| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.07 |
| Liaison | Carolyn Shafer |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
Pratt Institute
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.50 / 3.00 |
Carolyn
Shafer Director Center for Sustainable Design Strategies |
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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):
Partnership for Academic Leadership in Sustainability (PALS), within the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD). This partnership has had several meetings at member campuses (including Pratt as recently as 2014) and PALSX virtual meetings to share knowledge and strategies about expanding sustainability at art and design schools (2017). Since then, the PALS coalition continues to engage its members via AICAD and its email listserv.
Does the institution actively participate in a regional, state/provincial, or local higher education sustainability network?:
No
The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
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Has the institution presented at a higher education sustainability conference during the previous year?:
No
A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):
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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):
Global Design Challenge organized by Biomimicry Institute
A team of Pratt Institute design students has been named as a finalist in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge for a proposal to use these adaptations of the natural world to reduce the loss of perishable produce. The winners were selected from 100 teams representing 17 countries.
https://www.pratt.edu/news/view/adaptations-in-nature-inspire-students-in-award-winning-design-to-reduce-fo
A team of Pratt Institute design students has been named as a finalist in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge for a proposal to use these adaptations of the natural world to reduce the loss of perishable produce. The winners were selected from 100 teams representing 17 countries.
https://www.pratt.edu/news/view/adaptations-in-nature-inspire-students-in-award-winning-design-to-reduce-fo
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):
Carl Zimring has served on the American Society for Environmental History's Samuel P. Hays Fellowship Committee for the past three years, chairing the committee in 2018-19. https://aseh.net/about-aseh/committees/award-and-fellowship-committees
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 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
Is a member of the Partnership for Academic Leadership in Sustainability (PALS)
PALS is within the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD)
PALS has several meetings across member campuses (including Pratt in 2014) and PALSX virtual meetings to share knowledge and strategies about how to expand sustainability in the context of an art and design school
Carl Zimring has served on the American Society for Environmental History’s Samuel P. Hays Fellowship Committee for the past three years, and chaired the committee from 2018-2019
Pratt Institute participated in the poster presentations at the AASHE conference in 2018.
PALS is within the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD)
PALS has several meetings across member campuses (including Pratt in 2014) and PALSX virtual meetings to share knowledge and strategies about how to expand sustainability in the context of an art and design school
Carl Zimring has served on the American Society for Environmental History’s Samuel P. Hays Fellowship Committee for the past three years, and chaired the committee from 2018-2019
Pratt Institute participated in the poster presentations at the AASHE conference in 2018.
Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations 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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