Virginia Commonwealth University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Institution collaborates with other colleges and universities in one or more of the following ways to support and help build the campus sustainability community. The institution:

• Is a member of a national or international higher education sustainability network.

• Actively participates in a regional, state/provincial, or local higher education sustainability network.

• Has presented at a higher education sustainability conference during the previous year.

• Has submitted a case study or the equivalent during the previous year to an external higher education sustainability resource center (e.g., AASHE’s Campus Sustainability Hub or EAUC’s Sustainability Exchange) or awards program.

• Has had employees or students serving on a board or committee of an external higher education sustainability network or conference during the previous three years.

• Has 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.

• Has had employees 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.

This credit applies to all institutions.

An institution earns 0.5 points for each initiative listed above up to the maximum of 3 points available for this credit.

Timeframe

Unless otherwise specified above, report on current membership status and inter-campus collaborations that were active during the three years prior to the anticipated date of submission.     

Sampling and Data Standards

Not applicable.