Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.51
Liaison Kelly Wellman
Submission Date Feb. 14, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Texas A&M University
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability

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

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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 Sustainability Biennial Report http://sustainability.tamu.edu/Data/Sites/1/downloads/smpbiennialreportsigned.pdf

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The names of local, state, regional, national, and other 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)

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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. 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. As a further tool, we also 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.

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