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Santa Clara University - Gathering Fruit with the Glean Team
- Santa Clara University (CA)
SCU's Glean Team is a volunteer-based group that gathers fruit from the hundreds of fruit-bearing trees on campus and surrounding area. Harvested fruit is donated to on-campus food pantries and …
- Posted Oct. 15, 2020
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Advancing Climate Action: Reflections from UBC's Experience
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
This session offers a comprehensive overview of the Climate Emergency Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Framework developed by the Sustainability Hub at the University of British Columbia (UBC). This framework …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Available for Download: Leveraging Generation Z's Impact on the Wellbeing Economy
- Texas A&M University (TX)
The goal of this presentation is to discuss the application of generational theory, specifically Generation Z, to principles of a wellbeing economy within a higher education setting. Generation Z students, …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Students, Sustainability, and Social Media: Tools for Content and Collaboration
- American University (DC)
- New York University (NY)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
Communicating sustainability efforts across social media platforms is an important but often challenging part of our work. As social media trends emerge and change, how can we convey our messaging …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Environmental Studies BA
- Principia College (IL)
Principia University's BA in Environmental Studies allows students to learn about their broad interests in the the environment. The major is designed for students with career aspirations in environmental law, …
- Posted June 20, 2018
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AASHE’s Board Retreat Insight
- AASHE (MA)
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) held a board retreat in early March at Stanford University. At the retreat we honed in on AASHE's strategic …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Diverting Waste, Feeding Communities: The Cardinal Cupboard
- University of Louisville (KY)
Facing the highest rates of food insecurity amongst faculty, staff, and students of the University of Louisville and large amounts of food waste from on-campus dining facilities, student leaders opened …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Operational Analysis: Green Grants Program
- New York University (NY)
This Operational Analysis is an overall description of how New York University's Green Grants Program is functioning, including how well the program supports its stakeholders, grantees, staff and how the …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Creighton University Leads Pledge to End Plastic Pollution
- Creighton University (NE)
During its Earth Week celebrations, Creighton University's Office of Sustainability Programs led a pledge to end plastic pollution campaign. Earth Day Network's global theme for Earth Day 2018 is End …
- Posted April 23, 2018
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Taking It to the Next Level: Campus-Community Partnerships
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- University of Florida (FL)
Engagement between campus and the local community is a strong priority for many institutions, often focused in service learning and volunteerism. But siloed approaches to service learning and volunteerism do …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Building Better Homes: University of Arizona’s Residential Sustainability Program
- University of Arizona (AZ)
This presentation is focused on residential education. Components of the University of Arizona's (UA) on-campus sustainability program will be briefly discussed. The presenters will specifically discuss replicable and successful UA …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Student-Powered Sustainability at Pacific Lutheran University
- Pacific Lutheran University (WA)
Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) has taken up its role in the environmental movement by fostering environmental education as well as promoting environmental responsibility. One of PLU's most vital facets as …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Bucknell 10-Years Sustainability Plan
- Bucknell University (PA)
January 18th 2023, President John Bravman formally announced the release of the 10-year Sustainability Plan for Bucknell University. According to President Brvaman,
"Caring for the environment and reducing waste remains …
- Posted Feb. 2, 2023
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PhD in Environmental Engineering
- University of Oklahoma (OK)
CEES at OU has a longstanding tradition of excellence in graduate education in the environmental field and offers degrees at both the master's and doctoral levels.
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Stanford Photos for Top Performer Categories
- Stanford University (CA)
Below are some photos that capture sustainability on Stanford's campus in the four categories in Research, Buildings, Water, and Diversity & Affordability.
- Posted Sept. 20, 2016
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Fredonia lights the campus green
- State University of New York at Fredonia (NY)
In celebration of Earth Month fredonia uses green lamps to light the campus, including the Landford House (the President's Residence)
- Posted April 11, 2017
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UCLA Licensed Products images for Sustainable Campus Index
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
Students on UCLA's campus wearing officially licensed products
- Posted Oct. 19, 2020
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Solar tracker at Furman Farm
- Furman University (SC)
A solar panel on a tall pole is the centerpiece of the Furman Farm. It automatically adjusts to follow the most efficient angle of the sun's rays.
- Posted Aug. 1, 2022
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Building Solidarity through Fair Trade
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
- Fair Trade Colleges & Universities
Fair Trade Campaigns is a powerful grassroots movement mobilizing thousands of conscious consumers and Fair Trade advocates on campuses and communities across the USA and around the globe. Fair Trade …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Straight to the Top: Why Sustainability Officers Should Report to the President
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
According to AASHE's 2010 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey, 28 of the 433 respondents report directly to the president at their colleges and universities. We maintain that successful sustainability work …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Collaboration, Partnership, and Community - Development and Implementation of Waste Focus Team
- Cornell University (NY)
Proposed briefing is to discuss the Waste Focus Team; part of the Focus Team initiative developed at our university in response to the institution's 2010-2015 Strategic Plan which calls for …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Climate Resilience and Economic Development: Unlikely Bedfellows in a Small Community
- Black Hills State University (SD)
- Verdis Group (NE)
In 2018, Black Hills State University began a climate resiliency planning process for the campus and surrounding community of Spearfish, South Dakota (pop. 12,000). With the help of Verdis Group, …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Achieving University Circularity in 2050
- Ayers Saint Gross (MD)
- CannonDesign (NY)
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation
It's 2050 and the world's civilizations have successfully implemented 100% recycled materials, 100% material waste diversion, 100% renewable energy-fueled systems and perpetual environmental regeneration. Within the design field, as a …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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One-Stop Thrift Shop: Sustainable Thrifting on a College Campus
- University of Denver (CO)
College students need cheap supplies for a short amount of time. This project examines the university community's material waste practices and offers alternatives that cater to community needs. Through sharing …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Campus Farmers' Market: An Innovative Partnership Approach to Building Consensus and Gaining Approval
- Purdue University (IN)
A successful farmers' market on campus provides access to local, healthy food, connects the campus to the local community and the regional landscape, and teaches students about where their food …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Combined Heat and Power: Bridge to a Carbon Neutral Future
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Universities and colleges often use district energy systems to supply heat to campus buildings. Most of these systems are fossil fueled and comprise a significant percentage of an institution's carbon …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Intersection Between Sustainability and Human Health
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The Environmental Health Committee is part of the University of Arizona's Students for Sustainability organization. It consists of thirteen students who work together to implement projects involving sustainability and the …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability Science - Online
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Master of Science in Sustainability Science with a concentration in Sustainability Leadership (Professional Science Master's) is an online graduate degree program designed to fill a management need for governmental …
- Posted April 24, 2017
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Fish and Wildlife Science (MS)
- University of Idaho (ID)
The M.S. degree with major study in either fishery resources or wildlife resources is awarded when a student has met the requirements listed below. A formal graduate program of at …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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What's the New Deal with Building 'Green' on Campus?
- Michigan State University (MI)
- Catalyst Partners (MI)
Many schools are leaning away from LEED and perhaps for good reason. Why? What are the challenges and are there alternatives to better suit campus strategies around green building. As …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Earth Conscious Menu at JMU Senior Symposium Event
- James Madison University (VA)
On Earth Day, students in JMU's School of Integrated Sciences presented their work at the annual Senior Symposium. This year, the SIS Senior Symposium was recognized by JMU's Institute for …
- Posted May 2, 2022
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850 kW Rooftop Arrays: Delaware Field House, Clayton Hall, 461 Wyoming Road
- University of Delaware (DE)
- Standard Solar
- Perpetual Energy Systems (CA)
UD's initial solar array includes more than 2,000 panels to yield an 850-kilowatt solar electric system. UD's system is expected to generate approximately 1,035,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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64 MW Warwick Solar Farm
- University of Queensland (QLD)
Q's 64 megawatt Warwick Solar farm is powering UQ to be 100 per cent renewable.
Fast facts - Over 200,000 solar panels - Clean energy generated is sufficient to power …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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Class of 1980 Student Project Fund Awards
- Yale University (CT)
The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Class of 1980 has received the Association of Yale Alumni's School Volunteer Engagement and Leadership award for two funds that have supported …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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The Solo Cup Challenge: Waste Less, Raise More
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)
- GreeniPhi (VA)
Trash shouldn't be Greek Life's legacy. It's estimated that sororities and fraternities purchase nearly a billion red plastic cups per academic year. A majority of these cups end up in …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Best Practices for Solar PPAs
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
- Dallas College (TX)
Solar energy is now economically feasible in many states of the U.S. The question is who pays for the solar panels? The costs of design, installation, operation and maintenance of …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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From a Maze to Amazing!
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The University of Arizona's Sustainability Team will be hosting an open conversation to discuss the different perspectives their team has had based on their position and their experiences surrounding sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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AASHE Student Diary Series: Abuzz with Rooftop Bees
- Harvard University (MA)
The novice beekeeping adventures of a group of Graduate School of Design (GSD) students at Harvard University are featured in this installment of the AASHE Bulletin Sustainability Student Diary series. …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Identifying alignment between common institutional priorities and sustainability objectives: one higher ed network's findings
- Dartmouth College (NH)
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- GreenerU (MA)
As higher education grapples with a shifting landscape of priorities for the 21st Century, common themes across institutions are emerging. Simultaneously, regional or peer-group sustainability networks continue to seek effective …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Evaluating the implications of Stakeholder's role towards sustainability of higher education
- Montpellier Business School (Montpellier)
- OP Jindal Global University (Haryana)
- Symbiosis International University (Maharashtra)
This paper aims to evaluate the relationship between academic optimism and sustainability of higher education. The intervening role of extra role behavior and internal branding is also examined. The data …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Converting university spending to greenhouse gas emissions: A supply chain carbon footprint analysis of UC Berkeley
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
This senior thesis study calculates a supply chain carbon footprint for UC Berkeley based on procurement expenses in fiscal year (FY) 2009. The study presents recommendations to reduce supply chain …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Mapping Campus Connections: Using GIS Story Maps as part of Place-based, Art-led Environmental Education
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- River's Edge Academy (MN)
- National Park Service (DC)
Place-based, art-led environmental education can engage students and community with the immediate world around them and help them make connections between local sustainability issues in a community and global context. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Bridging the Digital Divide Through E-Waste Diversion And Electronic Resources Management
- Temple University (PA)
This session will provide a case study of how a university can implement a life-cycle management approach to electronic waste that is financially sustainable and that works to bridge the …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Demonstrating Affordable Net-Zero Energy on Campus
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
Is it possible to achieve net-zero-energy performance and carbon neutrality in a retrofit of an historic residence with a tight budget? When this university's Office of Sustainability was presented with …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Cashing in Carbon: Selling Carbon Reductions to Leverage Campus Sustainability
- Boston University (MA)
This year, with momentum from the Chevy Campus Clean Energy Challenge, Boston University reached its 2020 goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent. Through the robust Verified …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Using Campus Solar Deployment Roadmaps to Guide University Investment
- Second Nature (MA)
- Intentional Endowments Network (MA)
- Midwest Renewable Energy Association (WI)
With support from the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) has been working to develop approaches and define opportunities for on- and off-campus solar …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Paper Steps on Campus - 9 Steps to Protecting the Climate and Reducing Waste through Campus Paper Policies
- Environmental Paper Network (ID)
Paper is changing the climate. Paper's impact is one of our planet's most significant environmental challenges. The industry uses vast amounts of fossil fuels and chemicals, prevents forests from sequestering …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Choose Earth Certificate: A Hands-on Approach to Improving Sustainability in Study Abroad
- The Education Abroad Network (IL)
The Choose Earth certificate is an optional, add-on program that students can choose to participate in while studying abroad with TEAN. It was born from our organization's Choose Earth initiative, …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Green Advisors, Sustainability Advocates, and More: Building Engaged Community
- Swarthmore College (PA)
This session will focus on innovative, action-oriented engagement opportunities in sustainability for a diverse range of stakeholders at the college and university level. At Swarthmore College, more than 80 faculty, …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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