| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.79 |
| Liaison | Chris Bond |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Unity Environmental University
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability
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Jesse
Pyles Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
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Does the institution collaborate with other colleges and universities to support and help build the campus sustainability community?:
Yes
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A brief summary of papers, guides, presentations, and other resources the institution has developed to share their sustainability experience with other institutions:
Unity's president, sustainability coordinator, faculty, and senior administrators are active sustainability leaders in the higher education community, presenting widely on topics of sustainability to peers and membership organizations around the country.
In recent years, Unity College has hosted the statewide Sustainability Training Institute, the Maine Student Climate Summit, and organized multiple campuses for a joint trip to the national Power Shift conference in DC. In 2010, then-president Mitchell Thomashow presented at the national AASHE conference, the ACUPCC Climate Leadership Summit, the New England Board of Higher Education, and many others.
All of our sustainability planning efforts are made public through websites (e.g., http://sustainabilitymonitor.wordpress.com), videos, and numerous publications.
Unity recently contributed to AASHE's STARS webinar series on integrating STARS into the curriculum (https://stars.aashe.org/pages/news-events/stars-webinars/2011-stars-webinars.html#curricula)
Sustainability Office personnel contribute to the Green Campus Consortium of Maine website (http://gccmaine.org/about/)
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The names of local, state, regional, national, and other campus sustainability organizations or consortia in which the institution participates and/or is a member:
Green Campus Consortium of Maine
Sustain Mid-Maine Coalition
Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium
Council of Environmental Deans and Directors
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment
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A brief summary of additional ways the institution collaborates with other campuses to advance sustainability :
Unity College and other Maine campus presidents urge sustainability legislation: http://sustainabilitymonitor.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/unitys-sustainability-leadership/
Maine Higher Education Council focuses on Sustainability: http://sustainabilitymonitor.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/maine-college-presidents-meet-on-sustainability/
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The website URL where information about cross-campus collaboration is available:
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