Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.32
Liaison Ian Johnson
Submission Date June 3, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Colorado College
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Ian Johnson
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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Is the institution an active member of a national or international sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):

-AASHE
-Second Nature/Campus Climate Commitment


Is the institution an active member of a regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):

-Green Cities Coalition
-ACM College Network
-City of Colorado Springs Office of Sustainability


Has the institution presented at a sustainability conference during the previous year? :
Yes

A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):

Ian Johnson presented at the AASHE conference about Colorado College's new net zero strategy, specifically in regards to the net zero library recently built on campus.

Rob Gardner, an intern at the Office of Sustainability, presented Colorado College's nitrogen footprint at the Nitrogen Footprinting Conference at University of Virginia in June of 2017.


Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to a sustainability awards program that is inclusive of multiple campuses? :
Yes

A list or brief description of the awards program(s) and submission(s):

Submitted a case study of the new Net-Zero library to AASHE's Sustainable Campus Index.


Has the institution had staff, students or faculty serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years? :
Yes

A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):

Ian Johnson, director of Sustainability at Colorado College, serves on the transportation subcommittee of the Colorado Springs Office of Sustainability.


Does the institution have an ongoing mentoring relationship with another institution through which it assists the institution with its sustainability reporting and/or the development of its sustainability program?:
Yes

A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:

As of last year, Colorado College mentored Transylvania University through the AASHE mentorship program.


Has the institution had staff, faculty, or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data (e.g. GHG emissions or course inventory) and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
No

A brief description of the peer review activities:
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Has the institution participated in other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year, e.g. joint planning or resource sharing with other institutions? :
Yes

A brief description of other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year:

The Front Range colleges of Colorado (Colorado College, University of Denver, UCCS, UC Boulder, CSU) meet up twice a year to discuss challenges and successes at each respective school.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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