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Green Fund
- University of Texas at El Paso (TX)
GF stands for Green Fund, which is a fee referendum that will cost $3 per student per semester, raising up to $40,000 per year for campus sustainability projects. These projects …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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We Mean Green Fund
- University of North Texas (TX)
The We Mean Green Fund provides the opportunity for members of the UNT community to make our campus more sustainable. Every student pays a $5 Environmental Service fee during the …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Sustainability Fee
- Western Michigan University (MI)
The Student Sustainability grants are available to students paying the campus Sustainability Fee, which students approved by vote in 2010. WMU's Student Sustainability Grant Program awarded $10,928 to four projects …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Canadian Institute of Resources Law
- University of Calgary (AB)
The Canadian Institute of Resources Law is the leading national centre of expertise on legal and policy issues relating to Canada's natural resources. Since its establishment in 1979, the Institute …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The Center for Energy Research
- University of Nevada Las Vegas (NV)
The Center for Energy Research (CER) focuses on research, information exchange, and education in energy topics. Issues of particular interest to the Center's geographical region include such general topics as: …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The Right Question: A Key Change Management Skill
- Society for College and University Planning (MI)
Sustainability professionals are asked to guide groups to decisions and to offer advice on a variety of issues. The starting question can make all the difference to a successful outcome. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating Conscious Cultures through Mindfulness
- Princeton University (NJ)
Better known for its ability to benefit people personally, mindfulness is increasingly being linked to encouraging sustainable behaviors that could lead to more conscious, compassionate cultures. Participants will learn why …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Student Sustainability Advisory Committee Materials
- University of Central Florida (FL)
A webform was created for an easily accessible application that allowed for extensive outreach. The application did not require any paper usage and allowed for easy organization. The application did …
- Posted April 27, 2016
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Sustainable Fleet at Yale University
- Yale University (CT)
At Yale University, transportation is vital to the University's operation. Fleet Management is a department that has gone to tremendous lengths to provide exceptional transit services for the entire university. …
- Posted June 6, 2016
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ENERGY STAR Commercial Buildings College Course Materials Package
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
The ENERGY STAR college-level course, Introduction to Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Through EPA's ENERGY STAR Program, gives students practical, hands-on experience with commercial building energy efficiency. This course was …
- Posted June 27, 2016
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Geographic Information Science and Technology Concentration, University Studies (BS)
- Texas A&M University (TX)
The broad objective of the academic discipline of geography is to understand and improve the human environment: Earth. Understanding the Earth's surface requires a consideration of both natural and social …
- Posted Sept. 30, 2019
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Environmental Institute 2023-2024 Annual Report
- University of Virginia (VA)
The 2023-2024 academic year was a remarkable one for UVA's Environmental Institute. The EI funded 42 faculty during the year and, since its inception, has engaged 160 faculty from 11 …
- Posted Oct. 22, 2024
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Holdsworth Retrofit and Renovation
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA) has a rapidly evolving commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the environmental sustainability of its operations. According to the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Investing in Sustainability: Navigating Funding, Relationships, & Growth
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Staff from the University of Arizona's Office of Sustainability will share their journey of growth and (usually) strategic change, exploring the development and institutionalization of sustainability at the U of …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Environmental Design (BS)
- University of Houston (TX)
The Bachelor of Science in environmental design follows many of the degree plans of architecture degrees with less of an emphasis on professional practice and more on an emphasis on …
- Posted Dec. 6, 2019
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Indirect Water Footprint Illustration
- University of Virginia (VA)
University of Virginia is the first institution to document an indirect/virtual water footprint for the water impact of products purchased by the institution. A recent study calculated the UVA water …
- Posted Aug. 1, 2018
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Sustainability Quest
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
Students Hula hooped 64 rotations for the 64 geothermal wells on University of Illinois at Chicago's campus! This was one of four stops on the Sustainability Quest to spread awareness …
- Posted April 29, 2019
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Specialisation: High Performance Buildings
- University of Sydney (NSW)
The High Performance Buildings program at the University of Sydney is unique in Australia. It offers the opportunity to pursue or develop an exciting career in the built environment field …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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138 kW Rooftop Arrays: Cliffs Cottage and Lay Physical Activities Center
- Furman University (SC)
Furman's commitment to sustainable operations extends to finding ways to create renewable energy on campus. University installations of solar photovoltaic panels total 138 kw, with installations near Cliffs Cottage, near …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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5 kW Rooftop, Wall and Pole Mount Arrays: Student Center
- Seattle University (WA)
- Seattle City Light (WA)
Seattle University's solar electric installation was a joint effort between seniors in the School of Science and Engineering and the Facilities department. The students determined the best location for the …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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Spartans Celebrate at the Go Green Go Earth Event
- Michigan State University (MI)
Spartans celebrated Earth Month by attending our annual event celebrating the environment and sustainability. The Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU) in collaboration with the MSU Office hosted sustainability …
- Posted April 28, 2025
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Center for Water Law and Policy
- Texas Tech University (TX)
The Center for Water Law and Policy was created in 2005 in response to the growing need for research into and information about global water issues. It was designed to …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) – Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy, PHaSE – was one of 46 national centers created in 2009 by the …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Smart Print: Using the Cloud to Identify Waste & Excess Energy Consumption
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
- Pharos Systems International (NY)
The University of Illinois at Chicago has deployed a new, cloud-based tool to deliver a campus-wide view of their printer fleet, their users who print and the documents they print. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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STARS 101: The Basics of Conducting a Campus Sustainability Assessment
- State University of New York at New Paltz (NY)
- AASHE (MA)
AASHE's Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. With more than 700 registered institutions on six …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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WFU Biofuels
- Wake Forest University (NC)
WFU BioFuels will fuel the crucial movement toward sustainable energy development. The facility will incubate the research and innovation that fuel our country's sustainable energy industries, helping alleviate problems of …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating a Strategic Plan for Sustainability
- University of Regina (SK)
How do you create a powerful sustainability strategic plan with limited internal resources and what should that plan say? This session will answer these questions by providing insight into the …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Music as a Tool for Environmentalism and Change
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
Music is present in social movements - but is it an effective catalyst for change in environmental and sustainability-related spaces? Scientific evidence supports the reality that music affects people physically …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Using Compost to Seek Green Justice Beyond the Campus
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The University of Arizona Compost Cats is an organization that works to divert organic waste from landfills and converts it into valuable soil amendment for Southern Arizona's arid soils. But …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Farmer Fridays: Connecting Students to Communities Through Stories
- Western Kentucky University (KY)
One goal for local institutions' different Offices of Sustainability is to bridge the gap between the campus and the community. This case study follows Western Kentucky University's path to connect …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Reducing Waste on Campus Through Reusable Bags
- University of Denver (CO)
Plastic banners used for advertising purposes often end up in the landfill after being used. To prevent this waste, we partnered with Mile High Workshop to re-purpose these banners into …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Social Marketing as a Means to Influence Student Behavior Towards Energy Conservation
- University of Mary Washington (VA)
Social marketing is one of many approaches to changing behavioral patterns. In this paper, the specific behavior is electricity conservation and the social marketing is provided by NORESCO, one of …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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From principle to product: Exploring process through the Solar Decathlon
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The premise of this thesis is to examine the process and development of the evolution of words into built form. The abstract principle followed through the design process is the …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Producing Podcasts in the Classroom: A Case Study from ENST 300 - Environmental Justice
- Lawrence University (WI)
This session will focus on how to guide students through the process of scripting, recording, producing, distributing, and assessing podcasts as a course project. It will draw on specific examples …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Microgrid Workforce Development Training
- Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus (AZ)
Arizona State University's (ASU) Laboratory for Energy And Power Solutions (LEAPS) offers over 300 hours of training in energy systems, microgrids, minigrids (off-grid systems), grid modernization, and other energy-related topics. …
- Posted July 10, 2024
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Maximizing Campus Sustainability through Student/Staff-Driven Energy Efficiency and Engagement
- Colorado School of Mines (CO)
- McKinstry (WA)
Learn about driving behavioral/engagement strategies to increase campus sustainability from two universities leveraging energy-saving programs to accomplish this. These campuses are utilizing social science-based behavioral principles to break down barriers …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Composting for Sustainability - Food Scraps and Organics Management on Campus
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- University of Southern California (CA)
- University of Vermont (VT)
Composting is nature's climate champion. From soil fertility to carbon sequestration to nurturing biodiversity and energy generation, the management of food scraps and organic waste has come a long way …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Self-operated vs. corporate contract: A study of food procurement at two universities in Manitoba
- University of Manitoba (MB)
- University of Waterloo (ON)
Public institutions are increasingly being pressured to demonstrate how they are meeting their responsibilities and obligations to sustainability. Yet there is little academic research on food procurement at universities in …
- Posted March 6, 2019
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A Sustainable Thanksgiving Feast: Preserving Heritage Turkeys
- Emory University (GA)
For the second year in a row Emory has partnered with Heritage Foods USA to present the Thanksgiving Heritage Harvest Feast. The Feast features Heritage turkeys, an older breed of …
- Posted June 16, 2010
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Beyond Campus Roofs: Solar for the Community
- University of Utah (UT)
U Community Solar is an innovative program to give the University of Utah a local, tangible way to offset its carbon footprint over the next 20 years. The one-time program …
- Posted June 10, 2015
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Best Practices in Using the Campus as a Living Lab
- Rice University (TX)
- Santa Clara University (CA)
Using the campus as a living lab for applied sustainability learning is a powerful way for students to learn about sustainability and develop key sustainability competencies, and is an important …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Benchmarking tools for assessing and tracking sustainability in higher educational institutions: Identifying an effective tool for the University of Saskatchewan
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Purpose
The University of Saskatchewan (UofS) has indentified five areas of campus life critical to improving the university's sustainability performance: education, research, operations, governance, and community engagement. In recognition of …
- Posted May 6, 2016
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Lessons From the Field of Education: Bridging Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability
- Chatham University (PA)
- University of Michigan (MI)
Social justice (i.e. equity) is one of sustainability's '3Es,' alongside the economy and environment. Yet too often, these 'Es' are framed with shaky connections or as separate spheres. This has …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Environmental Chemistry Concentration, BS
- Bridgewater State University (MA)
The Environmental Chemistry Concentration incorporates the Chemistry Department's overall goal to emphasize the fundamental role of chemistry within global society by providing students with courses that integrate sustainability, green chemistry, …
- Posted Jan. 31, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montclair State University has been actively engaged in Green Chemistry education since the early 1990’s. In addition to offering an advanced undergraduate course …
- Posted March 1, 2017
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1 MW Seventh Avenue Ground Mount Array
- California State University, Monterey Bay (CA)
- SunEdison
The 6.4-acre solar panel array – consisting of approximately 3,900 panels – was installed at ground level on a vacant lot on the east side of Seventh Avenue, between Col. …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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Center for Integrative Conservation Research
- University of Georgia (GA)
Established in 2007 after several years of planning and funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the CICR seeks to bring together conservation experts from across disciplines …
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Getting Their Attention: The Facts and Stats to get Your Sustainability Proposal Accepted
- University of St. Thomas (MN)
The single most important and often most challenging step in initiating a campus sustainability program is gaining alignment from university officials. At last year's AASHE Conference, a conversation was begun …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Growing a Successful RecycleMania Campaign
- University of Iowa (IA)
RecycleMania has grown at the University of Iowa from a quiet program in 2013 and a 5th place finish in the Big Ten to a well-known time of the year …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Natural Environment Planning for the Urban Campus
- Dalhousie University (NS)
Dalhousie University is located in the heart of the urban core. The Office of Sustainability, with committee guidance, has developed a natural environment plan for the University. The plan considers …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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