| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.46 |
| Liaison | Lisa Kilgore |
| Submission Date | March 20, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cornell University
EN-10: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Gary
Stewart Director of Community Relations Department of Government and Community Relations |
Does the institution collaborate with other colleges and universities to support and help build the campus sustainability community?:
A brief summary of papers, guides, presentations, and other resources the institution has developed to share their sustainability experience with other institutions:
Cornell faculty, students, and staff present campus sustainability information at dozens of conferences around the country each year particularly at AASHE. In addition, there are several specific efforts to support sustainability in higher education broadly.
The Cornell Climate Action Plan was developed with support from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to be a model for climate neutrality planning. The plan provides extensive background planning and decision making materials for other universities and campuses.
http://www.sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/initiatives/climate-action-plan
Cornell partners with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to provide an online Center for Climate Neutral Research Campuses
http://www.nrel.gov/tech_deployment/climate_neutral/
In the area of renewable bioenergy, the Cornell University Renewable Bioenergy Initiative Feasibility Study provides a model for others:
http://cuaes.cals.cornell.edu/sustainability/curbi
Several examples of how Cornell has shared it sustainability experiences directly with other universities include:
Partnering with the American Association for the Advancement of Science to host a one-day workshop on "Creating Living Laboratories for Sustainability" and producing a summary document of examples from around the United States
http://sustainabilityscience.org/files/StoriesfromtheField.pdf
Presenting our Climate Action Plan and sustainability initiatives to higher education leaders in China
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April11/ChinaSustainability.html
Presenting on a wide range of topics from conservation to renewable energy production at various annual conferences and with local organizations including AASHE, the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium, LABS 21, and NACUBO.
The names of local, state/provincial, regional, national, or international campus sustainability organizations or consortia in which the institution participates and/or is a member:
Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative
Tompkins County Sustainability Center
Sustainable Tompkins
New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education
Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium
Ivy Plus Sustainability Consortium
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
International Sustainable Campus Network
Tompkins County Environmental Management Council
A brief summary of additional ways the institution collaborates with other campuses to advance sustainability :
Cornell works closely with local higher education partners including Ithaca College and Tompkins-Cortland Community College to advance regional sustainability through sharing of best practices and collaborative planning activities.
The website URL where information about cross-campus collaboration is available:
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