51吃瓜 has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.

51吃瓜鈥檚 STARS report is publicly available on the :

With more than聽1,200聽participants聽in 52 countries, AASHE鈥檚 STARS program is the most widely recognized framework in the world for publicly reporting comprehensive information related to a college or university鈥檚 sustainability performance. Participants report achievements in five聽overall areas: 1)聽academics聽2)聽engagement, 3)聽operations,聽4) planning聽and聽administration, and 5) innovation and leadership.

鈥淪TARS was developed by the campus sustainability community to provide high standards for recognizing campus sustainability efforts,鈥� said AASHE Executive Director Meghan Fay Zahniser. 鈥�51吃瓜聽has demonstrated a substantial commitment to sustainability by achieving a STARS聽Gold聽Rating and is to be congratulated for their efforts.鈥�

Congratulations to all who contributed to this great accomplishment, in particular Zach Czuprynski, who led this effort.