The College of Wooster
EN-9: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Brian
Webb Director of Campus Sustainability President's Office |
9.1 Inter-campus collaboration for sustainability
Description of the institution’s participation in sustainability-focused networks for educational institutions:
We are members of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and we are active participants in a regional Ohio Higher Education Sustainability Officers listserv.
Has the institution formally shared its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions during the previous three years?:
Narrative outlining how the institution formally shares its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions:
In the past year our Director of Campus Sustainability has presented at multiple conferences and public venues, including:
- A public "Science Café" lecture at a local restaurant on faith and sustainability
- A presentation on the COP28 UN climate summit at the "Scarlet, Gray, and Green Fair" at the Ohio State campus in Wooster
- A presentation for the local Citizens Climate Lobby chapter
- Multiple presentations at the “Faith. Climate. Action.” conference in Santa Barbara, California
- Presentation on Christian-Islamic Perspectives on the Climate Crisis at a consultation hosted by the Abu Dhabi Form for Peace in the United Arab Emirat
- Serving as an invited panelist at the Faith Pavilion at the COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai.
- A panelist for a webinar on carshare programs for the National Association of Independent College and Universities (NAICUO)
Does the institution have a sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreement that provides students who are studying sustainability at one institution with a formal pathway to another institution?:
Description of institution’s sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreements:
Has at least one individual with formal sustainability responsibilities at the institution served as a mentor or been mentored by a colleague with sustainability responsibilities at another institution during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s sustainability mentoring activities:
Our Director of Campus Sustainability served as a consultant to help plan a climate action conference at Westmont College in California. His activities included providing advice about conference contents, assistant with curriculum development, serving as a keynote speaker, providing connections for conference planners with other guest speakers, providing assessment feedback post-conference, etc.
He also provided consultation advice for another institution (Calvin University in Michigan) which is redoing their Sustainability Master Plan.
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution has served in a leadership role for an inter-campus sustainability network, conference, or community of practice during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s leadership roles in inter-campus collaboration:
Our Director of Campus Sustainability served as a consultant to help plan a climate action conference at Westmont College in California. His activities included providing advice about conference contents, assistant with curriculum development, serving as a keynote speaker, providing connections for conference planners with other guest speakers, providing assessment feedback post-conference, etc.
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution served as a peer reviewer for another institution’s sustainability report or data during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s peer review activities:
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