Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.28
Liaison Michelle Seppala Gibbs
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Hope College
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Donald Friesner
Director of Institutional Research
Frost Center
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Please note that assured reports are still subject to review by AASHE staff prior to publication, which may require additional revisions. AASHE reserves the right to withhold points for this credit if it is determined that the assurance process was clearly unsuccessful in identifying and resolving inconsistencies or errors (e.g., when AASHE staff identify a significant number of issues that were either not mentioned in the completed review template or not resolved successfully).

Has the institution completed an assurance process that provides independent affirmation that the information in its current STARS report is reported in accordance with credit criteria?:
Yes

Did the assurance process include internal review, an external audit, or both?:
Internal review

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Staff from institutional research department were involved in the process for reviewing the 2023 Report.

Donald Friesner - Director of Institutional Research - Frost Research Center

https://hope.edu/offices/frost-research-center/

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
Donald Friesner from Cthe Frost Center reviewed Hope College's STARS report and provided the completed STARS Review Template with credits marked as requiring attention, as well as credits marked with suggestions for improvement. Staff from the Office of Sustainability used this information to revise and update the STARS report data to address the issues identified, and updated the STARS Review Template with notes on changes made. Friesner also used "Banner" data and that data is audited and checked with our Computer Informational Technology (CIT) Department.

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to submitting it to AASH​E:
2023_Hope_Reporting_Assurance_Letter.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
2023_Hope_College_STARS_2.2_Review_Template_28.Feb.2023.xlsx

Optional

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE (2nd review):
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Completed STARS Review Template (2nd review):
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Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE​ (3rd review):
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Copy of completed STARS Review Template (3rd review):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s reporting assurance is available:
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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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