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Getting Started with Local Carbon Offsets: Spotlight on Urban Forestry
- Davidson College (NC)
- Duke University (NC)
For many schools working towards carbon neutrality, carbon offsets will play an important role. While offsets can be purchased on the open market, it is possible to have an even ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Climate Leadership Network Carbon Offset Projects Networking
- Duke University (NC)
- Second Nature (MA)
This networking meeting will focus on the development of 'peer reviewed' and 'innovative' carbon offset projects for colleges and universities. Please join us if you are interested in exploring options ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Utilizing Innovative and Peer Reviewed Carbon Offsets with the Second Nature Climate Leadership Commitments
- Duke University (NC)
- Second Nature (MA)
Many institutions use carbon offsets to help them attain carbon neutrality and achieve their goals under the Second Nature Climate Leadership Commitments. Since 2008, Second Nature has provided guidelines for ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Growing the BULB; Urban Ecology and Butler University's Living Building
- Butler University (IN)
- Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects (MO)
The BULB sits at the highest and most iconic location on campus adjacent to Holcomb Observatory and within 100' of the Carillon Tower which connects to an 'organ' at the ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainable Campus Competition LIVE!: How $50,000 Created a Replicable Model for Citywide Composting
- Butler University (IN)
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) (IN)
At the 2016 AASHE Conference, IUPUI and Butler University were awarded $50,000 as part of the Sustainable Campus Competition LIVE!, a collaboration between AASHE and Kimberly Clark. Because both ...
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Promoting Sustainability Through Partnerships - A Collection of Case Studies
- Colorado State University (CO)
Colorado State University has achieved some remarkable successes through a variety of partnerships across campus. These range in scale from a single researcher purchasing a piece of efficient lab equipment ...
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The High Touch Approach: Making Inclusivity and Social Sustainability Core to Mission
- Dartmouth College (NH)
A pressing issue facing university campuses is concern about social community. Dartmouth College and its peers is being held accountable for high-risk behavior and a lack of inclusivity. How can ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Oscar is grouchy for a reason! Campus recycling behavior research and action
- Colorado Mountain College (CO)
Presents findings from phase one of a multi-phase study on recycling behavior at Colorado Mountain College. Findings are based on surveys of trash and recycling bin contents completed in spring ...
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Engaging Students in Sustainability through High-Impact Teaching Practices: Two Case Studies
- Saint Joseph's College - ME (ME)
- University of North Carolina, Pembroke (NC)
This session (1) describes activities at diverse institutions to involve and instruct students in sustainability and (2) engages audience members in sharing experiences, identifying barriers to success, brainstorming solutions, and ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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The Solo Cup Challenge: Waste Less, Raise More
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)
- GreeniPhi (VA)
Trash shouldn't be Greek Life's legacy. It's estimated that sororities and fraternities purchase nearly a billion red plastic cups per academic year. A majority of these cups ...
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Tracking Campus Energy & Water Performance with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)
Keeping a university campus sustainable can start with tracking energy and water performance for a building. In this session, we will describe our experience with tracking building performance with an ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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The Growth of Renewable Energy in Higher Education: Can It Get Us to Our GHG Goals?
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Edison Energy (CA)
Is higher ed on track to achieve its GHG reduction targets? Not without massively ramping up renewables. A new study by the University of New Hampshire and Altenex compiles and ...
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A New Tool for Campus Carbon and Nitrogen Footprints: Perspectives from Users
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- University of Virginia (VA)
A new online tool for calculating and managing both campus carbon and nitrogen footprints has been created by combining the Campus Carbon Calculator tool and the Nitrogen Footprint Tool for ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability across the Life Cycle of Higher Education Facilities: Nationwide Trends & Practical Tools for Improvement
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Gordian (SC)
We will highlight key findings from the second annual 'State of Sustainability' report from Sightlines and University of New Hampshire. This report examines publically available data across each stage of ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Elevating Your Campus Sustainability Month
- Saint Louis University (MO)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
This combined session will be split into two parts. The first half of the session will be conducted by Toren Elste of University of Washington. Both the UW sustainability office ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Arizona Tri-University Meet and Greet
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Group meeting for Arizona higher education staff and students from Arizona State University, University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University to plan a future in-state student summit. This meeting not ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Effects on Associate Faculty Engagement through Initiating PLCs
- Ashford University (IA)
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are created when groups of teaching professionals meet to achieve together what they cannot achieve individually. However, in our ever changing educational environment, we must consider ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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That Status of LEED on College and University Campuses
- Middlebury College (VT)
- Leonardo Academy (WI)
This session provides an overview and analysis of the current state of the LEED rating system on college and university campuses based on the findings of Leonardo Academy's 2017 ...
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Valuing and Conserving College Land for Community Resilience
- Middlebury College (VT)
This is a case study of the conservation of 2,100 acres of forest lands owned by Middlebury College at its Bread Loaf campus. This project established the permanent protection ...
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Building Solidarity through Fair Trade
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
- Fair Trade Colleges & Universities
Fair Trade Campaigns is a powerful grassroots movement mobilizing thousands of conscious consumers and Fair Trade advocates on campuses and communities across the USA and around the globe. Fair Trade ...
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Sustainability: Formative Assessments Across the Curriculum
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
Formative Assessments are the cog in the wheel of the educational assessment cycle. These assessments drive daily instruction, before, during and after instruction, informing the teacher of student understanding and ...
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The Mindful Praxis of Education for Sustainable Development
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
This longitudinal inquiry involving 250 teacher candidates per year for five years, explores methods that motivate teacher candidates to create and integrate mindful sustainability curriculum in practice. Elementary and secondary ...
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Sustainability for Sustainability Professionals
- Emory University (GA)
- Wake Forest University (NC)
Successful implementation of a university's strategic plan for sustainability depends upon careful prioritization and time management. All institutions want to address a broad range of operational and academic opportunities ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Using Contemplative Practices to Cultivate Resilient Students and Social-Ecological Systems
- Michigan State University (MI)
- University of North Carolina, Asheville (NC)
This joint session will offer two presentations on the uses of contemplative practices and mindfulness-based pedagogy for teaching about environmental sustainability. Topic 1 (Goralnik): If sustainability is the effort to ...
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Best Practices Incorporating Sustainability into the Curricula/ Dallas County Community College District
- Dallas College (TX)
The 7 colleges that are part of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) signed the ACUPCC/ Second Nature President's Climate Commitment and have set dates for carbon neutrality ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Gompei's Gears: Implementing and Sustaining a Free Campus Bike-sharing Program
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
Even with hilly terrain and long winters, bicycling is popular in Worcester, Massachusetts, and in particular among the many college students. At WPI in 2014 a student group researched transportation ...
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Re-generation: Regenerate, Renew, and Refresh - Preparing Our Students to Lead
- Montana State University (MT)
Our graduates, coined the Re-Generation, has the responsibility to lead the world to a economical and ecological balance. To do this, they will draw on their campus experience to help ...
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How a New Learning Lab Becomes a Continuous Career Fair and Sustainability Jobs Hub
- Sacramento City College (CA)
- Trane (TX)
The Sacramento City College Mechanical Electrical Technology (MET) Program has been in place for decades. In recent years, enrollment has leveled off but local industry still has a relative high ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Climate Action Data: New Tools & Metrics
- Second Nature (MA)
Carbon and resilience reporting can be a moving target with the protocols, tools, and data inputs constantly changing! Stay on top of recent changes and new tools in this session ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Welcome to College! Focusing on Identity + Justice + Sustainability in a First-Year Orientation Program
- Williams College (MA)
Root is a first-year orientation program that welcomes students to the Williams College campus and explores the intersection of justice, identity, and sustainability. The program is a collaboration between the ...
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Art, Science, Ways of Knowing and Agency in Place: Backyard Phenology as a Tool
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
We are inspired by a successful art-science collaboration featuring an adorable silver camper (the 'Climate Chaser') serving as a tiny natural history museum and recording studio to capture stories of ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Beyond Policy: Sustainable Catering at an Institutional Level
- Emory University (GA)
- America To Go (NY)
How many sustainable catering policies, goals, and guidelines are hard-fought and won, but face the challenge of ubiquitous adoption across the institution? Goals for landfill diversion, waste reduction, and sustainable ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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We Are Still In! Using the STAR Community Rating Framework to Strengthen Your Community Outreach Efforts on Climate and Sustainability
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- STAR Communities (DC)
Campuses and communities across the country have publicly declared, 'We Are Still In', confirming their support for the Paris Climate Agreement. Campuses and communities are also looking for ways to ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Lead your school to carbon neutrality and 100% renewable energy.
- Second Nature (MA)
- Environment America (MA)
The Climate Leadership Network comprises more than 600 colleges and universities in every state and the District of Columbia who have committed to take action on climate and prepare students ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Best Practices for Minimizing Waste on College and University Campuses
- Johnson County Community College (KS)
- Texas State University, San Marcos (TX)
- Staples Business Advantage (MA)
With institutions scoring an average score of 1 point in waste reduction and diversion, there is tremendous room for improvement and institutions across the country are looking for ways to ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Transforming Sustainability at Texas A&M University
- Texas A&M University (TX)
- Ayers Saint Gross (MD)
Prior to the master plan update, Texas A&M had a series of district plans to direct campus development. These plans supported various campus districts, but where the plan boundaries met ...
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Promoting Sustainability & Sustainable Behaviors: Real-World Challenges
- Florida State University (FL)
- University of Denver (CO)
Sustainability professionals are usually tasked with creating pro-environmental behavior change, but come to this work with a variety of backgrounds and knowledge on how to make that happen on our ...
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Evaluating the Sustainability Outcomes Beyond LEED of Trinity University's Center for the Sciences and Innovation.
- Trinity University (TX)
- EYP (NY)
When evaluating the success of a sustainable building, metrics are often limited to LEED certification obtained and energy use. This case study of Trinity University's Center for the Sciences ...
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Designing Menus for the Future: Sustainable Food Purchasing, Student Activism and Food Footprints
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
- Friends of the Earth (DC)
This interactive discussion explores real world strategies for shifting school menus toward food that is healthy, local and sustainable, including methods for evaluating environmental impacts of food choices. With on ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Featuring the Chemistry Department in Campus Sustainability Initiatives: Best Practices in the Lab and Curriculum
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- My Green Lab (CA)
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Chemistry laboratories have a long-standing reputation of being energy, water, and waste intensive. The emergence of high standards of environmental and social responsibility have lead to a particular need for ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability Competencies: What are They, how to Address Them in Sustainability Courses, and how to Assess Students' Learning
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Portland State University (OR)
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
This workshop introduces the following set of sustainability competencies: systems, future, values, and strategic thinking as well as interpersonal competence. The workshop explores how to use these competencies to design ...
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Managing for Triple-Bottom-Line Sustainability from the C-Suite to the Front Line Management Team
- Waste Management (TX)
- Butte County Air Quality Management District (CA)
- Dallas College (TX)
Attendees of this networking session will have the opportunity to interact with peers in all areas of sustainability through the lens of management, or 'Sustainability Management.' After a round of ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Stay Rad(ical) Post Grad
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
Are you graduating? Are you panicking? Or maybe you know exactly what you want to do, but it's just a matter of making it happen. Join the staff and ...
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Galvanizing Student Power for Intersectional Sustainability Efforts
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
A diversity of perspectives leads to more effective problem-solving. So when we talk about Zero Waste on college campuses, how do we bring different perspectives to the decision-making table? It ...
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Beyond Diversion - Finding Better Tools to Measure Zero Waste
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
While diversion has been the go-to metric for evaluating waste reduction efforts, it skips over several levels of the waste reduction hierarchy. We end up prioritizing our recycling and composting ...
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St. Louis Higher Education Sustainability Consortium (and regional friends!) Meeting
- University of Missouri-St. Louis (MO)
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
- Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
The Saint Louis Higher Education Sustainability Consortium would like to invite members and regional friends to this informal meet-up time to compare notes, discuss ideas, and share inspirations from the ...
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AASHE STARS as a Framework for Sustainability Master Planning: Purdue University
- Heapy Engineering (OH)
- Purdue University (IN)
Alignment and integration are two of the key concepts driving Purdue University Office of Campus Master Planning and Sustainability's effort to develop a five year Sustainability Plan for Purdue ...
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Cultivating Student Sustainability Leadership
- University of South Carolina (SC)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
How does one lead in a way that is inclusive, equitable and ecologically conscious? Can we become leaders who seek to empower change agents and inspire a value shift through ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Leveraging ENERGY STAR to Increase Campus Efficiency: A Northwestern University Case Study
- Northwestern University (IL)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
Attendees will learn how to implement best practices in energy efficiency and engage the campus community in behavior change. ENERGY STAR® guidelines and assessment tools provided the foundation for Northwestern ...
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Free, Open Source Energy Dashboard: A Platform for Collaboration Between Students, Faculty, and Facilities Management
- Beloit College (WI)
- Central College (IA)
- Macalester College (MN)
Beloit College is spearheading an effort to create a free, open source energy dashboard that will be usable and customizable across a range of institutions. Features include: acquiring, archiving and ...
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