advanced stars workshop case study - babson college dallase scott aashe 2012
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Advanced STARS WorkshopCase Study - Babson CollegeDallase ScottAASHE 2012
Overview• About Babson• Why STARS• First STARS Submission• Engaging the Campus Community • Second STARS Submission• Next Steps
About Babson• Located in Wellesley, Ma• Business School– Babson is the educator, convener and thought leader for
Entrepreneurship of All Kinds™.
• Enrollment– Full-time equivalent: 2,892– Undergraduate: 1,956– Graduate: 1,344
• Employees– Full time equivalent: 738
Why STARS?• Giving New Eyes to Old Problems– Our approach as an outsider– Fresh Perspective– Developing a Baseline– Cross Campus Relationships
• Taking STARS Seriously– Collection process– Measurement and Verification
First STARS Submission
Rating Score Submission DateSilver 48.13 Jan. 28, 2011
Engaging the Community• Sustainability Town Hall Meeting
Babson SustainabilitySTARS v1.0 & Beyond
Sustainability Town HallJuly 2011
What does STARS measure?
• Education & Research = 100 points - Co-Curricular - Curriculum- Research
• Operations = 100 points - Buildings- Climate- Dining Services- Energy- Grounds- Purchasing- Transportation- Waste- Water
• Planning, Administration & Engagement (PAE) = 100 points - Coordination & Planning
- Diversity and Affordability- Human Resources- Investment- Public Engagement
• Innovation = 4 points
Total points = 104 (Average of three +
Innovation)
STARS rating
Rating Level Minimum Score Required
STARS Bronze 25
STARS Silver 45
STARS Gold 65
STARS Platinum 85
STARS ReporterFor institutions that wish to use
STARS and submit data publicly but are not pursuing a rating
STARS v1.0 Rating
Distribution of points across all categories
05
101520253035404550
Babson v1.0 Available
Education & ResearchPoint Distribution
Co-Curricular Research Curriculum0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Babson v1.0 Available
Education & ResearchStrengths Areas for Improvement• Co-Curricular• Sust Courses offered by every
Division• Sust Immersive Exp. • Majority of Faculty involved in
Sust Research• Every Division has Faculty
involved in Sust Research
• Increase Eco Reps• Increase Sust-Focused and Sust
Related Courses• Sust Learning Outcomes• Sustainability Literacy
Assessment• Incentives for courses• Incentives for research
Operations Point Distribution
Grounds
Purchasi
ng
Dining Servi
ces
Buildings
Wate
r
Transp
ortation
Wast
e
Climate
Energy02468
1012141618
Babson v1.0 Available
OperationsStrengths Areas for Improvement• GHG Inventory• Resident students mean Student
Commute is half and half• Stormwater Mgmt• Computer Purchasing
• Building Operations & Maintenance
• GHG Emissions Reduction• Renewable Energy• Building Energy Consumption• Waste Reduction• Student commute and Employee
commute
PAE Point Distribution
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Babson v1.0 Available
PAEStrengths Areas for Improvement• Coordination & Planning• Diversity and Affordability• Human Resources• Community Sust Partnerships• Inter-Campus Collaboration for
Sust
• Sust in Continuing Education• Community Service• Investment• Employee Sust Educators Program• Diversity Support Programs
Next Steps
• Appoint Task Force Point Persons– Education & Research: Profs Rodgers and
Erzumrulu– Operations: Steve Tolley– PAE: Shelley Kaplan
• Convene Task Forces– Would you like to participate?
Engaging the Community• Advancing Babson Sustainability Task Forces– Targeted – one for each of the three STARS categories– Time-limited– Goal of achieving one to two specific tasks
• Growing a Community of Change Agents– Unearthed STARS-worthy efforts – Discovered the relationship between their work and
Babson’s sustainability efforts– Built Strong Relationships
20
2011 2012
Rating Score Submission DateSilver 48.13 Jan. 28, 2011
Rating Score Submission DateSilver 54.88 April 20, 2012
Second STARS Submission
2011 2012
Operations
Operations
Planning, Administration, & Engagement
Planning, Administration, & Engagement
Education & Research
Education & Research
Next Steps• High Level Goal Setting by Leadership Team– What do we focus on next– Who in campus leadership do we get involved– How can we continue to work with the Task Forces
• Lessons Learned– Time consuming– Administrative support– Bite-sized task– “You are an owner of Babson sustainability” – We didn’t rely on students for our STARS process
