Hello colleagues, Recently, AASHE released the 2017 Sustainable Campus Index <https://goo.gl/hqU74E>, 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 (STARS). The report also highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives from institutions that submitted STARS reports in the 12 months prior to July 1, 2017.
Institutions that achieved the top spot overall according to institution type include: Appalachian State University (Master’s institutions) Nova Scotia Community College (Associate colleges) Stanford University (Doctoral/research institutions) Sterling College (Baccalaureate institutions) Institutions that achieved the top spot in each sustainability topic area are listed below: Berea College (Campus Engagement) Colorado State University (Public Engagement) Columbia University (Transportation) Green Mountain College (Curriculum) Lewis & Clark College (Investment & Finance) Macalester College (Purchasing) New Mexico State University (Waste) Nova Scotia Community College (Buildings) Stanford University (Diversity & Affordability) Sterling College (Food & Dining) Université Laval (Air & Climate) University of Vermont (Energy) Multiple institutions tied for first in the areas of Coordination & Planning, Grounds, Research, Water and Wellbeing & Work. The full list of top performers is provided in the report.We congratulate all institutions included in this year’s SCI and encourage you to access the report <https://goo.gl/hqU74E> to view the full lists. 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 the challenges that we face today. For more information, please email resour...@aashe.org <mailto:resour...@aashe.org>. Thank you! Monika Urbanski (and Daita Serghi) -- 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 -- 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> ------------------------------ Email Confidentiality Notice <http://www.aashe.org/email_confidentiality_notice> -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
