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Supporting University Sustainability through Student Fellowships
- Pacific Lutheran University (WA)
Pacific Lutheran University supports student sustainability fellowships to promote not only specialized education, but cross campus collaboration. Student Sustainability Fellowships are intended to provide opportunities for students of any discipline …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Urban Heat Island at a Regional University in Kentucky, USA
- Eastern Kentucky University (KY)
Constructing buildings, sidewalks, parking lots, and roads inadvertently affects local climate. The best studied example of this, the urban heat island (UHI), manifests as elevated temperatures in developed areas compared …
- Posted March 5, 2020
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Freshwater Science and Sustainability (BS)
- Western Michigan University (MI)
The institutions developed an interdisciplinary curriculum that allows students to earn a Bachelor of Science in freshwater science and sustainability. Students wishing to conduct all of their freshwater science and …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Supplier Engagement: A Critical Step in Decarbonizing University Procurement
- Stanford University (CA)
This session will review Stanford's Climate-Friendly Supplier Engagement Program, which launched as a pilot in 2023 to collect precise sustainability data from top suppliers, develop supplier ratings using a detailed …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Long-Term Impacts of Faculty Development Programs: The Experience of Teli and Piedmont
- Emory University (GA)
- Tufts University (MA)
A long-term study of two faculty development programs on sustainability and the environment reveals enduring changes in teaching, research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and engaged action. Participants in cohorts of Tufts University's …
- Posted Nov. 9, 2016
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The University of Hawai'i System Heads Toward its First Sustainability Policy
- Hawaii Pacific University (HI)
- University of Hawaii Maui College (HI)
- University of Hawaii at Hilo (HI)
- AASHE (MA)
This month AASHE was invited to give a keynote presentation and overview of its Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) at the first-ever Hawai’i Sustainability in Higher Education Summit. …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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PhD in Energy, Civil Infrastructure & Climate
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The objective of the Energy, Civil Infrastructure and Climate (ECIC) program is to educate a cadre of professionals who will be able to analyze from engineering, environmental, economic, and management …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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UCSC Sustainability Assessment
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
The 2007 UCSC Sustainability Assessment was created to assess UCSC's current standing in sustainability and where UCSC could use improvement. This poster showcases the Assessment by explaining the process and …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The University Of New Brunswick - Coordination and Planning
- University of New Brunswick, Fredericton (NB)
UNB Fredericton is recognized as a top performer in this year's Sustainable Campus Index (SCI) for Coordination and Planning.
- Posted Sept. 8, 2021
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University Leadership in Island Climate Mitigation
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)
Islands are uniquely affected by climate change. Rising sea levels threaten coastal infrastructure and fresh water aquifers ocean acidification deteriorates coral reefs ecosystems and native forests are susceptible to new …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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University of California, Santa Barbara Water Action Plan
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
The University of California, Office of the President, has required that UC campuses prepare a water action plan that defines a strategy for reducing potable water use 20% by 2020. …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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What makes an effective campus climate action plan?
- Montana State University (MT)
Over the course of Spring Semester 2021, eight undergraduate students from a wide variety of majors and disciplines enrolled in a 3 credit directed independent study course in Human Geography …
- Posted May 25, 2021
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Teaching Campus Sustainability: A Service Learning Class Focused On AASHE STARS
- University of Vermont (VT)
Sustainability directors are charged with educating the university population and helping the institution make real progress toward sustainability goals. Teaching a service-learning class is a feasible way for campus sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Promoting sustainable behavior with motion sensing power strips and desk lamps
- University of Michigan (MI)
The paper presents the outcomes of a pilot program at the University of Michigan intended to influence people's attitudes and behaviors relating to energy consumption, through the adoption of motion …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Eco Reps and Leadership Development
- Portland State University (OR)
Leadership development is taken to new depths when participants have an active and inclusive relationship with their program and its purpose. At [University], the Eco Rep program strives to go …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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EPA's Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
With over 450 ecolabels in the marketplace today, each claiming to validate environmental and human health benefits, it can become very difficult and time consuming for purchasers to identify which …
- Posted Aug. 1, 2018
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4th Avenue Parklet
- Portland State University (OR)
The 4th Avenue Parklet was researched, designed and built by students from Portland State University's School of Architecture to creatively addresses sustainability based place-making issues in Portland's South of Market …
- Posted June 8, 2015
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Sustainability Plan
- Sewanee - The University of the South (TN)
This Sustainability Plan puts forth a set of strategic goals to serve as a framework to elucidate the driving values and give direction to the university's approach to sustainability
- Posted Oct. 19, 2022
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E-Waste: A Catalyst for Campus Innovation and Collaboration
- Temple University (PA)
- University of Montana (MT)
Electronic waste is increasingly recognized as the fastest growing component of our waste stream and presents a global challenge that will continue to grow as technology advances. So, how do …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Is it even espoused? An exploratory study of commitment to sustainability as evidenced in vision, mission, and graduate attribute statements in Australian universities
- Griffith University (Queensland)
Since Agenda 21 and the United Nations' Decade for Education for Sustainable Development published, higher education institutions have been recognized as playing a critical role in shifting our society's awareness …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Seeing STARS: Sustainability and Strategic Planning
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
This case study will outline how Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came to be one of the first schools to include sustainability as a goal in its new strategic plan, using …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The unusual case of campus sustainability from the top down
- Weber State University (UT)
Weber State University (WSU) in Ogden, Utah, a mainly commuter campus in a conservative state, has made major sustainability accomplishments in the last eight years. This session will outline these …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Collaborative Approach to Understanding Faculty Research and Course Offerings
- Appalachian State University (NC)
As part of Appalachian State University's commitment to sustainability, a faculty inventory was conducted to determine the nature and extent of research, scholarly activity, and creative production that are associated …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Assessing Sustainability Literacy: An Instrument to Measure Knowledge of Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability
- The Ohio State University (OH)
Properly assessing the sustainability literacy of an institution's student body is an important means of understanding the current level of student knowledge, gauging the effectiveness of sustainability focused courses, and …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Teach the Tap
- Portland State University (OR)
Safe drinking water is the core resource for all civilizations -- without it cities cannot thrive. We take this for granted when talking about sustainability and it is rarely discussed. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Integrating Sustainability into Campus Administration and Student Government
- University of Central Florida (FL)
This study outlines and portrays the ways by which the University of Central Florida's Office of Sustainability Initiatives (UCF SI) is partnering with the UCF Student Government (UCF SG) and …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Least Car-Friendly - Commuter options for an urban campus
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
In 2011, US News and World Report published a story on the top 10 'Least Car Friendly' Universities in the nation. Loyola University Chicago has taken this as a badge …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Integrating Teaching, Research and Operational Sustainability: Utilization of Bio-Energy at UNBC, Canada's Green University
- University of Northern British Columbia (BC)
In Spring 2009, UNBC installed Canada's first university owned wood pellet heating system. The project showcases the use of bio-energy as a sustainable, carbon-neutral energy source. UNBC's wood pellet system …
- Posted June 24, 2010
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Parks and Sustainability
- Kent State University - Stark (OH)
Picture of a student in Kent State University at Stark's Introduction to Watershed Studies. This course was created through a park and campus partnership.
- Posted Aug. 15, 2017
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Sustainable Graduates Achieving Global Learning Outcomes Through Innovative Curricular Design
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- Haley & Aldrich, Inc. (MA)
In spite of challenges that many are facing with integrating sustainability into curricula, Northern Arizona University (NAU) has tackled this on an even larger scale by purposefully infusing environmental sustainability, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Make a Ripple. Join a Wave: Developing experiential communication campaigns to accelerate positive perceptions in sustainability
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
Encouraging positive perception & behavior change requires an integrated approach to communication, education & awareness. UBC's annual Ripple Effect is a multi-channel, student-focused campaign that explores & exemplifies all aspects …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Bees : How UTSA is Connecting Sustainability and Undergraduate Research Opportunities
- University of Texas at San Antonio (TX)
The University of Texas at San Antonio's newly established Office of Sustainability awarded the department of Environmental Science and Ecology funding for a 3 year program to facilitate the expansion …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Are Campuses Making Progress on Their Climate Goals?
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Second Nature (MA)
- Coho Climate Advisors (MD)
- Brailsford & Dunlavey (DC)
The University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute's 'Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform' (SIMAP) has greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory data from nearly 500 campuses. Working with Brailsford & Dulnavey, CustomerFirst …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Empowering Underserved Populations Through Community Programs
- Weber State University (UT)
Learn about Weber State University's focus on sustainability-forward community programs over the last five years and how they have become more focused on serving underserved and underrepresented populations over time. …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Measuring Campus, Climate Anxiety and Ideas for Coping Beyond the Classroom
- University of Vermont (VT)
We're all surrounded by students from what's been dubbed the 'climate generation' (a group that is particularly attuned to the threat and inequity of climate change) as well as faculty …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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A framework for teaching socio-environmental problem-solving
- Georgetown University (DC)
- James Madison University (VA)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- North Dakota State University (ND)
- National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) (MD)
The urgent environmental challenges we now face, from climate change to biodiversity loss, involve people and the planet, the social, and the environmental. Teaching students to become effective socio-environmental problem-solvers …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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University of California, Santa Barbara Water Action Plan
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
The UCSB Water Action Plan (WAP) has three major project goals: determine historical and current campus water use in order to understand water use trends over time, identify and assess …
- Posted April 17, 2013
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Executive Master in Sustainability Leadership
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The Executive Master's for Sustainability Leadership at Arizona State University teaches organizational leadership skills through the lens of sustainability. It provides working mid-career professionals with practical, actionable tools to become …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master in Environmental Policy & Management
- University of Denver (CO)
The Environmental Policy and Management master's degree and graduate certificate programs at the University of Denver are offered online and on campus in the evenings, or in a combination of …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MBA in Sustainability
- Antioch University, New England (NH)
Antioch University New England's MBA in sustainability focuses on how sustainable practices are implemented in operations, human resources, finance, marketing, and strategic planning in organizations. Students learn from an interdisciplinary …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Education MS
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
Southern Oregon University's Master of Science in Environmental Education program prepares student who are interested in holding positions in leadership and teaching for different organizations, such as schools, government agencies …
- Posted June 20, 2018
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Comparison of Eco-Rep Program Format Between Three Southeastern Universities
- Clemson University (SC)
- Elon University (NC)
- Furman University (SC)
Which program structure most effectively motivates students in an Eco-Rep program? At every university, Eco-Reps maximize different opportunities for discussing sustainability, structuring educational meetings and events according to tested methods …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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EcoMug at Western Michigan University: The First Decade
- Western Michigan University (MI)
In 2009, Western Michigan University created a novel, and as far as we know unprecedented, waste reduction initiative. During the first few weeks of school, each incoming student is given …
- Posted July 1, 2010
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Master in Sustainable Design
- University of Florida (FL)
The three-semester Master's Degree in Sustainable Design (SDM) gives students the interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and confidence to be a leader in the Sustainability Revolution. The program features a low-residency-online curriculum …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
- Villanova University (PA)
Villanova's Master of Science in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (MSWREE) program is nationally-recognized for its cutting edge research and collaborative opportunities in the Villanova Center for the Advancement of …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Science (MS, MPS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
The graduate program in environmental science (GPES) offers M. S. , M. P. S. and Ph. D. degrees. GPES was created in the early 1970s as a unique response to …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Power Systems & Sustainable Energy (MS)
- Santa Clara University (CA)
Santa Clara's MS in Sustainable Energy introduces graduate students to an multi-disciplinary approach to designing sustainable energy systems. The master program's mission is to provide a strong curriculum in engineering …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Loyola Chicago's Water Conservation Carnival
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
As part of a water conservation grant, Loyola hosted a Water Conservation Carnival featuring the 97 year-old face of water conservation, Sr. Jean Schmidt. As part of the project, water …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2017
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Aiming Higher: The Rio+20 Report on Higher Education's Role in Sustainable Development
- Portland Community College (OR)
- Macquarie University (NSW)
Our presentation will highlight the efforts made by an international consortium of educators and higher education leaders at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to persuade delegates to …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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On the Cutting Edge: Great Results From New Approaches to Behavioral Change Cues
- Stanford University (CA)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
- Atrius (CA)
- Kriegh Architecture Studios (WA)
The next frontier in energy efficiency is occupants and how they interact with the buildings. Once we have the prescriptive things like codes and building envelopes done, it's about how …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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