Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.79
Liaison Ian Johnson
Submission Date May 26, 2016
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Colorado College
EN-10: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Ian Johnson
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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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:

Colorado College has developed a number of different materials aimed at sharing its sustainability experience with other institutions. In fall 2013, the campus's Sustainability Manager Ian Johnson gave a presentation at the AASHE Conference on metering and dashboards. Later that year, student Office of Sustainability interns presented at the Colorado Sustainability Conference using a powerpoint to promote the intern projects, the college's recent sustainability efforts, and its latest greenhouse gas report. Again in the fall of 2015, students and faculty presented on sustainability research and geodesign at the AASHE conference.


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

Colorado College engages in many campus sustainability organizations/consortia including the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network, and the Green Cities Coalition.


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

Colorado College has collaborated with other campuses, especially those in Colorado, in order to advance sustainability in institutions of higher education across the state. The college has partnered with both the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak Community College in developing means for co-curricular and community engagement, discussing the potential for photovoltaic energy, and brainstorming transportation projects in the Pikes Peak Region. Colorado College's Collaborative for Community Engagement and local food movement is most actively engaged with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) in co-hosting food panels, documentary screenings, and other events. In collaboration with the Office of Sustainability, Facilities is working to create a sustainable Building certification metric to be of use when LEED or other similar metrics are not being pursued and this may be disseminated to other schools.


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