| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.21 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Kalkbrenner |
| Submission Date | May 5, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Santa Clara University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Lindsey
Kalkbrenner Director Center for Sustainability |
Is the institution an active member of a national or international sustainability network?:
The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Is the institution an active member of a regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network?:
The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
Bay Area Sustainability Officers Network, Sustainable Silicon Valley.
Has the institution presented at a sustainability conference during the previous year? :
A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):
Each year, the Center for Sustainability attends several sustainability conferences, such as AASHE, the Association for Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) Facilities/Campus Safety/Sustainability Conference, and the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC). At each, representatives of SCU have contact with other colleges and universities from the area, state, and nation, with which they collaborate and share ideas.
2017:
Hawaii Sustainability in Higher Education Summit 2017:
- Poster: Sustainability Across the Curriculum - "Penstemon 2.0" (John Farnsworth and Lindsey Kalkbrenner)
- Poster: How Does Your Campus Talk Trash?" (Kayla Wells, '16 and Lindsey Kalkbrenner)
2016:
Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities 2016
- Empowering Change Agents to Help Build a Culture of Sustainability (Cara Uy)
- Data, Key Performance Indicators, and Reporting (Lindsey Kalkbrenner with Tim O'Keefe and Marissa Pimentel)
CHESC 2016:
- Panel session: Utilizing Communication for Strengthening Sustainability. Presented about "Streamlining Your Communication Efforts" (Cara Uy)
2015:
Hawaii Sustainability in Higher Education Summit 2015:
- Sustainability Liaisons: "Embedding sustainability champions throughout your campus’ social network" (Lindsey Kalkbrenner)
- Student Engagement Discussion (Lindsey Kalkbrenner)
Loyola Maryland University sustainability conference 2015:
- Presented via skype "Culture of Sustainability" (Lindsey Kalkbrenner)
AASHE 2015:
- Penstemon 2.0 Sustainability Across the Curriculum workshop (John Farnsworth, Lindsey Kalkbrenner)
- How Do Your Campus Talk Trash? Poster Session (Kayla Wells)
- Activating Change Agents Across Campus Panel Presentation (Cara Uy)
- AJCU Networking: Announcing AJCU conference in April (Cara Uy)
CHESC 2015:
- STARS panel with Stanford and UCSB (Lindsey Kalkbrenner)
- Sustainability Across the Curriculum and STARS (John Farnsworth, Lindsey Kalkbrenner)
- Communicating the value of campus garden (Rose Madden)
- Student Convergence: waste toolkit (Lindsey Kalkbrenner)
- NIRSA - recreation and sustainability (Janice DeMonsi)
Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to a sustainability awards program that is inclusive of multiple campuses? :
A list or brief description of the awards program(s) and submission(s):
Has the institution had staff, students or faculty serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years? :
A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):
SCU hosted Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) facilities, public safety, sustainability conference April 2016.
Cara Uy and Lindsey Kalkbrenner Chaired the committee
Does the institution have 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?:
A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
The SCU Center for Sustainability staff share our experiences and provide guidance to a number colleagues at other institutions of higher education. Though we have no formal mentoring relationship with any specific institution, we participate in a number of mentoring activities. For example: we have shared our model for developing a student-intern led Center for Sustainability and our process to develop a university-funded 1/2 acre campus garden.
Has the institution had staff, faculty, 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?:
A brief description of the peer review activities:
Has the institution participated in other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year, e.g. joint planning or resource sharing with other institutions? :
A brief description of other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year:
The Center for Sustainability's faculty associate for curriculum development, Dr. John Farnsworth was asked to facilitate all-day and two-day workshops in 2016 to help inaugurate sustainability-across-the-curriculum workshops at 12 universities, including Cal Poly in San Louis Obispo, California and Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
He was also one of two presenters in a 2016 AASHE webinar on trends in sustainability education.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.