Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.63
Liaison Sam Lubow
Submission Date July 30, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Stanford University
IC-1: Institutional Boundary

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Institution type (Associate, Baccalaureate, Doctorate, or Master's):
Doctorate

Institutional control:
Private non-profit

Which campus features are present and included in the institutional boundary?:
Present? Included?
Agricultural school No No
Medical school Yes Yes
Pharmacy school No No
Public health school No No
Veterinary school No No
Satellite campus Yes Yes
Hospital Yes No
Farm larger than 5 acres or 2 hectares No No
Agricultural experiment station larger than 5 acres or 2 hectares No No

Reason for excluding agricultural school:
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Reason for excluding medical school:
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Reason for excluding pharmacy school:
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Reason for excluding public health school:
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Reason for excluding veterinary school:
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Reason for excluding satellite campus:
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Reason for excluding hospital:
Stanford Hospital & Clinics and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital are not included in the boundary for Stanford University's STARS submission. They are separate corporations with separate boards of directors and the university does not have operational control over either entity. These organizations are not included in Stanford's annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the same reasons. The School of Medicine, which is a part of Stanford University, is included in this STARS submission (and the GHG inventory).

Reason for excluding farm:
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Reason for excluding agricultural experiment station:
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Narrative:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Stanford University is one of the world's leading research universities. Stanford is known for its entrepreneurial character, drawn from the legacy of its founders, Jane and Leland Stanford, and its relationship to Silicon Valley. Research and teaching emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. Areas of excellence range from the humanities to social sciences to engineering and the sciences. Stanford is located in California's Bay Area, one of the most intellectually dynamic and culturally diverse areas of the nation. For more information, please visit: http://facts.stanford.edu/

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