Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.19
Liaison Emma Blandford
Submission Date March 2, 2021

STARS v2.2

Georgia Institute of Technology
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Anne Rogers
Sustainability Program & Portfolio Manager
Office of Campus Sustainability
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Is the institution currently a member of a national or international higher education sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):
AASHE:
Georgia Tech is an organizational member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

University Global Coalition:
Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera chairs the steering committee of the University Global Coalition, a coalition of colleges and universities throughout the world that are committed to infusing the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals into the curriculum and operations of their institutions. Through quarterly committee meetings and annual membership meetings, they share best practices and determine actionable ideas that can be instituted at the college or university.

Does the institution actively participate in a regional, state/provincial, or local higher education sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
Georgia Tech is an active member in the Southeast Campus Sustainability Network a regional resource for the primary sustainability "coordinators" from colleges and universities in the SE who would like to collaborate and share best practices.

https://sites.google.com/site/sesustainabilitynetwork/home

Has the institution presented at a higher education sustainability conference during the previous year?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):
In the AASHE 2020 (Global Conference), Georgia Tech had two faculty lead conference sessions.
1) Jennifer Hirsch was a presenter for the session: The Power of Multistakeholder Collaborations in Centering Equity and Working for a Just Transition.
2) Rebecca Watts Hull was a presenter for the session: Examples and Conversation about Elevating Equity and Justice in Sustainability Literacy.

Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to an external higher education sustainability resource center or awards program?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the sustainability resource center or awards program and submission(s):
Georgia Tech's Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain Affiliated Courses Program was the winner of the 2020 AASHE Sustainability Award.

https://www.aashe.org/2020-award-finalists/?utm_source=Higher%20Logic%20Marketing%20Automation&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Marketing&_zs=a2B7a&_zl=9XlJ2

https://hub.aashe.org/browse/casestudy/23398/Serve-Learn-Sustains-Affiliated-Courses-Program-at-Georgia-Tech

Has the institution had employees or students serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):
Jenny Hirsch – AASHE Board of Directors, Member

https://www.aashe.org/about-us/who-we-are/board-of-directors/

Does the institution have an ongoing mentoring relationship with another institution through which it assists the institution with its sustainability reporting and/or the development of its sustainability program?:
Yes

A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
Yes. Anne Rogers of the Office of Campus Sustainability is part of the AASHE Mentorship program with her mentor Davis Brookhart

Has the institution had employees or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
No

A brief description of the peer review activities:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of other inter-campus collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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