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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

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STARS

Sophia Siegel, Sustainability Intern Drake Facilities Planning & Management

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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

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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.

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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 of Northern Iowa Reporter Bronze Silver Gold Platinum

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Summary & Strengths

 Earned a bronze rating  Strength areas  Takeaways

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0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00%

Point Distribution by Percentage of Total Points Earned

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Academics

Sub-category Point Earned Points Available % of points earned Curriculum 18.13 40 45.33% Research 10.23 18 56.83%

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Percentage of Total Points Earned

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Engagement (EN)

Sub-category Point Earned Points Available % of points earned Campus Engagement 2.75 21 13.10% Public Engagement 4 20 20.00%

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Percentage of Total Points Earned

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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

8 0.00%

Grounds

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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Percentage of Total Points Earned

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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 7 0.00% Wellbeing & Work 2.14 7 30.57%

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Percentage of Total Points Earned

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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

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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

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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

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Sophia.Siegel@drake.edu

Sophia Siegel Sustainability Intern, Drake Facilities Planning & Management