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University moves from bronze to silver rating from STARS for work in campus sustainability
DARBY VANHOUTAN
@darbyvanhoutan
The University received a silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for its work on campus sustainability.
The Forum at Marvin Hall, pictured on Oct.1, 2014, was designed with sustainability in mind. The University gained silver recognition from the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
The silver rating acknowledges the University's improvements and successes toward a more sustainable campus, which is in part due to the campus plan started in 2010, Building Sustainable Traditions.
The rating is the third highest rating given by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The STARS — Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System — spans six continents with 650 participants. The University is one of 121 Universities with a silver rating, according to the STARS website.
Of Big 12 schools, the University of Kansas is one of three to be awarded a silver rating, with Baylor and Oklahoma State University. Iowa State is the only Big 12 school with a gold rating, and the other universities are not ranked.
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Kim Criner, the education and outreach coordinator at the KU Center for Sustainability, which plays a large role in sustainability on campus, said she is proud of this achievement.
"STARS ranks us among other campuses all over the world on the progress we are making," Criner said. "We were bumped from bronze to silver, and we are proud of that."
The University has been submitting data to AASHE every three years. Since submissions are a lengthy process, the AASHE said it plans to extend the submission deadline so it can focus on building more initiatives and focusing on the campus.
The Center for Sustainability works with departments on campus to gather data, research, services they are providing for students, how much energy the campus uses, what products the campus is using, and more. After doing this, AASHE ranks based on its progress.
Although the Center has been submitting its information every three years to AASHE, it keeps constant records for itself as well, said Criner.
Building Sustainable Traditions, the campus plan that began in October 2010, focuses on the idea of engaging the community in sustainability. This plan is carried out pri
marily through engagement, initiatives and education. It was also an important part of what helped KU earn the recognition, Criner said.
Along with the ranking. AASHE also gives the University special recognition on its
"In the amount of time since we last submitted, we have
initiatives in its national yearin-review.
improved enough for them to recognize us on such a high level." Criner said.
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