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SCI 2021: University of Utah Geothermal Contract
- University of Utah (UT)
Long-Term 20 MW Geothermal Power Purchase and Rate Tariff Leadership: The long-term 20 MW Geothermal Power Purchase and Rate Tariff Leadership project began supplying the University of Utah with 20 ...
- Posted Aug. 30, 2021
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PCC Student Leader with Climate Rally Sign
- Portland Community College (OR)
A student leader at Portland Community College's Cascade campus shows off the sign they made for the youth climate rally during PCC's annual Eco-social Justice Day event. This ...
- Posted Aug. 30, 2021
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Monarch Nursery Program
- Dawson College (QC)
The flowers of the Dawson College Ecological Peace Garden and naturalized rooftops are part of a nectar corridor for monarchs flying over Montreal. College students and staff have been rearing ...
- Posted Aug. 25, 2021
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1st Phase Zero Waste Movement at UM6P
- University Mohammed VI Polytechnic
The Sustainable Development Ambassadors of Chemical & Biochemical Sciences and Green Process Engineering Program have volunteered to sell reusable mugs to their peers during the launch of Zero Waste Movement ...
- Posted Aug. 24, 2021
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Managed Print Program at American University
- American University (DC)
SCI 2021 Feature: Ditching Desktop Printers
A campus-wide Managed Print Program at American University is streamlining the print process and reducing costs associated with energy usage and waste. Since this ...
- Posted Aug. 23, 2021
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L'Anse Community Solar Project
- Michigan Technological University (MI)
L'Anse Community Solar Project - A team of engineering researchers and students from Michigan Technological University worked with local and state partners to bring solar to the Community of L ...
- Posted Aug. 23, 2021
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Citizen science sustainability at the University of Tasmania
- University of Tasmania (TAS)
As part of her paid internship through the Sustainability Integration Program for Students (SIPS), Zoe Bucher-Edwards organised a wild pollinator count with the University of Tasmania's entemologist and PhD ...
- Posted Aug. 19, 2021
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GVSU Sustainable Agriculture Project and New City Neighbors Partnership
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
A 30 x 168 ft. Gothic-style hoophouse was being erected at Grand Valley State University’s Sustainable Agriculture Project on November 17, 2020. Employees from Nifty Hoops, New City Neighbors ...
- Posted Aug. 13, 2021
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UW Sustainability Action Plan
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
The Sustainability Action Plan is built on five Guiding Principles addressing student learning outcomes, research impact, diversity equity & inclusion, responsible use of our resources, and of course, decarbonization of ...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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Lehigh, Lafayette, Muhlenberg and Dickinson Join Forces for Unprecedented Renewable Energy Project
- Dickinson College (PA)
- Lafayette College (PA)
- Lehigh University (PA)
- Muhlenberg College (PA)
- Coho Climate Advisors (MD)
In February 2020, Lehigh University, Lafayette College, Muhlenberg College and Dickinson College announced a partnership to purchase renewable energy as a collective. Together, the four schools will purchase the largest ...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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2020 Sustainable Career Panel Series: Corporate Sustainability
- Villanova University (PA)
This panel series highlights the amazing work Villanova alumni are doing to create a sustainable future for all of us. The Corporate Sustainability panel will feature: Alex Floyd the Senior ...
- Posted June 10, 2021
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Villanova University 2020 Sustainable Career Panel Series: Under 30
- Villanova University (PA)
This panel series highlights the amazing work Villanova alumni are doing to create a sustainable future for all of us. The Under 30 panel features: Kevin Corbusier a Sustainability Project ...
- Posted June 10, 2021
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Villanova University 2020 Sustainable Career Panel Series: Sustainable Innovation
- Villanova University (PA)
This panel series highlights the amazing work Villanova alumni are doing to create a sustainable future for all of us. The Sustainability Innovation Panel features: Michael Werner the Lead for ...
- Posted June 10, 2021
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2020 Sustainable Career Panel Series: Public Service
- Villanova University (PA)
This panel series highlights the amazing work Villanova alumni are doing to create a sustainable future for all of us. The Public Service panel features: Mike Garland, Director of Environmental ...
- Posted June 10, 2021
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Climate Action at Lehigh: An Interview with Dave Pryor
- Lehigh University (PA)
The Office of Sustainability of Office of Communications and Public Affairs come together to discuss how to bring more students and staff into the conversation of sustainability and spread awareness ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Sneed Prairie Restoration Project
- Austin College (TX)
From website: "In 2001, Austin College initiated an ecosystem restoration project at a former family farm. The Clinton and Edith Sneed Environmental Research Area and Prairie Restoration site, named after ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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SDG Undergraduate Research Group
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Launched Fall 2020, SURG (SDG Undergraduate Research Group) is an undergraduate research group affiliated with the UC Berkeley Office of Sustainability and guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Inclusive Sustainability: Collaborative Approaches through UC Santa Cruz’s People of Color Sustainability Collective
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
The People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) works to make the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) a leader in sustainability and environmental justice, in recognition of our changing demographics ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Minnesota Student Sustainability Leadership Network
- St. Catherine University (MN)
- University of St. Thomas (MN)
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, students created theMinnesota Student Sustainability Leadership Network to bring together student leaders involved in sustainability from colleges and universities across the state of ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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The Inclusive Sustainability Initiative at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM)
- California State University, San Marcos (CA)
The Inclusive Sustainability Initiative (ISI) at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) is an example of innovation and investment connecting inclusive excellence and sustainability. The term inclusive sustainability whether applied ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Prairie Grass Restoration Project
- Grinnell College (IA)
- Re:wild Your Campus (TX)
Located in central Iowa, Grinnell College, once a prairie itself, is now indistinguishable from any other college, its land covered in swaths of fresh cut, herbicide-coated sprawling green lawns. In ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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California State University System-wide Climate Justice and Intersectional Sustainability Speaker Series
- San Diego State University (CA)
- California State University, San Marcos (CA)
- California State University, Channel Islands (CA)
- California State University, East Bay (CA)
- California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)
- California State University, Chico (CA)
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
- California State University, Long Beach (CA)
- California State University, Northridge (CA)
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Cal Poly Humboldt (CA)
- California State University, Los Angeles (CA)
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
- California State University, Stanislaus (CA)
During the 2020-21 academic year, Sustainability Officers from across the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system, the largest public university system in the U.S., joined forces to coordinate a ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC)
- College of William & Mary (VA)
WMGIC is the premier intercollegiate hack-a-thon style international and sustainable development case competition aimed at encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration to create innovative solutions to current global issues.
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Integrating racial equity, social justice, and sustainability through general education learning outcome assessment
- University of Utah (UT)
In 2014, the University of Utah administration received a poignant letter from a group of passionate students suggesting that granting an undergraduate degree to any student without ensuring that they ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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New Ways to Love Trees
- Hope College (MI)
As urbanization rapidly replaces natural forest cover, urban forests are becoming increasingly important because of the ecosystem services they provide. Through the development of the TreeSap app and corresponding educational ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Virtual Energy Treasure Hunt Event
- Suffolk County Community College (NY)
In April 2021, Suffolk County Community College hosted our first US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Treasure Hunt Event. The DOE describes the Treasure Hunt as “One of the best ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Brown University's Thermal Efficiency Project-2
- Brown University (RI)
Brown University is a 6.5 million sq. ft. research university campus founded in 1764 in Providence, Rhode Island. Its annual energy bill is $20 million. It serves 7,000 ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Incorporating Social Equity and Climate Justice into Climate Action Planning in Higher Education
- Portland Community College (OR)
Portland Community College’s 2021 Climate Action Plan: Resiliency, Equity and Education for a Just Transition (the CAP) centers people at the heart of creating benefits and solutions to the ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition (MSCAC)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The FUTURE Act is a piece of legislation which aims to commit all of Maryland’s Public Universities to carbon neutrality by 2035 or sooner. The legislation was introduced by ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Auraria Campus Sustainable Development Handbook
- Auraria Higher Education Center (CO)
Auraria Campus Sustainable Development Handbook Maintenance, Design, & Construction Guidelines for Campus Operations & Planning
The Sustainable Development Handbook for Auraria Campus synthesizes the existing sustainability goals of Auraria Campus ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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UIUC Solar Farm 2.0: Ultra-Sustainable on-campus solar array
- University of Illinois University Administration (IL)
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
Referred to as “Solar Farm 2.0,” a new 54-acre, 12.32 megawatt (MWdc) utility-scale array is located on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus, north of Curtis Road ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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FY20 Energy-Efficiency Initiatives Project
- University of Utah (UT)
The first phase of a series of campus-wide projects to target carbon reductions.
The FY20 Energy-Efficiency Initiatives project targeted industry proven low-cost, fast-payback measures focusing on carbon neutrality and energy-efficiency ...
- Posted May 25, 2021
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20 MW Solar Energy Purchase
- University of Utah (UT)
The University of Utah has made a PPA of 20 MW of off-site solar energy in Huntington, UT, set to begin delivery in early 2022. The University of Utah’s ...
- Posted May 25, 2021
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20MW Geothermal Power Purchase
- University of Utah (UT)
The University of Utah, through a partnership with Cyrq Energy and Rocky Mountain Power, has made a groundbreaking geothermal energy purchase. This contract will supply the University of Utah with ...
- Posted May 25, 2021
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What makes an effective campus climate action plan?
- Montana State University (MT)
Over the course of Spring Semester 2021, eight undergraduate students from a wide variety of majors and disciplines enrolled in a 3 credit directed independent study course in Human Geography ...
- Posted May 25, 2021
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Mitigating Carbon Emissions While Staying In Business: A Case Study of Longview Farm
- Smith College (MA)
Smith College has aggressive goals for greenhouse gas emissions reduction and local food procurement. In an effort to understand supply chain emissions associated with food, students in the Environmental Science ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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Implications of Massachusetts Climate Policy for Smith College
- Smith College (MA)
Smith College has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. To meet this goal, Smith is considering transitioning its district energy system from steam heat generated with natural gas to ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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"Worry and Hope: What College Students Know, Think, Feel, and Do About Climate Change"
- University of Hawaii System Office (HI)
There is an urgent need for a comprehensive assessment of climate literacy across higher education institutions in the United States. In addition, there is a need for both research and ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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Cascadia Cornucopia Food Forest as a prototype for food permaculture areas on campuses
- Cascadia College (WA)
The Cascadia Food Forest is an example of an integrated learning project at Cascadia College. It was designed to facilitate learning opportunities outside the classroom. The food forest is a ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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Climate Action Plan Sustainability Ambassador Course
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
The Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) ambassador course was piloted in the spring 2021 semester as an opportunity for students to have a direct role in assessing and recommending building-level ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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Central Sustainability
- Central Michigan University (MI)
Prior to 2020, Central Michigan University (CMU) lacked an Office of Sustainability, or any structures which ensured the pursuit of sustainability initiatives on campus and in the community. Two student ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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The People’s Fridge- A Community Fridge to Reduce Food Insecurity and Food Waste
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The People’s Fridge is a community fridge in Merced, California at a local community garden which also holds a free food distribution every Saturday called the Pop-Up People’s ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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Glass Recycling at a Rural Georgia College Campus
- Georgia College & State University (GA)
Glass has quickly become a hard to recycle material in many places in the U.S. and around the world. This is especially true for geographically rural areas with an ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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Glass Recycling at a Rural Georgia College Campus
- Georgia College & State University (GA)
Glass has quickly become a hard to recycle material in many places in the U.S. and around the world. This is especially true for geographically rural areas with an ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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Student Sustainability Coalition (SSC) Common Agenda
- University of Michigan (MI)
Establishing a Common Agenda as a significant first step under a Collective Impact Framework for rapidly improving social justice and environmental sustainability conditions on campus; using the drafting process not ...
- Posted May 21, 2021
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How Brandeis reduced our food carbon footprint over 20% in its first sustainable dining program
- Brandeis University (MA)
This case study reviews how Brandeis harnessed the RFP and contracting process for a new dining vendor in 2019-2021 to make huge and first-ever strides in sustainability in our dining ...
- Posted May 18, 2021
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The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design – A Certified Living Building
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
In September 2015, the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology received a commitment for $30 million from The Kendeda Fund to building what the partners expected to become the most environmentally ...
- Posted May 18, 2021
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Project Reach, Reclaim, Revive
- Seneca Polytechnic (ON)
Guided by academic advisors and business experts, student leaders of Enactus Canada create and implement community empowerment projects and business ventures in their communities. This experiential learning platform helps students ...
- Posted May 18, 2021
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Uniting for Organizational Change - Merging the Sustainability Office and Office of Inclusive Excellence
- California State University, Monterey Bay (CA)
In July, 2020 the Sustainability Office and the Office of Inclusive Excellence merged to form the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Sustainability.
The fields of sustainability, inclusion and social justice ...
- Posted May 18, 2021
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Energy Efficiency Strategy
- Swarthmore College (PA)
Project Overview
We began by providing a platform for all key stakeholders, including faculty, facilities and capital planning managers, and administrations, to have their perspectives considered through the interviewing process ...
- Posted May 18, 2021
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