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Transforming Enemies Into Allies: How to Have Difficult-But Necessary-Conversations in Our Roles as Sustainability Change Agents
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (HI)
- University of Hawaii - West Oahu (HI)
- GreenerU (MA)
This workshop will give us the space to learn and practice some tactics for having those difficult conversations that are unavoidably part of the work of making change happen within …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Planning for the Future: Creating and Achieving Campus Sustainability Goals
- Emory University (GA)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
- University of Hawaii - West Oahu (HI)
This panel will include case studies from campuses that have set rigorous sustainability goals. Presenters come from a variety of universities, including both public and private institutions that are in …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Crisis Into Opportunity: Can sustainability programs and budget cuts be mutually supportive?
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
When budget cuts are a university's priority in a time of fiscal crisis, how can sustainability programs turn that crisis into an opportunity? Doing so not only is necessary for …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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ACUPCC: Writing, Implementing and Supporting Climate Action Plans
- San Francisco State University (CA)
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Over 600 chancellors and presidents have signed the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment. However, making the commitment and meeting it represent two very different tasks, the challenges which …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability Planning at a Public University
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
This presentation will explore some of the different challenges and opportunities for sustainability planning in large, public universitites (versus smaller, private institutions). Sustainability planning is always a very localized endeavor, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Higher Education Partnerships for Sustainability: Building Collaborative Networks
- Michigan State University (MI)
- Oakland Community College (MI)
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- Yale University (CT)
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
Many of the challenges campuses face in becoming more sustainable are systemic - the ability to purchase renewable energy, opportunities to finance major infrastructure upgrades, and mandatory construction and purchasing …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Greening Operations & Maintenance: Implementing LEED for Existing Buildings in a Campus Setting
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
While many campuses cite new LEED certified buildings as evidence of their commitment to sustainability, the higher education sector has been slow to adopt the US Green Building Council's LEED …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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