WCU Earns STARS Silver Rating for SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS

The University has earned a STARS Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) measures and encourages sustainability in all educational and operational aspects of higher education throughout 40 countries.

“Earning the STARS Silver rating is external validation of the University’s sustainability efforts by an important organization,” noted Bradley Flamm, director of WCU’s Office of Sustainability. WCU’s STARS score of 55.44 this year is four points above its 2020 level.

“Environmental, economic, and social sustainability are core principles the WCU community applies to our teaching, research, support services, and operations,” said WCU President Chris Fiorentino. “Sustainability is one of the University’s five priority areas in our strategic plan and we continually assess our efforts to identify ways to achieve our sustainability commitments.”

Since WCU’s first AASHE Stars submission in 2012, the 2018 and 2019 submissions received Bronze ratings, and the 2020 and 2022 submissions received Silver ratings.

For more information about West Chester University’s sustainability initiatives, visit wcupa.edu/Sustainability.

Be sure to check out our Summer 2023 issue for a deep dive into WCU’s commitment to sustainability.