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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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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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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 …

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 …

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)

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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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The Concordia University Centre for Creative Reuse's Valentine's Day Arts and Crafts event is an example of one of the many offerings the office puts on throughout the academic year.

Valentine's Day Arts and Crafts with the Concordia University Centre for Creative Reuse

  • Concordia University

The Concordia University Center for Creative Reuse (CUCCR) is dedicated to diverting materials from inside the university’s waste-stream and offering them to the general community free of cost. The 2023 …

UC San Diego Seventh College Synthesis Program Decarbonization Living Laboratory

  • University of California, San Diego (CA)

Beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year, faculty from the Seventh College Synthesis Program have partnered with staff from Operations Management and Capital Programs to develop living laboratory, project-based courses for …

The new John M. O'Quinn Law Building earned LEED Silver certification

STARS of Data Accuracy

  • University of Houston (TX)

Beginning in 2019, University of Houston required all new buildings and major renovations to be designed and certified to LEED Silver or better standards. Since then, three projects have met …

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SNHU Eco-Reps Making Graduation Sustainable

  • Southern New Hampshire University (NH)

Southern New Hampshire University Eco-Reps volunteer at each graduation to sort through waste for recyclables.

UMass Boston students walk through the new quad, designed with innovative green infrastructure and sustainability features

UMass Boston Students enjoy New Green Infrastructure & Sustainable Landscaping Projects

  • University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)

UMass Boston used organic landscape management and protects biodiversity in our grounds. In the past years an important project has created a new 5 acre green space where a building …

SDSU Students Learning About Sustainability

SDSU Students Learning About Sustainability - 2024 Sustainable Campus Index

  • San Diego State University (CA)

Photo for 2024 Sustainable Campus Index

College Corps Fellows at the Sustainability outreach table talk to their peers about the importance of recycling right on America Recycles Day. Students participated in a sorting activity, all while learning how to properly recycle on campus. Stan State Sustainability tables at Warrior Wednesday, a weekly outreach event for the campus community to learn about different departments and other activities.

Stan State Sustainable Campus Index Photo Submissions

  • California State University, Stanislaus (CA)

Campus photos for SCI top performer submission highlighting campus engagement, environmental justice, immersive education.

Volunteers perform beautification work on the Trans California Pathway, an outdoor arboretum of native California plants located on the south side of the Stanislaus State campus. The pathway serves as an educational landscape illustrating the native plants and flora that existed naturally in the Central Valley, plus provides a venue for education and learning for university students and the community alike.

Stan State Sustainable Campus Index

  • California State University, Stanislaus (CA)

Campus photos for SCI top performer submission highlighting campus engagement, immersive education.

Looking at the climate risks for international communities

People for the Planet Festival

  • Bentley University (MA)

In spring 2024, Bentley's Office of Sustainability hosted a People for the Planet festival. This gathering provided a space for the Bentley Community to come together to enjoy art, music, …

Sustainability Interns at Green Game Day

2024 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI)

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

Images for consideration for the SCI publication design.

Bentleys arena

Aerial View of Bentley's Arena

  • Bentley University (MA)

Bentley's arena is home to Bentley's Divison 1 mens hockey team. The Bentley Arena is the first standalone ice arena in the country to receive LEED Platinum certification, and the …

Celebrating hosting the SSLS conference

Celebrating hosting the SSLS conference

  • Bentley University (MA)

This is a photo of Bentley's Office of Sustainability team celebrating the hosting of the Student Sustainability Leadership Symposium a regional student led conference for colleges and universities in the …

Members of the task force receive a tour and overview of tunnels and steam points used for campus heating and cooling.

SCI Top Performer - University of Oregon Heating Transition Taskforce

  • University of Oregon (OR)

Thermal Systems Transition Study Task Force The UO Thermal Systems Task Force was responsible for reviewing the UO’s thermal heating infrastructure and recommending how best to reduce the system’s greenhouse …

Bioswale in 2017 during Contruction (before)

Selkirk College Grounds

  • Selkirk College (BC)

Hello! Selkirk College was selected to be featured in the latest SCI for "grounds" impact area. The following photos highlight two projects that demonstrate our dedication to sustainability within our …

UVA Students Enjoying Annual Eco-Fair with Cav Man!

UVA Students Enjoying Annual Eco-Fair with Cav Man!

  • University of Virginia (VA)

Hundreds of students, faculty, staff and community members came out to enjoy UVA's Annual Eco-Fair, held near the Rotunda on Peabody Lawn this year with over 20 groups representing various …

Charlotte Zero Waste Volunteers Capture Data for Stadium Diversion

UNC Charlotte Volunteers Posing with Data from their Zero-Waste Stadium Sorting Event

  • University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)

Volunteers posing with the data generated at a waste sorting event the day after a football game at UNC Charlotte. As Volunteers sort the waste, it is weighed and totaled …

Electric Cargo Van

Ontario Tech Purchasing Impact Data

  • Ontario Tech University (ON)

Ontario Tech prioritizes sustainable purchasing choices by replacing aging fleet with electric vehicles and sustaining a Fairtrade campus.

Dickinson College Student Farm Workers and Tractor

Dickinson College Farm

  • Dickinson College (PA)

Dickinson’s College Farm is an 80-acre, USDA-certified organic farm and a living laboratory where students can gain distinctive, hands-on learning experiences.

Dickinson Student collaborates with groundskeeper and community Master Gardener

Dickinson College Pollinator Garden

  • Dickinson College (PA)

The Dickinson College landscape has been changing to reflect important sustainability goals, which include a campus-wide dedication to hands-on sustainability education and stewardship. To reflect these goals, landscape design and …

Student interns complete hive check at Dickinson College

The Hive: Beekeeping at Dickinson

  • Dickinson College (PA)

The Hive engages its members in learning about sustainability problems and solutions through the direct experience of beekeeping, honey production and community building.

Incoming students at American University select stickers to personalize the AU-branded reusable water bottles they received during orientation.

American University students choose stickers to personalize water bottles during orientation.

  • American University (DC)

Incoming students at American University select stickers to personalize the AU-branded reusable water bottles they received during orientation. The Office of Sustainability worked with the Office of New Student & …

Bates students stand in front of the solar array that they helped make happen. The array accounts for 75% of Bates' total power.

Bates Students at Their Solar Array

  • Bates College (ME)

After crunching the financing numbers, Bates students stand in front of the solar array that they helped make happen. The array accounts for 75% of Bates' total power.

Researching climate change impacts on kelp forests at the University of Tasmania

Initiatives that deliver our #1 in Climate Action ranking

  • University of Tasmania (TAS)

The University of Tasmania has embedded the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across everything that we do, including making them a focus on discussions at our Orientation and Open Day events. …

Microgrid Workforce Development Training

  • Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus (AZ)

Arizona State University's (ASU) Laboratory for Energy And Power Solutions (LEAPS) offers over 300 hours of training in energy systems, microgrids, minigrids (off-grid systems), grid modernization, and other energy-related topics. …

Students, faculty, and staff appreciate the intersection of art and environmentalism at Northwestern University as part of Earth Month 2024

Earth Month 2024 at Northwestern University

  • Northwestern University (IL)

sustainNU, Northwestern University's Campus Sustainability Program, teamed up with the Block Art Museum for a guided tour of their current exhibition, Actions for Earth: Art, Care & Ecology as part …

Carleton student ambassado holds a USEFULL cup on launch day.

Embracing Plastic-Free: Reusable Takeout at Carleton College That is Actually Reused

  • Carleton College (MN)
  • USEFULL (MA)

College campuses have an opportunity to positively impact the waste stream with reusable container programs in campus dining. Bon Appétit at Carleton College partnered with USEFULL to offer tech-enabled reusable …

Building the Next Generation of Climate Leaders

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

In the summer of 2022, Santa Clara University and Silicon Valley Power, the City of Santa Clara’s municipal electric utility, announced a five-year Silicon Valley Power (SVP) Sustainable Futures Program …

  • Posted May 30, 2024
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Webinar: Implementing Sustainability Literacy and Culture Assessments for AASHE STARS

  • George Mason University (VA)
  • AASHE (MA)

If you’re seeking ways to pursue or enhance your STARS AC-6 and EN-6 assessments related to sustainability literacy and culture, we invite you to attend an upcoming presentation and discussion …

  • Posted May 23, 2024
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All of the people who attended the clean up with signed signs.

Community Clean Up on Houbolt Road

  • Joliet Junior College (IL)

Joliet Junior College had a clean up on the road outside of the school. We invited 15 different businesses along the road and had 5 sign up, including a visit …

This is a collage of people working on their upcycled journal as well as 4 completed journals.

Upcycle Journal Day at Joliet Junior College

  • Joliet Junior College (IL)

Students made journals from homemade and G.O.O.S. paper.

Joliet Junior College's Romeoville Repair Cafe is a hit for their first event! Next one is on October 19th.

Romeoville Repair Cafe at Joliet Junior College

  • Joliet Junior College (IL)

Joliet Junior College is a registered international Repair Cafe! We had our first Repair Cafe of the year and our on April 13th, we had our very first one for …

KAUST Elevate Trainees Cohort 2023 during a Sustainability Workshop organized by the KAUST Office of Sustainability

KAUST SDG Highlight Report 2023

  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Makkah)

KAUST proudly presents its latest SDG Highlight Report, offering a snapshot of the institution's targeted efforts and successes over 2023 in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

BSU Green Ambassadors & Staff participate in official Maryland Climate Teach-In first kick off event

Bowie State University celebrates Earth Month 2024

  • Bowie State University (MD)

Bowie State University celebrated a diverse series of events throughout the entire month of April starting with the April 3 participation in the Maryland Climate Teach-In and culminating on April …

Pollinator box at the Stanislaus State pollinator garden

Sustainable Garden

  • California State University, Stanislaus (CA)

Master Gardener and Gardening Specialist Hector Vera leads a tour at the Sustainable Garden at Stanislaus State. In partnership with the agriculture department, this tour was organized and promoted by …

Weigh the Waste

Weigh the Waste

  • Seattle University (WA)

Seattle University's Redhawk dining team wanted to create a visual representation of the waste that is created from students choosing a compostable to-go container instead of choosing a plate.

Colley Hodges, Sustainability Manager for the Houston Zoo, stands behind the Houston Zoo and Rice Facilities & Capital Planning tables.

Rice University Earth Month Kick-Off Festival 2024

  • Rice University (TX)

Rice University's Office of Sustainability hosted an Earth Month Kick-Off Festival in the Rice Memorial Center. The event featured over 20 campus and community organizations and drew over 150 attendees. …

Sustainability at Community Colleges: It’s More Than Recycling

  • McHenry County College (IL)
  • AASHE (MA)

I conducted and analyzed interviews with sustainability professionals at community colleges, specifically those with enrollment under 10,000 students in the Midwest. Targeting this enrollment ceiling specifically because I want to …

  • Posted May 2, 2024
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USC students decorate their graduation caps at the Green Grad party hosted by the Office of Sustainability.

Green Grad Party

  • University of Southern California (CA)

USC students decorate their graduation caps at the Green Grad party hosted by the Office of Sustainability.

  • Posted April 30, 2024
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Students gather in the USC Sustainability Hub to hear from a panel of speakers provide updates on campus sustainability efforts.

USC Sustainability Town Hall

  • University of Southern California (CA)

Students gather in the USC Sustainability Hub to hear from a panel of speakers provide updates on campus sustainability efforts.

  • Posted April 30, 2024
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Graduating interns from the USC Office of Sustainability pose with their certificates of appreciation in front of the mural in the campus Sustainability Hub.

End-of-Year Party for Graduating Interns

  • University of Southern California (CA)

Graduating interns from the USC Office of Sustainability pose with their certificates of appreciation in front of the mural in the campus Sustainability Hub.

  • Posted April 30, 2024
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Students examining pine needles at Concordia's 2024 City Nature Challenge

Concordia University's Earth Week BioBlitz

  • Concordia University

Concordia community members gathered on Loyola campus to participate in the 2024 City Nature Challenge (BioBlitz). This is an international competition encouraging citizen scientist to help out the scientific community …

  • Posted April 30, 2024
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USC students participate in the annual Arts & CLimate Collective Festival during Earth Month.

Arts & Climate Collective Festival

  • University of Southern California (CA)

USC students participate in the annual Arts & CLimate Collective Festival during Earth Month.

  • Posted April 29, 2024
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Students teaching students about the role of native plants on Creighton's campus

Nebraska Native Pollinator Garden at Creighton University

  • Creighton University (NE)

For Earth Day 2024, students, faculty and staff were invited to prepare the Nebraska Native Pollinator Garden, located on the Creighton University campus in Omaha, NE, for its next growing …

  • Posted April 29, 2024
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