| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.87 |
| Liaison | Yolanda Cieters |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Seattle University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Yolanda
Cieters Associate Director CEJS |
Is the institution currently a member of a national or international higher education sustainability network?:
The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):
(1) AASHE: Seattle University is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
(2) CSHEMA: Seattle University is a member of the Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA)
Does the institution actively participate in a regional, state/provincial, or local higher education sustainability network?:
The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
WAHESC: Seattle University is a member of the Washington Higher Education Sustainability Coalition
Has the institution presented at a higher education sustainability conference during the previous year?:
A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):
-- Yolanda Cieters (Associate Director of Sustainability) and Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez (Director, Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture-ICTC), co-chairs of Seattle University's Laudato Si Action Platform presented at the Climate and Environmental Justice Conference (April 27-29, 2023) at Santa Clara University on Saturday 29, 2023, session titled "Roundtable: How Can We Implement Laudato Si’ across Universities?"
See Conference program here: https://www.scu.edu/media/environmental-justice-initiative/Final-Report-Conference.pdf
--Shannon Britton (Assistant Director for Grounds and Waste Management) presented at the following AASHE webinars:
o 2021: AASHE Webinar - "Organic University Landcare Management"
o 2022: AASHE Workshop - "A Transition to Organic Ecological Landscapes"; AASHE Webinar - "Pollinators, Pesticides and People; Landscaping Certifications Explained"
o 2023: AASHE Webinar - "Rewild Your Campus with the Green Grounds Certification"
Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to an external higher education sustainability resource center or awards program?:
A list or brief description of the sustainability resource center or awards program and submission(s):
--05/26/2023: Case study and award nomination submitted to AASHE by Yolanda Cieters (Associate Director of Sustainability) and Tony Goodwillie (Director of Procurement): "Supplier Diversification program: Increasing procurement spending with diverse businesses." See here: https://hub.aashe.org/browse/?search=Supplier+Diversification
--2023: Green Grounds Certification application submitted in 2023 by Shannon Britton (Assistant Director for Grounds and Waste Management) and awarded by Re:wild Your Campus: https://www.seattleu.edu/newsroom/stories/2023/grounds-for-celebration-1.html
--2023 Tree Campus Higher Education designation submitted by Shannon Britton (Assistant Director for Grounds and Waste Management) and awarded in January 2024: https://www.arborday.org/programs/tree-campus-higher-education/
Has the institution had employees or students serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years?:
A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):
-- Yolanda Cieters (Associate Director of Sustainability) and Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez (Director, Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture-ICTC), co-chairs of Seattle University's Laudato Si Action Platform, serve on the "Laudato Si Commission" (since January 2023; still active) of the AJCU Faith, Justice & Reconciliation Assembly 2024 "Creation of a Hope-filled Future" to take place at Loyola University Chicago Campus, July 16-19, 2024: https://ajcunet.edu/ajcu-assembly-2024/
--Shannon Britton, Assistant Director for Grounds and Waste Management at Seattle University serves on the Advisory Board of Re:Wild your Campus (since 2021; still active).
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?:
A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
-- Yolanda Cieters (Associate Director of Sustainability) participates as a mentor in AASHE's "Mentorship an Peer Collaboration Program" (https://www.aashe.org/get-involved/mentorship-program/) since September 2023-ongoing. Mentee is: Diana Cabrero Purata, Facilities Manager at Vancouver Community College (BC, Canada). We meet every 1.5 months for one hour online. Main goals by mentee are to understand STARS and to evaluate current challenges.
-- Yolanda Cieters (Associate Director of Sustainability) and Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez (Director, Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture-ICTC), co-chairs of Seattle University's Laudato Si Action Platform are (since 2022) part of the "AJCU* Community of Practice" which consists of quarterly meetings between Jesuit higher education staff/faculty who are engaged in sustainability planning at their higher education institutions. At each meeting participants focus on a topic (e.g. sustainability planning, sustainability funding, sustainability coordination,...) and support eachother with advise, resources, and feedback.
*AJCU = Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
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?:
A brief description of the peer review activities:
A brief description of other inter-campus collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year :
Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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.