| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.10 |
| Liaison | Kristin Larson |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
San Diego State University
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Geoff
Chase Dean of Undergraduate Studies Center for Regional Sustainability, Division of Undergraduate Studies |
Does the institution collaborate with other colleges and universities to support and help build the campus sustainability community?:
A brief summary of papers, guides, presentations, and other resources the institution has developed to share their sustainability experience with other institutions:
SDSU a partner in the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, which brings together faculty from biology, chemistry and engineering, and area businesses to develop real world solutions for sustainable energy that have the potential to revitalize our economy. http://algae.ucsd.edu/about-us.html
In 2010 the SDSU Center for Regional Sustainability partnered with CETYS University in Tijuana to bring together regional faculty to redesign courses to integrate sustainability concepts. Faculty from SDSU and CETYS participated in a Faculty Institute workshop and course redesign programs organized by CRS. The Institute also brought together resource experts from local businesses and non-profits to highlight regional sustainability issues for the faculty. To date Institute faculty have changed more than 20 courses which will impact 4,200 students over three years. A new cohort of 24 faculty are enrolled in the 2011 Institute. http://crs.sdsu.edu/
The names of local, state, regional, national, and other campus sustainability organizations or consortia in which the institution participates and/or is a member:
Examples of organizations SDSU partners with on sustainability related projects and research: CleanTech Algae Fuels Collaborative; The Alliance to Save Energy Green Campus Interns Program, The Association for Integrative Studies, The Public Conversations Project, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, San Diego Center for Sustainable Energy, Biomimicry Collaborative with the San Diego Zoo.
A brief summary of additional ways the institution collaborates with other campuses to advance sustainability :
The Common Experience Program, Ethics Center for Science and Technology and Fleet Science Center are collaborating to host events on the Common Experience 2011 Theme- Science, Ethics and Moral Courage, including author Rebecca Skloot who will talk on her best-selling book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks."
In 2010 the SDSU School of Public Affairs and Division of Undergraduate Studies hosted the in collaboration with the Ethics Center for Science and Technology.
The website URL where information about cross-campus collaboration is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional research collaborations are listed in the list of SDSU Centers and Institutes Involved in Sustainability Research published on http://crs.sdsu.edu/STARS
Additional research collaborations are listed in the list of SDSU Centers and Institutes Involved in Sustainability Research published on http://crs.sdsu.edu/STARS
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