Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.56
Liaison Georgeann Moss
Submission Date Dec. 22, 2021

STARS v2.2

Dallas College
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Brandon Morton
Assistant Director of Sustainability
Office of Social Responsibility and Inclusion
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Please note that assured reports are still subject to review by AASHE staff prior to publication, which may require additional revisions. AASHE reserves the right to withhold points for this credit if it is determined that the assurance process was clearly unsuccessful in identifying and resolving inconsistencies or errors (e.g., when AASHE staff identify a significant number of issues that were either not mentioned in the completed review template or not resolved successfully).

Has the institution completed an assurance process that provides independent affirmation that the information in its current STARS report is reported in accordance with credit criteria?:
Yes

Did the assurance process include internal review, an external audit, or both?:
External audit
+ Date Revised: Feb. 13, 2023

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Dr. Divya Saxena, independent research consultant and Texas A&M University alumni
Dr. Kathleen Klaniecki, Sustainability Coordinator, Central Washington University

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
Dr. Saxena and Dr. Klaniecki followed the STARS Peer Review Template and guidelines in a two-step peer review process. Dr. Saxena conducted the 1st review of all STARS credits and provided comments, and Dr. Klaniecki conducted the 2nd review of all STARS credits ensuring that we addressed Dr. Saxena's comments or if we needed to provided further clarification.

Dr. Klaniecki also conducted a peer review of the Greenhouse Gas Inventory (OP-1, OP-2) in a new approach that was submitted for an Innovation credit.

Both peer reviewers were provided access to Dallas College's AASHE-STARS portal and were provided access to Dallas College's online folder for accessing documents important to the peer review process. Neither of the peer reviewers were involved in the collection or documentation of Dallas College STARS data.

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to submitting it to AASH​E:
Letters_of_Affirmation_STARS_Peer_Review_of_Dallas_College_PA-4.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2.2_Peer_Review_PA-4.xlsx

Optional

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE (2nd review):
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Completed STARS Review Template (2nd review):
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Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE​ (3rd review):
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Copy of completed STARS Review Template (3rd review):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s reporting assurance is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The two Letters of Affirmation are uploaded as a single file.
The STARS Review Template shows Dr. Divya Saxena's comments as the 1st Reviewer and Dr. Kathleen Klaniecki's comments as the 2nd Reviewer.

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.