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An Educational Program on Organic Waste Composting and Compost End Use at Kean University
- Kean University (NJ)
An institutional-wide educational and behavior change campaign was initiated in 2021 at Kean University (KU) to promote organic waste recycling and composting on campus. The program focused on three areas …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Promoting Sustainability Science on Campus: Renewable Energy Workshops Hosted at Kean University in New Jersey
- Kean University (NJ)
The project provides workshops for high school/college students and educators to learn the basics, application, and impacts of renewable energy through hands-on activities and software tools. The workshops cover many …
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Creation of an Innovative Sustainability Science Undergraduate Degree Program: A 10-Step Process
- Kean University (NJ)
This publication explains the process used at Kean University (New Jersey) to create an innovative undergraduate degree program in sustainability science. This interdisciplinary program provides students with the strong science …
- Posted June 19, 2017
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Establish An Organic Multicultural Vegetable Garden to Promote Sustainability and Address Diversity at Kean University
- Kean University (NJ)
A team of four students from Kean University committed to establish an organic multicultural vegetable garden in the Liberty Hall Farm located in Union County, New Jersey. Team members will …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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From in-vessel campus composting to sustainable urban farming: connecting science with education and community service
- Kean University (NJ)
Kean University runs a food scrap composting program with a custom-designed in-vessel composter capable of composting up to 1000 pounds of food scraps per day. It diverts food scraps from …
- Posted June 6, 2016
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Food Scraps Composting Laboratory
- Kean University (NJ)
Kean University in New Jersey installed a rotary drum composter to process pre and postconsumer food waste from campus dining facilities.
- Posted April 25, 2016
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On-Campus Food Scraps Composting: Sustainability in Practice
- Kean University (NJ)
It has been suggested that "harvesting food waste as a reusable resource is the next frontier in recycling."" This presentation will highlight the steps involved in creating a highly successful, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating a B.S. in Sustainability Science Program
- Kean University (NJ)
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, the New York Times, USA Today, and The Chronicle of Higher Education have all suggested that sustainability is a major of increasing interest among …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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EVERYBODY WINS! Effective Statewide/Regional Higher Ed Sustainability Partnerships
- Kankakee Community College (IL)
- Kansas State University (KS)
- Kean University (NJ)
EVERYBODY WINS! Effective Statewide/Regional Higher Ed Sustainability Partnerships
Meeting of minds and hearts across institutional and disciplinary boundaries. Hierarchy leveled in shared projects. More clout with governors, legislatures, local officials. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating a B.S. in Sustainability Science: Lessons Learned
- Kean University (NJ)
In less than 12 months, a B.S. in Sustainability Science degree proposal moved from conception to state approval at Kean University (NJ). It is the only degree of its kind …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Food Composting on Campus: Opportunities for Leadership for Sustainability
- Kean University (NJ)
According to a feature story in The Chronicle of Higher Education, "with great fanfare, universities are trumpeting their efforts to make society more equitable and environmentally healthy." An important question …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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USEPA MOU Program with Colleges and Universities
- Kean University (NJ)
The presentation will review a unique program of Region 2 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The partnership program is designed to create initiatives to catalyze a just …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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BS in Sustainability Science
- Kean University (NJ)
The B.S. in Sustainability Science, the only degree of its kind in New Jersey and one of only a dozen degree programs in the nation with such a focus. The …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Food Scraps Recovery at Kean University
- Kean University (NJ)
Kean University began a comprehensive on-campus food scraps composting project in January 2010. Food scraps are processed in an in-vessel composting system that requires just five days to convert them …
- Posted May 14, 2013
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30 kW Rooftop Array: Harwood Arena
- Kean University (NJ)
Harwood Arena has a 30 kW solar array that provides approximately 5% of electricity for the building. A solar array is also in place in the Maxine and Jack Lane …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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