| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.34 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Andrews |
| Submission Date | July 29, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of New Hampshire
EN-10: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Tom
Kelly Chief Sustainability Officer University Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution collaborate with other colleges and universities to support and help build the campus sustainability community?:
A brief summary of papers, guides, presentations, and other resources the institution has developed to share their sustainability experience with other institutions:
In 2000, the Sustainability Institute at UNH partnered with non-profit Clean Air - Cool Planet to develop the Campus Carbon Calculator, the "standard" for campus GHG tracking-an important tool for ensuring accuracy, rigor and comparability between GHG inventories from colleges and universities across the country. In 2014, Clean Air-Cool Planet announced that the UNH Sustainability Institute was taking over the maintenance, continued development, and user support of this vital tool, which is used by thousands of institutions across North America.
Sustainability Institute faculty scholars and staff have presented on various topics at the conferences of AASHE, the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consoritum, the New England Board of Higher Education, AAC&U, NCSE and many others. UNH Chief Sustainability Officer Dr. Tom Kelly has done sustainability curriculum workshops across the US for AASHE.
UNH published a book on its comprehensive sustainability program in 2009: http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/book
In 2014, UNHSI is launching a free briefing and report series sharing its sustainability initiatives across curriculum, operations, research and engagement with audiences on and off campus.
Other publications include but are not limited to:
Barber, N., Wilson, F., Venkatachalam, V., Cleaves, S., and Garnham, J. (Forthcoming 2014). "Integrating Sustainability into Business Curricula: University of New Hampshire Case Study." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.
Cleaves, Pasinella, Andrews and Wake. (2009). Climate action planning at the University of New Hampshire. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 10(3), 250-265.
Kelly, Pasinella and Cleaves. (2009). Contributions to Climate Neutral Campus Report. Kyoto Publishing for the American College& University Presidents Climate Commitment, www.climateneutralcampus.com.
Kelly, T. (November 2003). "Building a Sustainable Learning Community at the University of New Hampshire." Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future, 6(2); and Kelly, T. (April 2003). "What is Sustainability?" NH Forum.
See http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/publications for more information.
The names of local, state/provincial, regional, national, or international campus sustainability organizations or consortia in which the institution participates and/or is a member:
- CO-FOUNDER: Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC)
- American College and University President's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
- University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy
-Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
- Salzburg Global Seminar
- Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF)
- Slow Food International and Slow Food USA
- NACUBO
- Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
- Sustainable Campus Network of Chile
- The Institute for Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts at Emory University's Oxford College
A brief summary of additional ways the institution collaborates with other campuses to advance sustainability :
UNHSI faculty scholars and staff often visit other campuses or host representatives at UNH to help advance sustainability and discuss best practices. For example, CSO Tom Kelly has given keynotes, facilitated meetings/workshops, and consulted on sustainability efforts at Wake Forest University, Furman University, University of Minnesota, and more.
The website URL where information about cross-campus collaboration is available:
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