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In the Upper Midwest? Meet your regional colleagues and learn about the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
- Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (MN)
Are you a sustainability leader (student, staff, faculty or community partner) in the Upper Midwest? Join us for an informal and interactive networking session hosted by the Upper Midwest Association ...
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Grounding Sustainability Education in Self-compassion and Radical Hope
- University of South Dakota (SD)
We define sustainability as asking the questions, “What kind of world do we want?” and “How can we effect change to create that world?” A goal of this framing of ...
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Alignment among environmental programs in higher education: What Food-Energy-Water Nexus concepts are covered in introductory courses?
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
- Rider University (NJ)
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- University of Northern Colorado (CO)
- Whitman College (WA)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
Interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES) programs are different from other fields because they focus on a complex integration of humanities, social, and natural sciences concepts centered on the interactions of ...
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Atlas Zero Waste Certification as a Tool for Changemakers
- University of South Dakota (SD)
Atlas is a certification program that assesses campuses' progress toward zero waste. It looks at the whole materials management system, including purchasing, reusing, and discarding. The Atlas assessment will be ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Leveraging Change From Within and From Without: Equity & Sustainability
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
Many of us leading sustainability efforts have no specific training in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work from our formal education. This does not free us from the work needed ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Transformational Education or Transforming Education?
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
In order to mobilize a just transition, transformation in how we think, act and our sense of being in the world envisioning a holistic approach of head, hands and heart ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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The Neuroscience Community Has a Role in Environmental Conservation
- University of South Dakota (SD)
We previously argued that the neuroscience community has a role in environmental conservation because protection of biodiversity and the specialized behavioral adaptions of animals is essential to understanding brain structure ...
- Posted May 4, 2021
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Key competencies in sustainability in higher education—toward an agreed‑upon reference framework
- Furman University (SC)
- Bellevue College (WA)
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
- University of Michigan (MI)
- University of Vechta
- University of Auckland
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Chatham University (PA)
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- Université Laval (QC)
- Rovira i Virgili University
- UNESCO
Hundreds of sustainability programs have emerged at universities and colleges around the world over the past 2 decades. A prime question for employers, students, educators, and program administrators is what ...
- Posted April 23, 2021
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Education for sustainable health care: From learning to professional practice
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- University of Calgary (AB)
- Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences
- Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (NY)
A number of planetary boundaries, including climate change as a result of greenhouse gas emissions, has already been exceeded. This situation has deleterious consequences for public health. Paradoxically, 4.4 ...
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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Sustainability PhD
- University of South Dakota (SD)
The Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability–dissertation only–is available for students seeking a doctoral degree in sustainability.
The concept of sustainability encompasses a wide range of topics and endeavors ...
- Posted March 15, 2018
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Sustainability (MS)
- University of South Dakota (SD)
The Master of Science in Sustainability–thesis and nonthesis option; is ideal for students studying social and/ or environmental aspects of sustainability.Sustainability is an interdisciplinary field of study, and ...
- Posted March 15, 2018
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Developing a Doctoral Program in Sustainability
- University of South Dakota (SD)
The University of South Dakota (USD) has proposed a new graduate program in sustainability that would build upon USD's existing academic and research leadership in sustainability in the state ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Student Learning Outcomes in Sustainability Education: Faculty Participation and Measured Student Learning
- University of South Dakota (SD)
Sustainability degrees are becoming increasingly common in higher education. There are over 420 institutions now offering programs related to sustainability that range from certificates to doctoral degrees. There are at ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Using Sustainability-Themed Undergraduate Research Programs to Enhance Student Engagement in Research
- University at Buffalo (NY)
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
Sustainability research provides a framework for engaging undergraduate students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. This session will discuss recruitment successes and opportunities for several sustainability-focused National Science Foundation Research Experiences for ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Integrating community-based learning into the sustainability classroom: A practical, collaborative approach
- University of South Dakota (SD)
Experiential learning is critical in sustainability because these hands-on, interactive experiences are often the most transformative of a student's formal education. Engaging students outside of the classroom can foster ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Assessing student learning outcomes for sustainability
- University of South Dakota (SD)
Colleges and universities are increasingly developing sustainability majors, minors, certificates, and specializations. Because sustainability is an interdisciplinary area of study and coursework for sustainability programs often draws from multiple disciplines ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Seed Diversity and Locality: Using seed libraries to explore the importance of regional crop diversity in the past and future
- University of South Dakota (SD)
Since the Green Revolution, modern agriculture has shifted from a local to a more global industry. In order to provide food for the growing population, monocultures, or large swaths of ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Using Social Media to Promote Sustainable Efforts
- University of South Dakota (SD)
Because of the general lack of awareness, implementing a Sustainability Program or new sustainability courses is a daunting task. I have been working with Dr. Meghann Jarchow and USD's ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Developing a sustainability curriculum: What are the core concepts?
- University of South Dakota (SD)
Sustainability is increasingly becoming an academic area of study. As we begin to develop academic programs focused on sustainability, a key question is “what concepts constitute the foundation of a ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Using co-instruction to enhance information literacy in sustainability education
- University of South Dakota (SD)
All college graduates should have strong oral and written communication skills, but these skills are especially important for students studying sustainability because sustainability is a new concept for many people ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Using Earth Day as a catalyst: Creating a link between the university and community
- University of South Dakota (SD)
As universities begin to embrace sustainability efforts, it is essential that those efforts extend beyond the universities and into their broader communities. The University of South Dakota (USD) is the ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability (BA/BS)
- University of South Dakota (SD)
Students majoring in Sustainability will be prepared to pursue careers in the private sector or government in the areas of sustainable practices, natural resource management, renewable energy, community planning, and ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Minor in Sustainability
- University of South Dakota (SD)
The concept of sustainability encompasses a wide range of topics and endeavors, including economic development, population, food security, ecosystems, energy, industry, and conflict resolution. Its unifying core is a commitment ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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