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Delivering difference: using e-bikes to deliver mail at the University of Washington
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
With over 80,000 students, faculty, and staff on campus, it's difficult to comprehend the sheer number of packages, textbooks, course packets and dorm mail UW Mailing Services delivers on a …
- Posted May 20, 2019
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Sustainability Curriculum Development: Overcoming Challenges in the National Autonomous University of Mexico
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DF)
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is the oldest academic institution in Mexico and has developed as a highly recognized research and education institution with a long history of …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Next Generation Sustainability Planning
- Cornell University (NY)
- Duke University (NC)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Like many peer institutions, Duke, Cornell, Princeton and Penn jumped on board the higher education sustainability train as early developers of ambitious campus climate and sustainability plans more than a …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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How to Start an Herbicide-Free Campaign on Your Campus!
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Herbicide-Free UC's mission is to stop the use of toxic herbicides across all University of California campuses. We are currently at four UC campuses, but the UC system is just …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Urban green spaces connecting people and place
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The following concept is a new project designed for the Arizona State University Polytechnic campus; the development and implementation of an urban green space titled The Lot @ ASU, that …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Building on the NAE Grand Challenges Scholars Model to Incorporate the UN SDGs in Higher Education
- Bucknell University (PA)
As sustainability becomes a more and more popular addition in the higher education system, attempts to incorporate it into existing curricula and campus life diversify and too often lose their …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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People of the Environment: Lessons Learned From an Interdisciplinary Liberal Education Course
- Bemidji State University (MN)
A distinctive component of the Bemidji State University general education curriculum is the team-taught, interdisciplinary class People of the Environment. In 1998, the Minnesota State College and University system established …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Keys to Safer Disinfection in a COVID Environment
- University of Virginia (VA)
- Healthy Schools Campaign (IL)
Sustainability in higher education often follows a top-down approach, focusing on student enrichment and project-based solutions. What has been missing is the willingness to consider who has been left out …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Adopting sustainability competence-based education in academic disciplines: Insights from 13 higher education institutions
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
- Griffith University (Queensland)
- University of Helsinki
- Universidade Aberta
- Gävle University College
- University of Zaragoza
- University of Belgrade
- Warsaw University of Technology
- University of A Coruña (a Coruña)
- Central University of Technology
- Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales
- European University of Lefke
- University of Nyíregyháza
- Universidad de las Américas Puebla
- Università degli Studi di Parma
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have been incorporating sustainability into education and curricula, where recent research has focussed on sustainability competences, pedagogical approaches, and how to connect them, generally on a …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Achieving GHG Reductions of 30% or More Through Facilities Asset Management At the Harvard School of Public Health
- Harvard University (MA)
Harvard School of Public Health (HPSH) has an innovative approach to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and sustainability based on integrated facilities asset management. This program enables HSPH to holistically manage …
- Posted July 1, 2010
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TRUE Zero Waste Platinum Certification, Chou Hall
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Connie and Kevin Chou Hall is the newest building addition to the UC Berkeley Haas Business School. It is the first academic building in the world to achieve US Green …
- Posted May 20, 2019
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BA in Sustainable Development
- Columbia University (NY)
Sustainable development is founded on the premise that human well-being should advance without irreparable harm to ecosystems and the vital services they provide, without depleting essential resources, and without posing …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Key Competencies and Best Practices for Sustainability Degree Programs
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)
This Learning Lab is primarily for program directors wanting to design, evaluate, or improve a certificate or degree program at a Bachelor's or Master's level related to Sustainability. Participants will …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Case Study: Establishing a Green Revolving Fund at Appalachian State University
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Working with the University Sustainability Council and University Foundation, Appalachian State University (ASU) is pursuing the development of a Green Revolving Loan Fund (GRLF) to support University projects that promote …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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University Leadership: Elevating the Value of Outdoor Spaces Using the SITES® Rating System
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- Green Business Certification Inc (DC)
Landscapes are an integral part of the built environment that provide a multitude of essential services such as flood control, improved water quality, climate regulation, pollination services and improved health …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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The State of Sustainability in Higher Ed: Managing to Make a Difference
- Smith College (MA)
- Stanford University (CA)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
- University of Connecticut (CT)
Managing a college or university sustainability program is a tough job under normal circumstances. But in the current era of political divisiveness and ideological extremes, sustainability issues and goals can …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Zero Waste by X? (Part 1) Facilitating the Vision
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
This is Part 1 of a two-part workshop series to navigate the challenges and opportunities with developing a campus-wide strategic visioning and planning process for college campuses looking to achieve …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Developing a Resilience Tool For Higher Education Institutions: A Must-Have in Campus Master Planning
- Virginia Tech (VA)
- Hanbury (VA)
Resilience has become a prominent topic in the planning and design industry over the past several years. States, cities and entire regions face an ever-growing threat of environmental and societal …
- Posted April 30, 2019
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Introducing the Nitrogen Footprint in SIMAP: A Review of Improvements in Nitrogen Footprint Methodology for Institutions
- Brown University (RI)
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Eastern Mennonite University (VA)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- University of Virginia (VA)
- Marine Biological Laboratory (MA)
Nitrogen (N) footprint assessments have served as tools for sustainability, research, and education at institutions of higher learning by connecting institutional activities and resource consumption with environmental impacts through the …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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STARS Town Hall
- California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
The STARS Town Hall provides an opportunity to learn about the development of the next version of STARS (v3.0) and provide feedback on the program.
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Recycling, Reuse, and Composting Program: Phase 1
- University of Rochester (NY)
Until 2008, a formal recycling program did not exist at our University. In order to establish a sustainability program that would expand and thrive, Support Operations implemented Phase 1 of …
- Posted July 2, 2012
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Sustainability Literacy Competencies: Creating Bridges between Classroom Learning and Sustainability Management
- New York University (NY)
My paper draws on my experiences as a member of the faculty and Associate Director of Curriculum to promote sustainability in a large, decentralized university in an urban area. As …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building Global Bridges to Sustainability Research/Collaborations in Higher Education
- University of Nevada Las Vegas (NV)
The institutional repository (IR) concept was designed and created by faculty and librarians to showcase scholarly activity at the academy. The Open Access (OA) model upon which IR's are built …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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UNCP Initiative - Performance Contracting as a Catalyst for Sustainability
- University of North Carolina, Pembroke (NC)
- Siemens Industry, Inc. (IL)
- Celtic Energy, Inc. (CT)
Higher Education Institutions have increasingly used Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) as a tool to implement energy saving measures and infrastructure improvements in facilities. The continued erosion of State funding, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Calculating and Communicating the Carbon Benefit of Campus Trees
- Chatham University (PA)
- Clean Air-Cool Planet (NH)
This dialogue and discussion session will facilitate creation of a peer-reviewed methodology for calculating and reporting the carbon sequestration of campus trees, to further the design of responsible policies for …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Student Sustainability Fees: What Do We Do When They Pass?
- Western Michigan University (MI)
In our March 2010 student government elections, after a wide-reaching and creative campaign, Western Michigan University (WMU) students voted to support a fee to finance campus sustainability initiatives. In April, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Body-Based Experiential Change for Cultural Sustainability
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
This workshop is based on the understanding that earth, human bodies, & societies are living, breathing systems that influence each other. The sustainability movement so far has focused primarily on …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Campus Sustainability Programs as a Tool for Building Student Leadership
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Campus sustainability organization can be an important avenue for student leadership development. At the University of South Carolina, applying green values across the campus has gone beyond transforming the curriculum …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainable Impact: The Challenges of Creating Interdisciplinary Courses on Food, Food Systems, and Food Justice to Empower Students to Action
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
When looking to de-silo the often-segregated, triple-bottom line of sustainability, food seems the ideal course subject to broaden understanding. The class was formulated with a three-tiered structure - where our …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Greening Campus Sustainability Organizations Themselves: Creating a Green Organizational Culture
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Traditional organizational structures are an impediment to the full realization of the mission of most campus sustainability offices. At the University of South Carolina, applying green values across the campus …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Framework for Academic Institutions Decision-Making on Climate Change and Sustainability Issues
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
As interest in climate change has increased, academic institutions have been actively engaged in discussing climate change mitigation measures. Among other things, schools have signed commitments like the Presidents' Climate …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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600,000 Plastic Bags/year, No More: Leveraging the Classroom Experience for On-Campus Sustainability Initiatives.
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
The students of ENVS 3001 and Dining Services staff worked together to implement a shift from single-use plastic bags to reusable nylon at Grab-n-Go venues and convenience stores on campus. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Framing Sustainability using a Range of "Traditionally Conservative" approaches
- Auburn University (AL)
Given the relatively short time frame needed to gather support for sustainability and pressing concerns such as climate change, rapid buy-in from many sectors of society is needed, not just …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainable Stanford: Leading Campus Sustainability in the 21st Century
- Stanford University (CA)
With sustainability as a core value for Stanford, the progressive projects in operations, buildings, transportation, and IT are indeed defining leadership in campus sustainability in the 21st century.The university has …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Green Events: A Student Intern Approach to Sustainable Campus Gatherings
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
This informational session will provide attendees with an in-depth look at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Sustainability Green Events Program. This program began in 2018 as a collaboration between …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Apiculture: A Case for Producing Local Honey
- Winthrop University (SC)
Humans have been harvesting honey from honeybees since prehistoric times. Raw honey is a natural food with many nutritional benefits, contains powerful antioxidants, counters pollen allergies and is a natural …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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A Fresh Take on Recycling Contamination Education: Moving Beyond the Traditional Waste Audit
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The University of Arizona began a residential waste auditing program over ten years ago. What started as a typical waste audit project with sorting and weighing has grown into something …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Breaking Down 'Drawdown' - Explaining Global Sustainability Solutions at the Community Level
- University of Virginia (VA)
There's a new framework for climate action in town - Project Drawdown is self-described as a comprehensive efforts to 'identify, research, and model the 100 most substantive, existing solutions to …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Compost and Collaboration: Reaching Zero Waste at UCI in Dining Commons and Residence Halls
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- Aramark (PA)
The University of California system and UC Irvine have committed to reaching Zero Waste, or 95% diversion from landfill by 2020. In 2016, UCI reached 83% diversion, the highest rate …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability Skills for Knowledge Workers in Tertiary Education
- Mahidol University (Bangkok)
In this project, we designed a comprehensive training project aiming at equipping staff members at our higher education institution with essential sustainability skills. In today's world, environmental, social, and economy …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Academic staff engagement in education for sustainable development
- University of Southampton
The research presented in this paper emerged from the need to identify the factors influencing academic staff members when engaging in Education for Sustainable Development in real practice. The aims …
- Posted June 10, 2016
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How do Green Buildings Communicate Green Design to Building Users? A Survey Study of a LEED-Certified Building
- Michigan State University (MI)
Studies investigating the benefits of green buildings can be approached by the affordance theory—the perceived properties of a thing that determine how it could possibly be used. This study focuses …
- Posted March 12, 2018
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Seeking impact of medical schools on health: meeting the challenges of social accountability
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
Context The acquisition of sums of knowledge and mastery of sophisticated technologies by medical graduates is insufficient for their responsibilities to recognise and adapt to people's evolving needs.
Response A …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education Institutions: A systematic literature review
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are important actors in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. As agents of …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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MS in Sustainable Systems Engineering
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Master of Engineering: Sustainable Systems Engineering program focuses on preparing students to understand, analyze and drive change within your organization as it relates to complex systems …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Geography (MA)
- Binghamton University (NY)
The Department of Geography at Binghamton University offers a Master of Arts (MA) in geography. Students can pursue one of five tracks: General geography, Cartography and geographical information systems (GIS), …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Environmental Engineering MS
- Cleveland State University (OH)
The Master of Science in Environmental Engineering degree is offered through the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Washkewicz College of Engineering. This program represents the engineering component …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Case Studies in Educating for Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Liberal Arts Edition
- Dickinson College (PA)
- Furman University (SC)
- Sewanee - The University of the South (TN)
Small colleges possess a unique opportunity to infuse sustainability across the curriculum. Dickinson College, Furman University, and Sewanee: The University of the South will share three case studies that demonstrate …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Lights Off. Game On. Experience with the Kukui Cup: A Next Generation Residence Hall Energy Competition
- Hawaii Pacific University (HI)
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)
The Kukui Cup Project explores novel ways to utilize concepts from information technology, community-based social marketing, serious games, and educational pedagogy to support positive change in sustainability-related behaviors. In 2012, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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How 'Green' Can Green Cleaning Get? Strategies for Policy, Procurement, and Practice
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
- WAXIE Sanitary Supply (CA)
Waxie Sanitary Supply, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of California, Merced, are collaborating to build a more sustainable economy through green cleaning policies, procurement, and education. Implementing …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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