Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.63
Liaison Kelly Wellman
Submission Date Jan. 23, 2015
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Texas A&M University
EN-10: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Ben Kalscheur
Sustainability Assistant Manager
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:

We have developed a variety of tools that can be shared with other institutions. These include:

Sustainability Master Plan http://sustainability.tamu.edu/Data/Sites/1/downloads/masterplandocument.pdf
Sustainability Master Plan Presentation http://sustainability.tamu.edu/Data/Sites/1/downloads/campusmasterplanpresentation.pdf
The Sustainability Pledge http://sustainability.tamu.edu/sustainability-pledge.aspx
Office of Sustainability White Paper http://sustainability.tamu.edu/Data/Sites/1/downloads/sustainabilitywhitepaper201108.pdf
Sustainability Flyer http://sustainability.tamu.edu/Data/Sites/1/downloads/sustainabilityflyer.pdf
AASHE 2011 Presentation - Generating Success in Conservative Environments
http://www.aashe.org/resources/conference/generating-success-conservative-environments-0
AASHE 2012 Presentation - Be Socially Sustainable: Bringing the Social into Sustainability Planning & Outreach - http://www.aashe.org/resources/conference/be-socially-sustainable-bringing-social-sustainability-planning-outreach
AASHE 2013 Presentations: The Social Life of Smartphones - http://www.aashe.org/files/webform/2013conference-presentations/the_social_life_of_smartphones_-_aashe_upload.pdf
Crafting a Comprehensive Student Internship Program - http://www.aashe.org/files/webform/2013conference-presentations/aashe_internship_program.pdf
AASHE 2014 Presentations:
http://www.aashe.org/files/2014conference/presentations/Wellman-Kelly_Regional-Alliances-for-Sustainability-Strength-in-Numbers-and-Networking.pdf
http://www.aashe.org/files/2014conference/presentations/Kalscheur-Ben_Pathways-to-Success-Opening-Lines-of-Communication-that-Lead-to-Bigger-Conversations.pdf

Sustainability Biennial Report: http://sustainability.tamu.edu/documents.aspx


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:

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS)
Texas Association of State Senior College & University Business Officers (TASSCUBO)
Society of University Planning (SCUP)


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

Texas A&M attends national and regional sustainability conferences. TAMU has been a participant at AASHE since 2008. We have also collaborated with other campuses through US Greenbuild and Smart & Sustainable Campuses Conferences in Maryland (2008-09; 2013). Additionally, TAMU participates in the Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS) which serves as a forum for regional campuses to share ideas and strategies for enhancing sustainability efforts. TAMU hosted the 2013 TRACS annual summit. TAMU participated in two TRACS presentations at AASHE 2014. As a further tool, we make trips to other intuitions to observe and learn about their successful programs, as well as host institutions who want to learn about our programs.


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