Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 50.16
Liaison Dr. Jill Wicknick
Submission Date Jan. 7, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Montevallo
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00 Susan Caplow
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Behavioral and Social Sciences
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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

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 Alabama Sustainability Officers meet 1-2 times per year to discuss campus sustainability challenges.

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):
Dr. Caplow presented at a variety of online conferences in 2021:

2021 Caplow, S., Khalil, K., Stevenson, K. Speed-Dating for Side Projects: Expanding Our EE Research Collaborative Network. North American Association for Environmental Education Research Symposium.

2021 Caplow, S., Muchnick, B., and Whitehead, S. Mentoring in ESS: Early Career Agency and Empowerment. Workshop. Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Virtual Conference.

2021 Caplow, S., Sinton, C., Hassenzahl, D., Souchek, R. AESS Mentoring Program: An open discussion with Professional Development Committee members. Discussion. Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Virtual Conference.

2021 Caplow, S., Challenges and opportunities in managing campus sustainability without a sustainability manager. Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges Annual Meeting.

2021 Teaching Systems Thinking. Sustainability Curriculum Consortium Annual Meeting.

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):
Dr. Caplow is on the board of the Environmental Education Association of Alabama. She is also on the board of ValloCycle. She is also the chair of the Professional Development Committee for the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences.

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?:
No

A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
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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 :
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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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