Post on 14-Apr-2022
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
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 Chicago
Elon University Villanova University Luther College
Marquette University
Gonzaga University
Loyola Marymount University
University of Iowa
University of St. Thomas
Valparaiso University
Texas Christian University
University ofNorthern Iowa
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Summary & Strengths
Earned a bronze rating
Strength areas
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Point Distribution by Percentage of Total Points Earned
Academics
Sub-category Point Earned Points Available% of points
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Curriculum 18.13 40 45.33%
Research 10.23 18 56.83%
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Engagement (EN)
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Campus Engagement
2.75 21 13.10%
Public Engagement
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Operations (OP)
Sub-category Point Earned Points Available % of points earned
Air & Climate 5.16 11 46.91%Buildings 1.12 8 14.00%
Energy 2.57 10 25.70%Food & Dining 0 8 0.00%
Grounds 0 4 0.00%Purchasing 1.37 6 22.83%
Transportation 1.3 7 18.57%Waste 3.33 10 33.30%Water 1 7 14.29%
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Planning & Administration (PA)
Sub-category Point Earned Points Available % of points earned
Coordination & Planning
3.5 8 43.75%
Diversity & Affordability
7.71 10 77.10%
Investment & Finance
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Wellbeing & Work 2.14 7 30.57%
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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.eduSophia Siegel
Sustainability Intern, Drake Facilities Planning & Management