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Postcards from Peru: IAU 2014 International Conference Share-Out
- Franklin Pierce University (NH)
This briefing will highlight the experiences and take-home lessons of an educator/traveler and panelist at the 2014 International Association of Universities (IAU)’s International Conference, "Blending Higher Education and Traditional Knowledge …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Partnerships for Youth Development: Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE)
- Missouri State University (MO)
The Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE) is a week-long academy for high school students sponsored by the Greater Ozarks Audubon Society, Missouri State University, Missouri Department of Conservation …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building Diverse Stakeholders - Multi-Stakeholder Approach
- Sierra Youth Coalition (QC)
The building of a multi-stakeholder process often distinguishes a successful initiative from a failure. Meaningful communication with all stakeholders ensures the most effective results. Using role playing, this workshop will …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Transitioning CSU San Bernardino to a Sustainable Vision: A Benefits-Cost Analysis Framework for Project Assessment and Social Benefit Valuation
- Marylhurst University (OR)
Transitioning to sustainable business practices is a goal which many organizations have undertaken, but with mixed results and a myriad of tools. The transition can be complicated by not having …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Fracking with Higher Education: Student Activism and Mobilization in the National and Local Context
- New York University (NY)
What does the modern student movement look like on today's college campuses? How do they mobilize, communicate, and orchestrate their action? What are their tactics? Sit-ins? Boycotts? Petitions? Facebook and …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Re-Design Certificate: Regenerative Ecological Design
- Ecosa Institute (AZ)
United Nations Environmental Program has claimed that our planet is amid its sixth major extinction of biological diversity. U.N. scientists estimate that 150-200 species become extinct every 24 hours. The …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Automated Gardening System with Solar Integration
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Industrialized agriculture has benefitted our society by feed billions but is also adding a burden to the environment. Inefficient watering techniques and indiscriminate use of chemicals in much of today's …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Academic Language for Sustainability Economy
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
Co-creating the sustainability economy depends on the ability of up and coming generations to grasp opportunities to successfully address sustainability issues confronting our world. An authentic teacher preparation program features …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Empowering Students and the Community Through Green Chemistry and Sustainable Science Outreach
- Beyond Benign (MA)
- State of Washington (WA)
Sustainable STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) outreach can have a significant impact on youth, empowering students to be problem-solvers and engage in their communities as change makers, and inspiring …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Workshop
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Are you ever the only womxn in a room of men? Have you ever had a male colleague take credit for your work? Have you ever been spoken over by …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Emerging Data Visualization Issues in Sustainability: Increasing 'Truthfulness' and Visual Literacy
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (WI)
This presentation involves the challenges of how to analyze and display data produced with information technologies in truthful and complete ways that are easily digested by human problem solvers and …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Submitting to “Case Studies in the Environment”: A Workshop for Authors
- University of Southern California (CA)
“Case Studies in the Environment” (CSE) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the University of California Press. The online journal publishes case studies, which provide nuance to environmental problem solving …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Developing a Resilience Tool For Higher Education Institutions: A Must-Have in Campus Master Planning
- Virginia Tech (VA)
- Hanbury (VA)
Resilience has become a prominent topic in the planning and design industry over the past several years. States, cities and entire regions face an ever-growing threat of environmental and societal …
- Posted April 30, 2019
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Green Economy Marketing in Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Kenya
- Technical University of Mombasa
Green skills are relevant for Sustainable Development for the modern economy. To adapt green economy, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) are important in the contribution towards its success …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Looking within: cultivating compassion for shaping sustainable mindsets in accounting education
- Monash University (VIC)
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the role of individual inner dimensions in fostering sustainable mindsets in accounting students and graduates. Individual inner dimensions such as compassion shape our behaviour …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Modernizing the Organic Chemistry Laboratory with Green Chemistry
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Green Chemistry Education Webinar Series: A new webinar series for chemistry faculty and students highlighting relevant topics in green chemistry education.
Presented by: Dr. Jane Wissinger Associate Professor, Department of …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Integrating Sustainability Sciences into a Social Science Discipline: An Exploration in the Fiber, Textile & Clothing Field
- Oklahoma State University (OK)
Climate change is a multifaceted global issue that is transforming Earth’s surface and atmosphere in response to human influences. The $2 trillion fiber, textile, and clothing (FTC) industry contributes significantly …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Integrating Sustainability Literacy Competencies Into Teacher Preparation Programs
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
Education for sustainability is critical in preparing future generations with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to address the sustainability problems that challenge the health and stability of our world. …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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St. Lawrence University Green Café Farm To Table Course
- St. Lawrence University (NY)
St. Lawrence University's student-run Green café class is a collaborative and multi-stakeholder venture with Dining Services, Seed to Table (student food justice club), undergraduates from across disciplines, and three generations …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Institute for Constructive Advocacy and Dialogue (ICAD): Community conversations for a sustainable and equitable future
- James Madison University (VA)
With a mission to “inspire dialogue and deliberation that shapes engaged and inclusive communities and informs sound policies,” the Institute for Constructive Advocacy and Dialogue (ICAD) at James Madison University …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies BS
- University of Tasmania (TAS)
This wide, interdisciplinary degree will enable you to contribute your skills and experience to a wide variety of occupations in a wide variety of places. Every nation, regardless of their …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Application of international energy efficiency standards for energy auditing in a University buildings
- Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design
- National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv)
This study seeks to provide insights on understanding the contemporary problems of energy efficiency in Ukrainian universities by developing a comprehensive energy efficiency management framework that encompasses its participating subjects, …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Master of Management (Managing for Sustainability)
- Mahidol University (Bangkok)
College of Management Mahidol University (CMMU) has recently introduced a new Master’s Degree Program, Managing for Sustainability (MFS), a course of the future that is designed to cultivate a new …
- Posted Sept. 6, 2023
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MS in Resilient & Sustainable Communities
- Green Mountain College (VT)
Green Mountain College's Master of Science degree in Resilient and Sustainable Communities (MRSC) is the first of its kind and is a truly unique program designed to give students the …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Student Innovation and Materials Management in Portland: The CES Model
- Portland State University (OR)
Many organizations are taking a more strategic approach towards managing the waste they generate. Driven by the opportunity to improve environmental and economic performance, they are prioritizing their waste stream …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainable Food and Farming BS
- West Virginia University (WV)
Sustainable Food and Farming is the study of relationships among organisms and habitats in agricultural ecosystems. Climate and soil properties, activities of other organisms, and management practices affect the growth …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Technician
- Mohawk College (ON)
Students in the Environmental Technician program will learn the fundamentals of solid waste, water and wastewater treatment. The sources, impacts, monitoring and control of water/wastewater pollutants, air pollutants, and solid …
- Posted Feb. 3, 2020
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Minor in Sustainable Land Systems
- Ball State University (IN)
Sustainable use and development of the land base and its natural resources has become an integral part of fitting human uses to the land in the planning professions. From such …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Creating a water-saver self-identity reduces water use in residence halls
- James Madison University (VA)
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Water scarcity is a pressing social problem. Attempts to increase conservation that focus on education or attitudes produce limited success. Installing efficient appliances reduces water use, but can be costly. …
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Actions speak louder than words: designing transdisciplinary approaches to enact solutions
- University of Maine (ME)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
Sustainability science uses a transdisciplinary research process in which academic and non-academic partners collaborate to identify a common problem and co-produce knowledge to develop more sustainable solutions. Sustainability scientists have …
- Posted Jan. 25, 2019
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Zanmi Kafe: Using payments for carbon sequestration to promote climate action on Sewanee's campus, and more sustainable agroecosystems on Haiti's Central Plateau
- Sewanee - The University of the South (TN)
Zanmi Kafe is a collaboration between Sewanee: The University of the South, and Zanmi Agrikol, a Haitian non-profit agricultural organization that promotes the adoption of more sustainable agroecosystems in the …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Curriculum Convocation
- Middlebury College (VT)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- AASHE (MA)
- EcoChallenge.org (OR)
What will 21st century colleges and universities look like when sustainability is the curriculum? When students leave institutions of higher learning with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to meet challenges …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Strategies for Building and Reinventing Effective Sustainability Committees
- New York University (NY)
Since 2006, our institution's sustainability initiatives have been shaped by a participatory, grassroots, volunteer-driven body comprised of faculty, students, and staff from across our decentralized urban campus. This Sustainability Task …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Progress along the Path of Transdisciplinary Action Research. Experiences and Challenges in the Integration of Engineering and Community Development to Address Water Quality Issues in rural Honduras.
- University of Vermont (VT)
Sustainable development presents complex, multidimensional issues that require approaches extend well beyond conventional academic disciplines. Bridging disciplinary boundaries is challenging, and sustainable development requires more than interdisciplinarity. It requires integrating …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Promoting Sustainable Agriculture Careers for Undergraduates through a Collaborative Experiential Learning and Research Program at Cornell University: The Sustainable Agriculture Scholars Program
- North Carolina State University (NC)
The number of undergraduate students majoring in agricultural fields is steadily declining, resulting in fewer trained agricultural professionals able to address complex problems concerning agricultural sustainability. We developed and piloted …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Fiduciary Duty and University Fossil Fuel Divestments
- Soka University of America (CA)
One of the founding principles of Soka University of America is to 'foster leaders for the creative coexistence of nature and humanity.' Soka University has one of the highest endowments …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Reimagining Field-Based Sustainability Learning: A Journey to Active Hope
- Dalhousie University (NS)
Conventional field courses are often focused on experiencing the outside world through the lenses of the natural sciences, where students learn and practice methods to measure and compare various biological …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Decarb Buy-In: Creating a Culture of Decarbonization
- California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
- WRNS Studio (CA)
Decarbonization sits at the nexus of integrated planning. It requires thinking big and working together. Universities are uniquely positioned to model innovative planning approaches to decarbonization, revealing what's possible at …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Introductory economics courses and the university’s commitments to sustainability
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
The three largest public universities in British Columbia, Canada have signed the Talloires Declaration, committing themselves to promoting students’ environmental literacy and ecological citizenship. As a result, there is pressure …
- Posted April 7, 2016
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Written Messages Improve Edible Food Waste Behaviors in a University Dining Facility
- Kansas State University (KS)
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Sustainability and going green have become popular trends among foodservice organizations. Despite this interest, foodservice operations still produce large amounts of edible food waste and contribute significantly to waste …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2016
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The motivation and development impact of energy saving to sustainability in the construction of green campus: a case study of the Zhejiang University, China
- Zhejiang University
- University of Kitakyushu (Fukuoka)
The construction of green campus is related to the global sustainable development. Under the guidance of campus energy-saving policy, China’s green campus mainly focuses on campus’ energy saving. In contrast, …
- Posted April 21, 2021
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Social and Environmental Justice Minor
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville (WI)
Given the many ways both humans and our planet's environment suffer grievous harm, it is fitting to provide an examination of some of the major kinds of harm as well …
- Posted Nov. 20, 2018
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Plenary: Organizational Leadership for Sustainability Education
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
As president of Unity College, Dr. Stephen Mulkey is a champion of sustainability science, which he sees as the defining framework for academic programming at Unity College. In just under …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Geography BA/BS
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Geography offers students the opportunity to study the dynamics of global and local environmental change and to place their local experience in a global perspective. Physical geography involves studying the …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Videos Tell Sustainability Stories, Work toward Sustainable Futures
- University of Vermont (VT)
As an effective pedagogical approach for addressing planetary-scale Anthropocene challenges at the local level, I consider storytelling—enhanced by videos-- as a social transformation tool to work toward sustainable futures. Students …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Certificate in Sustainable Business Leadership
- Saint Louis University (MO)
The professional certificate in Sustainable Business Leadership is a self-paced, fully on-line course featuring insights, videos, and experiences on sustainable leadership gathered from top thought leaders, companies, sustainability professionals, and …
- Posted Nov. 11, 2016
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Loyola University Chicago's Student-run Biodiesel Lab
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
The Searle Biodiesel Lab is a student-run initiative within Loyola University Chicago’s Institute for Environmental Sustainability (IES). Since 2007, the lab has produced biodiesel and BioSoap(Loyola’s all-natural, alternative hand soap) …
- Posted May 15, 2020
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A Model for Integrating Sustainability within Global Studies
- University of Virginia (VA)
Integrating sustainability across the curriculum is an important goal for AASHE members engaged in teaching and academic administration. While many disciplines and departments have been receptive to this change, others …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating A Stronger, Sustainable Campus
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
President Gordon Signs Talloires Declaration, Presidents Climate Commitment
By Pamela McLaren
President Milton A. Gordon has joined university presidents around the world in signing the Talloires Declaration, a statement of …
- Posted July 31, 2024
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Solving Climate Change Problems: CSUF Presents Energy and Sustainability Summit
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
More than 100 people packed the room at Cal State Fullerton’s first Energy and Sustainability Summit, held Oct. 26.
The summit, sponsored by Edison International, featured three panels of industry …
- Posted Nov. 21, 2022
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