AASHE Campus Sustainability Hub

Renewable Energy Trends in Higher Ed: Different Solutions for Different Institutions

• Brown University (RI)
• Loyola University Chicago (IL)
• Michigan State University (MI)
• AASHE (PA)
• Coho Climate Advisors (MD)

Colleges and universities are buying more renewable energy than ever. Their strategies are evolving and increasing, including: onsite, offsite, PPAs, Utility Green Tariffs, Retail Renewables, unbundled RECs, and emerging approaches ...

• Posted March 23, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Building a Circular Campus: Scope 3 Emissions, Community Resilience, & Justice

• Barnard College (NY)
• AASHE (PA)

As Barnard College defines a pathway to net zero emissions, we are paying particular attention to our Scope 3 emissions and using the principles of circularity to address them. Measuring ...

• Posted March 9, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Devise and Dismantle Racial Inequity through Inclusive Professional Learning and Course Design

• Old Dominion University (VA)
• San Diego Mesa College (CA)
• AASHE (PA)

Diversity, equity, and Inclusion operations within higher education are critical to fostering an environment that dismantles structural racism and intentionally develops solutions to challenges faced by marginalized and non-marginalized populations ...

• Posted March 3, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Integrating Sustainability Plans and Capital Campaigns

• Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
• AASHE (PA)

Taking sustainability to the next level, for many higher education institutions, requires a strategic, long-range, and comprehensive sustainability plan. The process by which you develop content, engage the campus community ...

• Posted March 1, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Academic Collaborations that Achieve Sustainable Operations

• The Ohio State University (OH)
• AASHE (PA)
• ENGIE (TX)

This webinar will explore how innovative universities are leveraging comprehensive energy management partnerships to collaborate with private industry, research and deploy new technologies, and meet sustainability goals.

In 2017, The ...

• Posted Feb. 16, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Environmental Justice in Higher Education: From Intent to Sustainable Action

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
• Princeton University (NJ)
• AASHE (PA)

This webinar will trace shifts in the traditional framing of sustainability in higher education and how it is implemented, following the recent racial reckoning in the wake of the killing ...

• Posted Feb. 16, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Eddy at New Paltz: Centering Racial Equity as we Co-create a Sustainable Culture

• State University of New York at New Paltz (NY)
• AASHE (PA)

Sustainability has expanded to include issues of racial equity in a way that also embraces the interdisciplinarity of academic study. This webinar will introduce Eddy at New Paltz, a co-creative ...

• Posted Feb. 8, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Imagining the Future of Campus Food Service and Measuring Success

• Arizona State University (AZ)
• Texas Woman's University (TX)
• AASHE (PA)

Food does not loom large enough in university sustainability metrics given its outsized role in achieving the SDGs. With increasing recognition that transforming food systems is critical for climate resiliency ...

• Posted Feb. 2, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Is the Word “Net” Compromising True De-Carbonization?

• University of California, Irvine (CA)
• AASHE (PA)
• M-RETS (MN)

Colleges and universities are relying upon “carbon accounting” that needs to be improved in order to meet our cardinal principle of evidence-based physical measurement. The physics of the grid—unless ...

• Posted Jan. 26, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Introduction to the Regional Center of Expertise as a Model for ESD Integration

• Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
• University of Texas at Arlington (TX)
• AASHE (PA)
• University of Regina (SK)

Universities and colleges around the world are making commitments to advance the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) through their teaching, research, operations, and partnerships. One proven model for making good ...

• Posted Jan. 19, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Putting an Award-Winning Climate Action Plan into Action

• Mt. San Antonio College (CA)
• AASHE (PA)

Learn from Mt. San Antonio College’s (Mt. SAC) Sustainability Director and Sustainability Coordinator about how their college’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) has been put into action! Conventional climate ...

• Posted Jan. 11, 2023
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar: Overcoming Your Barriers to Achieving Carbon Neutrality

• AASHE (PA)
• Nelnet Renewable Energy Services (NE)

We asked, you answered. Our survey of 252 sustainability professionals from universities in the US and around the world revealed the most common barriers to achieving carbon neutrality on campus ...

• Posted Dec. 14, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar #3: Inner Development Goals: A Three-part Exploration

• University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
• AASHE (PA)

Many of us are familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This three-part Community of Practice (Nov. 15, Nov. 29, Dec. 13) will allow us to space to explore the ...

• Posted Dec. 14, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar #2: Inner Development Goals: A Three-part Exploration

• University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
• AASHE (PA)

Many of us are familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This three-part Community of Practice (Nov. 15, Nov. 29, Dec. 13) will allow us to space to explore the ...

• Posted Dec. 5, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar: Guidance for the Sustainable Procurement of Laboratory Supplies

• University of Georgia (GA)
• AASHE (PA)
• Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (MA)

Laboratories often represent a “hot spot” within organizations for environmental waste, toxins, and even supply chain labor issues. Until now, comprehensive guidance wasn’t available for purchasers seeking to address ...

• Posted Dec. 2, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar: #1 Inner Development Goals: A Three-part Exploration

• University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
• AASHE (PA)

Many of us are familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This three-part Community of Practice (Nov. 15, Nov. 29, Dec. 13) will allow us to space to explore the ...

• Posted Nov. 18, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar: Pollinators, Pesticides & People: Landscaping Certifications Explained

• AASHE (PA)
• The Xerces Society (OR)
• Re:wild Your Campus (TX)

Interested in sustainability certifications for your campus landscape? We’re here to help! Join Bee Campus USA, an initiative of the Xerces Society, and Rewild Your Campus (formerly Herbicide Free ...

• Posted Nov. 10, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

No Sustainability Without Justice, Volume III

• California State University, Monterey Bay (CA)
• Furman University (SC)
• Gallaudet University (DC)
• Princeton University (NJ)
• University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
• OCAD University (ON)
• AASHE (PA)
• Intentional Endowments Network (MA)
• Global Endowment Management (NC)

Volume III of No Sustainability Without Justice: An Anthology on Racial Equity and Social Justice shares perspectives on how racial equity, social justice, diversity and inclusion are integral components to ...

• Posted Oct. 17, 2022
• Publications
• View more

2022 Sustainable Campus Index

• AASHE (PA)

The 2022 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI) recognizes top-performing colleges and universities overall by institution type and in 17 sustainability impact areas, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating ...

• Posted Oct. 17, 2022
• Publications
• View more

Employing the SDGs to Enhance University Research and Education Sustainability Objectives

• Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
• University of California, Davis (CA)
• University of Southern California (CA)
• AASHE (PA)

Although the SDGs are a global framework, there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to how universities employ them to enhance research, education, and operational sustainability objectives. The purpose of this ...

• Posted Oct. 17, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar: Assessing Sustainability Literacy & Culture: Innovations & Lessons Learned by Multiple Institutions

• Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
• University of Southern California (CA)
• Weber State University (UT)
• Williams College (MA)
• AASHE (PA)

This interactive panel discussion will feature four presenters from different geographic regions (eastern and western United States) and institutional contexts (private and public, and from small liberal arts colleges to ...

• Posted Oct. 4, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar: Innovations in Teaching Sustainable Consumption in Higher Education

• Arizona State University (AZ)
• AASHE (PA)
• Wageningen University
• University of Leeds (West Yorkshire)
• University of East Anglia
• University of Geneva

The goal of sustainability will not be achievable without changes in our consumption. In consumption, sustainability challenges appear like in a burning glass; here, it can be exemplarily shown how ...

• Posted Sept. 22, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Driving Change: Understanding Climate Impacts on Campus Transportation

• University of Maryland, Baltimore County (MD)
• AASHE (PA)

The continental United States is experiencing an increase in the frequency and intensity of precipitation events which often lead to flooding. In the state of Maryland, between 2006 and 2020 ...

• Posted Sept. 1, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Brainstorming Session: Reducing Waste During Campus Move-Outs (pt 2) & Move-Ins

• AASHE (PA)

Join this brainstorming session and meet with peers to discuss everything from community partners to communications to student helpers and more. Come prepared to share, listen, or both.

The first ...

• Posted July 28, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Leveraging Strategic Partnerships to Advance Sustainability Education

• University of British Columbia (BC)
• AASHE (PA)

What do we need to do to take sustainability education to the next level? How do we make sustainability learning ubiquitous in a university student’s learning journey while increasing ...

• Posted July 18, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar: Cli Fi, Sci Fi, and the Culture of Sustainability

• University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (HI)
• AASHE (PA)

Climate fiction, or cli-fi, is a form of literature that features a changed/changing climate or global warming as a major plot device. Join this webinar for an overview of ...

• Posted July 3, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Brainstorming Session: Reducing Waste During Campus Move-Outs

• University of Virginia (VA)
• AASHE (PA)

Join this brainstorming session and meet with peers to discuss everything from community partners to communications to student helpers and more. Come prepared to share, listen, or both.

• Posted June 24, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Webinar: Strategic Planning and Pathway Development for Significantly Reducing GHG Emissions (Scopes 1 and 2)

• University of Chicago (IL)
• AASHE (PA)
• Edison Energy (CA)

Meeting the urgent call to mitigate the impacts of climate change: Given the early success with meeting GHG reduction targets by 2025, the University of Chicago has developed more ambitious ...

• Posted June 14, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Using Climate Change Games in the Classroom

• Antioch University, New England (NH)
• AASHE (PA)

As global concerns about climate change continue to grow, we must consider diverse ways to engage and motivate young people on topics related to ecological harms. It is imperative for ...

• Posted June 7, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Engaging Hearts, Minds and Hands: Tracking Sustainability Drivers in Your Institutional Culture

• Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
• AASHE (PA)
• Awake (Victoria)

This presentation outlines the implementation of a standardized survey tool for measuring and tracking the extent to which sustainability is embedded in the culture of a higher education institution.

In ...

• Posted May 31, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Sustainability in Real and Imagined Spaces: Honors Courses in Sustainability and the Environment

• University of Kentucky (KY)
• AASHE (PA)

Honors classes emphasize interdisciplinarity, student agency, and real-world engagement—an optimal curriculum space to develop innovative courses in sustainability and the environment. This session will explore opportunities for sustainability education ...

• Posted May 19, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Sustainability from a Social Justice Lens

• Mount Holyoke College (MA)
• University of Houston (TX)
• University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
• AASHE (PA)
• Association of College Unions International

Join our presenters as they look at sustainability, social justice, and the connection between the two. We start by looking at the topic from a theory point of view. Then ...

• Posted May 11, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Thinking Ahead: A Tale of Joining Environmental and Social Justice Forces for a Stronger Future

• AASHE (PA)
• WorldStrides (VA)

Many organizations have been trialing ways to incorporate sustainability initiatives into their processes as environmental concerns have been elevated by the global community over the years, but there is a ...

• Posted May 5, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

CLIMATE CRISIS ANTHEM Music Video

• AASHE (PA)

The CLIMATE CRISIS ANTHEM is a visually and musically engaging 6:20 minute video that portrays the dire situation we all face in the current environmental breakdown.

Musical styles range ...

• Posted May 4, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Zero Waste Goal Setting – Qualitative vs. Quantitative and the Challenges with Diversion

• University of California, Office of the President (CA)
• University of Arizona (AZ)
• Williams College (MA)
• AASHE (PA)
• Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)

While diversion has been the go-to metric for evaluating our waste reduction efforts, it skips over several levels of the waste reduction hierarchy, resulting in the prioritization of recycling and ...

• Posted April 28, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Climate Fiction Panel: Fire & Water Anthology of Short Stories

• University of Hawaii Community Colleges (HI)
• AASHE (PA)

As Seas Rise, Can Literature Be Our Life Raft? Virtual Reading and Conversation -- RECORDING Moderator: Dr. Krista Hiser, Panelists: Mary Fifield, Claudia Monpere McIsac, & Kristin Thiel

With climate-triggered disasters ...

• Posted April 18, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

“Scaling Up” Sustainability Curricular Integration: How can we build upon “ground up” faculty development models to achieve Sustainability-Across-the-Curriculum that reaches EVERY student?

• Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
• AASHE (PA)

A growing number of colleges and universities have created professional development initiatives for instructors that help them incorporate sustainability principles and competencies into existing courses. Some of these institutions have ...

• Posted April 13, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Recalculating Sustainability: A Fresh Lens on Energy Efficiency, Technologies and Financing Trends

• University of Central Florida (FL)
• Duke Energy (NC)
• AASHE (PA)
• TLC Engineering Solutions (FL)

A new era in sustainability commitments begins with a roadmap on the clean energy transformation journey. As with any great journey, careful planning is essential to make certain that you ...

• Posted March 31, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Declaring a Climate Emergency: UBC’s Climate Emergency Task Force Process and Path to Implementation

• University of British Columbia (BC)
• AASHE (PA)

Join us for an interactive session to learn about the University of British Columbia’s Climate Emergency response and connect with leads of various innovative and exciting climate action projects ...

• Posted March 24, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Promoting Sustainable Menstruation On Campus and Beyond

• AASHE (PA)
• Dot Cup (IL)
• Dallas College (TX)

Menstrual cups offer a sustainable solution to the environmental impact of tampons and pads and offer a solution for people who menstruate who, either because of location or economic insecurity ...

• Posted March 10, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

EPA P3 Funded Project to Build App to Address Food Waste and Insecurity on College Campuses

• Baldwin Wallace University (OH)
• AASHE (PA)

Food waste and insecurity are significant issues with the national average of food insecurity standing at approximately 28% on college campuses. Our student population matches that figure based on a ...

• Posted Feb. 17, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Community Engagement through Earth Day Celebrations

• University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
• AASHE (PA)

How can we better engage with our communities around sustainability? How can we create connections with and between the various municipal, business, and non-profit entities in our communities? How can ...

• Posted Feb. 9, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

STARS 2.2 Data Quality Series Part II: Deep Dive into Report Review

• Arizona State University (AZ)
• AASHE (PA)

The second in a series on STARS data quality, the Deep Dive into Report Review webinar will guide institutions and reviewers through the reporting assurance process. Pre-submission review of STARS ...

• Posted Feb. 4, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Nature Rx: Using Collaborations to Highlight and Harness the Healing Power of Nature

• University of Kentucky (KY)
• AASHE (PA)

Nature, even just a view of green space, is healing and restorative in many ways. Public and campus greenspaces represent preventative resources, available to all, that can help combat historic ...

• Posted Feb. 3, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Learned Lessons and Tips for GRITS and Green Revolving Funds

• Bentley University (MA)
• Champlain College (VT)
• Denison University (OH)
• Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)
• AASHE (PA)
• GreenerU (MA)

In this session, you will hear from a wide variety of users of Green Revolving Funds and the GRITS tool sharing both best practices and learned lessons. We will also ...

• Posted Feb. 1, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

STARS 2.2 Data Quality Series Part I: Tips for Navigating Submission Review

• AASHE (PA)

The first in a series on STARS data quality, the Data Quality Tips for Navigating Submission Review webinar aims to help institutions submit a high-quality report and sail through the ...

• Posted Jan. 28, 2022
• Videos & Webinars
• View more

Keynote Presentation with Daphne Frias, Zamzam Ibrahim and Chloe Maxmin

• University of Michigan (MI)
• AASHE (PA)
• Box The Ballot (NY)
• European Students' Union

This session will share inspiring examples of how young people are leading the way to a sustainable future on campus and beyond.

• Posted Jan. 21, 2022
• Conference Presentations
• View more

STARS Town Hall

• California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)
• Michigan State University (MI)
• AASHE (PA)

This session will provide an opportunity for attendees to participate in a high-level discussion about potential improvements to STARS. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the ...

• Posted Jan. 21, 2022
• Conference Presentations
• View more

Using STARS As A Change Management Tool

• Arizona State University (AZ)
• Boston University (MA)
• AASHE (PA)
• GreenerU (MA)

STARS has the capacity to inform and encourage organizational change to advance sustainability. This session will provide tools for effectively leveraging a STARS report for tracking, assessing, and informing sustainability ...

• Posted Jan. 21, 2022
• Conference Presentations
• View more

BIPOCs in Sustainability Networking

• AASHE (PA)

This networking and discussion session will ideate around best practices and strategies sustainability professionals can use to center BIPOC voices. We aim to provide a safe space while giving voice ...

• Posted Jan. 21, 2022
• Conference Presentations
• View more