| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.69 |
| Liaison | Tina Evans |
| Submission Date | Aug. 20, 2024 |
Colorado Mountain College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Tina
Evans Professor, Sustainability Studies Sustainability Studies |
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
CMC has a STARS Coordination and Implementation Team comprised of two Sustainability Studies faculty members, two to four part-time, student employees (STARS Researchers who are regular employees, not work study, and the Assistant Director of Facilities Operations and Sustainability (recently hired) who coordinate AASHE STARS reporting and implementation of advancements to improve institutional sustainability broadly (the whole of STARS) and advance CMC's ranking within the STARS reporting structure.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
STARS Coordination and Implementation Team members as of February 2024:
Tina Evans, Professor, Sustainability Studies, and member of the CMC President's Mountain Futures Coordinating Council (the central body at the institution that is advising the President on strategic initiatives that advance the College's Mountain Futures strategic plan). STARS lead organizer, supervisor for 1-2 STARS Researchers, and coordinator and instructor for SUS 4500, Sustainability Assessment and Reporting.
Adrián Fielder, Assistant Dean of Instruction and Sustainability Studies Faculty. Supervisor for a STARS Researcher and co-instructor for SUS 4500, Sustainability Assessment and Reporting.
Ryan Shepherd, Assistant Director of Facilities Operations and Sustainability. Facilities information gathering and project implementation for STARS reporting and advancement of sustainability.
Brice Schiff, senior student, Sustainability Studies. Student STARS Researcher.
Don Archibald, student, Sustainability Studies. Student STARS Researcher.
Tina Evans, Professor, Sustainability Studies, and member of the CMC President's Mountain Futures Coordinating Council (the central body at the institution that is advising the President on strategic initiatives that advance the College's Mountain Futures strategic plan). STARS lead organizer, supervisor for 1-2 STARS Researchers, and coordinator and instructor for SUS 4500, Sustainability Assessment and Reporting.
Adrián Fielder, Assistant Dean of Instruction and Sustainability Studies Faculty. Supervisor for a STARS Researcher and co-instructor for SUS 4500, Sustainability Assessment and Reporting.
Ryan Shepherd, Assistant Director of Facilities Operations and Sustainability. Facilities information gathering and project implementation for STARS reporting and advancement of sustainability.
Brice Schiff, senior student, Sustainability Studies. Student STARS Researcher.
Don Archibald, student, Sustainability Studies. Student STARS Researcher.
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
No
A brief description of each sustainability office:
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Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Tina Evans, Professor, Sustainability Studies, and member of the CMC President's Mountain Futures Coordinating Council, and Ryan Shepherd, Assistant Director of Facilities Operations and Sustainability.
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
Yes
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
The STARS Coordination and Implementation team works with College students, faculty, and staff to advance sustainability assessment and implementation initiatives in Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Operations, Facilities, and Leadership. This team leads senior students in Sustainability Studies each fall as they complete the Sustainability Assessment and Reporting (SUS 4500) class that is required for their major. Students in the class conduct research and propose implementation strategies that are facilitated by the Coordination Team toward implementation by diverse College departments and divisions. The SUS 4500 students and the STARS Coordination and Implementation team continually drive the institution toward increasing its sustainability. The Coordination and Implementation Team grew out of three years of student and faculty involvement in STARS reporting and recommendations efforts for SUS 4500.
For the student/faculty driven STARS reporting effort, faculty in the Sustainability Studies program teach students how to do AASHE STARS reporting and guide them in researching, developing, and presenting recommendations back to the College as a basis for sustainability-oriented actions. These recommendations are driven forward by the STARS Coordination and Implementation Team in consultation and collaboration with relevant groups and individuals at CMC.
For the student/faculty driven STARS reporting effort, faculty in the Sustainability Studies program teach students how to do AASHE STARS reporting and guide them in researching, developing, and presenting recommendations back to the College as a basis for sustainability-oriented actions. These recommendations are driven forward by the STARS Coordination and Implementation Team in consultation and collaboration with relevant groups and individuals at CMC.
Job title of the sustainability officer position:
The attached file details the role of one of the sustainability officers within the structure of the President's Coordinating Council.
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
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Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
STARS Researcher
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
The attached job description is for the regular, part-time student employees who play significant roles in coordinating the assessment and advancement of sustainability at CMC.
Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination 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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