1. AASHE Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System Comprehensive Objective Transparent -- Educational value Enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions Demonstrates adoption of sustainability as a “core value” Likely to become the national standard 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system

2. Timeline 2006-2008 development -- national peer reviews -- pilot projects at 95 colleges and universities, ie App State, Emory, Western Carolina, Universities of Arizona and Florida Chris Payne on Technical Advisory Committee 2009 Version 1.0 released Campuses can use STARS to achieve a sustainability score 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system

3. Categories Education & Research -- 66 Operations -- 61 Administration & Finance -- 50 Includes social responsibility and engagement 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system

4. Credits 1.Performance, Tier 1 – Tangible, ie, percentage of new buildings that are built to LEED standards 2.Strategy, Tier 2 – Goals, policies, process Scoring is based on the percentage of applicable points achieved Rating is good for three years 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system

5. Prerequisites Letter from Chancellor confirming that all information submitted is accurate Recycling Program Sustainability Committee 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system

6. Education and Research Sustainability-Related Competition Employee Sustainability Outreach Program Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses Faculty Involved in Sustainability Research Academic Sustainability Courses by Student Credit Hours 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system

7. Operations Potable Non-irrigation Water Consumption Reduction Construction & Demolition Waste Diversion Energy Intensity Trend Local Food Energy Star and EPEAT Purchasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Relative to a Previous or Baseline Year 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system

8. Administration & Finance Master Plan Sustainability Officer Student Hours Contributed in Community Service Outreach & Partnerships Carnegie Designation Recruiting for Student Diversity Affordability & Access Programs Employee Satisfaction Survey Independent Monitoring of Logo Apparel 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system

9. Potential Advantages Recruitment Advancement Marketing to internal and external stakeholders Town Gown relations Benchmark for measuring progress Enhanced collaboration among campuses 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system

10. Options & Next Steps Institutional Research Subcommittee of VCSAC Student Research Carve off pieces over time Biggest knowledge gap is in the Education & Research category 1/4/2016AASHE STARS rating system