The program that I found to be the
most interesting on the AASHE website was the STARS (Sustainability Tracking
Assessment & Rating System) Program. I find this program to be interesting
because it really helps encourage colleges and universities to set long-term
sustainability goals while providing them with a framework to follow in order
to make these goals more feasible.
By using a points system, STARS allows colleges and universities to
compare their progress against other colleges and universities located in the
U.S. or Canada, which I find to be really interesting and also a great
motivational tool. If your college
or university is not stacking up well against the other colleges and
universities participating, you will obviously be motivated to make some
progress and improve your rating.
I was happy to see that USC has received a Gold rating on STARS!
On
the Sustainable Carolina website and the Project Team Summary worksheet, I was
most interested by the Global Sustainability Team. As an International Studies major, I am extremely interested
in seeing how different issues are being dealt with around the world. Therefore, I think that it is great
that there is a project team of Sustainable Carolina that is specifically
committed to increasing awareness on the USC campus about a number of
sustainable issues going on around the world.
My
question for Margaret Bounds is: What is your favorite part about working for
Sustainable Carolina and why?
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