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2019 Kentucky Campus Sustainability Summit
- Berea College (KY)
- Centre College (KY)
- Eastern Kentucky University (KY)
- Northern Kentucky University (KY)
- Paducah Technical College (KY)
- University of Kentucky (KY)
- University of Louisville (KY)
- Western Kentucky University (KY)
Representatives from across the Commonwealth began the 2019 Kentucky Campus Sustainability Summit with a practice of presence mindfulness exercise. In the spirit of promoting Inter-Campus Collaboration, the summit is organized …
- Posted July 29, 2019
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Agriculture & Natural Resources (BS)
- Berea College (KY)
Berea College is one of few liberal arts colleges in the United States offering an academic program in agriculture and natural resources (ANR). The ANR Program’s curriculum provides all students …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Applying LEAN Concepts to Data Capture for Greenhouse Gas Reporting
- Berea College (KY)
The Berea College Office of Sustainability submits yearly reports on greenhouse gas emissions based on travel done by faculty, staff, and students on behalf of the college. The types of …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Resources for hope: Ideas for alternatives from heterodox higher education institutions
- Berea College (KY)
- Deep Springs College (CA)
This report describes my field visits to Berea and Deep Springs Colleges in the U.S.A. and explores their forms of ownership/control, governance, financing and organisational structure. Berea and Deep Springs …
- Posted May 4, 2017
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EcoChallenge 2017 Winner Dinner
- Berea College (KY)
Each year, Berea College hosts the EcoChallenge, a competition among residence halls on campus to increase the amount of recycling produced by each student. In 2017, the factor of participation …
- Posted April 28, 2017
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March for Science
- Berea College (KY)
Members of Berea College and the Office of Sustainability traveled to Lexington, KY for the March for Science on Earth Day, April 22, 2017.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Dandelion Festival
- Berea College (KY)
The second annual Dandelion Festival sought to educate students and the public about the importance of organic and non-invasive lawn management. The Festival opened with workshops led by two professors, …
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Carbon Neutral Green Basketball Game Tree Planting
- Berea College (KY)
Each year, the Berea College Office of Sustainability hosts a Carbon Neutral Green Basketball Game. Carbon emissions are tallied from the use of the gym for the game and for …
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Fields of Learning: The Student Farm Movement in North America
- Berea College (KY)
Where will the next generation of farmers come from? What will their farms look like? Fields of Learning: The Student Farm Movement in North America provides a concrete set of …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2017
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50 kW Canopy Array: Deep Green Residence Hall
- Berea College (KY)
This array of 114 photovoltaic (PV) panels will generate electricity to meet just over 15% of the building’s energy needs: at 50 kW. This rooftop system utilizes a series of …
- Posted Nov. 30, 2016
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Carbon Neutral ExpoSaludable Fair Event in Bolivia
- Berea College (KY)
We calculated the carbon emissions released during the ExpoSaludable fair in Bolivia to offset our footprint by planting trees in Santa Cruz, the city where the event takes place. The …
- Posted June 6, 2016
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The Transition to Resilience: A Comparative Case Study of Two Communities
- Berea College (KY)
- Oberlin College (OH)
- University of Kentucky (KY)
This dissertation examines the question of how communities understand their risk related to global economic and environmental problems and how communities respond to those risks. Specifically, using comparative case study, …
- Posted June 1, 2016
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Integrating FSC into Your University: A Case Study of Berea College
- Berea College (KY)
- Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects (MO)
- Forest Stewardship Council (MN)
How we source and use forest products like wood and paper can have a significant impact on the environment. At academic institutions, where people use such significant quantities of wood …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Learning by Living: The Berea College Deep Green Student Residence Experience
- Berea College (KY)
- Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects (MO)
The Berea College LEED Platinum Deep Green Residence Hall, also seeking Living Building Challenge Petal Recognition, will have over a full year of occupancy by October 2014. Residential life, facilities, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Tale of Two Sustainability Coordinators: Two Models at One College
- Berea College (KY)
- Sodexo USA (MD)
Berea College hired a campus-wide Sustainability Coordinator in 2005. In response to its ongoing work with the Berea College Local Food Initiative, Sodexo hired a Sustainability Coordinator for Berea Dining …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability & Environmental Studies Major/Minor
- Berea College (KY)
Sustainability and Environmental Studies (SENS) is an interdisciplinary program centered on ecological design—the purposeful integration of human actions with the structures and functions of the natural world. The goal of …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Will Sustainability Take Root?
- Berea College (KY)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
- Middlebury College (VT)
- University at Buffalo (NY)
- University of Florida (FL)
- AASHE (MA)
Do you know sustainability when you see it? The results of an institution’s commitment to environmental, social, and economic health are often subtle. Campus advocates and practitioners who have been …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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The Greening of America's Campuses
- Berea College (KY)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
- Emory University (GA)
- Portland State University (OR)
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Colleges have long marketed their campus amenities, their rosters of scholars, their selectivity and study-abroad programs. To that list, add one more thing: their green credentials. From Berea College in …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Colleges Compete to Shrink Their Mark On the Environment
- Berea College (KY)
- College of the Atlantic (ME)
- Harvard University (MA)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- University at Buffalo (NY)
- Tufts University (MA)
From the College of the Atlantic's zero-waste graduation this month in Maine to Ball State University's biodiesel-powered shuttle fleet in Indiana, schools are moving in ways large and small to …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Learning by Living: The Berea College Deep Green Student Residence
- Berea College (KY)
- Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects (MO)
The Berea College Deep Green Student Residence was envisioned from the very beginning to be a special building yet in keeping with the college's commitment to "Simple Living" meant small …
- Posted June 8, 2015
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1 kW Rooftop Array: Alumni Building
- Berea College (KY)
The installation of the one kilowatt-hour photovoltaic array will convert sunlight to electricity and support a portion of the electrical needs of the building. The idea for a solar panel …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
- Green Power Projects
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