Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.46
Liaison Winnie Mulamba
Submission Date March 13, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of South Florida St. Petersburg
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Brian Pullen
Sustainability Planner
Facilities Services
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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):
AASHE International Society of Sustainability Professionals Second Nature United States Green Building Council Sierra Club

Is the institution an active member of a regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
Recycle Florida Today Sierra Club Florida Chapter Citizens Climate Lobby USF Patel College of Global Sustainability

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 Conference National Council on Science and the Environment Conference Recycle Florida Today Conference ASHRAE Conference in Orlando

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):
University of Florida IFAS Extension Pinellas County Green Business Partnership Award

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):
Students are engaged in the NCSE planning board to create a national student chapter.

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:
University of South Florida Patel College of Global Sustainability offers graduate programs, internships and collaboration on sustainability initiatives projects

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?:
Yes

A brief description of the peer review activities:
Two graduate students were hired to be the STARS reporters; a Sustainability Planner has been hired on Campus after their positions expired; Undergraduate students now intern the sustainability planner and help to review this data, working with facilities and staff

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:
USFSP shares space with the Fish and Wildlife Commission, the USF College of Marine Science and the Albert Whitted Airport

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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