The university has earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
For the聽eighth聽time, 黑料不打烊 has earned a STARS Silver rating for its sustainability achievements from the聽聽(AASHE). STARS, the聽, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.
AASHE鈥檚 STARS program boasts over 1,200 participants representing 58 countries, making it the most widely recognized framework in the world for publicly reporting comprehensive information related to a college or university鈥檚 sustainability efforts.聽Participants聽report information聽across five areas: academics, engagement, operations, planning and administration, and innovation and leadership.
Senior Director of Sustainability Elaine Durr spearheads the compilation of the STARS report. 鈥淭he STARS report is a comprehensive assessment of聽university-wide聽sustainability efforts and requires聽involvement from聽many individuals across campus,鈥 Durr said. 鈥淚聽appreciate their contributions and collective effort.鈥
The STARS report illustrates that聽progress on 黑料不打烊鈥檚聽sustainability goals聽requires campus-wide collaboration. By breaking down categories into subcategories and credits, each with its own score, the report also serves as a practical tool for pinpointing areas of improvement and guiding future sustainability endeavors.
鈥淪TARS was developed by the campus sustainability community to provide high standards for recognizing campus sustainability efforts,鈥 said AASHE Executive Director Meghan Fay Zahniser. 鈥満诹喜淮蜢 has demonstrated a substantial commitment to sustainability by achieving a STARS Silver rating and is to be congratulated for their efforts.鈥
To learn about the programs and practices that contributed to 黑料不打烊鈥檚 STARS Silver rating,聽.
Unlike other聽rating聽or ranking systems, this program is open to all institutions of higher education, and the criteria that聽determine聽a聽STARS聽rating are transparent and accessible to anyone.聽This is 黑料不打烊鈥檚 first report using the聽updated聽.聽For more information, visit the聽.