Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.78
Liaison Troy Goodnough
Submission Date Feb. 10, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Minnesota, Morris
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Troy Goodnough
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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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):
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education: AASHE.org

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):
The Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability: umacs.org

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):
Here are a few examples:

AASHE 2020 Morris Intercultural Sustainability Leadership (Troy Goodnough)
UMACS 2021 Morris Intercultural Sustainability Leadership(Troy Goodnough, Clement Loo)
COPLAC 2021 Morris Intercultural Sustainability Leadership (Troy Goodnough, Clement Loo)

Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to an external higher education sustainability resource center or awards program?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the sustainability resource center or awards program and submission(s):
AASHE Case Study, Launching the Emerging Environmental Leaders (EELs) Program in Minnesota (2021)

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):
Dr. Clement Loo with AASHE
Troy Goodnough with UMACS

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:
UMN Morris collaborates with Bemidji State on sustainability efforts.

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?:
No

A brief description of the peer review activities:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of other inter-campus collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year :
UMN Morris HOSTED the Council of Public Liberal Arts Conference in 2021. The theme was sustainability.

https://morris.umn.edu/about/organizational-structure-and-campus-governance/coplac-annual-meeting

Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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