Concordia University
EN-9: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.40 / 3.00 |
Cassandra
Lamontagne Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
9.1 Inter-campus collaboration for sustainability
Description of the institution’s participation in sustainability-focused networks for educational institutions:
Réseau Universitaire du Québec en Développement Durable (RUQDD): Concordia participates in the RUQDD, a network of sustainability staff representing 11 Québec universities. The network meets three times a year, initiate inter-university pledges and commitments, plan joint events and conferences, and share resources through an active Microsoft Team.
International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN): The mission of the ISCN is to provide an international forum to support higher education institutions in the exchange of information, ideas, and best practices for achieving sustainable campus operations and integrating sustainability in research and teaching. Concordia became a member of the ISCN in August 2022.
Has the institution formally shared its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions during the previous three years?:
Narrative outlining how the institution formally shares its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions:
2023 AASHE conference: Concordia presented at the 2023 AASHE conference. Our session was entitled "Foundational Methods for Peer-to-peer Sustainability Education Design" and was co-presented with UBC.
Does the institution have a sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreement that provides students who are studying sustainability at one institution with a formal pathway to another institution?:
Description of institution’s sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreements:
Has at least one individual with formal sustainability responsibilities at the institution served as a mentor or been mentored by a colleague with sustainability responsibilities at another institution during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s sustainability mentoring activities:
AASHE peer mentorship program: Three of our members took part in the AASHE Peer Mentorship Program (as mentees) over the last 3 years. The areas of focus were: (a) Sustainability Living Labs; (b) STARS certification; and (c) Peer-to-peer education programs.
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution has served in a leadership role for an inter-campus sustainability network, conference, or community of practice during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s leadership roles in inter-campus collaboration:
International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN): Michael Bossert (Strategy, Innovtion and Outreach Manager for the Next-Generation Cities Institute) is on the Advisory Committee of the International Sustainable Campus Network.
STARS Steering Committee: Cassandra Lamontagne (Sustainability Manager for the Office of Sustainability) is on the STARS Steering Committee of AASHE.
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution served as a peer reviewer for another institution’s sustainability report or data during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s peer review activities:
2020 STARS peer-review: Concordia's Office of Sustainability peer-reviewed McGill University's STARS submission in November 2020, but that isn't within the last 3 years so we are indicating "no".
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