Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.09
Liaison Matthew Liesch
Submission Date Oct. 15, 2020

STARS v2.2

Central Michigan University
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 A.T. Miller
Vice President and CDO
President's Division
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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?:
Both internal review and an external audit

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
A.T. Miller, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Central Michigan University

Amy Butler, Director of Sustainability, Michigan State University

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
The internal review was completed by Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer A.T. Miller. Document was filled out with extensive in person discussion between the months of July and September of 2020. Reporter Eric Urbaniak and A.T. met weekly for 3 months to address inconsistencies and improve the reports.

Similarly, reporter Eric Urbaniak worked with Michigan State University Director of Sustainability Amy Butler to identify inconsistencies. This was done over long distance with no face to face interactions, so extensive notes were taken in the review document. The reviewer and reporter met several times over the phone to clarify credit criteria and finalize the 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 AASH​E:
MSU_affidavit_of_external_review_CMU_report_1.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2.2_Review_Template_01.21.20_4.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):
STARS_Report_Cover_Letter_2020.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template (2nd review):
STARS_2.2_Review_CMich_Internal_Template_01.21.20.xlsx

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:
The affirmation letter for the internal review is another copy of the executive letter in PRE-1. This is because the reports were completed by sustainability coordinator Eric Urbaniak, but reviewed internally by Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer A.T. Miller.

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.