The STARS project gave me an insight to the immense process it is to certify an organization’s level of sustainability. Even though my partner and I only tackled one section of the questions, we were able to see how much detail is required to complete this kind of certification. It also made me realize what the University can be doing differently, specifically in food and dining. Answering these questions highlighted the areas in which we are lacking. One thing that I found frustrating was that Parkhurst was not able to provide answers on a lot of specific data questions. The main reason for this was they do not produce reports for individual schools, and since Parkhurst was not the dining provider last year, they cannot produce information about last year. Besides these road bumps, I found the project insightful and helpful in understanding sustainability at a university level.