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Inspiration and Hope for Campus Sustainability Change Agents
- Georgetown University (DC)
- Harvard University (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Intentional Endowments Network (MA)
You know those feelings you get after attending the AASHE annual conference and other sustainability conferences – inspiration, motivation, a sense of belonging, perhaps even giddy to return to campus …
- Posted Dec. 15, 2016
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Portland State University Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council award for Viking Pavilion Miller Paint work
- Portland State University (OR)
Portland State University’s design standards and sustainable procurement policy commit PSU to using sustainable products, with a preference for materials with low embodied emissions. In response to PSU's requests for …
- Posted July 31, 2018
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UC Merced's 1st Annual Earth Month Celebration
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Earth Month was an opportunity for UC Merced organizations and departments as well as Merced Community members to come together in an effort to increase student engagement with our campus …
- Posted May 17, 2018
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Harvard Facility Maintenance Operations Organic Landscaping
- Harvard University (MA)
Harvard University's Facilities Maintenance Operations (FMO) group has developed a highly successful Organic Landscaping Program. It is currently implemented across more than 25 acres of University landscape. The program was …
- Posted July 1, 2010
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Ecology Concentration in Biology (BS)
- San Francisco State University (CA)
Ecology emphasizes the study of the interactions among and between organisms and the environment, the conservation and management of populations and communities of species, and the pattern and process of …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Solar Village Community Microgrid- Four Homes, Focused on Energy
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (MO)
The solar village at the Missouri University of Science and Technology has installed a functioning microgrid to study power and energy systems at the residential and community level. This system …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Co-Creating: More Than Just a Plan
- Santa Clara University (CA)
Instead of another long Climate Action Plan that no one typically reads (as we experienced with our 2010 and 2015 Climate Action Plans), when the time came to update our …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Achieving Large-Scale Campus Emissions Reductions: The Plan, Team, & Relationships Required
- University of Dayton (OH)
After President Trump announced plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, numerous Institutions indicated they would rise to the challenge by signing the 'We Are Still …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Integrating Participatory Action Research Into Internships and Outreach - Univ of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is Chicago's only public research university with 30,000 students, 15 colleges, a hospital and a health sciences system. This session introduces Participatory Action …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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UBC Okanagan Campus Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality: Geothermal District Energy System
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
The purpose of this brief is to share information about UBC Okanagan's campus roadmap to carbon neutrality, featuring the Geothermal District Energy System and related green building strategies.
UBC Okanagan …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Nova Bike Share Program
- Villanova University (PA)
Villanova University launched Nova Bike Share in the fall of 2014. Both undergraduate and graduate students can rent a bike for a semester or academic year. Nova Bike Share is …
- Posted June 10, 2015
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Lake Management (MS)
- State University of New York at Oneonta (NY)
SUNY Oneonta's M.S. in Lake Management curriculum trains students to become effective water resource management professionals. This innovative program blends scientific training in aquatic biology, limnology and quantitative skills with …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2018
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Master of Architectural Science (Sustainable Design)
- University of Sydney (NSW)
The Master of Architecture (Sustainable Design) involves an approach to creating buildings that meets the world's need to reduce our impact on ecological systems. The built environment professions "including architects, …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Disaster Resilience Leadership Studies (MS)
- Tulane University (LA)
The Master's Degree in Disaster Resilience Leadership Studies program is dedicated to the systematic strengthening of global humanitarian leadership, a process that integrates education, research, and application - to achieve …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Master in City & Regional Planning
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
The program prepares students for professional careers in the design of human settlements in harmony with the natural environment and the needs of society. Practicing planners work in public agencies …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master in Social Responsibility & Sustainable Communities
- Western Kentucky University (KY)
The Master of Arts in Social Responsibility & Sustainable Communities is learning in action. As a student in this program you'll have the opportunity to conduct an action research project …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Architectural Engineering
- Lawrence Technological University (MI)
This unique program offers a combined Bachelor's of Science and Master Degree in 5 years. Architectural engineers have the artistic vision to understand what an architect is trying to accomplish, …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Environmental Analysis & Decision Making
- Rice University (TX)
Environmental Analysis and Decision Making is geared to teach students rigorous methods that are needed by industrial and governmental organizations to deal with environmental issues. It is a cross-disciplinary effort …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Environmental Engineering
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
The Environmental Engineering graduate program focuses on pollution control, pollution prevention, and the correction of pollution impacts on natural and/or human environments. The program includes coursework in drinking water treatment, …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Resource Management & Conservation
- Antioch University, New England (NH)
The Master of Science in Resource Management and Conservation is designed for the professional who seeks an effective leadership role in 21st century environmental management. The impacts of development on …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The Green Action Fund at Kansas State University
- Kansas State University (KS)
The Green Action Fund (GAF) at Kansas State University was initiated in 2013 as a joint project of the Office of Sustainability and the Student Governing Association (SGA). The GAF …
- Posted June 6, 2016
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Geothermal A-Maze!
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
Part of your legacy at UIC could be #AMaze! Help us to design it!
There is a deep hole next to University Hall. As deep as University Hall is tall. …
- Posted May 13, 2016
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Building the Pipeline (Not the Fossil Fuel One!)
- Tufts University (MA)
This session is about accelerating and diversifying climate leadership. The sustainability sector often reflects a lack of diversity, with a predominance of white employees, especially in higher-level positions such as …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Food Rescue
- Pacific University (OR)
Food Rescue is a student-initiated food donation program that works to diminish food waste and redistribute leftovers from Pacific University campus events and dining hall meals to local community shelters …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Pre conference Officer's Workshop - Leadership Essentials - Strategic Planning
- Stanford University (CA)
This workshop will focus on one of the key leadership and professional development skills - strategic planning. 'Strategic direction' is referred to as directions to position an organization to be …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Transformation, sustainability and HE. What's really going on?
- University of Plymouth (Devon)
Education for Sustainability (EfS) is an agenda of growing significance in UK Higher Education (HE) and internationally. To date, the focus in HE has been on content rather than process; …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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What's Missing? Reconsidering the Key Competencies in Sustainability Education
- University of Dayton (OH)
This presentation looks at the core competencies shaping the curriculum in sustainability programs, and which may impact accreditation processes for those programs in the future. An overview of the various …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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It's All Connected! Climate Change, Social Justice, Basic Needs Support and Student Leadership
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- Portland Community College (OR)
Implementing a new student leadership development program during a global pandemic, national uprising due to political and social unrest and climate-fueled fires was challenging, to say the least. However this …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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What's to Eat and Drink on Campus? Public and Planetary Health, Public Higher Education, and the Public Good.
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
Public higher education institutions (PHEIs) have a unique and important role in responding to the public and planetary health crisis—they are centers of research on public and planetary health and …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Decolonizing a College's Farm-to-Table Dinner
- University of North Carolina, Asheville (NC)
This interactive workshop will explore how Whiteness and other form of dominant social power structures can be inadvertently reproduced within farm-to-table events when embedded assumptions in regards to the program, …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Procurement Leaders Talk Sustainability: Strategies & Case Studies
- Emory University (GA)
- George Washington University (DC)
- Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (MA)
Many sustainability goals - from climate change to zero-waste to water conservation to green dining - can be advanced cost-effectively with the strategic engagement of an institution's procurement professionals. But …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Lessons from Germany to the US 1: Change
- Grinnell College (IA)
To think about how we can institute sustainability efforts at Grinnell College, we visited Germany to ask how institutions there have achieved such great success, hoping to bring successful ideas …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Challenges in the teaching of environmental journalism
- Michigan State University (MI)
- University of Maine (ME)
- University of St. Thomas (MN)
The birth of the modern environmental movement in the 1970's sparked more extended and in-depth news coverage of ecological issues and awakened interest among journalism educators and prospective journalists to …
- Posted Feb. 8, 2021
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Communicating Sustainability to Create Change
- Natural Capitalism Solutions (CO)
The early trickle of sustainability adoption has now turned into a movement, with colleges and universities leading the charge. Though, the way in which we communicate sustainability has not changed, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Climate Neutrality, Zero Net Energy Campuses, and Climate Action Plans - OH MY!
- Mount Wachusett Community College (MA)
As the number of signatories to the American College and University President's Climate Commitment increases and Sustainability Teams effectively strengthen the trend for Climate Action Plans that target Carbon Neutrality …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Conversations That Matter: A Discussion on Connecting Sustainability and Diversity in Higher Education
- California State University, East Bay (CA)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- University of Missouri (MO)
- AASHE (MA)
Are you facing challenges on your campus related to connecting diversity and sustainability? AASHE's Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee is a group of directors, managers and coordinators that are helping to …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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WTF Reduction! Waste, Technology and Facebook; Utilizing Social Media, Technology and Outreach to Effect Behavioral Change
- State University of New York at Oswego (NY)
- University of North Carolina, Asheville (NC)
- University of Virginia (VA)
- Fill it Forward (ON)
This panel will discuss the use of social media and technology and how it can be applied it to various re-use and waste reduction programs. Partnered with Cupanion, these three …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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The University of Minnesota's Power Police Project: Philosophy, Psychology and Power Strips
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MN)
Power Police student volunteers help campus office workers save power - especially the "vampire" power that electronic devices draw even when they're turned off. Volunteers make simple changes to offices …
- Posted June 30, 2010
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The Application of Ecological Footprint Analysis to Distance Learning University Contexts: A Case Study of the College of Education, University of South Africa
- University of South Africa
The Ecological Footprint (EF) analysis can be considered as an indicator for assessing the environmental impact of universities, since it indicates flow of natural resources consumption and waste generation caused …
- Posted Nov. 6, 2019
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Alternative University Appraisal Project - ESD and HEI'S in Asia Pacific
- Hokkaido University (Hokkaido)
The growth in the number of HEIs coupled with fast growing competition between them has contributed to the boom and popularity of comparisons, rankings and classifications of HEIs.
Higher education …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Setting up a MOOC on Sustainable Development: The Case of Université Laval
- Université Laval (QC)
Université Laval in Québec City is the oldest French-language university in North America. UL has some 45,000 students and 10,000 employees, offers over 400 programs, and is one of Canada's …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Campus Engagement: Sustainability @ Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
- Dickinson College (PA)
The Hive, Dickinson's beekeeping cooperative, is our newest living laboratory. The Hive engages students, staff, and faculty in learning about sustainability problems and solutions through the direct experience of beekeeping, …
- Posted July 31, 2018
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Society and Ecosystems - Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate
- University of Missouri (MO)
The Society and Ecosystems Program (SEP) is a unique interdisciplinary program that prepares students for careers with private and public organizations through advanced graduate level training and research. The certificate …
- Posted July 5, 2018
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Developing a Successful Student Sustainability Internship Program on a Liberal Arts Campus
- Colgate University (NY)
In this case study, we will walk attendees through the development process of Colgate's Sustainability Internship program that I have worked with from its creation through its current iteration. In …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Social Marketing/Behavior Change Practitioner Meetup
- University of Georgia (GA)
- Busch Systems International Inc. (ON)
Are you interested in using marketing as a behavior change agent? Me too! Let's get together for a focused discussion about goals, challenges, and successes in your behavior change programs. …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Making Short Work of a Tall Order: Maximizing Resources with STARS
- University of Calgary (AB)
How nice would it be to deliver STARS with no deadlines and unlimited resources? We all know, however, each institution is faced with its own unique constraints when implementing STARS. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Business Sustainability 2.0: Moving from Enterprise Integration to Market Transformation and the Necessary Changes in the Business System
- University of Michigan (MI)
Enterprise Integration has been with us since the mid 1990s. It involves integrating sustainability into existing business logics (such as operational efficiency, cost of capital, consumer demand, etc.) and the …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Urban Studies (BS)
- Stanford University (CA)
The Urban Studies program treats urbanism as an interdisciplinary field; it brings together students, faculty, and outside specialists concerned with cities and the impacts of cities on society and people's …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Earth Science Minor
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The Environmental Earth Science minor focuses broadly on the natural sciences, using earth science as a base to expand outward. Interrelationships are key to this course of study and the …
- Posted Aug. 30, 2018
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Sustainable Business Certificate
- University of Virginia (VA)
The Certificate in Sustainable Business is the McIntire Business Institute's newest offering. Designed in partnership with GreenBlue, an environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to the sustainable use of materials in society, …
- Posted Oct. 10, 2018
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