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BA in Environmental Studies
- Kent State University (OH)
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies prepares students to integrate concepts and knowledge on environmental issues from across multiple disciplines and to communicate about these in important ways. …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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BS in Environmental and Conservation Biology
- Kent State University (OH)
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Conservation Biology is designed for students interested in a career in the environmental sciences. This program provides an interdisciplinary education in biology and …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Conservation Biology Concentration
- Kent State University (OH)
The Conservation Biology concentration provides a strong background in applied ecology, restoration ecology and habitat management strategies used to sustain biological diversity. Students may seek employment immediately after graduation in …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Policy and Management Concentration
- Kent State University (OH)
The Environmental Policy and Management concentration provides opportunities to learn about the development and implementation of habitat management methods and public policies that promote the sustainable use of natural resources …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Sustainability Minor
- Kent State University (OH)
The Sustainability minor gives students a basic knowledge of sustainability and allows them to address a specific area within sustainability. The minor consists of basic courses addressing the three main …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Master of Technology specialization in Sustainable Systems
- Kent State University (OH)
The Master of Technology specialization in Sustainable Systems option allows students to take advanced courses in sustainability, Life Cycle Design and Analysis, and sustainable energy. The program prepares students to …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Tri-Sector Consulting Projects: Experiential Learning for Societal Impact
- Kent State University (OH)
For the last decade, companies and business schools alike have struggled with how best to incorporate shared value perspectives into their business and curricular plans. How do we align corporate …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Supporting a Circular Food Economy: Converting Inedible Scraps Into Renewable Energy and Beneficial Fertilizer
- Kent State University (OH)
- InSinkErator (WI)
- Quasar Energy Group (OH)
More than one third of the food produced today is lost or wasted, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Here in the United States, the …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Kent State University Textile Reuse and Recycling Programs Divert 441,610 pounds (221 tons) From Landfill to Benefit Community and Campus Over Past 5 Years
- Kent State University (OH)
Kent State University has reduced the amount of materials sent to landfills while providing benefits to the local community, campus, and our students. For the past 5 academic years, 2014-2015 …
- Posted May 15, 2020
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Linking Infamous History and Sustainability - 50 Years Since the 1969 Cuyahoga River Fire
- Case Western Reserve University (OH)
- Cuyahoga Community College (OH)
- Kent State University (OH)
2019 marks 50 years since the last and most well-known time the Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969. Much has changed for the better in Cleveland and across the United …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Fast-tracking a Comprehensive Responsible Leadership Initiative Highlighting the UN 2030 SDGs
- Kent State University (OH)
The College of Business Administration at Kent State University became an advanced signatory to PRME and an associate member of GRLI in Spring 2017. We introduced our Responsible Leadership Initiative …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Relocating Education for Sustainability: From the Campus to the Community
- Kent State University (OH)
This session offers a thoughtful critique of dominant education for sustainable development by exploring the limitations of sustainability as we often conceptualize it and the contextual limitations of the higher …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Relocating Education for Sustainability: From the campus to the community
- Kent State University (OH)
For 25 years, higher education has been challenged to provide a path toward sustainability. This challenge is both lofty and necessary. During this time, higher education has yet to make …
- Posted May 19, 2017
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Cultural Competencies: Developing a sustainable professional development model for a student services office
- Kent State University (OH)
This poster session describes the development of a multi-year professional development plan focused on increasing the cultural competencies of staff members in the Vacca Office of Student Services (VOSS), in …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Green and Sustainable Energy Systems
- Kent State University (OH)
A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power system technology is one of the greenest and sustainable energy technologies that tackle the global energy-environmental challenges. In the U.S., approximately 70% of …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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From Positivist to Post-normal Science: Rhetoric and Stakeholder Communication and Action Surrounding Complex Environmental Issues
- Kent State University (OH)
This presentation looks closely at rhetorical communication issues surrounding complex environmental topics. In what ways can and does sustainability science research include both academic and community, or local knowledges? The …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Forging Access Between Sustainable Campus Initiative and Students
- Kent State University (OH)
This talk considers how knowledge sponsorship and technological determinism of English Departments and campus communities hinder the sustainability consciousness raising for students and campus community members. Kent State University is …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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What if People Really Mattered? Designing a Socially Sustainable Workplace
- Case Western Reserve University (OH)
- Kent State University (OH)
- Maharishi University of Management (IA)
- The Social Design Group (OH)
Workers and workplace systems have been viewed and treated as having instrumental value for organizations to date, rather than given recognition of the full measure of their intrinsic value. Most …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Imperative of a Sustainable Human Resource Management Course in MBA Programs
- Kent State University (OH)
The MBA Human Resource Management core course covers all functional areas of HRM, with an emphasis on the manager's perspective and responsibilities. This session makes a case for the imperative …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Beyond reduce, reuse, recycle: A competency framework for sustainability
- Kent State University (OH)
This paper reports findings from a study of students' thinking about sustainability. More specifically, 500 undergraduate students residing on campus were administered a survey about sustainability initiatives in the residence …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Training Needs of University Sustainability Managers
- Kent State University (OH)
As colleges and universities continue to increase their engagement with sustainability, questions arise concerning the hiring requirements and professional support for the jobs of Sustainability Managers and Sustainability Coordinators. This …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability in the Core Curriculum
- Kent State University (OH)
Architecture education today is driven by sustainable methods and ideology. And yet, there is a disconnection between sustainable theory and real-life practice for most architecture students. In design projects, sustainable …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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