Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.22
Liaison Mary Ellen Mallia
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2018
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University at Albany
IN-25: Innovation B

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Mary Ellen Mallia
Director of Environmental Sustainability
Finance and Business
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Power Dialog - serving as host site and lead partner for NYS

A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:

The University served as the host and lead campus for the Power Dialog. This was a national event occurring in the spring of 2016. The event was organized by the Bard Center for Environmental Policy and aimed to bring together students with state implementors of the Clean Power Plan in order to provide an avenue for student advocacy with regards to Clean Energy. UAlbany helped to recruit campuses to the efforts, provided a means for collaboration and communication via a newly formed list serve and helped to organize several events including a student poster session, student led workshops and an avenue for student questions and dialog with state authorities. Over a dozen campuses participated, either in person or via the live stream with approximately 500 people attending the various events.


Which of the following impact areas does the innovation most closely relate to? (select up to three):
Curriculum
Campus Enagement
Air & Climate

A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

This collaboration also could be considered in EN-11, Inter-Campus Collaboration. UAlbany has chosen to submit another inter-campus collaboration for that credit. Given the leadership role UAlbany played in the planning and implementation of the Power Dialog in New York State, the project is being submitted for an innovation credit.
Related articles and flyers on the Power Dialog
https://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/news_powerdialogue_2016.shtml
https://www.albany.edu/gogreen/3.powerdialog.shtml
https://www.albany.edu/gogreen/files/flyers/Abstract.pdf
https://www.albany.edu/gogreen/files/flyers/PowerDialog.pdf


This collaboration also could be considered in EN-11, Inter-Campus Collaboration. UAlbany has chosen to submit another inter-campus collaboration for that credit. Given the leadership role UAlbany played in the planning and implementation of the Power Dialog in New York State, the project is being submitted for an innovation credit.
Related articles and flyers on the Power Dialog
https://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/news_powerdialogue_2016.shtml
https://www.albany.edu/gogreen/3.powerdialog.shtml
https://www.albany.edu/gogreen/files/flyers/Abstract.pdf
https://www.albany.edu/gogreen/files/flyers/PowerDialog.pdf

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