Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 76.57
Liaison Katie Koscielak
Submission Date April 11, 2023

STARS v2.2

Cal Poly Humboldt
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Katie Koscielak
Sustainability Analyst
Facilities Mgmt
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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?:
Both internal review and an external audit

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Cal Poly Humboldt collaborated with CSU Channel Islands and with an internal student team to have them review our STARS report in it's entirety prior to submission.

The members of the Channel Islands that worked on this review were:
-Roxane Beigel-Coryell, Sustainability staff
-Nikita Sarmiento, student assistant

In addition, the Humboldt Office of Sustainability outsourced an internal review of our report to a student team of reviewers. Contributors included:
-Emily Read, graduate student
-Zeen Vincent, undergraduate student
-Hannah Lacey, undergraduate student
-Amber Chung, undergraduate student

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
When issues or questions came up from reviewers, the Humboldt STARS Liaison (Katie Koscielak) reached out to the appropriate reporter who had prepared and submitted information to correct the credit and address the identified problem. We believe that at the time of submitting this report, most identified and agreed upon issues have been corrected.

Remaining issues include:
>>Channel Islands: AC 1 - reviewer commented that 3 courses do not show sufficient data to suggest they are sustainability related
>>internal student review team - no outstanding issues. Reviewers did not review PRE credits

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:
STARSLetterOfAffirmation_internal_student_reviewer_team_20230406.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2.2_Review_Template_01.21.20_PA_4_Reporting_Assurance_internal_Cal_Poly_Humboldt_final_draft.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):
PA-4_Letter_of_Affirmation_from_CSUCI_for_Cal_Poly_Humboldt_STARS_2023.pdf

Copy of completed STARS Review Template (3rd review):
STARS_2.2_Review_Template_07.Feb.2023_External_Review_for_Cal_Poly_Humboldt.xlsx

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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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.