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Leveraging STARS to Advance your Sustainability Goals and strategies
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
- GreenerU (MA)
AASHE STARS inventorying, analysis, and submission is a lengthy and complex process—one that can be all-consuming for an institution. But one of the purposes of STARS is to provide a …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Reproductive Rights in Higher Education: University Health Clinic Scorecards
- Bard College (NY)
- California State University, Northridge (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Center for Biological Diversity (AZ)
College is a time for discovery – a time to learn more about yourself and others. It is when youth move into adulthood. This transition should be done in an …
- Posted April 25, 2024
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Minor in Sustainability
- University of Arkansas (AR)
The minor in Sustainability is interdisciplinary, drawing from faculty and course work across all colleges of the University of Arkansas. The minor is accessible to all undergraduate students, regardless of …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Permaculture Design Certification Course
- George Mason University (VA)
This course provides an introduction to the practice of permaculture. Students have the opportunity to practice multiple design exercises, explore how permaculture principles and strategies could be adopted to their …
- Posted Aug. 22, 2016
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Dust the Camera Off
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- University of Georgia (GA)
Video provides a great medium for the presentation of policies, initiatives, and opportunities. The range of cinematic styles can be explored and used to communicate seemingly mundane messaging in a …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Pomona College: Bike-Friendly Campus
- Pomona College (CA)
Pomona College is a bicycle-friendly campus with 1,600 bike racks and over 300 "Green Bikes" available for checkout during the school year for free. Pomona College also has Zipcars and …
- Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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33 kW Roof Mount & Bus Ports: Scobee Education Center
- San Antonio College (TX)
- Texas Solar Power Company (TX)
At the Scobee Education Center, Alamo Colleges’ multipurpose science hub, there is a 33-kilowatt array designed for high visibility and accessibility. In addition, two highly visible solar bus ports, made …
- Posted Dec. 8, 2016
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Campus Sustainability Grants
- University of Alberta (AB)
Campus Sustainability Grants University of Alberta campuses more sustainable. Funded through energy savings from the University of Alberta Energy Management Program, students, staff and faculty can access these grants to …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Plenary: Sustainability and Sound
- Brown University (RI)
- Florida State University (FL)
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
This plenary will provide a brief introduction to the emerging field of ecomusicology followed by a discussion of some key issues as they relate to higher education. The three expert …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Stanford raises environmental standard for Middle Plaza project following concerns
- Stanford University (CA)
Following concerns raised by a local nonprofit, Stanford agreed to raise environmental standards for its Middle Plaza Project in Menlo Park. The new 8.4-acre mixed-use project will include 215 rental …
- Posted Oct. 11, 2017
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Where does it go? Composting at GWU
- George Washington University (DC)
In February 2018, the George Washington University’s Office of Sustainability and Campaign GW embarked upon a new, risk-taking endeavor to expand access to composting and sustainable food waste across its …
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Environmental Justice & Nature Immersion: A Collaborative Partnership
- North Hennepin Community College (MN)
- YMCA of the North (MN)
GCST 1970 is a nature-based, credit-bearing program for North Hennepin Community College and high school students from Brooklyn Park, MN, in partnership with the YMCA and Three Rivers Park District. …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Sustainable Development Certificate in Management (DESS)
- HEC Montréal (QC)
More than ever, businesses, cites and NPOs need seasoned managers to integrate sustainable development issues into their business strategy.
This program's training includes: * Analysis of the links between economy, …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Atmospheric Sciences (PhD)
- University of Houston (TX)
The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics offers a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in atmospheric sciences. Students seeking M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in atmospheric sciences are required …
- Posted Dec. 6, 2019
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Atmospheric Sciences (MS)
- University of Houston (TX)
The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics offers a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in atmospheric sciences. Students seeking M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in atmospheric sciences are required …
- Posted Dec. 6, 2019
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Community Environmental Studies Certificate
- Tufts University (MA)
The certificate in Community Environmental Studies (CES), offered by the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, provides professional training for careers in today's evolving environmental field. The interdisciplinary …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master of Urban & Research Planning
- Virginia Tech (VA)
The MURP (Master of Urban and Regional Planning) at Virginia Tech, with its two locations, is unique because it offers access to urban planning in rural, suburban, urban, national, and …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Urban Affairs and Public Policy (MPP)
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
At Loyola University Chicago, the Masters in Urban Affairs and Public Policy (MUAPP) Program is located in the heart of Chicago, one of the nation's most significant areas for research …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Master of Marine and Antarctic Science
- University of Tasmania (TAS)
As a gateway to Antarctica and with a natural marine laboratory on your doorstep, the University of Tasmania provides an ideal base to study for a career in marine biology …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Law Concentration
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
Our faculty members are at the forefront of many new developments in environmental law, so students have early and complete access to changes in the law as they occur. In …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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61 kW Rooftop Array: Storage Shed
- Ohio University (OH)
- Dovetail Solar & Wind (OH)
This project was completed in 2012 and included: the installation of a 61.1 kW photovoltaic array by Dove Tail Solar and Wind on the roof of the storage shed adjacent …
- Posted Dec. 6, 2016
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66.5 kW Roof Top Mount General Purpose North 3 Building
- University of Queensland (QLD)
The General Purpose North 3 Building has a 66.5 kWp PV system, one of several initiatives aimed at reducing the building's carbon footprint.
With 266 PV modules occupying a roof …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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Food Lockers Address Food Insecurity at Pitt
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
New food lockers at University of Pittsburgh make grocery and meal delivery more convenient and help address food insecurity for the Pitt community. Nonperishable food items, fresh produce and extra …
- Posted Aug. 19, 2024
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The LEED Curriculum: A New Standard for Sustainability Education
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (WI)
This session provides a comprehensive overview of The LEED Curriculum for college CTE and university undergraduate programs. Using the globally recognized LEED rating system as a framework, facilitator Heather McCombs, …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium Meet-Up
- Tufts University (MA)
The Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium support sustainability officers in advancing education about and demonstration of sustainable systems on university campuses in the northeast United States and Canadian maritime region by …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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The Learning Garden at Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
Virginia Commonwealth University's Office of Sustainability has created a new, urban, Learning Garden that produces fruits and vegetables exclusively for donation. The garden was created in response to a significant …
- Posted June 10, 2016
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Tiny House College Life: No Dorm, No Debt, No Environmental Degradation
- Green Mountain College (VT)
Why wait to be sustainable? Why pay excessive room and board while having a stagnant, unyielding carbon footprint? The tiny house movement is growing in strength as this life style …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Energy Reduction in Campus Labs—Equipment Inventory and the UF Freezer Challenge
- University of Florida (FL)
In 2014, the University of Florida implemented a pilot program of the Freezer Challenge. This friendly competition is geared towards university lab staff around the nation to encourage good laboratory …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Innovative Programs from UNC's Center for Sustainable Enterprise
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
UNC's Center for Sustainable Enterprise at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business has developed two innovative sustainability programs: 1) CSE Consulting is a one of a kind, award-winning program that leverages …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Gardening with Neighbors: Community Gardening and Food Security in West Louisville
- University of Louisville (KY)
The “West End” of Louisville is characterized by many low-income neighborhoods that are disproportionately affected by high levels of food insecurity and poor health conditions. Still, community groups and neighborhoods …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Cognitive Apprenticeship through Documentation Projects in Digital Media
- University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (HI)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
- University of Hawaii - West Oahu (HI)
Given the expense and time intensity of educational projects that involve video or other digital/image production equipment, editing software, production costs, end product management and maintenance etc. sustainability educators need …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Tools to Support Your Professional Development and Reach Your Campus Group Goals
- National Union of Students
- Care About Climate, Inc (AZ)
We know students are doing amazing things on campuses across the world. However, groups are often working in isolation or have to go up a steep learning curve to try …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Food, Forage, Farm, Feast: Teaching Reskilling, Sustainability and Commensality at Antioch College
- Antioch College (OH)
This session presents Bridgeman's work at Antioch College in developing a series of Reskilling and Resilience courses aimed at providing students with new ways of thinking, and a toolkit, for …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Managing from the Side: a Sustainability Officer's Role Institutionalizing Campus Civic Engagement
- Emory University (GA)
As the contentious 2018 mid-term elections approached, our sustainability office looked across the campus landscape for a coordinated, unified entity raising up voter registration and education, improving voter access, and …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Tools to Fill the Education Gap for Agenda 2030
- United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (NY)
This discussion will cover the tools needed to fill the gap in higher education systems for Agenda 2030. The mission of the SDG Academy is to create and curate the …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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The UBC Climate Studies and Action Certificate as a Response to the Climate Emergency Declaration
- University of British Columbia (BC)
This certificate is a response to the climate emergency 1. Creating justice centered, action oriented, accessible, interdisciplinary and hopeful climate education opportunities was one of six strategic priorities in the …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Sustainable development goals and higher education: leaving many behind
- Nelson Mandela University (Eastern Cape)
- International Education Association of South Africa
This paper critically interrogates the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to higher education in low-income countries. While the SDG Goal 4, Target 4.3, calls for ensuring ‘equal access for …
- Posted May 28, 2021
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Active methodologies and curricular sustainability in teacher training
- University of Jaén
- Universidad de Granada
Purpose: Changes in society, the economy and health require a response from higher education regarding the training of professionals, specifically, future teachers. In this sense, active methodologies constitute, in line …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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The college campus as a living laboratory for meaningful food system transformation
- University at Albany (NY)
- Johnson & Wales University, Providence (RI)
As has become abundantly clear to the social scientists, agriculturalists, policymakers, and food justice advocates who have taken up the fight, progress toward more resilient, fair, and effective food systems …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Human activity generates about 25% of lead in Galveston Bay
- Texas A&M University (TX)
Approximately 25 percent of the lead in Galveston Bay is from human sources, a new study says.
This study used state-of-the-art geochemical modeling for environmental analysis. Scientists from the University …
- Posted July 25, 2022
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Assessing Food Security in Higher Education
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Michigan State University (MI)
Food security exists when all people in a community, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Public Interest Law JD Certificate
- Illinois Institute of Technology (IL)
Students at IIT Chicago-Kent who have a special interest in human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, social justice, increasing access to justice, and battling discrimination can carve their own professional …
- Posted June 14, 2019
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Race, Equity, and Leadership in Schools
- Harvard University (MA)
Race, Equity, and Leadership in Schools, a program of The Principals’ Center, offers a historical and cultural context for understanding how inequality plays out in schools and provides educators with …
- Posted Oct. 8, 2020
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Environmental and Sustainability Studies Minor
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
The new Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies is accessible for every possible undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University, regardless of his or her college or major. There is a …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Master in Planning with a Concentration in Sustainable Land Use Planning
- University of Southern California (CA)
Sustainable Land Use Planning centers on community land use planning set in the context of regional growth or decline. The planning process involves forecasting transportation means, population growth and housing …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Sustainability Management (BA)
- Prescott College (AZ)
The Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Management is designed to give students a home for their personal vision of how to design and implement measures that facilitate business goals and …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Sustainability Science (BS)
- Georgia Southern University (GA)
The program of study is interdisciplinary and focuses on the interaction between people and the environment. Graduates are equipped with the writing, math, presentation, technical, and soft skills that are …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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LEED Green Associate Training V4
- Leonardo Academy (WI)
LEED Green Associate Training covers information needed for preparation for the GBCI LEED Green Associate exam. Presented by Leonardo Academy staff: Michael Arny, President of Leonardo Academy who was the …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Farm-to-school & school-to-farm!
- Georgia Southern University (GA)
- Burke County Public Schools (GA)
This conference session will highlight how collaborations between universities, schools, and farms have been incorporated into Dietetic Internship programs and curriculum to promote farm-to-school and school-to-farm efforts. Panelists will share …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Columbia University Bike-Share Program
- Columbia University (NY)
- Zagster (MA)
Columbia recognizes the many benefits of bicycle travel and is continuing its efforts towards growing bike culture as part of the University’s commitment to a healthy and sustainable Columbia. Creating …
- Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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