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Environmental and Ocean Studies (BS)
- University of San Diego (CA)
The student learning outcomes of the Environmental and Ocean Studies Degree include:
Fundamental principles in environmental studies, including (a) principles of natural sciences (ecology, earth sciences), social sciences (policy, economics, …
- Posted June 29, 2018
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Online Fisheries and Wildlife (BS)
- Oregon State University (OR)
If you are looking for a flexible opportunity to complete your first or second (post baccalaureate) BS degree, without sacrificing experiential learning, the Ecampus Fisheries and Wildlife (FW) Sciences degree …
- Posted Sept. 5, 2019
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Environmental Data Science (MS)
- University of Southern California (CA)
The application of data science to complex environmental problems has become increasingly important in evaluating large-scale environmental challenges. Data science technologies complement interdisciplinary analyses of complex environmental issues ranging over …
- Posted Jan. 12, 2021
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BS Taronga Wildlife Conservation
- University of Sydney (NSW)
This unique degree will develop your expertise in wildlife conservation. It is designed for students wanting to make an impact in the conservation sector, to secure a shared future for …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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ReWear It Marquette
- Marquette University (WI)
Student-led monthly clothing swap organization on Marquette University's campus.
- Posted April 18, 2023
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Applying geographic information systems (GIS) and survey data to transportation demand management
- Skyline College (CA)
- University of San Francisco (CA)
In 2013, Skyline College launched a transportation initiative to improve access for students and employees and make travel to campus more efficient and equitable while reducing reliance on single-occupancy vehicles. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Launching a Student Sustainable Investing Advisory Committee: Successes and Challenges
- Ohio University (OH)
In 2014, Ohio University established a new student group, the Sustainable Investing Advisory Committee (SIAC), with the financial backing of The Ohio University Foundation. The mission of SIAC is 'to …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Researching Water Issues in First Year Composition: A Multi-Perspectives Approach
- Sinclair Community College (OH)
According to the United Nations, 'every year millions of people are severely affected by poor water quality, scarcity and floods. Several billion lack access to safe drinking water and improved …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Institutionalizing sustianability within Student Government
- University of Florida (FL)
Institutionalizing Sustainability and infiltrating into your universities Student Government can open up many doors and opportunities for campus, local, and national sustainability campaigns. In 2009, the University of Florida founded …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Local Organic on Campus: Commitment, Education, Outreach
- Western Colorado University (CO)
The Sustainability Coalition, a student group at Western State College of Colorado (WSC), is committed to promoting local organic agriculture both on campus and in the greater community of Gunnison, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Journal of Sustainability Education
- Prescott College (AZ)
The Journal of Sustainability Education (JSE) serves as a forum for academics and practitioners to share, critique, and promote research, practices, and initiatives that foster the integration of economic, ecological, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The World Climate Simulation
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
The importance of sustainability will only grow during our students’ lifetimes, as will the need for sustainability-literate citizens and professionals of all types. We have developed an interactive and engaging …
- Posted July 21, 2017
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Sponsored Theater Presentation: Elkay
- ELKAY (IL)
Elkay, a name known for pioneering the most innovative clean water delivery methods, will showcase its latest technology in Water Bottle Filling Stations. Looking to offer a more sustainable solution …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Winning Real Change Through Goal-setting and Strategy
- Real Food Challenge (MA)
Real Food Challenge is a student-driven organization that has shifted over $50 million in campus dining budgets at toward just and sustainable food sources. With thousands of affiliated students at …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Campus Farmers' Market: An Innovative Partnership Approach to Building Consensus and Gaining Approval
- Purdue University (IN)
A successful farmers' market on campus provides access to local, healthy food, connects the campus to the local community and the regional landscape, and teaches students about where their food …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Degree Awarding Curriculum in Relation to Student Loan Costs: The Importance of Post Education Metrics for Creating Sustainable Academic Programs
- University of Nevada, Reno (NV)
- Technische Universiteit Delft
Universities are tasked with educating and training the future leaders of society. This responsibility requires an appropriate mix of curriculum, activities and supporting environment so as to provide a favorable …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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LEED Education Credit; Bridging the Gap between Design and Performance
- Lewis & Clark College (OR)
In Fall 2011 Lewis & Clark began building a new residence hall that would continue its commitment to green living. The project's goal is to ultimately increase student awareness and …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Repairing our Foodshed
- Wells College (NY)
Wells College has acted to address gaps within its local foodshed. Responding to area 'food desert' conditions, the college initiated the Aurora Farmers Market to provide community residents access to …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Sustainability and the Global Nitrogen Cycle: Water Quality Issues.
- University of Northern Iowa (IA)
Dr. Zeman has been researching and educating about both the acute and chronic health effects of nitrate in drinking water for 20 years. This talk will look at issues covered …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Charging Ahead: Plan and Collaborate to Support Electric Vehicle Adoption by Commuters and Fleets
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
- University of Florida (FL)
Vehicle electrification is creating new demands on universities to provide electrical charging stations for commuters, visitors, and campus-owned vehicles. Rapidly increasing demand for these services is evidenced by the exponential …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Transitioning the Culinary Industry though Transformative Culinary Education
- Johnson & Wales University, Providence (RI)
The foodservice industry is one of the most influential towards building a just and sustainable future. Food being the critical link, it is evident that culinary education programs in higher …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Developing Carbon Credits on Your Campus through the Voluntary Carbon Market
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
- Second Nature (MA)
For the past year, a handful of schools have been third party verifying and selling carbon credits on the Voluntary Carbon Market through Second Nature's Carbon Credit and Purchasing Program. …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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How to Expand a Recycling Program for Future Years
- University of Nevada Las Vegas (NV)
With a barren desert, no political will to implement policy nor financial incentive to push Nevadans to recycle, recycling in Nevada is virtually nonexistent. Currently, due to low landfill tipping …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Helping Students Gain Sustainability Project-Based Leadership Skills to be Competitive in the Job Market
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
EcoLeaders is National Wildlife Federation's sustainability career and leadership development program for college students and young professionals. This workshop will guide students through the plan, do, communicate and sustain process …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainable Solutions: University–Community Partnerships
- Portland State University (OR)
What is the role of the university? Current systems may stress research output, but Wortham-Galvin, Allen and Sherman seek to reestablish the importance of teaching and service in the work …
- Posted Aug. 18, 2016
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Understanding the energy consumption and occupancy of a multi-purpose academic building
- Heriot-Watt University
Building energy use associated with non-domestic buildings accounts for approximately 19% of the total UK CO2 emissions. Energy consumption in a non-domestic building is a complex issue due to a …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2017
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Hear My Voice: Strengthening the College Pipeline for Young Men of Color in California
The Ed Trust–West report, Hear My Voice, examines the intersection of race, gender, and education and draws upon on-campus interviews with male students of color, parents, educators, and administrators, as …
- Posted July 13, 2017
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Indigenous perspectives on education for sustainable healthcare
- University of North Dakota (ND)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
- University of Auckland
- Bond University (Queensland)
- El Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina y El Caribe (FILAC)
- Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation (NT)
A range of global environmental changes are contributing to an increasing global burden of disease. Since human health and well-being are intimately associated with the health of our planet, healthcare …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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Ground Truths: Community-Engaged Research for Environmental Justice
- Occidental College (CA)
- Santa Clara University (CA)
This open-access book is the first volume devoted entirely to summarizing the body of community-engaged research on environmental justice, how we can conduct more of it, and how we can …
- Posted Feb. 13, 2024
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i-Tree: Tools for Assessing and Managing Community Forests
- Arbor Day Foundation (NE)
- USDA (IL)
i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to …
- Posted March 24, 2016
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Connecting Food Security, Community, and Sustainability
- AASHE (MA)
- Daytona College (FL)
At a time when college costs continue to climb considerably faster than general inflation and more students are facing food insecurity, tying food security to sustainability can show students the …
- Posted June 12, 2020
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Building a Circular Campus: Scope 3 Emissions, Community Resilience, & Justice
- Barnard College (NY)
- AASHE (MA)
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
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Building Political Effectiveness and Accountability at a Student-Led Sustainability Office
- University of North Carolina, Asheville (NC)
The University of North Carolina Asheville is among a small group of colleges that chose to establish an entirely student-run, student fee-funded department to house sustainability efforts on campus. In …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Murie Zero Waste Pilot Project
- University of Alaska Fairbanks (AK)
Despite challenges presented by its remote location in the circumpolar north - distance from disposal networks, a harsh climate and lack of municipal infrastructure - the University of Alaska Fairbanks …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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EcoLeaders Community Supports Student Sustainability Efforts and Helps Build Career and Leadership Skills
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
National Wildlife Federation's EcoLeaders Initiative is a sustainability leadership certification program for college students and recent graduates. EcoLeaders features first web-based community to provide students with the virtual space to …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Greening Your Theater Program with the Broadway Green Alliance
- Broadway Green Alliance (NY)
Our session will focus on the sustainable design and operation practices that can be incorporated into college arts and theater programs to show that these two subjects can be merged …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Using Technology for Live Intercampus Conversations and Student Engagement Across a Region
- Central Community College (NE)
Central Community College (CCC) is a college system with multiple campuses and centers in rural Nebraska. As a way to increase student engagement in sustainability, CCC created a monthly (facilitated) …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Interactive Tree Map of SUNY Geneseo
- State University of New York at Geneseo (NY)
Our project is an interactive map of the trees on the SUNY Geneseo campus, created utilizing GIS technology. It would act as an interactive digital field guide that would emphasize …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Plenary Session 4: Data to Action: Advancing Sustainability Investment Decisions
- Denison University (OH)
- Lane Community College (OR)
- Pacific Lutheran University (WA)
- Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)
Discover how data and metrics play pivotal roles in generating positive sustainability investments through stories of field-tested best practices on two data-driven programs that encourage bold sustainability investments: STARS 2.0 …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability Student Worker Network
- Macalester College (MN)
The initiative for sustainability at Macalester College took an unusual institutional turn in 2008, with the formation of the Sustainability Student Worker Network. The Network is a working group composed …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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goCARTS: Driving Learning Through Climate Action Plan Implementation
- Ithaca College (NY)
Ithaca College has pledged to achieve climate neutrality by the year 2050. Climate neutrality means zero NET emissions. Interim goals include a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2015, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Furman University Green Guide to Sustainable Living
- Furman University (SC)
Furman University has committed to establishing itself as a national environmental sustainability leader among college and university campuses. The university has been very proactive in supporting sustainability efforts on campus …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Transforming the Local Food Economy in Louisville and Vermont via Summer Consulting Internships
- Middlebury College (VT)
FoodWorks is Middlebury College’s Fellowship program for students interested in food systems and sustainable development. Middlebury students participate in this for credit summer program every summer through a nine-week competitive …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Engaging Sustainability Stakeholders across Cultures A How-To Guide
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (CA)
A generic cost-benefit analysis or a consideration of the Keeling Curve (the canonic visualization of the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere since 1958) by itself seldom motivate potential sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Veggies For All: Campus Food Bank Farm
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
Since 2011, our small college has been the home base for Veggies For All (VFA) – a community-scale agriculture project that works to relieve hunger by growing vegetables for those …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Driving Sustainability at Luther: A Rideshare Website Demonstration
- Luther College (IA)
The Luther College Rideshare website is an open source project undertaken to streamline student engagement in sustainable activities, specifically carpooling. The concept of a rideshare board has been in existence …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Mentoring Student Workers to Increase the Potential for Advancing Sustainability
- University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Traditional mentorship models, similar to traditional internship models, often feature a top-down relationship with knowledge flowing in one direction. In this model a power structure is established that can make …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Activism that Pays: How Student Social Entrepreneurship Can Revitalize Your Campus
- New York University (NY)
Student clubs and organizations can be a useful platform for getting students involved, but is this traditional model of engagement limiting student capacity? This workshop, aimed at students and sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A University-Community Research Collaboration to Promote Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security
- University of North Carolina, Asheville (NC)
Many counties of Western North Carolina have high levels of food insecurity that may be addressed by training communities to grow, prepare, and preserve their own food. Through the McCullough …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Alternative Transportation in the Rural Context
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
SUNY Cortland and other smaller comprehensive colleges function as economic drivers to the local economy, and especially in the case of smaller colleges located in more rural settings. In this …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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