Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.33
Liaison Olivia Shehan
Submission Date May 31, 2012
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Wellesley College
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Patrick Willoughby
Sustainability Director
Facilities
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Does the institution collaborate with other colleges and universities to support and help build the campus sustainability community?:
Yes

A brief summary of papers, guides, presentations, and other resources the institution has developed to share their sustainability experience with other institutions:

Sustainability Roundtable: An annual roundtable discussion hosted by Wellesley College. Facilities Directors, Sustainability Coordinators, student interns and other interested faculty and staff from local colleges are invited to share experiences and develop ideas for implementing environmental programs or events in their own communities.


The names of local, state, regional, national, and other campus sustainability organizations or consortia in which the institution participates and/or is a member:

1) AASHE
2) Babson-Olin-Wellesley Partnership for Sustainability
3) Massachusetts Schools Sustainability Coordinators Roundtable (MSSCOR)
4) U.S. Green Building Council
5) Sustainable Wellesley


A brief summary of additional ways the institution collaborates with other campuses to advance sustainability :

Sustainability Certificate Program:
A joint program between Babson, Olin and Wellesley college that integrates business, engineering, and the liberal arts in the service of environmental sustainability. This tri-campus program is scheduled to begin in the Fall Semester of the 2011 academic year and will be available to students on any of the three campuses. Students participating in this program will gain an understanding of environmental issues, the role of business in solving environmental problems, and will develop an appreciation for the process of design and engineering as an important component in approaching these issues.


The website URL where information about cross-campus collaboration is available:
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