Members of Drake’s Sustainability Committee have begun gathering data to measure the University’s current sustainability performance and compare it to peer institutions. Using the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™(STARS), the committee will explore a wide variety of sustainability elements—from energy and waste to curriculum and research to campus and public engagement to purchasing and investment—and will require information from a wide variety of faculty and staff. Learn more. For questions, contact David Courard-Hauri, david.courard-hauri@drake.edu.

— David Courard-Hauri, Environmental Science and Policy