Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.70
Liaison Caitlin McLennan
Submission Date Oct. 31, 2019

STARS v2.2

Utah State University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00 Alexi Lamm
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities
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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):

USU has local representation on the Cache Clean Air Consortium, Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, and Renewable Energy Conservation Advisory Board


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):

Emily Skill, Intermountain Sustainability Summit: Developing, Adopting, and Executing 100% Renewable Energy Resolutions at the Local Level
Charles Darnell, UAPPA (meeting), Campus De-carbonization Roundtable
Kaitlyn Spangler, Lili Yan & McKay Colleni, Nick Flann, Lawrence Culver, Doris McGonagill, Heidi Hart, Mehmet Soyer, Mollie Murphy, Antje Graul, Will Munger; Future Memory: Mapping the Anthropocene Conference


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):

The university organized the one-day Future Memory: Mapping the Anthropocene Conference, hosted at Utah State University in spring 2019. The planning committee consisted primarily of USU faculty, staff, and students.


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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A brief description of other inter-campus collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year :

Yes, USU has exchanged resources with several other institutions, including compost information with University of Wyoming and faculty carbon resolutions with the University of Utah, carbon pricing with Weber State University. USU's Crossroads Project has visited other universities, including University of Montana.


Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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