reporting coordinator (Julie Hopwood), 17 Category Supervisors, 45 corresponding STARS Category Reporters and 13 Reporter Partners. Furthermore, all data is recorded and tracked utilizing the "BSU STARS Reporting Master Spreadsheet" to track participant roles/teams, assigned STARS categories, current and past cumulative and individual category points, pending/completion status, immediate & long-term high potential STARS categories, as well as additional individual STARS Category notes (i.e. justifications, barriers, opportunities) for the record and as a centralized archival source for future BSU STARS sustainability reporters.
Based on BSU's commitment to continuous improvement, a two-step internal assurance process was implemented for the second consecutive year. First, for each reporting category, the STARS sustainability reporting coordinator assigns the "Category Supervisors" who are not responsible for data collection or entry, but who are familiar with the STARS category, requirements, and university processes related to the STARS category. Second, the corresponding STARS Category Reporter(s)/Reporter Partners, chosen by the Category Supervisors then enter the data and submit it to the sustainability reporting coordinator and their respective Category Supervisors for review and approval.
Finally, the sustainability reporting coordinator then reviews all BSU STARS category entries, confirms the data, and facilitates all data, link, and other corrections with the appropriate STARS Category Supervisor, Reporter, and/or Reporter Partner(s).
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:
Completed STARS Review Template:
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):
Completed STARS Review Template (2nd review):
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):
Copy of completed STARS Review Template (3rd review):
Website URL where information about the institution’s reporting assurance is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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.