Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.27
Liaison Mark Klapatch-Mathias
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-River Falls
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Mark Klapatch-Mathias
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
"---" 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?:
Both internal review and an external audit

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Internal Review:
Cayla Bingham, Student Intern, UWRF Office of Sustainability
Kaitlin Ramirez, Student Intern, UWRF Office of Sustainability

External Review:
Lily Strehlow, Sustainability Coordinator, UW-Eau Claire
Daniela Beall, Sustainability Coordinator, UW-Green Bay
Alex Frank, Analyst, UW-Madison Office of Sustainability
Hayden Hendersen, Sustainability Coordinator, Office of Capital Planning and Budget
Brad Spanbauer, Sustainability Coordinator, UW-Oshkosh
Dylan Stone, Student Intern, UW-Oshkosh

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
As a preliminary step, all reported data was reviewed by a student employees in the UWRF Sustainability Office using the Review Template. In addition to verifying that content meets required criteria, students also checked spelling, grammar, and hyperlinks. None of the student employees who conducted the review were involved in the data collection for the report.

The report was then shared with six staff from four peer institutions in Wisconsin and the Office of Capital Planning and Budget. Between the six individuals, all sections of the report were externally reviewed.

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:
Letter_of_Affirmation_-_Internal_Review.pdf

Completed STARS Review Template:
UWRF_STARS_Report_-_2024_-_Internal_Review.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:
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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.