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Sustainable Tourism Graduate Certificate
- University of South Florida (Tampa) (FL)
- University of South Florida (FL)
Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, accounting for 9% of the world GDP and 10.5% of the world's workforce. Tourism is also the fastest growing industry …
- Posted Feb. 23, 2023
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Perspectives on Sustainability Curricula
- Oklahoma State University (OK)
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
- Global Council Science and the Environment (DC)
Interdisciplinary environmental programs have proliferated and flourished in higher educational institutions across the United States for four decades. Despite this long history and the large and growing number of programs, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Accounting education, democracy and sustainability: taking divergent perspectives seriously
- University of Central Florida (FL)
- Victoria University of Wellington
How might accounting educators foster greater awareness of, and facilitate democratic dialogue about, divergent socio-political perspectives regarding sustainability? Rather than focusing on business perspectives that emphasise a 'business case' approach …
- Posted May 7, 2019
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A Sustainability Assessment System from Asia
- Hokkaido University (Hokkaido)
The Alternative University Appraisal (AUA) project aims to provide an alternative assessment system for colleges and universities and create a learning community to advance Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Hokkaido …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Reducing UMKC Energy Consumption Using Occupancy Sensors
- University of Missouri, Kansas City (MO)
As part of a class sustainability project, Ms. Harrell conducted an energy consumption Cost Benefit Analysis of four older buildings on the University of Missouri Kansas City Volker Campus. She …
- Posted June 19, 2015
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Project Delta
- University of Texas at El Paso (TX)
- Engineers for a Sustainable World (CO)
Project Delta was created by ESW-UTEP to evaluate and enhance The University of Texas at El Paso's (UTEP's) current recycling system. This project is expected to be finalized by December …
- Posted May 21, 2018
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Implementing the UN SDGs in Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned
- RMIT University
The education sector is one of the few sectors that can support, promote, and contribute to achieving all of the 17 United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Universities, in …
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Green Revolving Loan Fund (GRLF)
- Green Mountain College (VT)
On campus, we have a $30,000 Green Revolving Loan Fund (GRLF), which was started in 2012 as part of the Billion Dollar Green Challenge, run by the Sustainable Endowments Institute. …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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PepsiCo Recycling: Shaping The Next Generation of Recyclers
- PepsiCo (IL)
The PepsiCo Recycling program has introduced thousands of new recycling solutions to events, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, gas stations, convenience stores and numerous venues across North America. Since the …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Adapting Portfolios to Climate Change: 2 Degrees Investing
- Natixis Investment Managers (MA)
Green bonds are growing: Between 2015 and 2016 worldwide issuances of green bonds nearly doubled from $41 billion to $80 billion. The growth trajectory continued in 2017, as issuances for …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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This Changes Everything: a Sustainability Revolution in New Building Procurement
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (CO)
- Seventhwave (WI)
- dbHMS (IL)
Join the University of Chicago as we revolutionize how higher ed buildings are contracted, built and operated. This residence hall panel discussion shows how performance-based procurement drives institutional change by …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Street Harassment Assessment at the College of Charleston
- College of Charleston (SC)
Colleges and universities in urban areas are made up of many different types of environments. The nonprofit organization Stop Street Harassment, defines street harassment as 'unwanted whistling, leering, sexist, homophobic …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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From Awareness to Action: Behavior Design for Campus Sustainability
- Root Solutions (CA)
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of Root Solutions' proven human-centered design approach to environmental behavior change. You will learn how to strategically select which behavior(s) to target, …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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CURC Campus Recycling Workshop
- Keep America Beautiful (CT)
The College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC) workshop brings together experts in the field of waste reduction and diversion at institutions of higher education. This year's workshop will focus on …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Diversity Social: Solidarity Can Be Fun!
- Indiana University South Bend (IN)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- Fair Trade Colleges & Universities
Continue the recent conversation on the GreenSchools listserv about diversity challenges facing our field and what your needs are as a sustainability professional striving to speak to social justice challenges! …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Are Electric Buildings a Feasible Carbon Neutrality Strategy?
- Stanford University (CA)
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (CA)
- EHDD (CA)
The path to campus carbon neutrality is becoming clearer: electrify everything and procure renewable electricity. Electrifying campus energy infrastructure is a complex undertaking that requires a significant financial investment. While …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Shifting to 100% Renewable Campuses and Communities
- Environment America (MA)
- CALPIRG Students (CA)
College and university campuses can lead the way toward a future powered by 100 percent renewable energy. With the effects of climate change growing ever more apparent, and with the …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Green Funds: Expanding the Students' Role in Shaping More Sustainable Universities
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Universities must consider all facets of the institution in their quest to promote and incorporate sustainability. Co-curricular programs, such as Green Funds, can complement sustainability education in the academic curriculum …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Recapturing the Learning Opportunities of University Sustainability Indicators
- Tulane University (LA)
In the 1990s students conducted campus environmental audits and assessments, which were often the first step towards improving university environmental practices and creating sustainability programs. These audits, often conducted as …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Pulling it all together: a comprehensive approach to climate neutrality
- University at Buffalo (NY)
The University at Buffalo has charted a course toward climate neutrality that - however trite the terms might have become - is both strategic and holistic. It is designed to …
- Posted July 1, 2010
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University of Dayton Green Roof Installation
- University of Dayton (OH)
Kennedy Union Green roof
In September 2017, HSI, in collaboration with facilities management and Enterprise Roofing, led the installation of UD's first green roof on the Kennedy Union patio. The …
- Posted July 30, 2018
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Measures to facilitate the scale-up of education for sustainable development in higher education
- Middlesex University Dubai
This theoretical study reviews the literature on barriers faced by organisations in recruiting graduates educated to incorporate sustainability practices, followed by an assessment of institutional approaches by universities to address …
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Campus Physical Master Plan
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
CSUF's Campus Physical Master Plan is our blueprint for providing a safe, sustainable, welcoming and cohesive learning environment that supports student success into the future.
The Campus Master Plan is …
- Posted March 6, 2023
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RightCycle: Comprehensive Recycling System at Arizona State University
- Arizona State University (AZ)
Although many products are potentially eligible for recycling, a countless number of recyclable products is being thrown away in trash bins in which ends up in landfills. There are abundant …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Development of a Bike Path Management System for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
Bicycle transportation is an integral part of most college and university campuses. Bike network paths thus represent a sizable investment of operational funds for these institutions. The efficiency of bike …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Resiliency Planning Through Relationship Building and Appreciative Inquiry
- Bemidji State University (MN)
Located in Northern Minnesota, Bemidji State University (BSU) operates within a dispersed, rural, and diverse community. Bemidji State staff and faculty will be joined by planning consultant Precipitate and a …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Biological and Ecological Engineering (MS)
- Oregon State University (OR)
The graduate program in Biological & Ecological Engineering deals with diverse issues in the design and analysis of a wide range of biological and hydrologic systems. Focus areas are in …
- Posted Sept. 5, 2019
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Biological and Ecological Engineering (MEng)
- Oregon State University (OR)
The graduate program in Biological & Ecological Engineering deals with diverse issues in the design and analysis of a wide range of biological and hydrologic systems. Focus areas are in …
- Posted Sept. 5, 2019
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UVM's Food Values Campaign
- University of Vermont (VT)
The UVM Eco-Reps program consists of 20 students that are divided up into five community teams, with each team assigned to a specified residential area on campus. Each semester, Eco-Reps …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2020
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Let's Be Real: An Honest Conversation on Student Engagement Programs
- Fort Lewis College (CO)
- University of Denver (CO)
Co-curricular and extra-curricular student engagement stands as a primary focus of sustainability work in higher education. Furthermore, institutions are continuing to grow and explore various delivery models for applied learning …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Shared Support Services as a Strategy for Promoting Sustainability at CSU Campuses
- California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)
At the CSU, our unit's work impacts the lives of more than half a million students across the CSU system as well as more than 55,000 faculty and staff. One …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Influencing Sustainability Decision-Making: A "Simple" Triple Bottom Line Cost Benefit Analysis Tool
- Ohio University (OH)
Making the business case argument for sustainability initiatives can be the most difficult part of a sustainability leader's job. A group of faculty, staff and students at Ohio University has …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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How Can Higher Ed Leverage Its Strengths to Support our Communities to Act on the Climate Crisis
- University of Calgary (AB)
How can universities and colleges leverage their strengths to support our communities to act on the climate crisis? This presentation will share insights from Mobilizing Alberta- a five-year project with …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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The Sustainable Village at UAF: A Student Driven and Focused Program
- University of Alaska Fairbanks (AK)
What happens when building industry research leaders partner with college students to design and build a sustainable community on a college campus? A dynamic, first of its kind, evolving community- …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Local, Sustainable, Grassfed and Delicious: Harvest Table North Carolina Case Study
- Wake Forest University (NC)
- Changing Tastes (MA)
- Harvest Table Culinary Group (PA)
More than two decades of work to promote local, sustainable and real food in colleges has transformed what it means to succeed in foodservice. It's raised awareness of the carbon …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Transforming the Higher Education Landscape: Researching, Planting and Seed-saving Native Grasses and Wildflowers at Warren Wilson College
- Warren Wilson College (NC)
Since 1999, students on the College's Landscaping Crew have collected native grass and wildflower seeds, established a six-acre campus nursery and acres of prairie meadow habitat, and helped restore local …
- Posted July 1, 2010
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Warren Wilson College Native Grass Landscaping: Changing the Way We Plant the Campus to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Improve Wildlife Habitat and Minimize Maintenance
- Warren Wilson College (NC)
Since 1999, students on the College's Landscaping Crew have collected native grass and wildflower seeds, established a six-acre campus nursery and acres of prairie meadow habitat, and helped restore local …
- Posted June 24, 2011
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Civil Engineering - Environmental Engineering Concentration (BS)
- George Washington University (DC)
Civil and environmental engineering encompass the branches of engineering most closely related to the control and improvement of human environment and conditions of life. Civil and environmental engineering students usually …
- Posted Oct. 15, 2018
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Environmental Studies (BS)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies prepares students for careers in the environmental field, including government service, nonprofit management and employment in private industry. VCU's curriculum also provides students …
- Posted Nov. 20, 2018
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Environmental Policy & Planning (BA/BS)
- University of Iowa (IA)
Environmental Policy and Planning is an interdisciplinary major that draws courses from Geography, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, and other disciplines. Work for this major includes introductory courses, methods courses, intermediate …
- Posted May 13, 2019
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Environmental Science Major
- Auburn University (AL)
Auburn's Environmental Science program is an interdisciplinary degree, incorporating studies such as physics, chemistry, biology and geology. Environmental solutions also frequently require mathematical expertise, as well as specific knowledge of …
- Posted Feb. 3, 2020
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PhD in Environmental Planning
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The program in environmental planning and urban design is offered for students who want to pursue scholarly and research work beyond the master's level. Emphasis in this program is placed …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Energy & Sustainability Engineering Certificate
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
The graduate option program in Energy and Sustainability Engineering (EaSE) is designed to provide the components of breadth and depth for students who are enrolled in a departmental masters or …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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GLOBES Certificate in Environment and Society
- University of Notre Dame (IN)
The GLOBES Certificate in Environment and Society trains students to devise and implement solutions to pressing environmental and global health problems. It is an interdisciplinary training program designed to complement …
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Environmental Systems Engineering (BS)
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
This interdisciplinary program has two options: (1) Environmental Systems Engineering is concerned with the impact of industrial activities on the environment and the choice of cost-effective remediation strategies; (2) Environmental …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Studies Bachelor
- Lawrence University (WI)
Students in the major share a common sequence of core courses, beginning with introductions to environmental science and policy through an intermediate level practicum and culminating with the senior capstone. …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Science (BS)
- Lewis University (IL)
In the Environmental Science program, students learn about the complex systems of the planet, the relationship between man and nature, and how to design systems that minimize human interference and …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Solutions for Sustainable Development, Health, and Equity Graduate Certificate
- Loyola Marymount University (CA)
To obtain a certificate, students must complete the required courses with a 3.0 grade point average or better on a four-point scale. Upon completion of one of more certificates, the …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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sustainNU Hosts Reuse & Repair Fair
- Northwestern University (IL)
Northwestern's Office of Sustainability hosted a Repair and Reuse Fair featuring a variety of on-campus and local vendors, including a local bike shop, clothing mending organization, tool library, zero-waste small …
- Posted May 4, 2022
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89 kW Rooftop Array: McCord Hall
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
The Robert K. & Sharon DuPont McCord Hall is a four-story, sustainable structure, constructed to house W.P. Carery School of Business MBA, Executive MBA, MRED, Executive Education and other masters …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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