Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.50
Liaison Kathleen Crawford
Submission Date July 28, 2011
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Florida Gulf Coast University
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Kathleen Crawford
Sustainability Coordinator
Environmental Health & Safety
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Does the institution collaborate with other colleges and universities to support and help build the campus sustainability community?:
Yes

A brief summary of papers, guides, presentations, and other resources the institution has developed to share their sustainability experience with other institutions:
In order to achieve our goal of advancing innovative educational research methodologies and pedagogies, the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education maintains an active scholarly agenda. This includes philosophical research and curriculum and program development. This work takes place in a variety of educational settings and geographical locations ranging from local to global. The scholarly activity includes books, journal articles and book chapters, and presentations. Much of our research and writing is in the field of Earth Charter scholarship. The Center has established an international reputation in this field. An in depth listing of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education's publishing and presentations may be found at http://www.fgcu.edu/CESE/research.html In addition the listing of all university professional presentations, new grant awards, recent publishings, promotions, and outstanding awards and recognitions, such as fellowships, elections to office in professional organizations, and leadership may be found at http://www.fgcu.edu/CRM/performance.asp.

The names of local, state, regional, national, and other campus sustainability organizations or consortia in which the institution participates and/or is a member:
FGCU joined the Leadership Circle as an early signatory of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). We are a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability of Higher Education (AASHE) and were beta-testers for the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The university is an Earth Charter Affiliate, a member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), participates in the Collins Center Educational Alliance for Sustainable Florida (EASF), and has members on the the Estero Bay Agency on Bay Management. Faculty and Administrators also sit on numerous other local, state, regional, national, and international organizations related to sustainability.

A brief summary of additional ways the institution collaborates with other campuses to advance sustainability :
In 2010 FGCU also hosted the 2nd International Humanities and Sustainability Conference. http://www.fgcu.edu/CAS/HandSCon/index.html

The website URL where information about cross-campus collaboration is available:
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