STARS Sophia Siegel, Sustainability Intern Drake Facilities Planning & Management
What is STARS? Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) is a voluntary, self- reporting framework for helping colleges and universities track and measure their sustainability progress Credits worth different points covering a range of criteria: Academics Engagement Operations Planning & Administration
Why use STARS? Provide a framework for understanding sustainability in all sectors of higher education. Enable meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements. Create incentives for continual improvement toward sustainability. Facilitate information sharing about higher education sustainability practices and performance. Build a stronger, more diverse campus sustainability community.
Comparing Drake Reporter Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Direct Competitors Peer Institutions Aspirant Institutions Iowa Institutions Creighton University Bradley University Santa Clara University Drake DePaul University Butler University University of Tulsa Iowa State University Loyola University Elon University Villanova University Luther College Chicago Marquette Gonzaga Loyola Marymount University of Iowa University University University University of St. Valparaiso Texas Christian University of Thomas University University Northern Iowa
Summary & Strengths Earned a bronze rating Strength areas Takeaways
Point Distribution by Percentage of Total Points Earned 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00%
Academics % of points Sub-category Point Earned Points Available earned Curriculum 18.13 40 45.33% Research 10.23 18 56.83%
Percentage of Total Points Earned 120.00% 100.00% 80.00% 60.00% 40.00% 20.00% 0.00%
Engagement (EN) % of points Sub-category Point Earned Points Available earned Campus 2.75 21 13.10% Engagement Public 4 20 20.00% Engagement
Percentage of Total Points Earned 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00%
Operations (OP) Sub-category Point Earned Points Available % of points earned 11 46.91% Air & Climate 5.16 8 14.00% Buildings 1.12 10 25.70% Energy 2.57 8 0.00% Food & Dining 0 4 0.00% Grounds 0 6 22.83% Purchasing 1.37 7 18.57% Transportation 1.3 10 33.30% Waste 3.33 7 14.29% Water 1
Percentage of Total Points Earned 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00%
Planning & Administration (PA) Sub-category Point Earned Points Available % of points earned Coordination & 3.5 8 43.75% Planning Diversity & 7.71 10 77.10% Affordability Investment & 0 7 0.00% Finance Wellbeing & Work 2.14 7 30.57%
Percentage of Total Points Earned 120.00% 100.00% 80.00% 60.00% 40.00% 20.00% 0.00%
Moving Forward Report every 3 years Drake’s current score = 32 32 = 64.31 earned points/205 points available 28 points needed to achieve silver Score Percentage-based Score (earned points/total available points) Reporter <25 Bronze 25 Silver 45 Gold 65 Platinum 85
Opportunities Opportunities for improvements Policies, practices, goals (long-term & short-term) Update CAP & Sustainability Plan Short Term - report information not currently collecting & centralized communication Collaboration Sustainability Committee Projects for students, faculty, and staff Drake’s Continuous Improvement Plan
Resources View Drake’s public STARS Report Create a free AASHE account All faculty, staff and students have access to a free AASHE account through our membership as an institution Range of awesome resources for: sustainability officers, students, faculty, administrators & executives and business representatives. Benchmarking Tool View other college and university’s reports to see what has been done in regards to sustainability on other campuses View Participant Reports 978 institutions have registered to use the STARS Reporting Tool. You can access any of these instruction's most recent report
Sophia.Siegel@drake.edu Sophia Siegel Sustainability Intern, Drake Facilities Planning & Management
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