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Harvard to limit greenhouse gas emissions in new Allston construction
- Harvard University (MA)
This article describes Harvard University's agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new buildings constructed on its Allston campus. The agreement between the University and the Executive Office of Energy …
- Posted Nov. 1, 2016
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Students Contribute Record-Breaking $6 Million to Student Green Energy Fund
- University of South Florida (Tampa) (FL)
The purpose of the Student Green Energy Fund is to provide an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to present formal proposals to a governing Fund Council with the goal …
- Posted May 22, 2017
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Energy and carbon reduction - A total holistic approach by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been actively implementing various energy reduction efforts to promote sustainability and reduce its carbon footprint. The university recognizes the importance of energy conservation and has …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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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, faculty, …
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Partnering With Utilities for Energy Efficient Dorms - Water Heating Project Study and Other Ways to Reduce Energy
- Pepperdine University (CA)
- Enovative Group Inc
Higher Education Institutions are continually striving to reduce energy consumption for both environmental and cost reasons. As concerns rise with the cost of tuition, the institutions need to look at …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Powered By Sweat: Engaging Athletes and Campus Recreation in Meaningful, Incremental Steps
- Santa Clara University (CA)
Our campus does not have workout machines that generate electricity or charge an iPod. This presentation will explain why we're OK with that, and how we went beyond the "green" …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Net-Zero Study on a Community College
- University of Dayton (OH)
During the 1960's and early 1970's, on average, of one community colleges was opened every week (Breneman & Nelson). Therefore, colleges in the same regions are likely to have similar …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Advancing ESD Curriculum Development & Faculty Development through a Consortium Approach
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
- Sustainability Curriculum Consortium (MD)
- Green Whys Consulting (TX)
At AASHE 2015, we convened a dialogue to identify sustainability educators' challenges and recommendations to address critical needs. That successful workshop informed the launch of the Sustainability Curriculum Consortium. At …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Using a class to conduct a carbon inventory: A case study with practical results at Macalester College
- Macalester College (MN)
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the practical realities of using a college seminar to fulfill the carbon audit requirement for signatories to the American College and University …
- Posted June 22, 2017
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Environmental Service Fee
- Texas State University, San Marcos (TX)
Texas State University - In 2000, Texas State University's student chapter of the National Association of Environmental Professional (NAEP), sponsored by the department of Geography, conceived the Environmental Service Fee. …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Not Just an Efficient Toilet: Shifting from Water Management to Water Stewardship
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
- Alliance for Water Stewardship
Universities have employed traditional water efficiency strategies effectively. But what if your institution's water is sourced from communities adversely impacted by water withdrawals? Or if rainfall on your campus contributes …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Campus Master Planning and Sustainability: Building Consensus From (Under) the Ground Up
- University of South Florida (Tampa) (FL)
As colleges and universities strive to plan for a more sustainable future, many, like the large public university presented in this case study, face accelerated growth combined with increasingly acute …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Financing Sustainability Audits, Outreach, and Education: The Greening Operations (GO!) Team
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The Building Sustainability @ Cal Program (BS@C) works to reduce the environmental impact of campus buildings by educating students in green building topics, project implementation, and professionalism with the ultimate …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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How We Live and How We Learn: Sustainability at U.Va.
- University of Virginia (VA)
U.Va.'s Presidential Committee on Sustainability, Office of the Architect and Utilities staff focus on achieving university-wide curricular and operations goals. Simultaneously, individual Schools have set sustainability goals, such as Darden's …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Gusts and Breezes of Change: Outcomes of a Faculty Curricular Workshop
- Missouri State University (MO)
We will describe the process and outcomes of a full-day workshop for eleven Missouri State University faculty that was modeled after AASHE's "Sustainability Across the Curriculum" leadership workshops. The workshop …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Working Beyond the Campus with Government to Promote Sustainability
- Eastern Connecticut State University (CT)
Eastern Connecticut State University's Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) exemplifies the expanding role of Sustainability Research Centers as it leverages the impartial academic discipline of the University to promote sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Environmental Science & Management Graduate Program
- Duquesne University (PA)
Duquesne University's Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE) offers graduate level courses to students pursuing a Master's Degree in Environmental Science and Management, as well as to students pursuing …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Building Off of Prior Knowledge... Even When it's Wrong
- Michigan State University (MI)
Higher education has been designated by scholars as the most promising mechanism for preparing future generations to engage in sustainable living. But however encouraging the infusion of sustainability into higher …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Measuring Change in Pro-environmental Behavior: SJSU's Ecological Footprint Challenge
- San Jose State University (CA)
In 2009, the Sustainability Initiative at San Jose State University created two unique programs to engage its 25,000 students, faculty, and staff in understanding and taking action on the impact …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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DON'T PUNT ON RECYCLING! What your recycling program can mean to your school's curriculum, eco-identity, & bottom-line!
- Loyola Marymount University (CA)
This presentation offers a macro-view lens of Sustainability Programs as one of the only truly new tools traditional fixed-sight Higher Education Administrators have to answer the dot-edu on-line degree program …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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CU Boulder Tests Behavior-Tracking Platform's Effect on Student Engagement in Sustainability
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- PIPS Education Fund (NY)
What if a more engaged student was also a more successful student?' Research in fact bears this out. And 'what if there were an App that helped to deepen engagement …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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University of Vermont Points of Intervention Fair
- University of Vermont (VT)
The theme surrounding the University of Vermont's Earth Week was Points of Intervention (POI). Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN) added UVM to their stops of college on their POI Fair! …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Binghamton University - Annual Research Days
- Binghamton University (NY)
Binghamton University's 2019 annual Research Days featured more than 175 projects, the opening of a new Art of Science exhibit and a two-day conference focused on human rights research. For …
- Posted Oct. 13, 2020
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Rice University Earth Month Kick-Off Festival 2024
- Rice University (TX)
Rice University's Office of Sustainability hosted an Earth Month Kick-Off Festival in the Rice Memorial Center. The event featured over 20 campus and community organizations and drew over 150 attendees. …
- Posted May 6, 2024
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Northwestern University Earth Month Fair
- Northwestern University (IL)
sustainNU, Northwestern University's Campus Sustainability Program, hosts an annual Earth Month Fair to share sustainability work happening on campus and what people can do to reduce their environmental impact. The …
- Posted April 22, 2025
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College & University Recycling Coalition (CURC) Membership Meeting
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Members and non-members alike are invited to join this annual CURC membership meeting. Board members will provide organizational updates, discuss current projects, and share opportunities to get involved. The meeting …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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College & University Recycling Coalition (CURC) Membership Meeting
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Members and non-members alike are invited to join this annual CURC membership meeting. Board members will provide organizational updates, discuss current projects and share opportunities to get involved. The meeting …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Models of engagement, integration and transparency at the University of Washington
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
Change and transformation at an institutional level cannot happen overnight and requires active management. Universities are increasingly responding to pressures for efficiency, increasing enrollment, recruiting the best faculty and students, …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Honing Student Involvement: Structuring Programs for Success
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- University of Florida (FL)
Could your student programs or internships be refined to maximize effectiveness and impact? University of Florida staff will present an overview of student programs with innovative incentive structures and systems …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Changing Behaviors through Green Office Certification
- Duke University (NC)
- Pomona College (CA)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Developing a Green Office Certification program at your college or university is nothing new. However, measuring Green Office Certification program impacts through behavior change and tangible energy and water savings …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating Campus Revenue Streams to Support Sustainability Initiatives
- Brown University (RI)
- Ithaca College (NY)
- Michigan State University (MI)
- Ecosystem (QC)
Educational institutions across North America are aiming to reduce both energy spend and GHG emissions, with targets ranging from 10%-50% by 2030, 2025, or even 2020. At the same time, …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Urban Studies (BA)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
In such a rapidly changing world, Pitt's Urban Studies major enables students to explore the fascinating complexities of urban environments, in the U.S. and internationally, to understand the complex problems …
- Posted Oct. 23, 2018
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Forestry Minor
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The Forestry minor requires 9 credit hours from Forestry courses or approved Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries courses at the 500-level or above. The student's committee must include a member of …
- Posted Jan. 12, 2019
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Minor in Sustainability Studies (BA)
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
The Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program's minor builds on the unique definition of sustainability at UNCG, where "Academics, operations, and outreach are conducted with careful attention to the enduring interconnectedness …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Environmental Science (BA)
- University of Denver (CO)
The bachelor's degrees in Environmental Science are designed to give students a strong foundation in the natural and physical sciences in order to better understand the science behind environmental issues …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Science (BS)
- University of Denver (CO)
The bachelor's degrees in Environmental Science are designed to give students a strong foundation in the natural and physical sciences in order to better understand the science behind environmental issues …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Renewable (Solar) Energy Option, Energy Engineering (MS)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
The UMass Lowell graduate program in Energy Engineering offers professional training at the master's degree level designed to prepare the student to perform state-of-the-art work on energy systems.
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Landscape Contracting
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Landscape Contracting program develops a student's ability to design, implement, and maintain landscape projects. In two years, students build professional skills in plant healthcare, design, estimating, installation and project …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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106 kW Carport Arrays: Storm Nasatir Hall
- San Diego State University (CA)
- Sullivan Solar Power (CA)
The 106 kW photovoltaic canopy installation, installed by Sullivan Solar Power, generates enough energy to offset the building's utility bills to permit a savings of $28,560 a year.
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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8 kW Roof Mount MorningStar
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
An 8 kW array which is roof mounted onto our MorningStar home, which was PSU's 2007 entry into the Solar Decathlon. This array is mono-crystalline silicon panels with a grid-tied …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship
- Wesleyan University (CT)
The PCSE supports students and alumni interested in creating and sustaining programs, businesses, and organizations that advance the public good. It offers workshops and trainings, specialized counseling and networking services, …
- Posted March 3, 2016
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Document & Web Accessibility: Making Content Available to All
- Cornell University (NY)
Most sustainability offices use websites and other online resources as a low-impact way share information - but common design choices and technology flaws make many websites, PDFs, videos, and other …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Sustainability Program at the University of British Columbia
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
Over the past 15 years, the SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program has created partnerships between students, faculty and staff to enable hundreds of innovative and impactful sustainability …
- Posted June 11, 2015
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GIS Certicate
- Stockton University (NJ)
The program objective is to certify a student's satisfactory completion of a series of courses designed for professional GIS training and education at Stockton University. GIS is becoming increasingly important …
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Global and Local Justice Minor
- Saint Louis University (MO)
Saint Louis University attracts many students who are moved to confront fundamental social problems such as poverty, injustice, or war. In order to address these and other problems meaningfully, you …
- Posted Jan. 12, 2019
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Geography (PhD)
- Texas A&M University (TX)
A master's of science is a required to apply as a Ph.D. student. PhD students (64 hours) are expected to pass Preliminary Exams in their fourth semester and obtain the …
- Posted Sept. 30, 2019
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BS in Agroecology
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
AgroEcology is an interdisciplinary major shared between Penn State's Departments of Crop and Soil Sciences, Entomology and Plant Pathology. While our majors are rooted in the plant sciences, they take …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Community, Environment & Planning (BA)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
Community, Environment, and Planning (CEP) is an award-winning, interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree program offered through the College of Built Environments as one of the University's interdisciplinary undergraduate programs. CEP …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Sciences (BS)
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FL)
The Bachelor's degree program in Environmental Sciences emphasizes rigorous academic course work, student involvement in faculty research and collaborative efforts with other universities, community/junior colleges, national laboratories, regulatory agencies, corporate …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Food & Agriculture (BA)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
Geographers engaged in the study of Food and Agriculture at Indiana University focus on agricultural decision-making, agricultural and food policy, consumer choice and taste, food security, food systems governance and …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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