Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.15
Liaison Mary Ellen Mallia
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2023

STARS v2.2

University at Albany
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Mary Ellen Mallia
Director of Environmental Sustainability
Finance and Business
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Is the institution currently a member of a national or international higher education sustainability network?:
Yes

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

AASHE
Sustainable Development Solutions Network


Does the institution actively participate in a regional, state/provincial, or local higher education sustainability network?:
Yes

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

New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education (NYCSHE)
SUNY Sustainability Coalition (SSC)


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

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

AASHE Conference 2021, Campus Case Study: How Fair Trade Campuses are Collaborating to Amplify Their Impact, 2022, Live session: Panel Presentation: Warming Heart and Homes: Implementing Community Winterization Programs.
New York State Reduce, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) conference, 2022, Striving for Campus Circularity: Reflections from the trenches from four NYS higher education leaders


Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to an external higher education sustainability resource center or awards program?:
No

A list or brief description of the sustainability resource center or awards program and submission(s):
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Has the institution had employees or students 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):

Mary Ellen Mallia, Director of Sustainability, served on the University Global Coalition SDG week steering committee. She also serves as membership coordinator of the New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education and served on the SUNY Global Learning for All task force sub-committee


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?:
Yes

A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:

UAlbany serves in a mentoring capacity to other SUNY's, especially those in the Capital Region and those with new directors. The campus also participates in a public/private coalition of higher ed institutions convened by the City of Albany Office of Energy and Sustainability.


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?:
Yes

A brief description of the peer review activities:

Director Mary Ellen Mallia served a peer reviewer for University at Buffalo and Connecticut College


A brief description of other inter-campus collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations 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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