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STARS Media Coverage

Articles, blog posts, press releases, and other media coverage of STARS are listed below. Please email stars@aashe.org to suggest a news item to add to the list.

Articles in National, Regional, and Local Press

Catholic colleges, universities take steps to go green
Catholic News Service (August 4, 2008)

America's greenest colleges
Forbes.com (May 2, 2008)

Tracking and measuring sustainability
Maintenance Solutions Magazine (May 2008)

Princeton Review will issue 'green' ratings in coming college guide
The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 22, 2008)

AASHE releases campus sustainability rating system draft
GreenBiz.com (April 15, 2008)

Comparing environmental data
Inside Higher Ed (April 2, 2008)

Sustainability pilot program
The Star Press (March 5, 2008)

STARS: A sustainability assessment and rating system for colleges and universities
Facilities Manager (March/April 2008)

Aligning the STARS: AASHE Launches an Assessment System
AIA COTEnotes (Spring 2008)

We're No. 1! Or are we?
Chico News & Review (Feb. 28, 2008)

College initiative looks to set sustainable standards
Community College Times (Feb. 16, 2008)

GVSU selected for nationwide sustainability rating pilot project
Rapid Growth (Feb. 14, 2008)

New campus sustainability program launches comprehensive push to green campuses
GreenBiz.com (Feb. 11, 2008)

CSB/SJU join green evaluation program
St. Cloud Times (Feb. 1, 2008)

SFCC announces sustainability plan
The Gainesville Sun (Jan. 5, 2008)

AASHE seeks feedback on STARS
FacilitiesNet (Nov. 9, 2007)

Articles in Campus Newspapers and on Institutions' Websites

Measuring the 'green'
University of Southern Maine Free Press (April 7, 2008)

University attempts new 'green' ranking
The Orion (March 12, 2008)

University joins national effort to track sustainability in higher education
Sacramento State Bulletin (March 3, 2008)

College to join rating system based on sustainability
The Middlebury Campus (Feb. 21, 2008)

New sustainability coordinator brings different green
Vanguard (Feb. 19, 2008)

UMM to track sustainability via STARS
UMM News (Feb.18, 2008)

Among the stars: ESF, SU join a national program that monitors sustainability on college campuses
The Daily Orange (Feb. 13, 2008)

ISU selected to participate in campus sustainability program STARS
Daily Vidette (Feb. 12, 2008)

UA to pilot sustainability rating system
University of Arizona Campus Sustainability News (Feb. 11, 2008)

SFCC green efforts to be ranked in national program
The Independent Florida Alligator (Jan. 8, 2008)

AASHE to test sustainability rating system with WUSTL's help
Record (Feb. 7, 2008)

GMC chosen for sustainability rating pilot program
GMC Journal (Feb. 4, 2008)

Blog Posts

Look for STARS this summer
Servin' it Up (May 14, 2008)

Be a STAR
Getting to Green (May 5, 2008)

UNH piloting to the “STARS”
Discover(ing) Sustainability (March 26, 2008)

Four Michigan colleges participating in sustainability pilot program
Mi Life Mi Times (Feb. 18, 2008)

Measuring sustainability on campus: AASHE launches pilot of STARS
Sustainablog (Feb. 11, 2008)

Sustainability association announces partners in a new rating system
Chronicle of Higher Education, Buildings & Grounds (Feb. 4, 2008)

Sustainability: How do you rate?
Chronicle of Higher Education, Buildings & Grounds (Oct. 29, 2007)

Press Releases

UCSB Will Help Set Standards for Sustainability on College Campuses
March 13, 2008

Lipscomb is first in state to test a new sustainability rating for its operations
February 15, 2008

WCU selected to test sustainability rating system
February 13, 2008

GVSU in pilot sustainability rating project
February 11, 2008

CSU, Chico to help pilot sustainability rating system for higher education
February 6, 2008

Mount Union College pilots campus sustainability rating system
February 6, 2008

SUNY-ESF joins campuses nationwide to pilot sustainability rating system for higher education
February 5, 2008

CSB and SJU join pilot project for sustainability rating system for higher education
February 1, 2008

SFCC to participate in pilot of sustainability ranking system
January 14, 2008

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