Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.50
Liaison Chris Bond
Submission Date Nov. 27, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Unity Environmental University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Jonathan Gibbons
Sustainability Engagement and Data Coordinator
Sustainability
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Is the institution an active member of a national or international sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), Second Nature, Intentional Endowments Network (IEN), Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI - Green Billion Challenge), Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN)


Is the institution an active member of a regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):

Green Campus Consortium of Maine (GCCM), Farm to Table New England (FINE), Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)


Has the institution presented at a sustainability conference during the previous year? :
Yes

A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):

2017 NACUFS Conference: "Outside the Box: A Unique Structural Design" (how the college organized dining under sustainability for great outcomes)


Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to a sustainability awards program that is inclusive of multiple campuses? :
Yes

A list or brief description of the awards program(s) and submission(s):

Unity Dining submitted a case study to NACUFS in 2017 on our organics collection program in our dining facilities as well as the other food waste reduction measures they have adopted. Unity College was awarded the gold award in the waste reduction category and then won the overall sustainability prize. Unity College also sent a team to the 2016 Sustainability Lab's Maine Food System Innovation Challenge, and won an honorable mention prize of $300.


Has the institution had staff, students or faculty serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years? :
Yes

A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):

CSO Jennifer deHart began a term on the AASHE Advisory Council in 2016.


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?:
No

A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
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Has the institution had staff, faculty, or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data (e.g. GHG emissions or course inventory) and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
No

A brief description of the peer review activities:
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Has the institution participated in other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year, e.g. joint planning or resource sharing with other institutions? :
Yes

A brief description of other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year:

In 2016, Unity College collaborated with University of Maine to co-host a Power Dialog as part of the effort to promote climate solutions and the Green Power Plan


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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