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Campus All-STARS: a model for streamlining reporting, improving performance, and creating synergies to advance sustainability
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
The University of Washington is a globally recognized leader in sustainability. That leadership is only possible through the dedication and work of our many and diverse campus partners ranging from …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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A Collaborative Approach to Creating a More Sustainable Campus
- Eastern Connecticut State University (CT)
As an early signatory of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, (ACUPCC), Eastern Connecticut State University made clear its ongoing commitment to leadership in environmental responsibility. We are …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Use of a Wiki Site to Promote Sustainable Actions Among Students
- Utah State University (UT)
Utah State University's new Sustainability Council created an educational website. Wanting to engage students rather than simply educate them, we added a wiki component to the website using freely available …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Fuelling a Place-Based Sustainability Movement
- University at Buffalo (NY)
Building a better future by definition is a collective effort, but often at times throughout higher education we focus inward within our own institutions. While this is a practical and …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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How Resource Innovation and Solutions Pioneered on the ASU Campus is Growing a Worldwide Network
- Arizona State University (AZ)
This is the story of how Arizona State University, through a systems approach to public engagement and a unique collaboration with the city of Phoenix, created the Resource Innovation and …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Living Labs Research
- Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges (EAUC) (Gloucestershire)
A university or college living lab is where real-world institutional problems are addressed in new dynamic partnerships between all the institution's stakeholder groups. A living lab facilitates a bridge of …
- Posted July 13, 2017
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The FIU Nature Preserve: Achieving Biological Conservation Through Diversification of Stakeholders
- Florida International University (FL)
Many institutions of higher education have sustainability initiatives; however, not all consider the importance of proximity to nature in the psychological well-being of their associated human community. Florida International University …
- Posted April 18, 2018
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Obstacles to Environmental Progress: A US Perspective
- Austin College (TX)
Open-access (free) book from University College London Press. The primary intended audiences are undergraduate and graduate students in environmental studies, sustainability, and related fields. The book focuses on predictable, practical …
- Posted March 6, 2023
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Cities Need Trees
- Boston University (MA)
Over the past year, I have dedicated myself to promoting sustainability in Boston, Massachusetts by advocating for an increased urban forest to combat climate change and rising summer temperatures. The …
- Posted May 31, 2023
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CSUN's Approach to Water Conservation Through an Irrigation System Upgrade
- California State University, Northridge (CA)
California State University, Northridge is located in Southern California, an arid region that has been in a drought for several years. With the drought conditions continuing all Californians have been …
- Posted June 6, 2016
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BS in Architecture & Sustainability
- Ferris State University (MI)
Sustainability is transforming the architectural profession. The term has become ubiquitous; not only is it associated with design and construction of "green" buildings, but it is also attached to economic …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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A Call to Action Revisited: A Sustainability Challenge
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
Since 2010, AASHE member organizations have achieved a lot in terms of making their campuses more sustainable - progress that is now quantifiable based on the STARS assessment. Yet although …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Team Waste Reduction: Using Departmental Collaboration to Transform Your Surplus Program
- Bowling Green State University (OH)
What do an 8 foot tall plywood cutout of the 'Lorax', a warehouse full of desks and 100 bicycles all have in common? They are all examples of surplus items …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Student sustainability grants for research, scholarship, projects and travel at Ohio State
- The Ohio State University (OH)
For the first time, Ohio State's sustainability offices are jointly managing a grants program for student projects in the areas of energy, environment and sustainability. The program helps to fund …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Stormwater Management Approaches on Campus Connect Community to Local Waterways Through Water Innovations Walking Tour
- Wilfrid Laurier University (ON)
Our proposed poster will showcase a novel approach to community partnerships and out-of-classroom learning experiences. As an official event of Canada Water Week 2015, Laurier partnered with REEP Green Solutions, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Self care for sustainability leaders: Insightful perspectives and innovative practices
- Portland State University (OR)
A shift toward a more connected, collaborative, and relational way of leading for sustainability requires leaders who can sustain themselves in the midst of challenging work. Self care involves slowing …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building Self-Care, Resiliency and Emotional Intelligence Into Your Sustainability Career and Advocacy
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Sustainability issues have reached a critical peak of importance. We need all hands on deck to address the urgent goals of environmental justice by utilizing the best political and personal …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Mitakuye oyasin (All My Relations): Manifesting Sustainability through Cultural Understanding
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Culture provides the structure for how we interact with our natural environment. For centuries, proclaiming a religious right to manifest destiny has justified actions that have enabled cultural values which …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Fashion Forward - an ethical and environmental look at the fashion industry
- Western Sydney University (NSW)
Do you know where that item of clothing you are wearing comes from? Is it made from synthetic or natural fibres? Did you purchase it secondhand? Did you think of …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Case Study of Multi-Campus, Interdisciplinary Energy Education Through Public-Private Partnership
- University of Hawaii Community Colleges (HI)
Energy Service Companies (ESCO's) that partner with campuses to reduce their energy bills by millions provide an unprecedented opportunity for multi-stakeholder educational programs that engage students in cutting edge training, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Developing a Framework for Sustainability Literacy Assessments in Higher Education
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale (IL)
Higher educational institutions continue to expand the scope at which sustainability is addressed within the campus community. Interdisciplinary programs developed within academic institutions to address complex systematic socio-ecological problems have …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Accounting for Ecochauvinism: Ideological Challenges and Anti-Environmentalism
- Gonzaga University (WA)
This poster examines 'ecochauvinism,' an ideological and practical counterpart to ecofeminism and conceptual frame that debuted before the Western States Communication Association's Environmental Communication Division in Seattle, Washington, earlier this …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Sustainability 2.0: How the REFOCUS Method is Enabling AASHE Members to Lead Deeper Change
- College of William & Mary (VA)
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
- REFOCUS (ON)
Many institutions are entering a 'Sustainability 2.0' phase, where offices have been established for up to ten years and topics such as recycling, composting, Eco-Reps, active transportation, etc. have seen …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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From the 3Es to the SDGs: Updating Sustainability Frameworks Used as Educational Tools
- Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
With the 2015 announcement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the multitude of research projects, policies, and frameworks of Sustainable …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Why Being Green Isn't Enough: Using Technology as a Catalyst for Sustainability in Transportation
- Emory University (GA)
- Linn-Benton Community College (OR)
- The New School (NY)
With increasing fuel prices and concerns about greenhouse gases, transportation plays an important role in the sustainability conversation on college campuses. Indeed, transportation and its byproducts affect each of us …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Using Building Science and Technology to Deliver Equitable Indoor Air Quality
- Duquesne University (PA)
- AUROS Group (PA)
The data is clear. Building occupants directly benefit from high indoor air quality in both 1) improved health and 2) improved performance. This lightening talk will not only empirically support …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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What is 'Sustainability' in the Time of Anti-Racist Uprising & a Global Pandemic?
- Cornell University (NY)
- Ithaca College (NY)
In the wake of George Floyd's murder and in the throes of a deadly pandemic, sustainability, as it's traditionally practiced, has become all but irrelevant as social unrest and unmet …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Building a Climate Movement Within a Field
- Temple University (PA)
This session will report on the founding and growth of Philosophers for Sustainability, an international organization of philosophers working to promote sustainability within and outside philosophy. Our projects include a …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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The Intersection of Safety and Sustainability
- University of Georgia (GA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
Co-hosted with the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) – a network of higher education associations with a commitment to advancing sustainability within their constituencies and the entire system of …
- Posted June 25, 2020
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Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS)
- University of Alberta (AB)
The Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS) project was a campus-wide, student-initiated series of events that engaged hundreds of students, staff and faculty in creating recommendations for sustainability across the University …
- Posted June 24, 2011
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Sustainability Impacts of Installing Low-Flow Toilets in a University Residence Hall
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
This study evaluates the sustainability impact of replacing inefficient toilets with low-flow units in a residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A graduate student initiated this project through the …
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Should We Do It? An Economic Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of a Local and Sustainable Food System at Davidson College
- Davidson College (NC)
Globalization created the conventional food system and its numerous negative effects such as environmental degradation, the loss of food cultures, antibiotic resistance, unsustainable energy use, increased food insecurity, unfair exploitation …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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UCLA Campus Recycling Action Research Team
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
The UCLA Action Research Teams (ART) program gives students the opportunity to form research teams of 5-7 students that tackle issues of campus sustainability such as energy efficiency, transportation, waste …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Estimating the energy and greenhouse gas emissions embedded in metered water at the University of Arizona
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Located in the center of the Tucson metropolitan area, the University of Arizona obtains its water from a system of on-site wells and a municipal water system that includes significant …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Realizing sustainability across curricula and campuses, lessons from George Mason University in Northern Virginia
- George Mason University (VA)
In 2007, the university leaped into sustainability initiatives with a commitment to climate neutrality, hiring of full-time energy and sustainability managers, and creation of "sustainability across the curriculum" faculty workshops. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability Transformation at a Rural University: Building New Linkages across the Campus
- Frostburg State University (MD)
Frostburg State University's commitment to sustainability has developed over a number of years as new linkages allowed to University to connect academic, residential, co-curricular, and community activities under the strategic …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Incorporating Life Cycle Analysis into Campus Dining
- University of Missouri (MO)
This study provides the greenhouse gas (GHG) estimates for thirty-nine meals using menu items served at the University of Missouri's Campus Dining Services. Meal size was normalized to 400 grams …
- Posted June 11, 2015
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Environmental Studies Certificate
- San Diego State University (CA)
The Environmental Studies Certificate is designed for students already holding a bachelor's degree (in any field) who desire to increase their understanding of the theoretical and applied approaches to environmental …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2018
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Environmental Studies (BA)
- Villanova University (PA)
This multidisciplinary program focuses on the interface between environmental science and social sciences, including public policy, political science, law, economics, sociology, geography, and planning. Toward this end, graduates will have …
- Posted Jan. 14, 2019
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Design and Environmental Analysis Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
D+EA offers an integrative, flexible undergraduate curriculum that is student-centric. The program provides a substantive design education and is one of the few comparable programs that is STEM certified. Students …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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BA in Sustainability Studies
- Roosevelt University (IL)
The nation and the world face an unprecedented challenge in the 21st century: we need to redesign and rethink much of our way of life to make it sustainable given …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Engineeering (BEnE)
- University of Delaware (DE)
To enable students to tailor the program to best meet their needs and interests, there are options for four concentrations within the bachelor's degree program in Environmental Engineering: Contaminant Transport …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Planning/Policy (BA)
- University of Southern Maine (ME)
The Department of Environmental Science and Policy offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Environmental Planning and Policy. The combination of these two disciplines recognizes the inherent interconnection in …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Science (BS)
- Royal Roads University (BC)
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (BSc-ES) is years three and four combined in an intensive 12-month program that complements students' knowledge in environmental science with courses in environmental …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Studies Science Bachelor
- St. Cloud State University (MN)
Students who major in environmental science or studies work at the intersections of the natural world and the human-made world. This interdisciplinary education will prepare students to influence the outcomes …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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PhD Environmental Science
- University of Nevada Las Vegas (NV)
All environmental science graduate students complete three core courses: Environmental ProSeminar (ENV 701), Environmental Problem Solving (ENV 702), and Environmental Law and Policy Seminar (ENV 703). Students develop their degree …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
Environmental Engineering involves the application of engineering principles to the design and development of systems, processes, and tools needed for the protection of the environment, human health, and natural ecosystems …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Earth Science (BA)
- Baylor University (TX)
The BA degree in Earth Science covers a broad spectrum of topics and is designed to give the Earth science major an understanding of the Earth's materials and processes. Topical …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Policy Concentration in Public Policy (MPP)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The MPP program with a concentration in environmental policy prepares students at the master's degree level to apply sustainability principles and approaches to careers in a variety of fields that …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Sustainable Tourism Concentration, Tourism Development & Management (BS)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The tourism development and management program provides students with the theoretical understanding necessary to maneuver the complexities of one of the world's largest industries. A concentration in sustainable tourism allows …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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