| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.98 |
| Liaison | Jeffrey Severin |
| Submission Date | Feb. 15, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Kansas
PAE-4: Sustainability Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Jeff
Severin Director KU Center for Sustainability |
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Does the institution have a sustainability plan that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief description of how multiple stakeholder groups were involved in developing the plan:
KU's sustainability plan, Building Sustainable Traditions, is the result of a collaborative effort of nearly 150 students, faculty, staff and community members starting in October 2010. Members of the Sustainability Plan Advisory Council, consisting of upper level administrators from major divisions on campus, guided the development of the plan. Nearly 100 faculty, staff, and students participated in one or more of ten working groups that outlined the content of each chapter. Students completed coursework related to the plan for Urban Planning classes, which included hosting Sustainability Plan Visioning Workshops which were attended by approximately 60 faculty, staff, and students. Faculty and staff from a range of impacted departments and disciplines attended the external review meetings at the end of the process.
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A brief description of the plan’s measurable goals :
The first goal of the plan is to measure and report on progress towards sustainability initiatives by defining metrics for sustainability for all aspects of campus activity to establish a baseline and measure progress and creating a public database so that sustainability data will be accessible to all members of the community.
The plan contains Action Steps for Administration, Planning and Development, Curriculum and Research, Student Life, Energy, the Built Environment, Campus Grounds, Procurement, Waste, and Transportation that were designed to be measureable, mainly through the completion of specific tasks.
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A brief description of how progress in meeting the plan’s goals is measured:
Appendix A of the plan identifies the baseline and dynamic data that the University should collect on a routine basis. Many of these measures are directly related to STARS credits and are so noted.
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The website URL where more information about the sustainability plan is available:
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The year the plan was developed or last updated:
2,011
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional information about the planning process, as well as progress updates, can be found at www.sustainability.ku.edu/Plan/.
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