Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.17
Liaison Ian Johnson
Submission Date March 4, 2020

STARS v2.2

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 currently a member of a national or international higher education sustainability network?:
Yes

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

-AASHE
-Second Nature/Campus Climate Commitment


Does the institution actively participate in a regional, state/provincial, or local higher education 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 higher education 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 an external higher education sustainability resource center or awards program?:
Yes

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

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

Colorado College submitted a case study to the Sustainable Campus Index and was awarded a top spot for water use and reduction.


Has the institution had employees or students 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, Board of Directors for PikeRide, and is a part of the planning committee for the ISSP/ACCO Global Congress.

President Tiefenthaler is on the advisory council for Second Nature.


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:

Currently working with United States Air Force Academy's Climate Change Club to help mentor their group and partner with them on projects. Began in 2018.


Has the institution had employees or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
No

A brief description of the peer review activities:
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A brief description of other inter-campus 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.


Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

AASHE site: http://www.aashe.org/
Second Nature: http://secondnature.org/
Green Cities Coalition: https://www.greencitiescoalition.net/
ACM: http://www.acm.edu/index.html
Colorado Springs Office of Sustainability: https://coloradosprings.gov/department/746

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AASHE site: http://www.aashe.org/
Second Nature: http://secondnature.org/
Green Cities Coalition: https://www.greencitiescoalition.net/
ACM: http://www.acm.edu/index.html
Colorado Springs Office of Sustainability: https://coloradosprings.gov/department/746

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