Students bring home gold STARS
October 25, 2011
Students and board members from the 
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. ÐÔÓûÉç 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 ÐÔÓûÉç 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 ÐÔÓûÉç’s STARS report, visit the .