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Strategic Power: Public Leadership & Change Maker Skills
- Elected Officials to Protect America (SC)
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win' - Gandhi This dynamic, interactive workshop will hone your public leadership skills to create …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Assessing General Attitudes Towards Sustainability Policies Among Key Stakeholders in Higher Education
- Appalachian School of Law (VA)
- Appalachian State University (NC)
This study investigated, through the use of semi-structured interviews, the general attitudes and perceptions held by key stakeholders at Appalachian State University (AppState) towards sustainability policies. Key stakeholders were determined …
- Posted Jan. 12, 2021
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Sustainability in the Boardroom: Perspectives from a Provost & CFO
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Appalachian State University has long embraced sustainability in the campus culture. Early operational initiatives were conceived and implemented within the Business Affairs area and sustainable principles were included in focused …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Measuring Success
- Yale University (CT)
This presentation will focus on how to capture, disclose and manage sustainability performance metrics. The presentation will focus on how to develop and institutionalize sustainability performance metrics that lead to …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability education: A campus-wide study guiding an all unit strategic approach at the University of Minnesota, Duluth
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (MN)
A team of faculty and staff who were working on sustainability education across the UMD campus conducted an all campus survey (N=1700) to meet the Chancellor's Strategic Initiative. The Initiative …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Approaches to Strategic Zero Waste Planning and Implementation
- Boston University (MA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Zero Waste requires reimagining the notion of 'waste' and navigating the tension between meeting the desires of a University's young, climate-concerned community and convincing University leadership and staff to move …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Participatory Planning Processes for Sustainability
- McGill University (QC)
Sustainability is the process of a community working together towards a shared vision for a better future. Strategic planning should be participatory – for and from the community. At McGill, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Implementing Sustainability Teaching, Research, and Service at Florida A&M University
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FL)
The Environment and Sustainability Council is embarked on a comprehensive and integrated approach to institutionalize sustainability at Florida A&M University (FAMU), an 1890 land-grant institution dedicated to the advancement of …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability at Michigan State is Bolder, by Design
- Michigan State University (MI)
This session will outline a progressive strategic initiative at Michigan State University and its impact on its sustainability program. This initiative is called Bolder by Design. Launched by President Lou …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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EMERGE: Mindshifting Through Emergent Leadership
- AASHE (MA)
- The EMERGE Leadership Project (WA)
If mindset is the most important place to leverage change in an institution, that that’s the place we want to intervene, but our own mindset is as important if we …
- Posted Nov. 30, 2017
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UMass Lowell Office of Sustainability: A Strategic Partnership for Campus Sustainability
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
UMass Lowell's leadership is deeply committed to campus sustainability. As part of the overall campus transformation strategy, university leadership decided to form an Office of Sustainability to integrate sustainability efforts …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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The Campus Sustainability Movement: A strategic perspective
- Blekinge Institute of Technology
Society is facing a crisis of un-sustainability. The sector of higher education is well poised to support transition to a sustainable society. This thesis assesses the efforts of the Campus …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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A Comprehensive Strategic Communications Plan for NYU's Office of Sustainability
- New York University (NY)
Crowdsourcing the collective wisdom of the NYU Sustainability Task Force's all-volunteer Outreach and Engagement working group, with assistance from the Office of Sustainability, team members were able to develop a …
- Posted June 24, 2011
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Sustainability Advisory Council - Lessons Learned in Setting a Sustainability Strategy
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
The UW-Madison Sustainability Advisory Council (SAC) convened in the fall of 2020 in order to leverage the results of the University's first STARS report to develop strategic sustainability recommendations to …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Towards Sustainability Maturity: A Local-to-Global Approach at a Learning Community
- Bucknell University (PA)
An innovative simultaneous planning/implementation process for sustainability maturity/resiliency has been deployed. Sustainability is the ability of a community to endure and remain resilient socially, technologically and environmentally. At the most …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Sustainability Teaching and Learning at the University of British Columbia
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
The University of British Columbia recently established the UBC Sustainability Initiative (USI), an innovative strategic management group that unites and promotes sustainability efforts across UBC's Vancouver campus. The USI is …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The World's Most Sustainable University 2020 + 2050: Creating a Vision for Sustainable Universities
- University of London
A presentation using Prezi that envisions what the sustainability of a university could be in 2020 in comparison with 2050.
- Posted July 14, 2016
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Sustainability Internship Course Best Posters
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
In a Sustainability Internship course offered at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus, students designed posters telling the story of their experiences interning at non-profits, local government offices, businesses …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Top Down and Bottom-Up: The Pitt Sustainability Planning Process
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
- SmithGroup (MI)
In 2017 Pitt embarked on their first comprehensive sustainability plan which launched early this year. This session outlines the top-down approaches to connect with leadership and link this planning effort, …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Sustainability Action Plan
- College of Charleston (SC)
The strategic plan is designed to guide the College's sustainability efforts. It is a comprehensive approach to normatively and empirically test and steer the process toward specific goals and targets …
- Posted Oct. 6, 2021
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Climate Adaptation in the West: Audits, Assessments, and Strategic Planning to Achieve Action
- University of Denver (CO)
Colorado and many western states face hotter and likely drier futures. Acknowledging the need for resilience, students and staff at the University of Denver embarked on an expansive environmental assessment …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Governing the university in the perspective of the United Nations 2030 Agenda: The case of the University of Bologna
- Università di Bologna
Purpose Starting from the experience of the University of Bologna, this paper provides an innovative framework to analyse how universities are rethinking courses and curricula, teaching, research programmes, campus operation …
- Posted Feb. 8, 2021
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Creating Organizational Culture Change to Advance Sustainability in Higher Education
- University of St. Thomas (MN)
Culture is a shared set of assumptions that guides people's thoughts and behaviors. Within organizations, aligning structures and process with organizational culture is crucial for maintaining successful organizational functioning. This …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Campus Sustainability Officers Workshop, Part I
- Yale University (CT)
A morning presentation and discussion addressing issues around managing institutional change, including utilization the newly developed APT (Awakening, Pioneering, Transforming)change management framework for better understanding the key stages of engagement …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Strategic Planning of Energy Retrofits That Drive Cutting Edge Projects in GHG Reductions
- Humber Polytechnic (ON)
In 2014, Humber College (Toronto, Canada) faced a challenge familiar to many institutions. Despite years of incremental energy efficiency gains, large reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions remained …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Feasibility of Green Building at WPI
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
College campuses, with significant numbers of older facilities, have the opportunity to lead the green building movement while reaping economic, health, environmental, educational, and marketing benefits. This project assessed the …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Measuring the linkage between strategies on sustainability and institutional forces: an empirical study of Spanish universities
Policy documents are commonly identified as key outcomes that guide initiatives directed by senior university leaders towards sustainability through plans and policies. Many studies have called for a more integration …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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The sustainability report as an essential tool for the holistic and strategic vision of higher education institutions
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Institutions of higher education have a significant role in promoting change to sustainable development models as centers of knowledge and innovation. In addition, they are currently facing their own change …
- Posted April 5, 2019
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Master of Urban & Regional Planning
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree is designed to produce professionals able to think across fields of expertise to see and act upon the links among environmental …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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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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Strategies for Carbon Neutrality
More than 400 colleges and universities have committed to addressing climate change in a meaningful way, including exploring strategies for becoming climate neutral. Since there is no blueprint for achieving …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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A Comprehensive Approach to Sustainability on Campus: Stories from the Field
- American University (DC)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
With students and college presidents alike making commitments to go green, higher education is institutionalizing a culture of sustainability like never before. Developing a comprehensive plan for sustainability on campus …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Four Steps for Leading Impactful Environmental Change On-Campus
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The Campus Environmental Center at University of Texas at Austin explains their strategy for encouraging student-led activism. They describe their steps as: build a motivated community, create a strategic plan, …
- Posted Dec. 21, 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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Resilient CSUSB
- California State University, San Bernardino (CA)
In April 2017, California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) took significant steps towards fostering a more sustainable future with the establishment of an Office of Sustainability. With a vision to …
- Posted Oct. 6, 2021
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Sustainable Development in Swedish and Canadian Campus Plans
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology
The concept of sustainable development being integrated into strategic spatial plans has increased in recent years. University campus plans are examples of such spatial plans, and these form the focus …
- Posted May 15, 2019
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Student Campus Greening Fund
- Green Mountain College (VT)
The Student Campus Greening Fund (SCGF) is a student-run program designed to help put greening initiatives into action that increase awareness about sustainability issues, decrease the school’s ecological impact, and …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Promoting sustainable development in higher education institutions: the use of the balanced scorecard as a strategic management system in support of green marketing
- Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Purpose Sustainability is understood as a complex and integrating area, involving the most diverse areas and fields of knowledge. Because of the innumerable socio-environmental challenges in the current scenario, a …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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We Are What We Speak: Strategic Communication and Community Engagement at Higher Education Institutions
- AASHE (MA)
Have you ever wanted more turn-out at events, more press coverage, more faculty engagement, for your sustainability initiatives? In order to get more people engaged, we need to get better …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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How to Build Strategic Power -- Seven Secrets for Leaders to Win Change On & Beyond Campus
- Elected Officials to Protect America (SC)
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win' - Gandhi This dynamic, interactive workshop will hone your public leadership skills and …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Advancing Sustainability in Conservative Climates: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches
- Sul Ross State University (TX)
- Wingate University (NC)
This panel will examine the approach to sustainability in higher education at two campuses, one public and one private, situated within challenging political and socio-economic contexts: Sul Ross State University, …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Mind Mapping: A Systems Thinking Application for Change Management
- University of Vermont (VT)
- Environmental Leadership Program (MD)
A growing number of students, faculty, and staff are increasingly concerned about their environmental impacts and demand immediate action to be taken. Despite good intentions, these same people can act …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Mapping Renewable Energy Potential on Campus: A Case Study of a Strategic Green Fund Project
- University of Vermont (VT)
Wonder where the best solar, wind, geothermal opportunities are on your campus? In this session, we will present one institution's year long process to answer this question through the development …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability Vision 2036: an Inclusive Process for Strategic Planning
- Emory University (GA)
Since Emory adopted sustainability as a guiding principle in its 2005 Strategic Plan, the enterprise has published two Sustainability Vision and Strategic Plans. These documents have guided Emory through two …
- Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Master of Conservation Leadership
- University of Guelph (ON)
The Master of Conservation Leadership program is designed to meet the needs of the conservation sector. It emphasizes innovative conservation practice including Indigenous-led conservation governance, partnership engagement and private and …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Making Sustainability Sustainable: The Dollars and Cents of It
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
Sustainability at GVSU has become the 7th value for the University and embraces the triple bottom line of environmental, economic and social impacts on campus and in the community.
Sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Facing of Failure and How to Use it to Work Towards Your Sustainability Goals
- American University (DC)
- College of Charleston (SC)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
AASHE Conferences are great for discussing successes: they help guide burgeoning institutions, provide expansion support to veteran institutions, and help build the case for sustainability. But what about failures? This …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Annual Sustainability Plan Performance Report
- College of Lake County (IL)
The 2019-21 Sustainability Plan provides a streamlined format for evaluating and tracking the progress of sustainability at the College of Lake County. Each of the thirteen goals has its own …
- Posted Oct. 6, 2021
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Strategic Electrification: Scenarios for How and Why Carbon Neutrality Depends on It
- Amherst College (MA)
- Carleton College (MN)
- Thompson Rivers University (BC)
- GreenerU (MA)
- Introba (CA)
More than 300 schools have pledged to achieve carbon neutrality at some point in the future through Second Nature's reporting platform. For nearly every school, carbon neutrality through means other …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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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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