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STARS Aligned: Higher Education and the SDGs
- Bard College (NY)
- AASHE (MA)
Given the unique position of higher education institutions (HEIs) in society, not only can these institutions model sustainable practices but they can be agents of change themselves in the societal …
- Posted May 17, 2019
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Reaching Beyond the Green Population
- AASHE (MA)
- Citizens' Climate Lobby (CA)
The world of sustainability offers something for everyone. Sadly many people on campus assume sustainability is just for environmentalists. Sustainability students, faculty, and staff would love to reach a broader …
- Posted May 16, 2019
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Enhancing Campus Curricula and Sustainability Through UN SDGs
- Lehigh University (PA)
- AASHE (MA)
The UN Sustainable Development Goals are serving as a benchmark for not only development of much of the world, but also for redevelopment of the industrialized world, which faces a …
- Posted May 2, 2019
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Internal Carbon Pricing in Higher Education Toolkit
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Yale University (CT)
- Second Nature (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
Colleges and universities are important leaders in preventing the worst impacts of climate change. Pricing carbon is one instrument schools can use to advance climate solutions. This webinar will review …
- Posted April 17, 2019
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Getting to Climate Neutrality: Does Bioenergy from Wood Help or Hurt?
- Tufts University (MA)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
Bioenergy has been declared a carbon neutral energy source by the US, EU, China, and other governments around the world. In alignment with these national policies, AASHE-STARS and other sustainability …
- Posted April 11, 2019
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Marching Into the Future
- Carleton University (ON)
- University of Ottawa (ON)
- AASHE (MA)
- Mount Allison University
Youth activism is influencing university policies on sustainability and climate change. Institutions can measure impact by using AASHE's STARS program.
- Posted April 4, 2019
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Lafayette becomes first Lehigh Valley college to pledge 'carbon neutrality'
- Lafayette College (PA)
- AASHE (MA)
Lafayette College pledges to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 — a first among colleges in the Lehigh Valley.
- Posted April 4, 2019
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Aggregating Higher Education Demand for Renewables
- APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities (VA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Coho Climate Advisors (MD)
Cohorts of colleges and universities are aggregating energy loads to achieve economies of scale when sourcing renewable energy. This article highlights the benefits of this aggregated approach by examining several …
- Posted April 4, 2019
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Sustainably Developing Sustainability Programs and Curriculum
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
- AASHE (MA)
The climate is changing in higher education today with unpredictable state funding, evolving student populations and dialog about sustainability of higher education itself. With the urgency for sustainable solutions to …
- Posted April 4, 2019
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Colleges That Funded Scooter Startups Don’t Love Them on Campus
- Michigan State University (MI)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- AASHE (MA)
- Bloomberg (NY)
- Bird (CA)
This article examines why campus safety offices and the endowment managers may feel differently about scooter startups.
- Posted March 30, 2019
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Hampshire College’s R.W. Kern Center- A Living & Learning Building
- Hampshire College (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
Located at the heart of Hampshire College campus, the R.W. Kern Center is a certified Living Building: generating its own energy, capturing and treating its own water, and processing and …
- Posted March 21, 2019
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The WaterHub at Emory - A Case Study for Water ReUse
- Emory University (GA)
- AASHE (MA)
- NextEra Distributed Water, Inc. (VA)
The Atlanta region has witnessed numerous water-related stresses, including severe drought, EPA mandates resolving critical infrastructure issues, and an extended political dispute over water rights. In 2013, Emory University explored …
- Posted March 15, 2019
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Connecting Sustainability Competences and Pedagogical Approaches
- AASHE (MA)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (Nuevo Leon)
Research into and practice of Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) have been increasing during the last two decades. These have focused on providing sustainability education to future generations of …
- Posted March 11, 2019
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Zero is Hero: Use a Zero Waste Events Program to Re-Teach Recycling
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- AASHE (MA)
Do you know how many events occur on your campus every year? Can you guess how many of those events use disposables? Do you have a hard time engaging your …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2019
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STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Webinar Series: Planning & Administration
- AASHE (MA)
Expanded from last year, the STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Series will help you gain the insights you need to submit a high-quality STARS report in time for the 2019 …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2019
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STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Webinar Series: Operations
- AASHE (MA)
Expanded from last year, the STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Series will help you gain the insights you need to submit a high-quality STARS report in time for the 2019 …
- Posted Feb. 1, 2019
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STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Webinar Series: Engagement
- AASHE (MA)
Expanded from last year, the STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Series will help you gain the insights you need to submit a high-quality STARS report in time for the 2019 …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2019
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STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Webinar Series: Academics
- AASHE (MA)
Expanded from last year, the STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Series will help you gain the insights you need to submit a high-quality STARS report in time for the 2019 …
- Posted Jan. 25, 2019
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STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Webinar Series: Overall Tips
- AASHE (MA)
Expanded from last year, the STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Series will help you gain the insights you need to submit a high-quality STARS report in time for the 2019 …
- Posted Jan. 23, 2019
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How to Prove ROI and Get Funding for an Energy Management Information System (EMIS)
- Weber State University (UT)
- AASHE (MA)
- Atrius (CA)
Still on the fence about purchasing an Energy Management Information System to manage your university’s resource data? The time to act is now.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, …
- Posted Jan. 17, 2019
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AASHE STARS Credits through ENERGY STAR®
- AASHE (MA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
Download this five-page guide for a summary of ENERGY STAR tools and resources that could be used to earn AASHE STARS credits (version 2.1, July 2017), including credit descriptions and …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2018
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2018 Sustainable Campus Index
- AASHE (MA)
The 2018 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 Dec. 4, 2018
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Aggregating Higher Education Demand for Renewables: A Primer
- AASHE (MA)
- Trio (CA)
Campuses are increasingly looking to renewable energy as the most financially attractive strategy for achieving dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while reducing long-term energy costs and minimizing energy price …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2018
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Setup a Food Hub as a Community Resilience Tool
- Black Hills State University (SD)
- AASHE (MA)
Black Hills State University (BHSU) and Spearfish community partners are seeking to create a culture that supports and values local food in order to expand the reach and depth of …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2018
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A New Way to Benchmark your Sustainable Purchasing Program
- AASHE (MA)
- Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (MA)
The members of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council have collaborated to produce a Benchmarking System for evaluating the maturity of Sustainable Purchasing Programs. The new tool is being used by …
- Posted Nov. 8, 2018
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State of the Association Address: AASHE Member Meeting
- AASHE (MA)
Come join the AASHE Board and Staff while we present the AASHE 'state of the organization' address. You'll hear highlights from the member survey, programmatic priorities, and AASHE's vision for …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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STARS Town Hall
- AASHE (MA)
This session will feature a preview of the next version of STARS (2.2) from AASHE staff and will also provide an opportunity for attendees to pose questions and participate in …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Is STARS Pre-Submission Review Required Now?
- Connecticut College (CT)
- Creighton University (NE)
- AASHE (MA)
- GreenerU (MA)
As part of our efforts to improve STARS data quality, AASHE released a STARS Review Template and conducted a STARS Review Pilot in spring 2018. Over a dozen Pilot participants …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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International Networking Meeting
- Portland Community College (OR)
- AASHE (MA)
Members of the international community who are attending the AASHE conference and those who are interested in international issues are invited to join in a networking meeting to share resources, …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Transformative Change, the SDGs, and the Future of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Middlebury College (VT)
- Western Washington University (WA)
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Mary Ann Liebert Publishing (NY)
This session uses a panel discussion format to explore transformative change, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the future of sustainability in higher education by drawing on the wisdom …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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JUST Label and STARS – Comparison and Synergies
- AASHE (MA)
- International Living Future Institute (WA)
The JUST Program has been adopted by organizations worldwide as a robust organizational transparency platform with a specific lens into social equity performance. As organizations and institutions seek to be …
- Posted Oct. 31, 2018
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Position your Student Sustainability Committee as a Leadership Training Opportunity
- Johnson County Community College (KS)
- AASHE (MA)
Johnson County Community College’s Student Sustainability Committee is our campuswide student sustainability leadership group. The Committee, formed in 2011 as part of a student-led initiative for a dollar-per-credit hour fee …
- Posted Oct. 25, 2018
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2018 AASHE Conference & Expo Closing Keynote Address
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- AASHE (MA)
Dr. Paul Shrivastava, Chief Sustainability Officer at Penn State University and the Director of the Sustainability Institute and Professor of Organizations at the Smeal School of Business, was the closing …
- Posted Oct. 24, 2018
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2018 AASHE Conference & Expo Opening Keynote Address
- AASHE (MA)
- United Nations Environment Programme
Ms. Akpezi Ogbuigwe, former Head of Environmental Education and Training at the United Nations Environmental Program, was the opening keynote speaker for the 2018 AASHE Conference & Expo.
NOTE: Ms. …
- Posted Oct. 24, 2018
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Making the Shift to Climate-Friendly Food Service
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- AASHE (MA)
- Friends of the Earth (DC)
The webinar will provide information covering broad menu-based strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of dining service. Friends of the Earth’s Food & Agriculture program consultant will introduce the topic …
- Posted Oct. 18, 2018
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EPA’s new ENERGY STAR College Course
- Murray State University (KY)
- AASHE (MA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
ENERGY STAR now offers an updated curriculum on commercial building efficiency. The three-unit, college-level curriculum is more focused and interactive, and can be integrated as a module into existing courses …
- Posted Oct. 11, 2018
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UCC becomes first university outside the US to win top Green award
- AASHE (MA)
- University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork (Co. Cork)
The University College Cork is the first institution in Ireland to earn a STARS Gold rating.
- Posted Oct. 10, 2018
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AASHE 2018 Sustainability Award Winners Announced
- AASHE (MA)
The 2018 AASHE Sustainability Award Winners, selected from more than 300 submissions, were recently announced.
- Posted Oct. 10, 2018
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How to Build the Best Bike Share Program for your Campus
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
- AASHE (MA)
Bikeshare is quickly becoming the most popular sustainable transportation program on many college campuses, with several different models available for consideration. Join this webinar to learn how to conduct a …
- Posted Sept. 20, 2018
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The Climate-Friendly Global Academic Conference with a Human Touch
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- Tufts University (MA)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
- University of Graz
Aviation is responsible for a large proportion of the climate impact of professional life in university communities. One much-discussed option for reducing this climate impact is to shift some conferencing …
- Posted Sept. 13, 2018
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In planting campus gardens, university students root themselves in the larger world
- George Washington University (DC)
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
- AASHE (MA)
- The Washington Post (DC)
Campus gardens allow students an opportunity to tackle food deserts and take action on climate concerns they may have.
- Posted Sept. 7, 2018
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Professional Skills in Sustainability
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- AASHE (MA)
There is often a mismatch between the learning outcomes of higher education programs and the professional skills required for sustainability jobs. This webinar provides an overview of professional skills in …
- Posted Sept. 6, 2018
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Campus Sustainability Month 2018: Nonpartisan Engagement and the November Elections
- National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities (DC)
- AASHE (MA)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
The theme for this year’s Campus Sustainability Month is Nonpartisan Engagement and the November Elections. Please join AASHE and the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) as we explore this …
- Posted Aug. 30, 2018
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New designation accelerates development of UH sustainability curriculum
- University of Hawaii - West Oahu (HI)
- AASHE (MA)
The University of Hawaiʻi Office of Sustainability has been designated by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) as one of only 13 Centers for Sustainability …
- Posted Aug. 29, 2018
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If We’d Known Then: Lessons in Sustainability Engagement
- AASHE (MA)
- MacEwan University (AB)
- National Union of Students
In 2012 MacEwan University entered an unique and innovative partnership with the National Union of Students (NUS) to be the first non-UK university to run the award winning Green Impact …
- Posted Aug. 23, 2018
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UW-Madison has long list of sustainability efforts. So why isn't it a 'green college'?
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
- AASHE (MA)
UW-Madison explores why they have not submitted an AASHE STARS report and why it is one of thee Big 10 schools not to make The Princeton Review's list. With the …
- Posted Aug. 21, 2018
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Accelerating Change through the President’s Sustainability Research Program
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- AASHE (MA)
This webinar describes the President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship (PSRF) model, an innovative program at Swarthmore College that matches motivated students with staff and faculty mentors to research, develop, and implement …
- Posted Aug. 2, 2018
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Natural Herbicides: For a Greener Campus Environment
- Cornell University (NY)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
- AASHE (MA)
This webinar will cover how colleges can improve the sustainability of weed management on their campuses and engage students in thinking about finding substitutes to environmentally detrimental products and practices. …
- Posted July 26, 2018
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Motivating and Quantifying the Impacts of Behavior Change
- Stanford University (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
In today’s increasingly technological and individualized world, how do sustainability professionals provide opportunities to engage their audience in a way that is relevant to them, but still quantifies the impacts …
- Posted July 19, 2018
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The Nitrogen Footprint Tool for Universities
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- University of Virginia (VA)
- AASHE (MA)
The Nitrogen Footprint Tool (NFT), designed for institutions of higher education, assesses the impact of campus consumption and activities on excess reactive nitrogen (N) in the environment. Excess reactive nitrogen …
- Posted June 28, 2018
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