Overall Rating	Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison	Ursula Kroemer
Submission Date	Jan. 31, 2023

STARS v2.2

San Diego Miramar College
PA-2: Sustainability Planning

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	Reporter	Brett Bell Vice President Administrative Services

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Part 1. Measurable sustainability objectives

Academics

Does the institution have a published plan or plans that include measurable sustainability objectives that address sustainability in curriculum and/or research?:

Yes

A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to academics and the plan(s) in which they are published:

Expand leadership, advocacy, and stewardship efforts on campus, across the curricula, in the classroom, and in the community
Develop and incorporate sustainability content across the curricula

Engagement

Does the institution have a published plan or plans that include measurable sustainability objectives that address student, employee, or community engagement for sustainability?:

Yes

A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to engagement and the plan(s) in which they are published:

Create a center for sustainability and community
engagement to encourage environmental education and
climate justice

Operations

Does the institution have a published plan or plans that include measurable sustainability objectives that address sustainability in operations?:

Yes

A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to operations and the plan(s) in which they are published:

Incorporate consideration of the environment, community welfare, and future impacts in all infrastructure, operations, and maintenance plans
Long-term Objectives (by 2040)
- Carbon neutral campus
- Reduce the Energy Use Intensity (EUI) for all college
buildings to 26-30 EUI*
- Building Decarbonization by phasing out existing gas
burning equipment
• Short-term Objectives (by 2025)
- Conduct Energy Audit of all existing buildings and develop
energy conservation strategic plans to be implemented by
2025 and 2030
- 100% clean electricity by 2030 increasing on-site
renewable energy generation capacity or by
supplementing with off-site renewable energy to offset
campus energy use by 2025
- Sub-metering 100% of buildings

Administration

Does the institution have a published plan or plans that include measurable sustainability objectives that address diversity, equity, and inclusion; sustainable investment/finance; or wellbeing?:

Yes

A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to administration and the plan(s) in which they are published:

Become a paperless campus for all administrative processes
Integrate health and wellness measures into the new buildings as well as retrofitting and building upgrades plans

Part 2. Sustainability in institution’s highest guiding document

Does the institution have a published strategic plan or equivalent guiding document that includes sustainability at a high level? :

Yes

The institution’s highest guiding document (upload):

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Website URL where the institution’s highest guiding document is publicly available:

https://sdmiramar.edu/sites/default/files/2022-06/miramar_college_facilities_path_to_2035.pdf

Which of the following best describes the inclusion of sustainability in the highest guiding document?:

Major theme

Optional Fields

The institution's sustainability plan (upload):

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Website URL where the institution's sustainability plan is publicly available:

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Does the institution have a formal statement in support of sustainability endorsed by its governing body?:

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The formal statement in support of sustainability:

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The institution’s definition of sustainability:

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Is the institution an endorser or signatory of the following?:

	Yes or No
The Earth Charter	---
The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI)	---
ISCN-GULF Sustainable Campus Charter	---
Pan-Canadian Protocol for Sustainability	---
SDG Accord	---
Second Nature’s Carbon Commitment (formerly known as the ACUPCC), Resilience Commitment, and/or integrated Climate Commitment	---
The Talloires Declaration (TD)	---
UN Global Compact	---
Other multi-dimensional sustainability commitments (please specify below)	---

A brief description of the institution’s formal sustainability commitments, including the specific initiatives selected above:

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability planning efforts is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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