Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.80
Liaison Aldo Pierini
Submission Date March 27, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Villanova University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.50 / 3.00
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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):
Villanova is an active member of AASHE

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):
Villanova is a member of the state wide organization, Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC). As a member, Villanova community attend PERC events and our sustainability manager sits on the executive committee for PERC.

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):
Three Villanova representatives presented at the annual AASHE conference. Two of which spoke on Villanova's commitment to storm-water and our successful partnership between Civil and Environmental Engineering and Facilities to build out storm-water management infrastructure on campus. The third representative spoke about a recent documentary Villanova students developed on sustainable service work they have conducted overseas.

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):
Villanova's sustainability manager is the president of Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC), a state-wide group dedicated to building up and out the sustainability efforts on campus into the community.

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:
Starting in the summer of 2017, colleges and universities located in southeast PA have started to gather more formally to share our successes and challenges. these gatherings occur in the form of a campus tour, typically once a month, where the sponsoring campus organizes 2-3 hours of education and activities. The goal of these events is to build up our community of sustainability leaders, share lessons learned, and discuss the issues many of us are dealing with. So far three tours have been held.

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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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