Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.98
Liaison Michael Amadori
Submission Date March 2, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Hobart and William Smith Colleges
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00 Michael Amadori
Sustainability Manager
Office of Sustainability
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Is the institution an active member of a national or international sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

Is the institution an active member of a regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education (NYCSHE) New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium Sustainability Network

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

A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):
HWS faculty, staff, and students presented at the 2016 AASHE conference. Presentations included: - Student research and projects conducted through a campus as a living lab program (panel presentation) - Growing beyond the campus garden (panel presentation) - Capitalizing on faculty-administration collaborations to build sustainable campus communities (poster) - Reflections from within: investigating the value of service-Learning and community-based research for undergraduate students (poster) - Increasing diversion rates in outdoor campus spaces: a case study from Hobart and William Smith Colleges (poster)

Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to a sustainability awards program that is inclusive of multiple campuses? :
No

A list or brief description of the awards program(s) and submission(s):
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Has the institution had staff, students or faculty serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years? :
No

A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):
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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?:
No

A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
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Has the institution had staff, faculty, or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data (e.g. GHG emissions or course inventory) and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
No

A brief description of the peer review activities:
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Has the institution participated in other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year, e.g. joint planning or resource sharing with other institutions? :
Yes

A brief description of other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year:
In Fall 2015, HWS participated with and competed against the other New York Six (NY6) consortium schools in the NY Negawatt Challenge, a group competition which is a part of the Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) program. The Negawatt Challenge focuses on reducing electricity use in residence halls.

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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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