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Campus sustainability in the US: Environmental management and social change since 1970
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
- Smith College (MA)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
This work establishes the first comprehensive analysis of campus sustainability's development in the U.S. since the early 1970s.
In the US, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have occupied a distinct role …
- Posted May 17, 2019
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Using the Pursuit of Equitable Tree Canopy to Combat Effects of Redlining in Lexington, Kentucky
- University of Kentucky (KY)
The historical housing policy of redlining reflected systemic racism in the home lending industry; it disproportionately impacted people of color and created socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods in intentional and negative ways. …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Survey of LEED Water Efficiency Credits and Strategies in the Southeastern United States
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Sustainable building design is growing in popularity partly due to the success of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. LEED is becoming more common in the …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Sustainable Packaging at the University of Florida
- University of Florida (FL)
Gator Dining Services-ARAMARK at the University of Florida eliminated foam containers from campus dining operations, making UF the only ARAMARK foam- free dining operation in the south region. Foam products …
- Posted May 10, 2013
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Energy Matters- Comprehensive Energy Efficiency and Awareness at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) faced increasing student enrollment, space demands, utility costs, and energy needs. By 2008, UWM was 5% above its 2005 baseline, when it was proposed by …
- Posted May 16, 2013
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Educating Energy Professionals of the Future
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- Xcel Energy
What's needed in our programs to educate future energy leaders? How will the gap of 50% of the utility workforce retiring in the next decade be filled? How can women …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Parking is Not Free: How Sustainable Transportation is Paying Off
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
- Yale University (CT)
- Nelson/Nygaard (CA)
Sustainable campus transportation is not just a commitment or environmental goal, it is becoming a financial necessity that institutions large, small, rich, and poor are trying to implement smartly. Demand …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating a Learning Community for Solutions to Climate Change
- Chatham University (PA)
- Samford University (AL)
The rapidly evolving and interdisciplinary nature of climate change presents a challenge to colleges and universities as they seek to educate undergraduate students. To address this challenge, the National Council …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Saving Environmental Law Clinics: The Benefits of A Real-Word Education
- Tulane University (LA)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
There are over 30 environmental law clinics located in U.S. law schools offering students the real-world experience of representing people who otherwise could not afford to enforce their environmental rights …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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New Research: Campus Trends With Indoor Waste Diversion Practices
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- Busch Systems International Inc. (ON)
Over the last decade a growing number of colleges and universities have reorganized how they collect waste from academic and administrative areas of campus to improve their diversion rates. Anecdotal …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation for Climate Justice on Island Earth
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)
- University of Hawaii System Office (HI)
A major institutional focus of the university of Hawai ªi Office of Sustainability has over the past 3 years has been our partnership with Dr. Lipe 's office to establish …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Scaling UP Renewable Energy Beyond Campus
- Cornell University (NY)
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
The Paris Agreement (at the moment) represents civilizations best path forward for global action and accountability of our collective reduction in harmful greenhouse gas emissions. What happens when a significant …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Campus-Based Ecotourism: A Case Study on the Power of Local Ecotourism
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (NE)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (NE)
Academic campuses across the Great Plains can serve as landscapes for teaching and learning about native flora of cultural importance with regard to food, medicine, and lifeways. Campus visitors (tourists) …
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Building capacity for societally engaged climate science by transforming science training
- University of Arizona (AZ)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
A major barrier to achieving wide-spread progress on planning for impacts from climate change is the lack of trained scientists skilled at conducting societally-relevant research. Overcoming this barrier requires us …
- Posted Jan. 12, 2021
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Developing High Impact Applied Learning for Sustainability Programs
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Portland State University (OR)
- AASHE (MA)
This webinar explores leading examples of applied learning in sustainability programs that are designed create exceptional student experiences and a lasting impact on the sustainability goals pursued by the community …
- Posted March 15, 2017
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Holiday Energy Turn Down
- Emory University (GA)
During the 2009-2010 Winter Holiday break Emory University conducted a campaign to reduce energy consumption by turning down the HVAC for a total of six days in 15 buildings. These …
- Posted June 3, 2010
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Interdisciplinary Approach to Environmental Education Through Service-Learning
- Husson University (ME)
- Saint Joseph's College - ME (ME)
- Maine Campus Compact (ME)
In 2017, in partnership with Campus Compact offices throughout Southern New England, Maine Campus Compact (MCC) awarded subgrants to 14 interdisciplinary faculty teams across four states (CT, MA, ME, NH) …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Big Red Eats Green: Empowering Students to Engage in their University Food System
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
This presentation will share the details of an established, multi-year endeavor that focuses on the relationship between students and the university food system. An event that celebrates and showcases that …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Connecting University Sustainability Efforts to Your Health System
- Duke University (NC)
- Emory University (GA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
Sustainability is defined as the nexus between society, the environment and the economy. Hundreds of universities are making significant progress toward incorporating sustainability across their campus operations, educational efforts and …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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University Green Fund: Mobilizing the University Community Towards Sustainability
- University of Northern British Columbia (BC)
In the two years since its creation, the UNBC Green Fund has proven to be successful at mobilizing different university groups into action. The University of Northern British Columbia Green …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Towards regenerative development: A methodology for university campuses to become more sustainable, with a focus on the University of South Florida
- University of South Florida (Tampa) (FL)
The administrations of several universities have developed strategies to reduce the negative environmental effects created by their institutions. Because no single, comprehensive methodology to guide institutions to sustainability exists, these …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Green Book: Creative Sustainable Action
- Delta College (MI)
Green Book: Creative Sustainable Action is a joint venture of the Sustainability Office and Humanities Department. Focusing on the triple bottom line—people, planet, profit—the publication is a collection of student, …
- Posted March 31, 2014
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Students for Environmental Sustainability
- Kennesaw State University (GA)
The project is a student lead initiative aimed at improving culinary sustainability education and practices among students in both universities and k-12 institutions. The project has three primary focuses on …
- Posted March 8, 2014
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From Faculty Colleges to General Education: Sustainability in the Curriculum at UW Oshkosh
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (WI)
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is a comprehensive, master's-level public university that has made great strides in infusing sustainability into the curriculum over the past 5 years. Our campus sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Give Us Your Scraps! How You Can Make a Significant Sustainable Impact Through Campus Composting
- University at Buffalo (NY)
Two years ago our institution, preceded by innovation in trayless dining practices and reverse vending machines-initiated an aggressive composting strategy designed to greatly reduce food waste from our dining halls. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Student-Faculty Synergy & Institutional Transformation: A Story of Sustainability
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
This presentation will discuss the evolving, ongoing professional relationship between a student and a sociology professor that has led to both personal transformation and action, and which, over the course …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Design that Inspires: Cutting through Environmental Gloom and Doom
- University of Chicago (IL)
Sustainability is a complex concept with multiple meanings making it a challenge to communicate clearly and concisely. At the same time, communication tools have changed significantly, as has the speed …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A New Collaborative Model for Student Leadership in Sustainability
- University of Michigan (MI)
Students play a major role in the campus sustainability movement, often having a more powerful voice than the faculty or staff. It is therefore crucial to ensure that students are …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Overcoming Silos in Student Activism
- University of Oregon (OR)
How do students break isolation between campus activists to create authentic and affective collaboration? Our university houses 106 student groups, each focused on a unique issue. Yet even with such …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Campus Re-Store Comes Into Its Own: Sustainability Meets Entrepreneurship
- Bowling Green State University (OH)
The university's Re-Use store makes variety of items available to students in a unique retail format based on the sustainable theme of re-use and resource conservation. Items are available on …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Integrating community-based learning into the sustainability classroom: A practical, collaborative approach
- University of South Dakota (SD)
Experiential learning is critical in sustainability because these hands-on, interactive experiences are often the most transformative of a student's formal education. Engaging students outside of the classroom can foster meaningful …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Spearfish Local: Improving Community Health Through Collaboration
- Black Hills State University (SD)
Black Hills State University (BHSU) and community partners are seeking to create a culture that supports and values our local food economy and other aspects of healthy communities. Located in …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Build a Quick, Convincing Business Plan That Gains Administration Support And Transforms Your Campus Sustainability
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Learn the proven mechanics of developing and delivering a plan for your sustainability initiative in the business language and format that decision makers in higher education understand and expect. Presenter …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Not preaching to the choir? Negotiated curriculum to overcome barriers to sustainability education
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
Much of the literature regarding sustainability education focuses on appropriate competencies for students graduating from sustainability programs majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and so on. Such programs include students who intend …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Integrating the UN SDGs into Study Abroad Programs
- Susquehanna University (PA)
This session will discuss how the UN SDGs can provide for an enriching and transformative study abroad program. Susquehanna University's study abroad program is a graduation requirement for all majors. …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Gear Garage: Making the Outdoors More Accessible
- University of Denver (CO)
The DU Gear Garage was established during the 2016-2017 school year by two students who were looking to make getting outside more accessible to the wider campus community. It was …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Green Experience to Green Career
- Western Kentucky University (KY)
We have all had that amazing student who has worked so hard for their university on sustainable programming. Now, that student is a senior about to graduate into an economy …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Measure, Message, Motivate: building an inclusive and empowered campus sustainability culture
- Yale University (CT)
Campuses around the world are tracing sustainability metrics, but how do we communicate those measurements in a way that engages and empowers students, staff, and faculty?
Our university has developed …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Roche Health Center: The Role of Partnerships in Humanitarian Design Projects
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
Since 2004, our local non-profit has had a mission to unite communities to promote Life, Health and Education. Most of the organization's work focuses on three remote and impoverished villages …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Would You Like Crabs With That? A Complex Systems Simulation of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- University of Virginia (VA)
Over the past two years an interdisciplinary group of faculty from a major research university has designed and built a web-based multiplayer simulation game of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Biomass Utilization in Southside Virginia
- Longwood University (VA)
Longwood University is a four-year, state-assisted, co-educational university encompassing 60 acres centrally located in Farmville, Virginia. The institution has a total of 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students and approximately 900 …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Curriculum in Action: Integrating Sustainability throughout the College Experience
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Colleges and universities across the country wrestle with the issues of "Greening" their campuses, making social statements about sustainability, and informing their students about the fundamental scientific, social and economic …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating Meaningful Volunteer Opportunities for Students Online
- University of Guelph (ON)
- Humber Polytechnic (ON)
COVID-19 has uprooted our day-to-day lives and has made it challenging to provide meaningful learning experiences for students who are now pursuing their education and extracurricular activities entirely online. In …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Building Resilient, Long Lasting Student Led Movements
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
Often times university student movements come and go due to graduating leaders and loss of knowledge. These groups are full of fire and passion and at points drift into nothing …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Let’s Play Carbon Crunch – A Game for Climate Action Planning
- Colorado State University (CO)
Trying to reduce your institutions carbon emissions? Play ‘Carbon Crunch’ – a game of strategy, risk, collaboration, chance, and innovation. Tasked with achieving your university's carbon reduction goals, you and …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Transforming Campus Food Systems: Cutting Scope 3 Emissions with Plant-Based Defaults
- University of San Diego (CA)
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
Join us for an inspiring, interactive networking session focused on transforming campus food systems to reduce Scope 3 emissions. If you’re a sustainability professional, faculty member, or advocate aiming to …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Building a Culture of Sustainability through New Student Orientation
- Boston University (MA)
The mission of the Sustainability Ambassadors program is to motivate, inspire, and lead Boston University's efforts in supporting a culture of sustainability during new student orientation. The approach to incorporating …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Introducing Students to Campus Sustainability through Interactive Tree Labeling
- Frostburg State University (MD)
Frostburg State University, recognized as Tree Campus USA for five years, has recently introduced an interactive tree labeling system. The labeled trees directly connect to a customizable webpage through smartphones …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability Ambassadors: Modeling a Culture of Sustainability at New Student Orientation
- Boston University (MA)
The mission of the Sustainability Ambassadors program is to motivate, inspire, and lead Boston University's efforts in supporting a culture of sustainability during new student orientation. The approach to incorporating …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Campus Gardens: Increasing Sustainability and Lowering Food Insecurity
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania (PA)
In this session, we will focus on the role campus gardens can play in educating faculty, students, and staff about sustainable food systems as well as their role in alleviating …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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