| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.54 |
| Liaison | Jay Price |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
EN-10: Inter-Campus Collaboration
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Preston
Jacobsen Sustainability Manager Facilities Services |
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Does the institution collaborate with other colleges and universities to support and help build the campus sustainability community?:
Yes
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A brief summary of papers, guides, presentations, and other resources the institution has developed to share their sustainability experience with other institutions:
-The Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE) publishes an annual report outlining sustainability research and work done at UT and with various partners. This report, in part, serves as a resource for other local institutions on sustainability research and partnerships in the area.
- The South East Sustainability Directors Network holds monthly phone meetings in which the Sustainability Directors at SEC schools can share information and offer help with projects and issues.
-The Big Orange Green Guide (BOGG) serves as a resource for other Universities, as well as UTK community members, to better understand sustainability initiatives going on on campus.
-The China-US Joint Research Center for Ecosystem and Environmental Change (JRCEEC) hosted a workshop in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in November 2013. Almost 20 UT faculty and 20 UT graduate students presented research and participated in pre- and post-conference exchanges.
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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:
-Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
-The China-US Joint Research Center for Ecosystem and Environmental Change (JRCEEC)
-National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology program
-University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
-Tennessee Higher Education Sustainability Association (THESA)
-Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electricity Energy Transmission Network (CURENT)
-Tennessee Green Star Partnership (TDEC)
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A brief summary of additional ways the institution collaborates with other campuses to advance sustainability :
The UT Office of Sustainability works with several local universities, such as Ball State and Pellissippi State, to help with the formation or management of student green fees and green revolving funds. The Office of Sustainability is also a part of the Southeast Sustainability Director Network, which meets once monthly via phone conference and twice annually in person to discuss sustainability initiatives at the participating schools.
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The website URL where information about cross-campus collaboration is available:
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