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Communicating Carbon: Visualizing Energy Inputs, Activities, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- University of Oregon (OR)
Sustainability decision-making requires both accurate and informative data, and effective stakeholder communication. Higher education sustainability professionals must not only estimate energy inputs, activities, and greenhouse gas emissions data, they must …
- Posted April 30, 2013
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Navigating the STARS 2.0 Experience: From Data Collection to Strategic Planning
- Emory University (GA)
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- Stanford University (CA)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
One of the most important attributes of AASHE's STARS 2.0 framework is to allow institutions to understand all aspects of their sustainability performance, benchmark their sustainability performance against both other …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Making SENS at the University of Saskatchewan: Innovation, Collaboration, and Transformation
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) at the University of Saskatchewan emerged in 2007-2008 from the university integrated planning process, which considered the coordination of academic priorities with financial …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Management MBA
- Brandeis University (MA)
The Heller School For Social Policy and Management's Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Management MBA is designed for students interested in leading social impact initiatives for a wide range of topics, …
- Posted June 20, 2018
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MA in Environment & Management
- Royal Roads University (BC)
Our 30 credit totally online Master of Arts in Environmental Practice degree prepares students to advance their career and to contribute positively to finding solutions for environmental problems. The master's …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MBA in Sustainable Business
- Western Kentucky University (KY)
From the MBA webpage: "WKU's MBA courses in sustainability are designed to help students address some of the most complex social and environmental issues around the world. We are preparing …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Resource Economics MS
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Master's program prepares our students for careers in marketing, resource-based industries such as electric utilities and petroleum, government environmental policy positions, and economic consulting. Doctoral program graduates typically find …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Bachelor of Commerce - Environmental Management Stream
- The King's University (AB)
This stream requires students to take six of the fundamental environmental studies courses paired with sustainability related business, philosophy, and theology courses. Note: this is an advising stream that does …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Earth Day Garden Preperation
- St. John's University, New York (NY)
Earth Day celebration incorporates Academic Service Learning for students to work in the Student Community Garden on the Queens Campus. During the growing season, student workers maintain, harvest and transport …
- Posted April 23, 2018
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Generating Positive Community Energy with Millersville University's Zero Energy Lombardo Welcome Center
- Millersville University (PA)
Millersville University leveraged the positive energy performance, utility rebates and cost savings associated with its new zero energy Lombardo Welcome Center to establish a fund that supports community engagement related …
- Posted May 15, 2019
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Point Loma Nazarene University's Food Recovery Network
- Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)
Point Loma Nazarene University’s Food Recovery Network was started by a student as a means of reducing food waste on campus as well as supporting the local community. With the …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2018
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Rational Resource Management: The Case EARTH University, Costa Rica
- EARTH University
EARTH University, located on an 8,000 acre property in the lowlands of Costa Rica, Central America, is a private, international, university dedicated to education in the agricultural sciences and natural …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Carbon sequestered in the trees on a university campus: a case study
- University of Waikato
The authors aim to investigate the ability of a New Zealand university to rely on the CO2 sequestered in the trees on campus to mitigate the CO2 emissions caused by …
- Posted June 29, 2018
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Testing an instrument to assess the perception of climate change policies in universities: the case of Salamanca University
- Universidad de Salamanca
Purpose: This study aims to introduce a new instrument to assess the perception of the university community after the Climate Emergency Declaration (CED) and its application at the Universidad de …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Advancing Climate Action: Reflections from UBC's Experience
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
This session offers a comprehensive overview of the Climate Emergency Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Framework developed by the Sustainability Hub at the University of British Columbia (UBC). This framework …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Master in Urban & Regional Planning
- University at Albany (NY)
The University at Albany's 48-credit two-year Master of Regional Planning (MRP) Program in Urban and Regional Planning was established in 1982. It began as a small program with a few …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Available for Download: Leveraging Generation Z's Impact on the Wellbeing Economy
- Texas A&M University (TX)
The goal of this presentation is to discuss the application of generational theory, specifically Generation Z, to principles of a wellbeing economy within a higher education setting. Generation Z students, …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Cleveland State University EarthFest 2017
- Cleveland State University (OH)
Cleveland State celebrated Earth Day with exhibits from 38 campus and community sustainability organizations, a giant earth dome, a clothing swap, free bike checks, free food, and a range of …
- Posted May 1, 2017
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Santa Clara University - Gathering Fruit with the Glean Team
- Santa Clara University (CA)
SCU's Glean Team is a volunteer-based group that gathers fruit from the hundreds of fruit-bearing trees on campus and surrounding area. Harvested fruit is donated to on-campus food pantries and …
- Posted Oct. 15, 2020
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Students, Sustainability, and Social Media: Tools for Content and Collaboration
- American University (DC)
- New York University (NY)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
Communicating sustainability efforts across social media platforms is an important but often challenging part of our work. As social media trends emerge and change, how can we convey our messaging …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Diverting Waste, Feeding Communities: The Cardinal Cupboard
- University of Louisville (KY)
Facing the highest rates of food insecurity amongst faculty, staff, and students of the University of Louisville and large amounts of food waste from on-campus dining facilities, student leaders opened …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Operational Analysis: Green Grants Program
- New York University (NY)
This Operational Analysis is an overall description of how New York University's Green Grants Program is functioning, including how well the program supports its stakeholders, grantees, staff and how the …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Environmental Studies BA
- Principia College (IL)
Principia University's BA in Environmental Studies allows students to learn about their broad interests in the the environment. The major is designed for students with career aspirations in environmental law, …
- Posted June 20, 2018
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AASHE’s Board Retreat Insight
- AASHE (MA)
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) held a board retreat in early March at Stanford University. At the retreat we honed in on AASHE's strategic …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Building Better Homes: University of Arizona’s Residential Sustainability Program
- University of Arizona (AZ)
This presentation is focused on residential education. Components of the University of Arizona's (UA) on-campus sustainability program will be briefly discussed. The presenters will specifically discuss replicable and successful UA …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Student-Powered Sustainability at Pacific Lutheran University
- Pacific Lutheran University (WA)
Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) has taken up its role in the environmental movement by fostering environmental education as well as promoting environmental responsibility. One of PLU's most vital facets as …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creighton University Leads Pledge to End Plastic Pollution
- Creighton University (NE)
During its Earth Week celebrations, Creighton University's Office of Sustainability Programs led a pledge to end plastic pollution campaign. Earth Day Network's global theme for Earth Day 2018 is End …
- Posted April 23, 2018
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Taking It to the Next Level: Campus-Community Partnerships
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- University of Florida (FL)
Engagement between campus and the local community is a strong priority for many institutions, often focused in service learning and volunteerism. But siloed approaches to service learning and volunteerism do …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Bucknell 10-Years Sustainability Plan
- Bucknell University (PA)
January 18th 2023, President John Bravman formally announced the release of the 10-year Sustainability Plan for Bucknell University. According to President Brvaman,
"Caring for the environment and reducing waste remains …
- Posted Feb. 2, 2023
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Building Solidarity through Fair Trade
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
- Fair Trade Colleges & Universities
Fair Trade Campaigns is a powerful grassroots movement mobilizing thousands of conscious consumers and Fair Trade advocates on campuses and communities across the USA and around the globe. Fair Trade …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability Science - Online
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Master of Science in Sustainability Science with a concentration in Sustainability Leadership (Professional Science Master's) is an online graduate degree program designed to fill a management need for governmental …
- Posted April 24, 2017
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Fish and Wildlife Science (MS)
- University of Idaho (ID)
The M.S. degree with major study in either fishery resources or wildlife resources is awarded when a student has met the requirements listed below. A formal graduate program of at …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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What's the New Deal with Building 'Green' on Campus?
- Michigan State University (MI)
- Catalyst Partners (MI)
Many schools are leaning away from LEED and perhaps for good reason. Why? What are the challenges and are there alternatives to better suit campus strategies around green building. As …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Combined Heat and Power: Bridge to a Carbon Neutral Future
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Universities and colleges often use district energy systems to supply heat to campus buildings. Most of these systems are fossil fueled and comprise a significant percentage of an institution's carbon …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Straight to the Top: Why Sustainability Officers Should Report to the President
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
According to AASHE's 2010 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey, 28 of the 433 respondents report directly to the president at their colleges and universities. We maintain that successful sustainability work …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Collaboration, Partnership, and Community - Development and Implementation of Waste Focus Team
- Cornell University (NY)
Proposed briefing is to discuss the Waste Focus Team; part of the Focus Team initiative developed at our university in response to the institution's 2010-2015 Strategic Plan which calls for …
- 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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Climate Resilience and Economic Development: Unlikely Bedfellows in a Small Community
- Black Hills State University (SD)
- Verdis Group (NE)
In 2018, Black Hills State University began a climate resiliency planning process for the campus and surrounding community of Spearfish, South Dakota (pop. 12,000). With the help of Verdis Group, …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Achieving University Circularity in 2050
- Ayers Saint Gross (MD)
- CannonDesign (NY)
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation
It's 2050 and the world's civilizations have successfully implemented 100% recycled materials, 100% material waste diversion, 100% renewable energy-fueled systems and perpetual environmental regeneration. Within the design field, as a …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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One-Stop Thrift Shop: Sustainable Thrifting on a College Campus
- University of Denver (CO)
College students need cheap supplies for a short amount of time. This project examines the university community's material waste practices and offers alternatives that cater to community needs. Through sharing …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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The Intersection Between Sustainability and Human Health
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The Environmental Health Committee is part of the University of Arizona's Students for Sustainability organization. It consists of thirteen students who work together to implement projects involving sustainability and the …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Best Practices for Solar PPAs
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
- Dallas College (TX)
Solar energy is now economically feasible in many states of the U.S. The question is who pays for the solar panels? The costs of design, installation, operation and maintenance of …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Earth Conscious Menu at JMU Senior Symposium Event
- James Madison University (VA)
On Earth Day, students in JMU's School of Integrated Sciences presented their work at the annual Senior Symposium. This year, the SIS Senior Symposium was recognized by JMU's Institute for …
- Posted May 2, 2022
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850 kW Rooftop Arrays: Delaware Field House, Clayton Hall, 461 Wyoming Road
- University of Delaware (DE)
- Standard Solar
- Perpetual Energy Systems (CA)
UD's initial solar array includes more than 2,000 panels to yield an 850-kilowatt solar electric system. UD's system is expected to generate approximately 1,035,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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64 MW Warwick Solar Farm
- University of Queensland (QLD)
Q's 64 megawatt Warwick Solar farm is powering UQ to be 100 per cent renewable.
Fast facts - Over 200,000 solar panels - Clean energy generated is sufficient to power …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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Class of 1980 Student Project Fund Awards
- Yale University (CT)
The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Class of 1980 has received the Association of Yale Alumni's School Volunteer Engagement and Leadership award for two funds that have supported …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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The Solo Cup Challenge: Waste Less, Raise More
- The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (NC)
- GreeniPhi (VA)
Trash shouldn't be Greek Life's legacy. It's estimated that sororities and fraternities purchase nearly a billion red plastic cups per academic year. A majority of these cups end up in …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Identifying alignment between common institutional priorities and sustainability objectives: one higher ed network's findings
- Dartmouth College (NH)
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- GreenerU (MA)
As higher education grapples with a shifting landscape of priorities for the 21st Century, common themes across institutions are emerging. Simultaneously, regional or peer-group sustainability networks continue to seek effective …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Evaluating the implications of Stakeholder's role towards sustainability of higher education
- Montpellier Business School (Montpellier)
- OP Jindal Global University (Haryana)
- Symbiosis International University (Maharashtra)
This paper aims to evaluate the relationship between academic optimism and sustainability of higher education. The intervening role of extra role behavior and internal branding is also examined. The data …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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PhD in Environmental Engineering
- University of Oklahoma (OK)
CEES at OU has a longstanding tradition of excellence in graduate education in the environmental field and offers degrees at both the master's and doctoral levels.
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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