Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.27
Liaison Morgan Hartman
Submission Date Feb. 20, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00 Vivian Nguyen
Graduate Assistant
Office of Sustainability
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Is the institution an active member of a national or international sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):
Big Ten and Friends - Mechanical Energy Big Ten and Friends - Sustainability Professionals Group

Is the institution an active member of a regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network?:
No

The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
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Has the institution presented at a sustainability conference during the previous year? :
Yes

A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):
AASHE 2016: Beyond the Campus - Shelby Janke presented "Earthstock: Four Weeks to Learn and Grow at the University of Nebraska". Janke presented Earthstock, a month-long celebration of our planet, empowers the UNL and Lincoln community to be advocates of environmental sustainability through educational and engaging programming.

Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to a sustainability awards program that is inclusive of multiple campuses? :
No

A list or brief description of the awards program(s) and submission(s):
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Has the institution had staff, students or faculty 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):
Staff from the UNL Office of Sustainability serve on the committee for the Urban Thinkers Campus that will be in August 2017.

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 staff, faculty, or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data (e.g. GHG emissions or course inventory) and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
No

A brief description of the peer review activities:
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Has the institution participated in other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year, e.g. joint planning or resource sharing with other institutions? :
Yes

A brief description of other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year:
In 2016 UNL partnered with the University of Nebraska Medical Center to discuss the impacts that climate change has on health in two collaborative events: the 2016 Youth Summit, and the 2016 Seminar for elected officials. http://snr.unl.edu/research/projects/climateimpacts/index.aspx?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Sector%20based%20Roundtables

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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