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Techniques to Foster Interpersonal Competences
- Nanyang Technological University
Interpersonal Competences (ICs) are vital for sustainability change agents. Evidence shows that ICs are also highly-prized career skills. A student with strong ICs can productively interact and empathize with collaborators …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability, Equity & Inclusivity: Diversifying the Conversation
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Sustainability Weekend is a conference organized by graduate and undergraduate students from various departments at CMU. This year's theme, 'Sustainability, Inclusivity & Equity' seeks to expand the scope of environmental …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Campus Sustainability: A Motivational Analysis for Change
- Chatham University (PA)
Current business practices are a leading source of environmental degradation, especially employee actions in the workplace that generate excessive waste to landfill, resource depletion, and other negative impacts. The UN's …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Engaging Students and Low-Income Community Members: Successes in Conservation and Social Equity
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
The FLOWS program (Foundation for Leaders Organizing for Water and Sustainability), is made up of diverse CU Boulder Environmental Center student staff and historically marginalized community members that team up …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Teaching Sustainability
- Otterbein University (OH)
This presentation offers a case study of how teaching sustainability can become a force for change on campus and the wider community. The paper examines the 10 week process by …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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College Students' Emissions “Foodprint”: Can Eco-Labels Shift Diet Types?
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Due to the higher greenhouse gas emissions from livestock food production compared to plant-based food production, it is imperative that consumers shift their diets away from meat. One possible method …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Learning for Biosphere Security in a Crowded, Warming World
- University of Northern British Columbia (BC)
Among all the pressing needs for educational innovations that humanity faces today, arguably the most imperative is the need to elicit the learner's active involvement in a 'Great Transition' that …
- Posted May 8, 2018
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147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability: Connecting the Environment, the Economy, and Society 2nd Edition
- Colorado State University (CO)
Forewords by David Orr and by AASHE's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Dr. Anthony “Tony” Cortese in recognition for his tremendous impact in advancing sustainability in higher education.
While currently …
- Posted Sept. 19, 2018
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Growing a Local and Sustainable Food System at Appalachian State University
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Appalachian Food Services is working with the Office of Sustainability to incorporate local and sustainably produced food products into our campus dining with an overall goal of improving the campus …
- Posted June 10, 2011
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Campus Clothing Swap
- Florida International University (FL)
This project was produced by my club Society for Sustainable Souls at Florida International Universities (FIU) campus. It was created to encourage sustainability as well as community on FIU's campus. …
- Posted May 19, 2022
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Towards a universal carbon footprint standard: A case study of carbon management at universities
- University of Southampton
Organisations of all types are significant contributors to international greenhouse gas emissions. The business case for supporting low-carbon practices is gathering pace, alongside the regulatory demands imposed through carbon emission …
- Posted May 14, 2018
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MS in Environmental Engineering
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The Environmental Engineering graduate program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, focuses on environmental pollution control, management, and protection of resources, including air, water and land. Through Distance Education and …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Integrated Environmental Science, Master of Science (M.S.)
- Bethune-Cookman University (FL)
The Master of Science in Integrated Environmental Science at Bethune-Cookman University offers advanced interdisciplinary education, combining scientific and social methodologies to address complex environmental issues. The program prepares students for …
- Posted April 23, 2025
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BS Biological Science
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
The CSUF Department of Biological Science is dedicated to educating the individual student using active-learning, inquiry-based educational approaches throughout its curriculum. The curriculum for biology majors provides a broad exposure …
- Posted Aug. 4, 2022
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Minor in Sustainable Urban Development
- Portland State University (OR)
Interest in sustainability and urban development has steadily grown in recent years among students. Our urban region has attracted considerable national and international attention and been a center of activity …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Automated Gardening System with Solar Integration
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Industrialized agriculture has benefitted our society by feed billions but is also adding a burden to the environment. Inefficient watering techniques and indiscriminate use of chemicals in much of today's …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Sustainable Living Student Communities
- Furman University (SC)
Does your institution have a dedicated sustainable living student community in which students live together and strive to live more sustainable lifestyles? What curricular and co-curricular programming is offered as …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Seeing Sustainability Through Indigenous Eyes: Collaborative Cross-Cultural Teaching and Learning
- George Mason University (VA)
This presentation will showcase a field course offered by George Mason University in collaboration with the Maijuna indigenous group of the Peruvian Amazon. The authors worked with the Maijuna to …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Creating Living Laboratories Through Campus Ecological Restoration
- Eastern Washington University (WA)
At Eastern Washington University we are currently working to restore 120 acres of campus farmland back to native habitat with the goal to preserve natural landscapes, sequester carbon, promote sustainable …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Rooted in Community: Collaboration with Local Land Trusts
- Davidson College (NC)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL)
As higher education institutions, and specifically sustainability offices, seek to broaden and deepen collaboration with local organizations, the land trust community is a natural partner. In many cases, both the …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Leveraging Funding to Provide Student Experience and Community Enrichment
- Furman University (SC)
Would you like to learn how to provide consistent funding for a resilient student fellowship program? We have some thoughts and experiences to share. Furman University, a liberal arts school, …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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A Solar-Powered Automatic Composter: Students Combine Engineering, Science and Community Engagement
- University of Houston - Downtown (TX)
The University of Houston-Downtown's Center for Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (CUAS) has a number of student initiatives focused at creating future sustainability leaders. One area of focus is to foster …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Waste Reduction - Connecting the Student Experience, Academics, and Sustainability
- Wayne State University (MI)
Wayne State University embarked upon an expansive campus-wide waste reduction program to support the goals of the Strategic Plan and Sustainability Plan. These planning documents call for increased operational efficiency …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Preparing a Faculty Cohort to Facilitate Internal Curriculum Integration Workshops
- University of Michigan (MI)
- Dallas College (TX)
An increasing number of colleges & universities are working to integrate sustainability & social justice into the curriculum. This often involves faculty development workshops led by external facilitators. In-house efforts, …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Green Globes Certification: A Practical Approach for Sustainable Campuses
- University of Florida (FL)
- Green Building Initiative (OR)
Green Globes is an affordable and practical, yet comprehensive nationally recognized sustainability certification for commercial and multifamily buildings. The Green Globes platform was modified and developed through the public, collaborative, …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Fair Trade Chocolates: Raising the Challenge with Sweets
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington (NC)
UNCW is one of over 46 universities nationally that have embarked on a campaign to achieve Fair Trade (FT) Status by ingraining FT practices, principles, and policy into their campus …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Go Green or Get Gone: Teachers College as a Case Study
- Teachers College, Columbia University (NY)
What is the role of graduate schools of education in the face of local and global environmental challenges? This session explores this question by presenting the development process and implementation …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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A Novel Alternative to Purchasing Carbon Off-Sets
- Utah State University (UT)
Nearly one-fifth (19%) of Utah State University's (USU) carbon emissions result from faculty, staff and students traveling on business. Travelers logged over 17 million miles in air travel and over …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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From Waste to Fuel: An Interactive Introduction to Community-Based Biodiesel Production
- John Brown University (AR)
- Springboard Biodiesel (CA)
Making biodiesel from waste oils, locally, is a community-based act of collaboration and empowerment that has a significant positive impact on the environment and saves money on any institution's fuel …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Meeting the "Green Skills Gap" With the Climate Action Clinic
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
Hundreds of campuses have been actively tracking and managing their own carbon footprints for years yet this has not yet translated into large scale carbon management education and engagement programs …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Nurturing the Seeds of Sustainability Education: Information Regime in Brazilian Public HEI
- Northumbria University (Newcastle Upon Tyne)
- Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca
- Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia
We currently live under the Anthropocene, a period in which human beings have generated impacts on nature corresponding to a geological force capable of modifying the planet's biophysical parameters, affecting …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Sustainable development in Portuguese higher education institutions from the faculty perspective
- Polytechnic Institute of Santarém
- University of Aveiro
Higher education institutions play a fundamental role and have great responsibility in promoting sustainability and achieving sustainable development goals. It is therefore essential to study the teacher's perceptions of incorporating …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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RecycleMania as a Campus as a Living Lab Project
- Central New Mexico Community College (NM)
Can college faculty help to reduce waste, increase recycling, and introduce sustainability concepts, all while sticking to their course learning outcomes? At Central New Mexico Community College, we found a …
- Posted June 11, 2015
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Sustainably Revisioning the Future: Insights to Build Upon from the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Texas A&M University-Commerce (TX)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a unique global opportunity to reset longstanding practices. The societal, economic, and environmental challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic have reached every facet of life …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Building the Capacity of Change Agents
- University of Alberta (AB)
Building a movement to advance sustainability culture requires both institutional changes and changes to personal behaviour. Nestled in this movement of creating a sustainable culture is the important role of …
- Posted June 11, 2015
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Transitioning from Sustainability Planning to Meaningful Implementation
- Ohio University (OH)
With the formal adoption of the Sustainability Plan occurring in Summer 2011 and the Climate Action Plan in Winter 2012, Ohio University is in its first year of transitioning from …
- Posted May 9, 2013
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EVs with PVs: Analysis of Electric Vehicle Integration at Stanford University Using Solar PV Panels
- Stanford University (CA)
As electric vehicles (EVs) are growing in popularity, Stanford University realizes that there may be great value in providing EV charging spots on campus for commuters and residents who switch …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Go DefaultVeg: Using Behavioral Nudges to Reduce Food-Related GHG Emissions at Your Institution
- Harvard University (MA)
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
Colleges and universities are increasingly attempting to measure and reduce their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Among the largest contributors of Scope 3 emissions are transportation and food. In 2019, …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Building Your Campus Energy Workforce: Opportunities for Students, Faculty and Staff
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
Energy efficiency and renewable energy are exploding with interest from students while colleges and universities across the country are working to rapidly deploy both solutions. How can these interests be …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Developing Sustainability Learning Outcomes & Assessment
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Developing a sustainability major, minor, certificate, or school? If so, you are likely crafting or updating learning outcomes and related assessments. This interactive Learning Lab will enable participants to be …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Entomology (MS)
- Clemson University (SC)
The Entomology graduate program offers three primary research areas: Agricultural and Applied Ecology, Urban and Medical Entomology, and Biodiversity, Systematics and Evolution. The MS degree requires students to conduct research …
- Posted July 10, 2019
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Engineering & Public Policy (MS)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Engineering and Public Policy offers a MS program that helps students with technical backgrounds address policy issues focused on science and technology.
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Sustainability and Environment (MS)
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
Focusing on the interconnectedness of social equity, the environment, the economy, and aesthetics, the customizable M.S. in Sustainability & Environment (MSS&E) is designed for professionals pursuing sustainability in any field.
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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MS in Environmental Science
- University of Illinois, Springfield (IL)
The curriculum for the Master of Science in Environmental Sciences is designed to allow students to gain strong scientific understanding of ways to study, evaluate, and interpret environmental realities and …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MSc in Carbon Management
- University of Edinburgh
Carbon management is at the heart of tackling climate change and has rapidly become a central part of the global business environment. This is a growing sector with excellent employment …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Applied & Environmental Biology (MS)
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (MO)
The program emphasizes research designed to understand responses and adaptations in biological systems at cellular and molecular levels as well as at the community and ecological level.
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Engineering (MS)
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (MO)
Current research activities encompass physical/chemical/biological wastewater treatment, hazardous waste treatment, drinking water treatment, groundwater and soil remediation, and indoor air pollution control.
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Studies (MA)
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
The M. A. Environmental Studies has an interdisciplinary focus encompassing the natural and social sciences. This foundation is necessary for understanding the complex, cross-disciplinary problems faced today by environmental policy …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Global Development and Sustainability (Minor)
- St. John's University, New York (NY)
The 18-credit minor in Global Development and Sustainability is designed to provide you with the skill set and knowledge to better address systemic challenges and promote global solidarity.
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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GreenHouse Food Buying Club
- University of Vermont (VT)
- Sodexo USA (MD)
A student initiated program that allows on-campus students from a specific Residential Learning Community (RLC) to use a portion of their mandated meal plans to purchase a "CSA". The "CSA" …
- Posted March 28, 2014
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