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The Power of Collaboration in the Path to STARS Gold and Beyond, With Insights on STARS 3.0

  • University of Southern California (CA)
  • University of Virginia (VA)
  • AASHE (MA)

In this webinar, we highlight how the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Virginia (UVA) conducted STARS report peer-reviews, and we detail the processes by which we …

  • Posted Oct. 24, 2024
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Climate Action Clinic Students doing a client site visit

Climate Action Clinic at UNH: Training Carbon Management Professionals in Collaboration with Community Organizations

  • University of New Hampshire (NH)

The Climate Action Clinic is a high-impact learning opportunity that builds off UNH's decades-long role supporting carbon footprinting and climate action by other organizations--leveraging the expertise rooted in UNH’s own …

  • Posted Oct. 24, 2024
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Environmental Institute 2023-2024 Annual Report

  • University of Virginia (VA)

The 2023-2024 academic year was a remarkable one for UVA's Environmental Institute. The EI funded 42 faculty during the year and, since its inception, has engaged 160 faculty from 11 …

  • Posted Oct. 22, 2024
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TASTE Food: The Automated Scope 3 Tool for Tracking Emissions from Food

  • Stanford University (CA)

TASTE Food was developed by Rebecca Grekin, a graduate student at Stanford University in the Benson Lab in the Energy Sciences Engineering department, as part of her Master’s work which …

CSUF parking structure

Make Parking Easier — Consider Alternatives This Fall

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

It’s the start of the fall semester and the crush is on. For parking.

Until Eastside Parking Structure 2 is completed in fall 2020, parking remains at a premium. However, …

Model of the new Fullerton Arboretum Visitor Center

Fullerton Arboretum Visitor Center Design Wins Award for Being 'Green'

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

The energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable project received a Best Practices Award for Overall Sustainable Design.

It’s not yet completed, but the new Fullerton Arboretum Visitor Center has already won an award …

Revitalizing HBCU campuses: Innovative strategies to address sustainable infrastructure Challenges

  • AASHE (MA)
  • United Negro College Fund (GA)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play a vital role in providing accessible and equitable higher education opportunities, particularly for underrepresented minority students. However, many HBCUs face significant challenges in …

  • Posted Oct. 22, 2024
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The Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge (TASK)

  • Sulitest

Launched in March 2023, The Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge (TASK) is a robust assessment tool to measure sustainability knowledge. Comprised of 112 multiple-choice questions, TASK provides comparable metrics (e.g., between …

Chiller Unit

New Chiller and Autoclaves Installed on Campus

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

Cal State Fullerton is helping keep its students, faculty and staff cooler this summer and making the University more energy efficient — with the installation of a new chiller and …

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Sustainability - CSUF works on the economic as well as environmental impacts

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

June 13, 2019 | Orange County Register, The (Santa Ana, CA) Author/Byline: By Susan Gill Vardon sgvardon@scng.com

At Cal State Fullerton, the idea of sustainability involves more than coming up …

Geography graduate students Leaa Short (left) and Tamara Wagner are researching the university’s sustainability efforts for the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS).

Committed to Sustainability

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

Campus Undergoes Study to Measure Effort

By Pamela McLaren

Last year, Cal State Fullerton committed to developing a campus more focused on sustainability in its operations, outlook and curriculum. Following …

A close up of one of the light fixtures currently being tested for possible installation on campus. This one, installed on one of the exterior pillars of the Pollak Library, is outfitted with a movement sensor, so when no one is near it lowers the wattage of the lamp, and two rows of small LED light bulbs, which put out more light while using less power than existing fixtures.

A Beacon to Savings - Campus to Replace Lights for More Energy Efficiency

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

By Pamela McLaren

How many people does it take to switch out a light bulb? On a college campus dealing with more than 75,000 lamps — it will take a …

Is Carbon Neutrality Hiding the Real Leaders in Campus Decarbonization?

  • Smith College (MA)
  • AASHE (MA)

The most important number in climate policy is zero – we need to cut emissions as quickly as possible to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Over 600 U.S. …

  • Posted Oct. 10, 2024
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Climate Action Unbound: A New Curricular Model Driving Institutional Change

  • Hampshire College (MA)
  • AASHE (MA)

Equipping students with both the knowledge and skills to be effective change agents is essential to solving the climate crisis. The inaugural Climate Action Semester Unbound at Hampshire College offered …

  • Posted Sept. 20, 2024
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UVA Sustainability Annual Report

  • University of Virginia (VA)

This report covers 2023-2024.

  • Posted Sept. 18, 2024
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Research Overview on Plant-Based Nudges

  • Better Food Foundation (DC)

This research, produced by Better Food Foundation and based on their DefaultVeg strategy, summarizes dozens of academic studies and explains how to apply their findings in food services.

  • Posted Sept. 18, 2024
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Professor and Students co-creating

Co-Creating the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education: A Value Creation Inclusive Learning

  • Woxsen University

Abstract The United Nations initiative to "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals by advocating for a transformative …

  • Posted Sept. 10, 2024
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The State of Environmental and Sustainability Education in Canada: A Review of Past, Current, and Future Directions

  • University of Saskatchewan (SK)

ABSTRACT This chapter reports results from a study by the Sustainability and Education Policy Network in Canada, as well as other published reports and studies, to provide a partial overview …

  • Posted Sept. 3, 2024
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CSU Students Work on CAPS NOx Monitor as part of Ozone Study

Colorado State University Sustainability Photographs

  • Colorado State University (CO)

Colorado State University photographs submitted for SCI 2024

Webinar: Using Organizational Behavior Change Principles to Amplify Sustainability in Higher Ed

  • Macalester College (MN)
  • University of St. Thomas (MN)
  • AASHE (MA)

Institutions of Higher Education (HEIs) are critical for a sustainability transformation given their role developing innovations and preparing future citizens and leaders. Yet, efforts to mobilize sustainable change in HEIs …

  • Posted Aug. 29, 2024
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Teaching Sustainability Competencies across the Disciplines - A Guide for Instructors

  • AASHE (MA)

Members of AASHE’s Scaling Up Sustainability Across the Curriculum Community of Practice produced this guide for instructors in our curriculum development workshops and for others who seek to integrate sustainability …

  • Posted Aug. 29, 2024
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09/28/2017 - Roxbury, Mass. - Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning tour the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative land trust.

Tufts Cluster Hire for Racial Equity

  • Tufts University (MA)

Option to accompany the Tufts cluster hire section in the SCI

Sustainability Engagement Tracking for STARS 3.0

  • Santa Clara University (CA)
  • AASHE (MA)

In anticipation of changes to Campus Engagement credits in STARS 3.0, Santa Clara University’s Center for Sustainability pivoted our methods of tracking participation in sustainability activities from “tallying attendance” to …

  • Posted Aug. 22, 2024
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WEST Environmental Justice Center works with local partner Hawai'i Public Health Institute to bring together community members and health and environmental organizations in Honolulu, HI

Arizona Center for Environmental Justice

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The University of Arizona launched the WEST Environmental Justice Center. The center focuses on providing groups and organizations free training, resources, and support to tackle environmental or energy justice challenges. …

Students receiving a nature prescription as part of their healthcare treatment program will receive additional information with ideas for including at least 120 minutes of time in nature each week.

UC Davis Nature Rx

  • University of California, Davis (CA)

Professionals with UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services provide prescriptions for nature to their patients as part of a holistic healthcare approach. The prescription includes a worksheet where students …

University of Toronto staff and researchers participate in the afforestation project from earnings collected from the ATEMI program

Air Travel Emissions Mitigation Initiative - The University of Toronto

  • University of Toronto (ON)
  • University of Toronto Mississauga (ON)
  • University of Toronto Scarborough (ON)

Air travel emissions mitigation initiative - The University of Toronto mitigates emissions for business air travel by investing in university-based projects aimed at reducing the institution’s carbon footprint. Through the …

UC San Diego students spend time gardening in the Warren Garden, one of many campus community gardens used for education and outreach.

UC San Diego Students Gardening

  • University of California, San Diego (CA)

UC San Diego students spend time gardening in the Warren Garden, one of many campus community gardens used for education and outreach.

Photographer: Erik Jepsen

BardE3 students took non-recycle-able items and built a plastic monster to help educate others

Defeating the Plastic Monster at Bard College

  • Bard College (NY)

BardE3 sustainability students took some of the monstrous plastic that we cannot recycle and built a plastic monster as a teaching tool. pronounced Bard-ies, these sustainability students understand the interplay …

Transmission tower construction

SunZia Wind

  • University of California, Office of the President (CA)

Construction photos of SunZia Wind

Emera IDEA Building and Richard Murray Design Building rooftop solar PV array

Emera IDEA Building and Richard Murray Design Buildings achieved LEED Platinum Certification

  • Dalhousie University (NS)

In Fall 2023, Dalhousie University's Emera IDEA and Richard Murray Design buildings, located on it's Engineering and Architecture campus, achieved LEED Platinum status, the first time the university has received …

Transporting salt marsh grass to the restoration site where it will be planted behind the oyster shell bags.

Restoring Oyster Reefs

  • Georgia Southern University (GA)

Once each year since 2018, students from Georgia Southern University have traveled a couple hours north to assist the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources with restoration of oyster reefs …

Football game day in Kyle Field Stadium, College Station, Tx

Game day at Kyle Field Stadium

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

Game day in Kyle Field where average attendance is often 100,000. This picture depicts the potential large scale impact that pro-sustainability measures leveraged in athletic spaces can have.

Pitt student uses a food locker

Food Lockers Address Food Insecurity at Pitt

  • University of Pittsburgh (PA)

New food lockers at University of Pittsburgh make grocery and meal delivery more convenient and help address food insecurity for the Pitt community. Nonperishable food items, fresh produce and extra …

Kyle Field Stadium

Kyle Field Football Stadium

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

Kyle Field view from Aggie Park which encourages campus and community members to spend time outdoors. Aggie Park hosts outdoor learning spaces, venues for community festivals, and an outdoor stage …

Texas A&M Green Team athletes host Eco Athlete Webinar

Texas A&M Green Team athletes host Eco Athlete Webinar

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

Texas A&M Green Team athletes hosting a webinar event featuring Eco Athletes.

Texas A&M Student Athletes volunteering at Habitat for Humanity

Texas A&M Student Athletes volunteering

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

Texas A&M Student Athletes volunteering at Habitat for Humanity

Branded recycling bins in athletic facilities

Texas A&M Athletics Recycling Bin

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

Branded recycling bins in athletic facilities

Recycling containers installed for football game day events outside Kyle Field Gates

Recycling containers for football game day experience

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

Recycling containers installed for football game day events outside Kyle Field Gates

Texas A&M Athletics Sustainability Master Plan Core Team

Texas A&M Athletics Sustainability Master Plan Core Team

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

Members of the Athletics Sustainability Master Plan gather at the Annual Sustainability Breakfast. L-R (Rebekah Parkhill, Kelly Wellman, David Taylor, Lauren Lichterman, Scot Obergefell)

Keith Rich assembles solar panels at Crossroads Solar in South Bend.

Solar partnership supports formerly incarcerated individuals

  • University of Notre Dame (IN)

The University of Notre Dame has partnered with Crossroads Solar to develop a 1-megawatt solar array. Crossroads provides jobs and life skills to formerly incarcerated individuals as part of a …

The JMU East Campus Hillside, located below King Hall, features the expanded solar array and native pollinator habitat that were included in the certification.

JMU Virginia Pollinator-Smart Certification

  • James Madison University (VA)

James Madison University became the first university to earn the Virginia Pollinator-Smart Certification, a program that promotes pollinator-friendly solar energy developments throughout Virginia. The university's East Campus Hillside features the …

McGill's downtown campus in Autumn

McGill's Downtown Campus in Autumn

  • McGill University (QC)

An aerial view of McGill University's downtown campus in October. Prominently featured are the McCall MacBain Arts Building, the Redpath Museum. The downtown campus is nestled against Mont Royal, Montreal's …

Upmanu Lall, professor and director of the Water Institute at the ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, provides welcoming remarks to the 2024 World Water Day event audience. Photo by Andy DeLisle, courtesy of Arizona State University

ASU Global Futures Water 2

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

Upmanu Lall, professor and director of the Water Institute at the ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, provides welcoming remarks to the 2024 World Water Day event audience. Photo …

Peter Schlosser, Vice President and Vice Provost of Global Futures at Arizona State University, outlines a framework of planetary systems and the vital role secure access to safe water plays in ensuring a thiriving future for all of Earth’s inhabitants to the 2024 World Water Day event audience.

ASU Global Futures Water 1

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

Peter Schlosser, Vice President and Vice Provost of Global Futures at Arizona State University, outlines a framework of planetary systems and the vital role secure access to safe water plays …

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USC Sustainability Hub empty

  • University of Southern California (CA)

Photo of an empty USC Sustainability Hub, before students arrive for the day.

How to Make the Most of your Sustainability Event

  • University of British Columbia (BC)
  • AASHE (MA)

This webinar on “How to make the most of your Sustainability Event” will focus on learnings and successes based on a several weeks long Sustainability programme at UNBC that was …

  • Posted Aug. 15, 2024
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A student interacting with the Sustainable Seneca booth at the Sustainability Career Fair at Seneca Polytechnic, where they discovered career opportunities across diverse sectors, including banking, landscape, community work, and green energy.

Seneca Polytechnic - Sustainability Career Fair

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

In 2023, the annual Green Citizen Symposium was held November 7-9, exploring the theme, “Collaborate for Climate Action.” By fostering collaboration, partnership, and innovation at various levels across different sectors, …

The wall of basil from The Seneca Farm, a two-floor shipping container facility at Seneca Polytechnic's Newnham Campus turned into a hub for urban agriculture commercial growing and research. The facility uses hydroponic vertical farming technology.

Seneca Polytechnic - The Seneca Farm

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

Opening in September of 2023, Seneca Polytechnic has renovated the two-floor shipping container facility at Newnham Campus and turned it into a hub for urban agriculture commercial growing and research. …

Members of the Concordia Stingers football team and women's hockey team took part in the tree-planting event event.

Concordia University tree planting event

  • Concordia University

Thanks to the efforts of staff, students and faculty, some 185 new trees were planted on the university grounds in 2019.

The initiative got underway November 5 with the first …

Concordia University students, faculty and staff take part in a plant sale at the Concordia Greenhouse.

Concordia Greenhouse plant sale

  • Concordia University

The Concordia Greenhouse provides a welcoming, organic green space that fosters community by providing experiential learning opportunities within a year-round growing environment.

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