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Permaculture Design Certification Course
- George Mason University (VA)
This course provides an introduction to the practice of permaculture. Students have the opportunity to practice multiple design exercises, explore how permaculture principles and strategies could be adopted to their ...
- Posted Aug. 22, 2016
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College Hopes & Worries Survey Reports
- The Princeton Review (MA)
Every year, The Princeton Review surveys thousands of college applicants and their parents about their perspective on the admissions process. For many years, this survey has included a question related ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Water bottle ban a success; bottled beverage sales have plummeted
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Sales of bottled beverages at Washington University in St. Louis have plummeted 39 percent since 2009, when the university became the first in the nation to ban the sale of ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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AAS degree in Environmental Technologies and Sustainable Practices
- Cascadia College (WA)
The Associate in Applied Science-Transfer degree in Environmental Technologies and Sustainable Practices is a comprehensive technical degree that provides industry-specific knowledge and professional skills that are vital to staking a ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Practices
- Cascadia College (WA)
Cascadia College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Practices provides a pathway to careers in the green industry. Graduates will learn the skills necessary to plan and implement sustainable ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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BS in Environment & Sustainability
- Catawba College (NC)
Catawba College's B.S. in Environment & Sustainability offers value-added education that goes well beyond classroom teaching and provides many real-world opportunities for students. The College's 189-acre ecological ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Not All Are Created Equal: An Analysis of the Environmental Programs/Departments in U.S. Institutions of Higher Education From 1900 Until March 2014
- City University of New York, Baruch College (NY)
Environmental academic programs in U.S. institutions of higher education have traditionally lacked definition of their nature and unifying principles. In order to ascertain how these programs are presently constituted ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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College and University Environmental Programs as a Policy Problem (Part 2): Strategies for Improvement
- Yale University (CT)
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
- University of Alberta (AB)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Bucknell University (PA)
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- Ursinus College (PA)
Environmental studies and environmental sciences programs in American and Canadian colleges and universities seek to ameliorate environmental problems through empirical enquiry and analytic judgment. In a companion article (Part 1 ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Environmental Attitudes and Information Sources Among African American College Students
- Texas Southern University (TX)
The author examined the environmental attitudes of African American college students by using the 15-item New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Scale. The author also attempted to determine their everyday environmental behaviors ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Commitment to the environment and student support for “green” campus initiatives
- Haverford College (PA)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
Past research has demonstrated that commitment to the environment strongly predicts global pro-environmental intentions. This research is the first to examine whether the commitment to the environment model predicts college ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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College and University Environmental Programs as a Policy Problem (Part 1): Integrating Knowledge, Education, and Action for a Better World?
- Yale University (CT)
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
- University of Alberta (AB)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Bucknell University (PA)
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- Ursinus College (PA)
The environmental sciences/studies movement, with more than 1000 programs at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, is unified by a common interest - ameliorating environmental problems through ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Sustainability, meet Doug Flutie
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
This post reviews the available research on how campus sustainability impacts student recruitment, including surveys of incoming students by many individual institutions. It makes the case that campus sustainability is ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Leadership in Collaboration for the Higher Education Sector: HEASC 2008 Annual Report
- Second Nature (MA)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
This report describes the collective and individual activities of each of the members of the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC), a network of higher education associations working together to ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2008
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
This survey of entering students at four-year institutions in the US finds significant support for green initiatives among incoming students. Almost a third of entering freshmen (29.5 percent) reported ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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Understanding the Management of Sustainability on One Public Midwestern College Campus
- Eastern Illinois University (IL)
Environmental sustainability is a substantial issue within our world today that is on the forefront of policy makers' minds. Implementation of sustainability initiatives on a college campus comes in many ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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Sustainable Solutions: University–Community Partnerships
- Portland State University (OR)
What is the role of the university? Current systems may stress research output, but Wortham-Galvin, Allen and Sherman seek to reestablish the importance of teaching and service in the work ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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Sustainable Solutions: Let Knowledge Serve the City
- Portland State University (OR)
Portland, Oregon is making a name for itself as one of the most sustainable cities in the world. Whether you’ve heard about the farmers’ markets, the cycle-friendly streets or ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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From theory to practice : an analysis of transformative social innovation at the University of British Columbia
- University of British Columbia (BC)
Higher education institutions are striving to become both models and leaders in innovation for sustainable development, as sustainability is becoming a growing priority around the world. The approaches adopted by ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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Sustaining Undergraduate Sustainability Education
- United States Coast Guard Academy (CT)
The importance of educating future generations of engineers with respect to sustainability is becoming increasingly obvious. At the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CGA), the engineering faculty recognize the need ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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Incorporating Geo-Sustainability Concepts in Shrinking Geotechnical Curricula and the New FE Requirements
- Saint Louis University (MO)
- University of North Florida (FL)
Introducing sustainability concepts into geotechnical education makes good sense since civil engineering projects are energy intensive and geotechnical engineers are involved early in civil engineering projects. There are two major ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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Attitudes of Incoming Civil Engineering Students toward Sustainability as an Engineering Ethic
- Texas A&M University (TX)
This study presents the results of a survey of new civil engineering students at a large, conservative, land-grant university. Students were asked a set of questions about engineering ethics and ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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B.S. in Environmental Studies
- University of North Carolina, Asheville (NC)
The Environmental Studies Program at UNC Asheville prepares students for graduate studies or for employment in government, education, industry, consulting, and nonprofit organizations. The curriculum addresses environmental issues from an ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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Environmental and Cultural Sustainability Certificate
- University of North Carolina, Asheville (NC)
The Environmental and Cultural Sustainability Certificate program is designed for individuals employed in or seeking employment in fields in which sustainability concepts play an integral role such as: land use ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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Sustainability Management Certified Professional (SMCP)
- California State University, Chico (CA)
- Dominican University of California (CA)
- Yale University (CT)
- Sustainability Management Association (CA)
- Dallas College (TX)
The Sustainability Management Certified Professional (SMCP) is a professional credential for sustainability practitioners. SMCP qualifies an individual's understanding of managing for sustainability and retention of the body of knowledge ...
- Posted Aug. 17, 2016
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Food insecure student clients of a university-based food bank have compromised health, dietary intake and academic quality
- University of Alberta (AB)
University and college students in wealthy countries may be vulnerable to financial food insecurity. If food insecure students have suboptimal health, their ability to learn and excel in their education ...
- Posted Aug. 14, 2016
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Master of Science in Energy Systems Management
- University of San Francisco (CA)
The Master of Science in Energy Systems Management is designed for people seeking the skills and knowledge to work in the fast changing world of electrical generation, distribution, conservation, and ...
- Posted Aug. 12, 2016
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Institute of Applied Agriculture Certificate
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) is a 60-credit, two-year academic certificate program in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. The ...
- Posted Aug. 12, 2016
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Sustainability Assessment of Higher Education Institutions in Saudi Arabia
- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Universities are paramount change drivers in bringing about a culture of sustainability in society by setting themselves up as models and nurseries for sustainable development. Thus, assessment of sustainability integration ...
- Posted Aug. 12, 2016
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BS in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
- Colorado State University (CO)
The major in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability provides a strong scientific foundation in ecosystem ecology integrated with a broad knowledge of the cultural, social, economic, and political issues that are ...
- Posted Aug. 12, 2016
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Ohio University Online Master of Public Administration – Concentration in Environmental & Energy Policy
- Ohio University (OH)
Unlike other Master's in Public Administration online programs, Ohio University offers a curriculum built for the real challenges of public administration. You won't find us teaching hypotheticals. Instead ...
- Posted Aug. 12, 2016
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Net Zero Water Planning Toolkit
- Brendle Group (CO)
The Net Zero Water (NZW) Planning Toolkit is intended to standardize and simplify water analysis and planning, while also maximizing economic returns and environmental benefits. The toolkit includes four phases ...
- Posted Aug. 12, 2016
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Converting Scholarly Journals to Open Access: A Review of Approaches and Experiences
Subscription journals have been converting or “flipping” to open access (OA) for about as long as OA has been an option. For just as long, OA proponents have been writing ...
- Posted Aug. 10, 2016
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Sustainability Science: Field Methods and Exercises
Describes the theory and practice of field methods in Sustainability Science, a program at a growing number of universities. This book builds up on the experience and lessons learned by ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Implementation Model: Water Hub
- Emory University (GA)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
Emory University’s Water Hub uses on-site, adaptive ecological technology to reclaim up to 400,000 gallons of campus wastewater daily. The system has cut potable water consumption by as ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Implementation Model: Tying Energy Costs to Building Occupants
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
UC Berkeley's Energy Management Initiative (EMI) targets building occupants through building surveys and energy dashboards, and allocates energy cost responsibility to individual campus operating units to achieve savings of ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Interdepartmental Undergraduate Minor in Energy
- Ball State University (IN)
This interdepartmental minor gives students an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the development, use, and conservation of energy. Students may focus on solar and alternative energy systems, energy policy ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Undergraduate Minor in International Resource Management
- Ball State University (IN)
This undergraduate minor is designed to prepare students for service abroad, primarily in the less developed countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, in such organizations as the Peace Corps ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Undergraduate Minor in Natural Resources
- Ball State University (IN)
This undergraduate minor is designed to enhance career opportunities in areas of natural resource management such as soils, water, land, recreation and energy management for a variety of science and ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Undergraduate Minor in Environmental Management
- Ball State University (IN)
This undergraduate minor is designed to enhance career opportunities in environmental management (i.e., air and water quality, waste management) in regulatory agencies, health departments and environmental consulting at the ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Environmental Communication Concentration (BA in Communication)
- The University of New Mexico (NM)
Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Communication program may choose to concentrate in Environmental Communication, which focuses on communication as it relates to human perceptions of, and actions toward ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Smart Partnerships: How Higher Education Institutions Can Enhance the Capacity of the UN to Govern the Global Commons
- Antioch University, New England (NH)
This dissertation explores how partnerships between UN agencies and higher education institutions (HEIs) can enhance governance of the global commons. Unique attributes that HEIs have to offer in this regard ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Learning sustainability leadership: An action research study of a graduate leadership course
- Portland State University (OR)
This study used action research methodology to examine the development of sustainability leadership in a graduate leadership course. The research investigated the impact of this leadership course, which was designed ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Sustainability in higher education through the perspective of CSU campus presidents
- California State University, Long Beach (CA)
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) play a central role in global efforts toward environmental sustainability. With 23 campuses, the California State University (CSU) is the largest higher education system in ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Beyond Science: Framing Sustainability to Welcome All Disciplines
- AASHE (MA)
- Creative Change Educational Solutions (MI)
- Sustainability Curriculum Consortium (MD)
Colleges and universities trying to integrate sustainability across the curriculum often encounter a common stumbling block: the perception that sustainability is relevant only to environmental science. This false belief can ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2016
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Open Letter to Sustainability Evaluating Organizations
- AASHE (MA)
Below is the Open Letter to Sustainability Evaluating Organizations, posted to the AASHE Discussion Forums on July 19, 2010 (FAQs included). Original signatories are indicated in the PDF, and the ...
- Posted Aug. 4, 2016
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Economic feasibility of campus-wide photovoltaic systems in New England
- University of New Haven (CT)
Compared to the national average residential retail electricity price, Connecticut (CT) had the 4th highest electricity price in the country with 19.23 cents/kWh in September 2015, nearly 50 ...
- Posted Aug. 3, 2016
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Northern Arizona University Energy Mentor Program
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
This is a how-to guide for higher education institutions who wish to carry out behavior based energy conservation programs. The guide is based on a program that has been implemented ...
- Posted Aug. 3, 2016
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HBCU Green Report 2014
- Clark Atlanta University (GA)
The 2014 HBCU Green Report, which is based on a survey of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), indicates that there is significant activity underway on HBCU campuses to promote ...
- Posted Aug. 2, 2016
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Minority-Serving Institutions Green Report: 2010 Campus Sustainability Survey
- United Negro College Fund (GA)
The Minority-Serving Institutions Green Report shares the results of a 2010 survey of minority-serving institutions administered by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Institute for Capacity Building and the Sustainable ...
- Posted Aug. 2, 2016
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The place of content and pedagogy in shaping sustainability learning outcomes in higher education
- University of Haifa
This research investigates the ways in which undergraduate courses dealing with the environment address sustainable development (SD), and contribute to the development of sustainability learning outcomes (SLO). The participants in ...
- Posted Aug. 1, 2016
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