Franklin University Switzerland
EN-9: Inter-Campus Collaboration
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9.1 Inter-campus collaboration for sustainability
Description of the institution’s participation in sustainability-focused networks for educational institutions:
Franklin University is part of the Green Office Movement. The Green Office is funded by the university and led together by students and staff. The Green Office movement has inspired over 60 universities in Europe and the world.
Franklin University is a UN Higher Education Sustainability Initiative member: https://sdgs.un.org/HESI.
Franklin University Switzerland is a member of the worldwide Right Here, Right Now Education Coalition: https://www.colorado.edu/globalclimatesummit/rhrn-education-coalition
Franklin is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Eeucaiton (AASHE)
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:
The book "Sustainable Universities and Colleges" provides a case study of how Franklin established its Green Office. The information is shared in Chapter 7, which is entitled "A student-driven approach to establishing sustainability programs at colleges and universities: lessons from the green office movement in Europe."
https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781035314737/book-part-9781035314737-14.xml
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:
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:
The director of the Green Office Sustainabilty Programs at Franklin is a member of the Offsets Advisory Council of Second Nature (https://secondnature.org/offsets-advisory-council/) and also serves as a member of the AASHE Advisory Council (https://www.aashe.org/about-us/who-we-are/advisory-council/).
This same individual has also served as a presenter at the June 2024 conference organized by the International Sustainability Campus Network (ISCN): https://coda.io/@iscn/2024-iscn-conference/speakers-18
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:
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