| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 79.54 |
| Liaison | Kelli O'Day |
| Submission Date | June 20, 2023 |
University of California, Davis
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Kelli
O'Day Assessment Program Manager 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
2. Sustainable Development Solutions Network
3. University Climate Change Coalition
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. Bay Area Higher Ed Sustainability Professionals
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):
Second Nature’s 2023 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit:
Decarbonizing Heating & Cooling: Thermal Transition in Action, featuring Camille Kirk, Director of Sustainability at UC Davis, as an expert panel member
AASHE’s 2022 Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education:
Implementing a Proxy Carbon Price (Carbon Pricing 201), featuring UC Davis Sustainability co-presenter: Camille Kirk, Director of Sustainability
2022 AASHE webinar:
Employing the SDGs to Enhance University Research & Education Sustainability Objectives, UC Davis Sustainability co-presenter: Kelli O’Day, Assessment Program Manager
AASHE’s 2021 Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education:
Grow Two Goals with One Seed: Maximizing Student Engagement and the STARS Report, featuring UC Davis Sustainability co-presenters: Kelli O’Day, Assessment Program Manager, and Carla Fresquez, Engagement Program Manager
Conducting a Voluntary University Review to Engage a Campus with the Sustainable Development Goals, featuring UC Davis Sustainability presenters: Kelli O’Day, Assessment Program Manager, and Camille Kirk, Director of Sustainability
COVID, Climate Action Plans and Resiliency in Davis, California: Leveraging a Town-Gown Relationship, featuring UC Davis Sustainability co-presenter: Camille Kirk, Director of Sustainability
AASHE’s 2020 Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education:
A Global Affairs Office and Sustainability Office: What’s the Connection?, featuring UC Davis staff presenters: Camille Kirk, Director of Sustainability, and Jolynn Shoemaker, Director of Global Engagements
Using Hand-crafts to Engage a Campus on the Climate Crisis: 50 Years of Tempestries & Sketch-crawl, featuring UC Davis Sustainability presenters: Camille Kirk, Director of Sustainability, and Sue Vang, Engagement and Zero Waste Program Manager
2020 AASHE Webinar:
Developing University-Initiated Offsets and Using Peer Verification, featuring UC Davis Sustainability co-presenter: Camille Kirk, Director of 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 Study:
Kiernan Salmon, Product Developer from UC Davis: “A Case Study and Guide to Outreach and Engagement from UC Davis Facilities Energy & Engineering”
AASHE Publication:
Allie Larman, UC Davis Graduate in Community and Regional Development: “Differential Vulnerability to Extreme Heat Events Among the UC Campuses: A quantitative analysis of social vulnerability to extreme heat in communities surrounding UC Campuses”
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):
Camille Kirk, Director of Sustainability and Campus Sustainability Planner, is currently serving on the AASHE STARS Steering 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?:
A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
In August 2022, the UC Davis Office of Sustainability hosted the Director of Sustainability from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile for a one-week knowledge exchange.
After UC Davis Sustainability office and Global Affairs office were invited to speak about the UC Davis Voluntary University Review on the UN SDGs at the 21st Annual Earth Day Summit in 2021 hosted by University of Hawai’i, both offices have maintained on on-going relationship with the Director at Hawai’i Institute for Human Rights.
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:
UC Davis has not yet served as a peer reviewer for another institution’s sustainability data, but we are in the process of building our institutional capacity to potentially provide this function on a selective basis.
A brief description of other inter-campus collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year :
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.