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Silence: a Luxury or Commodity
- Iowa State University (IA)
Today's luxury items are increasingly demanded with one caveat, that they are silent. Silent appliances, cars, vacations all come with a high price. While the upper middle class reach for …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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The Mueller Report: Moving Beyond Sustainability Indicators to Sustainability Action at Penn State
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
The assignment that we gave ourselves was: Cut the ecological impact of Mueller Building in half while creating healthier working conditions for all building occupants. The analysis on the following …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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An Economical Analysis of the USFSP Solar Parking Garage
- University of South Florida St. Petersburg (FL)
This undergraduate student paper was accepted without revision as an oral presentation at the ICES 2016: 18th International Conference on Energy held in Paris. The topic is an economical analysis …
- Posted May 13, 2016
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A Statistical Analysis of the USFSP Solar Parking Garage
- University of South Florida St. Petersburg (FL)
This undergraduate student paper was accepted without revision as an oral presentation at the ICES 2016 : 18th International Conference on Energy held in Paris. The topic is a statistical …
- Posted May 13, 2016
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INSTITUTIONAL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS – CASE STUDY OF BANGALORE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, SOUTH INDIA
- Bangalore University (Karnataka)
The purpose of doing Ecological Footprint analysis for any University is to understand and have a clear view of the Institution's Ecological impact and sustainability practices. To make staff and …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Leveraging Change Communication & Management Theories for Sustainable Employee Behavior Change
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
The last year has been extremely stressful with the Covid-19 global pandemic, sustainability crises looming, and employee burnout across sectors. So how do we build a suite of programs that …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Food Recovery At UIC
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
At the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC) dining facilities, there is much food that is prepared but not eaten. It goes to the landfill, but it could be instead …
- Posted Aug. 10, 2018
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Cultivating Student Sustainability Leadership
- University of South Carolina (SC)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
How does one lead in a way that is inclusive, equitable and ecologically conscious? Can we become leaders who seek to empower change agents and inspire a value shift through …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Campus Grown: Connecting Sustainability, Local Food Systems, and Experiential Student Learning
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
When farms, gardens, and other agricultural production takes place on college campuses those spaces can serve as hubs for sustainability education, local food systems, and transformative student learning. In this …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Passive House Applications for Campus Buildings
- FXCollaborative (NY)
- Local Practice Architecture + Design
This session will focus on the feasibility implementing the Passive House Standard in University Campus applications. FXFOWLE will share the results of a research study investigating the viability of implementing …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Go Green: Institutionalizing Sustainability at Eastern Michigan University
- Eastern Michigan University (MI)
The purpose of this presentation is to examine efforts to start a campus sustainability drive at a mid-sized university. This talk will present the ongoing efforts to institutionalize sustainability at …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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MS and Dual MS/MBA in Sustainability, and Certificates
- Lipscomb University (TN)
Founded in 2008, Lispcomb's Master of Science in Sustainability is a 30-credit hour, 12-16-month, non-thesis program with 8-week long evening classes, conveniently offered on-campus, online, or as a mixed HyFlex …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Baylor Energy Awareness Program: Engaging the Campus Community
- Baylor University (TX)
- Aramark (PA)
Baylor Facility Services, along with ARAMARK Higher Education and Baylor University, has embarked on a ground-breaking energy engagement program for the campus, leading Baylor's staff, students and community in a …
- Posted July 2, 2012
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Questions that Need Answers: Resolving Data Gaps as an Opportunity for Communities and Universities
- United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (NY)
As research deepens around the sustainable economy, theoretical and analytical gaps in knowledge are becoming clearer. Universities can use this information, and their position as interdisciplinary institutions, to direct their …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Sustainable Biodiversity on the Georgia Southern Campus
- Georgia Southern University (GA)
Our project recorded the biodiversity of vertebrates on the 700 acre rural campus of Georgia Southern University. Faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students were involved in collecting the data. Students …
- Posted May 22, 2017
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Tax Incentive use for Expanding Resilient Solar Power Infrastructure in Economically Depressed Areas
- Dallas College (TX)
Mr. Baker will lead a discussion of how solar power avoids wholesale energy costs, it also saves on non-energy costs related to distribution networks, generation capacity, and, in particular, transmission. …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Sustainability Leadership In Action at the University of Washington
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
Sustainability leadership at the University of Washington is demonstrated through institutional collaboration, leadership excellence and a long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship.
The University of Washington is a charter signatory of …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Reducing the Cost of Energy on Campus with Distributed Wind Generation.
- Entegrity Wind Systems, Inc. (CO)
By installing small wind on campus, university administrators insulate budgets from increases in electricity prices. Capital funds invested in a wind turbine can yield significant annual operational savings that can …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Using the Real Food Database in Food Procurement
- Real Food Challenge (AZ)
What food products are Real? Which vendors are verified as fair, ecological, and/or humane? Now, institutions can find out through the Real Food Database! Compiled from years of research done …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Pareto principle for your carbon reduction goals: Purchasing offsite renewable energy while addressing stakeholder needs
- BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC (CA)
You want to take a big chunk out of your university's carbon footprint with a minimum of effort. This presentation will lay out a vision for making big strides in …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Fear Appeals and College Students’ Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions Toward Global Warming
This study used Witte's extended parallel process model to examine the relationships between the use of fear appeals and college students’ attitudes and behavioral intentions toward global warming. A pretest-posttest …
- Posted Aug. 28, 2017
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Scaling applied learning programs for sustainability
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Portland State University (OR)
Applied learning opportunities, from internships, to community-based learning courses to student research provide training for students in addressing complex societal challenges. These endeavors are mostly designed to optimize the student's …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Creating a Community Conversation for Sustainability Strategic Planning
- Emory University (GA)
- University of Alberta (AB)
Strategic planning for sustainability requires broad outreach and engagement to mobilize, empower, and inspire community members. This panel presents the outcomes of two successful sustainability strategic planning efforts that focused …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Using STARS As A Change Management Tool
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Boston University (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
- GreenerU (MA)
STARS has the capacity to inform and encourage organizational change to advance sustainability. This session will provide tools for effectively leveraging a STARS report for tracking, assessing, and informing sustainability …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Internationalisation of Higher Education and Climate Change: A Cognitive Dissonance Perspective
- San Diego State University (CA)
- Ghent University
- Eastern Institute of Technology
This article applies cognitive dissonance theory to the internationalisation of higher education sector to comment on tensions experienced by practitioners associated with their work's climate impact. The existing literature and …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Going Big on Renewables: How to Kick-Start Renewables With Second Nature's Pro Bono Consulting
- Davidson College (NC)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
- Coho Climate Advisors (MD)
Do you want to go big on renewables but you don't have the funds to get started, or need a way to get traction with internal stakeholders? In 2020, Second …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Pioneering a Process for Conducting a Greenhouse Gas Inventory
- Saint Louis University (MO)
It is becoming best interest for institutions of higher education to quantify their carbon footprint. Many colleges and universities have started measuring this by conducting a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Evaluating knowledge and awareness of 'Sustainability' initiatives among college students
- Lamar University (TX)
This study assesses college students' knowledge and awareness of sustainability issues. Upon the approval of an IRB, data was collected using the Campus Sustainability questionnaire. Students from a university in …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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DC Climathon at GW: University Partners With City to Innovate on Climate Solutions
- George Washington University (DC)
- District of Columbia Government (DC)
DC Climathon cultivates social start-ups and provides experiential and collaborative learning to self-identified students, social entrepreneurs, and pioneering professionals to provide climate change solutions for their cities. As part of …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Athletics as a Resource for Advancing Campus Sustainability Goals
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- Green Sports Alliance (OR)
In 2016, with the support of the White House, the Green Sports Alliance announced October 6th as the inaugural Green Sports Day to celebrate the power of sports as an …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Towards Inclusive Sustainability: Fostering Solidarity in Environmental Work On and Off Campus
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- University of Arizona (AZ)
On the University of Arizona campus, the social justice (SoJo) committee of the student government-sponsored program Students for Sustainability works on projects that raise awareness for environmental justice issues; promote …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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DukeEngage Carbon Offsets Pilot Project at Duke University
- Duke University (NC)
In May 2010, DukeEngage collaborated with Sustainable Duke and the Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative to offer the students, faculty and staff of DukeEngage the opportunity to go "carbon neutral" with …
- Posted July 1, 2010
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Storytelling and Storymaking: A New Paradigm for Sustainability Management
- University of the District of Columbia (DC)
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania (PA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
Complying with commitments (climate and otherwise) is necessary but not sufficient for realizing a vision of a sustainable society. Moving colleagues, senior leaders, and students to creative action requires something …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Dalhousie University's College of Sustainability: Transforming a campus for sustainability education
- Dalhousie University (NS)
Over the past five years, Dalhousie University's College of Sustainability has developed and implemented an innovative model for sustainability education, which transforms university education to ensure all graduates have the …
- Posted May 16, 2013
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Bike Tour
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Participants - limited to 20 - will take the Green Line light rail from DT Mpls. to the University's East Bank station. Once on campus, participants will be provided with …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Garnering input for recycling communication strategies at a Big Ten University
- Michigan State University (MI)
With increasing environmental challenges confronting our planet, colleges and universities are trying different approaches for minimizing their adverse environmental impacts. Among the approaches being used to revitalize campus sustainability efforts, …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2016
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BA in Economics, Sustainability & Society
- Xavier University (OH)
This degree will allow students to holistically investigate the complex sustainability challenges of our era, where the economy is seen as a component of the ecosystem, not vice versa. Students …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The Kinnikinnic Project: Developing Sustainability Learning Outcomes In Higher Education
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
A sustainable campus and community approach to learning outcomes provides the single richest multi-disciplinary and discipline specific platform for immersing our students and stakeholders in a place-based, living-learning laboratory environment …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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MS in Civil Engineering (Environmental Emphasis)
- University of Miami (FL)
Requirements for the thesis option: An approved integrated program of study with a minimum of 30 semester credits with an average of "B" or better and no grade below "C". …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Environmental Engineering
- University of Oklahoma (OK)
The MES program is open to students with undergraduate degrees in the physical, natural, or life sciences or related disciplines who have completed certain minimum undergraduate coursework. The MS Env. …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Geography, Urban & Environmental Studies MS
- Concordia University (QC)
The MSc in Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies looks at how today's environment is physically, politically and economically constructed. Human activity has caused unprecedented levels of environmental change in the …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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Toward Zero Waste: An Initiative for the Student Union
- Boston University (MA)
Campus dining is an intimate part of student life at any university, with the potential to have a major impact on culture. Learn how Dining Services can align with the …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Assessment of emission reduction as a function of biomass boiler installation
- Franklin Pierce University (NH)
Life cycle analysis of biomass (wood pellet) production demonstrates significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, when compared to the life cycle analysis of No. 2 heating fuel. Life cycle analysis …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Achieving Campus Sustainability through Service-Learning
- University of Alberta (AB)
How can you overcome budget cuts and staffing shortages while still achieving campus sustainability goals and empowering your student body? The University of Alberta's liberal arts campus, Augustana, has been …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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SEE and Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Cooperation Among the Natural Sciences, Humanities and the Social Sciences
- University of Dayton (OH)
The University of Dayton, a Catholic Marianist institution, is currently developing an interdisciplinary program, Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (SEE). SEE is not a new major in environmental studies, but …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Food Tracking: Identifying Problems and Solutions to Reach the Most Accurate Report for Your Campus
- University of North Carolina, Asheville (NC)
- Chartwells Higher Education (NY)
This session will assist university students and staff working on tracking sustainability progress in dining. Many universities currently use multiple tracking tools and processes to synthesize data for STARS, and …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Guide to Getting Your Hands Dirty: How Campus Green Spaces Promote Real World Problem Solving
- Western Michigan University (MI)
Green spaces on campus create opportunities for direct, participatory, interdisciplinary learning. They can include student gardens, campus garden-boxes, native landscape installations, greenhouses and even indoor displays. A number of student-led …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Stakeholder Connectedness on the Susquehanna River: An Ecosystem Approach to Fracking
- Susquehanna University (PA)
This paper proposes an inventory of the Susquehanna River Basin stakeholders as an initial step toward conceptualizing a self-sustaining, resilient ecosystem comprised of the natural environment and humans. The urgency …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Applied Learning: Interventions for Sustainability Impacts
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Portland State University (OR)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- University of Calgary (AB)
Applied learning (AL) for sustainability is an umbrella term and encompasses student engagement activities (e.g., internships, courses, research practicums) that deliver exceptional student experiences and a positive outcome for sustainability …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Co-Designing a Sustainable, Native American Cultural Center with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
- University of Virginia (VA)
Public engagement is a crucial way for higher education institutions to align their teaching and research activities around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This case study examines how an interdisciplinary …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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