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How We Came to Inhabit These Spaces: Reflections on the Role of Place in Our Individual and Collective Journeys as Emerging Sustainability Scholars
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the experience of four doctoral students engaged in a collective project of place exploration at a mid sized Canadian university. Under the methodological ...
- Posted May 17, 2016
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True Merit: Ensuring Our Brightest Students Have Access to Our Best Colleges and Universities
Representation of low-income students at selective colleges and universities has not changed in ten years despite selective institutions’ well-advertised, increased commitment to “need-blind admissions” and “no-loan financial aid” packages. All ...
- Posted May 17, 2016
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The methodology and results of using life cycle assessment to measure and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions footprint of Major Events at the University of Arizona
- Michigan Technological University (MI)
- University of Arizona (AZ)
In 2012 and 2013, the University of Arizona’s Office of Sustainability conducted environmental life cycle assessments of two Homecoming events that drew 60,000 attendees each. Based on reviews ...
- Posted May 17, 2016
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Sustainability and Social Innovation MBA Concentration
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
After focusing primarily on business fundamentals throughout their first year, MBA students at Smeal College of Business may choose to concentrate on Sustainability and Social Innovation in their second year ...
- Posted May 16, 2016
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Medium-scale Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine
- Iowa Lakes Community College (IA)
Wind is something Iowa Lakes Community College knows well. After two years of solid engineering, one of its partners has donated a game-changing turbine prototype to their school. Because of ...
- Posted May 15, 2016
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An Economical Analysis of the USFSP Solar Parking Garage
- University of South Florida St. Petersburg (FL)
This undergraduate student paper was accepted without revision as an oral presentation at the ICES 2016: 18th International Conference on Energy held in Paris. The topic is an economical analysis ...
- Posted May 13, 2016
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A Statistical Analysis of the USFSP Solar Parking Garage
- University of South Florida St. Petersburg (FL)
This undergraduate student paper was accepted without revision as an oral presentation at the ICES 2016 : 18th International Conference on Energy held in Paris. The topic is a statistical analysis ...
- Posted May 13, 2016
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Monash Sustainable Development Institute
- Monash University (VIC)
The Monash Sustainable Development Institute tackles sustainability challenges head on with distinctive interdisciplinary approach. It pulls together scientists, lawyers, economists, psychologists, biologists, engineers, health professionals, training experts and more to ...
- Posted May 13, 2016
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Going Geothermal: The Project Dedication Video
- Ball State University (IN)
True to our tradition of innovation, Ball State continues to be revolutionary and responsible. We are creating the nation's largest ground-source, closed-loop district geothermal energy system, benefiting both the ...
- Posted May 13, 2016
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Geothermal A-Maze!
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
Part of your legacy at UIC could be #AMaze! Help us to design it!
There is a deep hole next to University Hall. As deep as University Hall is tall ...
- Posted May 13, 2016
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Organizational transformation and higher sustainability management education: The case of the MBA Sustainability Management
- Griffith University (Queensland)
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the roles of leadership in enabling sustainability transformation of universities and higher sustainability management education. It advocates research into the role of leadership for ...
- Posted May 12, 2016
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Educating change agents for sustainability – learnings from the first sustainability management master of business administration
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
In recent years, knowledge and capabilities to manage corporate sustainability have become a significant component of different career paths in companies, consultancies, and even in non-profit and public institutions. As ...
- Posted May 12, 2016
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Centre for Sustainability Management
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
The Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) conducts research, teaching and continuous education in the fields of entrepreneurial sustainability management, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social entrepreneurship. With a strong focus ...
- Posted May 12, 2016
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Minor in Sustainability Science
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
The Minor in Sustainability Science provides a comprehensive exploration of the issue of sustainable development and integrates social, cultural, ecological/environmental and economic perspectives through project-based work. It includes inter- ...
- Posted May 12, 2016
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MBA in Sustainability Management
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Students in this programme learn a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary subjects related to sustainability management and corporate social responsibility (CSR). They also acquire comprehensive general management qualifications and the ...
- Posted May 12, 2016
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MSc in Global Sustainability Science
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
The two-year dual degree program in Global Sustainability Science is jointly administered by Arizona State University and Leuphana University of Lüneburg. It aims to provide an academically well balanced education ...
- Posted May 12, 2016
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MSc in Sustainability Science
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
A distinctive feature of Leuphana University Lüneburg's inter- and transdisciplinary research-oriented and problem-focused Master's program in Sustainability Sciences is its balance between sustainable natural sciences and sustainable humanities ...
- Posted May 12, 2016
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MBA Concentration in Social Change
- Clark University (MA)
The Clark Graduate School of Management’s MBA Concentration in Social Change helps business students gain specialized knowledge to effect positive environmental, social and economic change. Through this unique concentration ...
- Posted May 12, 2016
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MBA Concentration in Social Change & Sustainability
- Clark University (MA)
Clark University's MBA Concentration in Social Change & Sustainability is for business leaders who want to take on environmental sustainability challenges. The program helps students integrate business management, leadership ...
- Posted May 12, 2016
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Earth Days 2016 at Johnson County Community College
- Johnson County Community College (KS)
Our Earth Days 2016 events included several activities in addition to those pictured here, but these were two of our most popular. Epicenter, a one-day, student-focused conference on careers in ...
- Posted May 11, 2016
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Zygmunt, the electric car
- Universidad de Monterrey
Monterrey is the third largest city in Mexico, and there is about 2 million cars. This amount of vehicles creates traffic jams, pollute the air and chaos. According to the ...
- Posted May 10, 2016
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MBA in Global Sustainable Management
- Anaheim University (CA)
Anaheim University's MBA in Global Sustainable Management (also refered to as the Online Green MBA) focuses on leadership, social responsibility and sustainable practices. Students must complete 12 courses in ...
- Posted May 10, 2016
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Business pedagogy for social justice? An exploratory investigation of business faculty perspectives of social justice in business education
- York University
What needs to happen in business schools to create a space for social justice? In this article I explore business faculty members’ perspectives on social justice as a means of ...
- Posted May 10, 2016
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Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Education: Shifting the Worldview
- DePaul University (IL)
- Temple University (PA)
While the topics of business ethics and social responsibility education have received much attention in scholarly and pedagogical literature (although less in the pedagogical literature), the authors argue that the ...
- Posted May 10, 2016
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A Methodology for Building Faculty Support for the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education
- Kennesaw State University (GA)
Evidence from extant literature indicates that faculty support is a critical driver for implementing the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), particularly for schools pursuing an advanced, cross-disciplinary ...
- Posted May 10, 2016
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University of Toronto Community Connects With Nature
- University of Toronto (ON)
Many people think that to explore nature you need to get in a car and drive for an hour. For U of T staff and students, it was a 15-minute ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Decision-Analytic Approach for Water Sustainability Definition: A Higher Education Case Study
- George Washington University (DC)
The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a multi-criteria decision analysis approach that can be used to circumscribe the definition of sustainability within an organization or ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Academic Jet-Setting in a Time of Climate Destabilization: Ecological Privilege and Professional Geographic Travel
- Vassar College (NY)
This article analyzes the interrelationship among resource consumption, sociospatial justice, and what is popularly known as global warming by interrogating the ecological footprint of professional geographers, especially in terms of ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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An integrated approach to achieving campus sustainability: assessment of the current campus environmental management practices
- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Universities can nowadays be regarded as ‘small cities’ due to their large size, population, and the various complex activities taking place in campuses, which have some serious direct and indirect ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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The Carbon Footprint of Conference Papers
The action required to stem the environmental and social implications of climate change depends crucially on how humankind shapes technology, economy, lifestyle and policy. With transport CO2 emissions accounting for ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Sustainable Science? Reducing the Carbon Impact of Scientific Mega-Meetings
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
- University of North Texas (TX)
Scientists across the globe recognize the importance of reducing carbon emissions to combat climate change. At the same time, we have increased our carbon footprint through air travel to the ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Responsible academia: optimizing conference locations to minimize greenhouse gas emissions
- Florida International University (FL)
The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to many scientists, including ecologists and conservation biologists, are often much greater than those attributable to average non-scientists (Fox et al. 2009, Synolakis and ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Carbon footprint of science: More than flying
- KU Leuven
Previous efforts to evaluate the climate change impact of researchers have focused mainly on transport related impact of conference attendance, and infrastructure. Because these represent only a part of the ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Academic mobility in the Anthropocene era: a comparative study of university policy at three New Zealand institutions
- University of Otago (Otago)
- University of Auckland
Anthropogenic climate change is a wicked problem, requiring fundamental behavioural and technological responses now, in the Anthropocene, a term denoting the current era of human dominance of biological, chemical and ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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The failure of non‐binding declarations to achieve university sustainability: A need for accountability
- RMIT University
Purpose
This paper aims to assess the impact and value of non‐binding agreements or declarations in achieving sustainability in universities.
Design/methodology/approach
A case study of Royal Melbourne ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Integrating environmental sustainability into universities
- Monash University (VIC)
Universities play a fundamental role in addressing global environmental challenges as their education, research and community involvement can produce long-lasting environmental effects and societal change. By demonstrating best practice in ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Shaping the Education of Tomorrow: 2012 Full-length Report on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
- UNESCO
- Wageningen University
This report represents the second review of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and is conducted in the context of its Global Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (GMEF). The ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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The Sustainable University: Progress and prospects
- University of Plymouth (Devon)
The direction of higher education is at a crossroads against a background of mounting sustainability-related issues and uncertainties. This book seeks to inspire positive change in higher education by exploring ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Turnaround Leadership for Sustainability in Higher Education
- Western Sydney University (NSW)
- Australian National University
- University of Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire)
Universities play a central role in addressing key challenges of social, economic and environmental sustainability. For this role to be delivered effectively it is critical to identify not only what ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Master of Environment and Sustainability
- Monash University (VIC)
The Master of Environment and Sustainability is a forward-thinking, interdisciplinary, two-year course that integrates the knowledge needed to mitigate and adapt to global change with sustainability principles. Central to its ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Lights Out Starter Kit
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
In April 2013, a student energy conservation organization, Longhorn Lights Out, began on the UT Austin campus. This organization, sponsored by UT's Energy and Water Conservation Program, encouraged students ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Vassar College and Earth Month!
- Vassar College (NY)
The Environmental Cooperative was launched by Vassar College in 2015 to bring together regional environmental organizations, community groups, educators, the Vassar College community, and residents to increase our impact and ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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MUSC Earth Day
- Medical University of South Carolina (SC)
Earth Day at the Medical University of South Carolina
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Hawaii Pacific University Earth Week,April 18-22, 2016
- Hawaii Pacific University (HI)
A week of festivities were scheduled to celebrate Earth Day! The week included an Earth Day Pledge, e-waste recycling, an Earth Day Fair and more. See www.hpu.edu/sustainability ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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UC San Diego Earth Day: Annual Sustainability Fair & Tree Planting
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
UC San Diego celebrated Earth Day with student organizations, campus departments and vendors at their annual sustainability fair. Tablers included: AQUAholics, ASEJA, CALPIRG, Dr. Bronner, EcoGrounds, EcoNauts, EWS, Green Office ...
- Posted May 6, 2016
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UMass Amherst Celebrates Earth Day
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Earth Day 2016 events at UMass Amherst include a compost worm bin workshop and pollinator garden plantings in UMass Permaculture Gardens.
- Posted May 6, 2016
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Earth Week at University at Buffalo 2016
- University at Buffalo (NY)
From lectures and luncheons to clean-ups and competitions, to art exhibits and SLICE awards, this year’s Earth Week line up had something for everyone. Thanks to everyone for all ...
- Posted May 6, 2016
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We Are All In This Together: Arbor Day Tree Planting
- Roosevelt University (IL)
Arbor Day Observance in which kids from Bright Horizons Daycare (located on Roosevelt University's (RU) Schaumburg Campus), and RU tradesmen, staff, and students, and RU's arborist planted a ...
- Posted May 6, 2016
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The Essex Report: Workshop on the Principles of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Second Nature (MA)
- Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (DC)
In February of 1995, a workshop at the Essex Conference Center of Essex, Massachusetts brought together thirty-two educators and other professionals with environmental expertise to discuss the principles of sustainability ...
- Posted May 6, 2016
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A mathematical decision-making procedure to assist in the development of sustainability plans based on the STARS framework
- Dominican University of California (CA)
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to establish an objective mathematical decision-making procedure to help universities prioritize credits, while using the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) framework ...
- Posted May 6, 2016
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