Dear Colleagues, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education <http://www.aashe.org/> (AASHE) recently released the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index <http://aashe.link/2019-SCI>, a publication that recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 sustainability impact areas and overall by institution type, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System <https://stars.aashe.org/> (STARS). The report also highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives from institutions that submitted STARS reports in the most recent calendar year.
Institutions that achieved the top spot overall according to institution type include: Associate Colleges - Nova Scotia Community College Baccalaureate Institutions - Colby College Master’s Institutions - Thompson Rivers University Doctoral Institutions - Stanford University Institutions that achieved the top spot in each sustainability topic area are listed below. The full list of top performers is provided in the report. Air & Climate - Colby College and Université Laval (tie) Buildings - University of California, Merced Campus Engagement - Berea College Coordination & Planning - Thompson Rivers University and University of Alberta (tie) Curriculum - Northland College Diversity & Affordability - Stanford University Energy - Thompson Rivers University Food & Dining - University of Winnipeg Grounds - Cascadia College and Chatham University (tie) Investment & Finance - University College Cork - National University of Ireland Public Engagement - Colorado State University Purchasing - Dalhousie University Research - Binghamton University; Florida State University; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Merced; University of California, San Diego (tie) Transportation - Columbia University Waste - New Mexico State University Water - Colorado College, San Francisco State University, University of Connecticut (tie) Wellbeing & Work - The American College of Greece We hope that the contents of this report will inspire students, administrators, faculty and staff at colleges and universities to work together to implement innovative solutions to sustainability challenges. Thank you, Daita — Daita Serghi, PhD Education Programs Manager Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education www.aashe.org | daita.ser...@aashe.org | (888) 347-9997 ext. 124 -- Join us in beautiful Spokane, Washington, US, for the 2019 AASHE Conference & Expo, on October 27-30! Register now at http://www.aashe.org/conference <http://www.aashe.org/conference>. Connect with us: Website <http://www.aashe.org/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/aasheorg> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/AASHENews> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/aashe> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/4AF21461-281C-443F-AAD1-89964B2ED17B%40aashe.org.
