Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.80
Liaison Kelly Wellman
Submission Date Dec. 19, 2022

STARS v2.2

Texas A&M University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Ben Kalscheur
Sustainability Assistant Manager
Office of Sustainability
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Is the institution currently a member of a national or international higher education sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):
AASHE - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability

EPIC-Network - Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Network

Does the institution actively participate in a regional, state/provincial, or local higher education sustainability network?:
Yes

The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
TRACS - Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability

Has the institution presented at a higher education sustainability conference during the previous year?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):
GCSHE 2022 - I'm Not Throwing Away My [Up]Shot: Pandemic Pains Prove Resiliency Benefits Everyone; TRACS Networking Session

GCSHE 2022 - TRACS Networking Session

TRACS Virtual Student Summit - April 2022

TRACS Virtual Student Summit - November 2022

Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to an external higher education sustainability resource center or awards program?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the sustainability resource center or awards program and submission(s):
Submitted the case study "TAMU Urban Farm United (TUFU) Campus Food Forest Serves Aggies in Need," to the AASHE Campus Sustainability Hub.

https://hub.aashe.org/browse/casestudy/23335/TAMU-Urban-Farm-United-TUFU-Campus-Food-Forest-Serves-Aggies-in-Need

Has the institution had employees or students serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):
We have two staff members who serve on the Executive Council for TRACS. One is a Co-Chair.

One staff member serves on the AASHE Advisory Council and the Diversity Sub-committee

One staff person serves on the executive council of the EPIC-Network.

Does the institution have an ongoing mentoring relationship with another institution through which it assists the institution with its sustainability reporting and/or the development of its sustainability program?:
Yes

A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
We work with different schools in the Texas A&M System whenever approached. We share best practices and make site visits as requested. For example, we work with sustainability staff at Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Tarelton State.

The Texas Target Communities Program (TTCP) and Texas A&M works with and mentors other universities in maintaining and launching a similar high-impact service-learning program (EPIC-Network). We have worked closely with the University of Tennessee, San Diego State University, the University of Wisconsin and others.

Has the institution had employees or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
Yes

A brief description of the peer review activities:
Thomas Jistel, Office of Sustainability Graduate Student, served as an Independent Reviewer for the University of Texas at Arlington Campus STARS Report submission.

Optional Fields 

A brief description of other inter-campus collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year :
Through our work on TRACS we work with other universities to plan the annual TRACS Sustainability Summit. We have been involved with planning the Summit over the past nine years.

Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations is available:
https://texascampussustainability.com/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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