Students bring home gold STARS
October 25, 2011
Students and RISE board members from the Office of Sustainability
brought home gold STARS (Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System) from
the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education national
sustainability
conference in Pittsburgh this month. UAF achieved a total score of
65.88 for achievements in categories including education and research; operations;
and planning, administration and engagement. The team was awarded four additional
points for innovation.
Members of the team who presented at the conference included Michael
Stanfill, Wyatt
Hurlbut, Michaela Swanson, Jeric Quiliza, Brandon
Hoover and Alexander Bergman. Michele
Hebert and Anne Rittgers escorted the students.
The STARS award was presented to Chancellor Brian Rogers on Friday, Oct. 21, and posted
in his office window. The STARS award will travel to departments across campus that
have been taking the
lead in helping UAF reach its gold rating. The University of
Alaska was
one of 23 universities in the nation to receive a gold rating in
the
sustainability tracking and assessment rating system.
For
more information or to view UAF’s STARS report, visit the AASHE website.