| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.61 |
| Liaison | Tina Woolston |
| Submission Date | Nov. 2, 2022 |
Tufts University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Tina
Woolston Director Office of Sustainability |
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. Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
2. Post landfill action network (PLAN)
3. Talloires Network of Engaged Universities (https://talloiresnetwork.tufts.edu/)
4. Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (http://ulsf.org/programs-services/)
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):
1. Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC)
2. Boston Green Ribbon Commission Higher Education Working Group
3. Student Sustainability Leadership Symposium board of curators
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):
A selection of conference presentations
NECSC 2019
Tufts' person (organized and participated): Tina Woolston
"The elephant in the room, carbon neutral heating".
9:20-10:20 am on Tuesday June 18, 2019.
AASHE 2019 (2 sessions)
Presenter (panelist): Tina Woolston
1. Campus as a Living Lab
2. Student Engagement
AASHE Webinar: Toward Carbon Neutrality in Higher Education: Cost-Effective,
Actionable Pathways to a Net-Zero Future
Sept 24, 2020
Presenter from Tufts: Ruth Bennett
Creating a Practical Environmental Footprint Tool in Annapolis, Maryland, January 2020 (the workshop was funded by SESYNC, the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center).
Tufts Participant: Shoshana Blank
AASHE's 2021 Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education (GCSHE):
Title: Growing Future Leaders: How to Foster Growth in Sustainability Leadership Programs
Accepted Session Type: GCSHE Live Session
Submitted by: Lisa Bjerke
Tufts Panelist: Tina Woolston
Scheduled Date & Time: "Tuesday, Oct. 12, 11-11:45 a.m. ET (Session Block A)"
SCUP 2022 North Atlantic Conference, March 2022
Partnering with local municipalities on adaptation planning and community resilience
Proposal Submitter: Cathleen DeFrances-Vittorio, Fuss & O'Neill, Inc.
Tufts Panelist: Tina Woolston
The student and staff representatives of the Office Of Sustainability attended the 2021-2022 Sustainability Student Leaders Symposium March 27, 2022 at UMass Lowell. One of our Eco Reps, presented during the symposium about engaging campus groups with sustainability.
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):
AASHE Case Studies:
2019: https://hub.aashe.org/browse/greenpowerproject/21030/Hodgdon-Hall-Solar-Panel-Project
2021: https://hub.aashe.org/browse/casestudy/26329/Improving-Laboratory-Water-and-Energy-Efficiency-at-Tufts-University
AASHE Publication Resource
2022: https://hub.aashe.org/browse/publication/25843/An-Exploration-of-the-Relationship-between-Sustainability-Related-Involvement-and-Learning-in-Higher-Education
2020: https://hub.aashe.org/browse/publication/23737/Climate-change-is-increasingly-causes-mental-health-problems-among-college-students
2020: https://hub.aashe.org/browse/publication/24692/Towards-an-equity-competency-model-for-sustainable-food-systems-education-programs
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):
Tina Woolston is on the Sustainability Student Leadership Symposium Board of Curators (formerly was founder and chair).
https://sustainability.tufts.edu/sustainability-at-tufts/programs/ecorepresentatives/ssl-symposium/
She and others at the University are also members of the Boston Green Ribbon Commission's Higher Education Working Group.
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:
participant in the AASHE Mentorship program
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 :
We have supplied "Sustainability in Action" course syllabi to over a dozen schools who are requested it. We have also supplied a detailed description of our Green Office Certification program, Zero-Waste events protocol, and Sustainability Governance research results to a number of schools asking for assistance in these areas.
SIMAP Commuter working group (Shoshana Dodge) with Second Nature and SIMAP and other university Offices of Sustainability. Developed a basic and an intermediate level commuting survey that any school can use to calculate the carbon emissions from student, staff, and faculty commuting.
Shoshana Dodge was a resource at the Harvard Law School Climate Solutions Lab on 2/26/2020
Shoshana Dodge was a resource for those who work in Offices of Sustainability at other institutions, especially in giving them helpful documents and talking to them by phone about the Eco-Ambassador and Green Office program. She became the third most active member of all time on the AASHE Connect online community (FY20).
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.