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Assessing Supply Chain Emissions in Higher Education: Who, Why and How
- Portland Community College (OR)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
The intent of this paper is to provide public and private sector professionals with a guidebook as to how to track and report on their supply chain-specific greenhouse gas emissions.
- Posted March 3, 2017
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What are We Advancing? Advancing Sustainability in Higher Education: Integration of the University and College Development Office
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
This paper examines the shifting role of the university and college advancement office in a national trend toward advancing sustainability in higher education and presents a range of ideas in ...
- Posted March 3, 2017
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Campus as a Living Laboratory for Sustainability Resources
- Princeton University (NJ)
Google doc with links to general resources, scholarly works, STARS data, and campus' websites for case studies on Campus as (Living, Learning) Lab for sustainability. Please feel free to suggest ...
- Posted March 2, 2017
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Impact of a participatory analysis of a campus sustainability social network: A case study of Emory University
- Emory University (GA)
Social network analysis makes visible the invisible connections and flows that underlie complex social relationships. Applied organizational researchers have used social network analysis to assess and improve organizational and leadership ...
- Posted March 2, 2017
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AASHE Award Winner Webinar - Using a Design Competition to Expand Bee Habitat On and Off-Campus
- University of Manitoba (MB)
- AASHE (MA)
BEE / HOUSE / LAB was an international design competition at the University of Manitoba that resulted in innovative bee houses built, installed around campus and used for research. The reasons for ...
- Posted March 2, 2017
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Beyond Doom and Gloom - Include Solutions to Climate Change
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
Are you or your students worried about climate change impacts? Are you connecting your students to ways to be involved in solutions? This webinar focuses on expert materials to engage ...
- Posted March 2, 2017
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A Behavioral Approach to the Development of a Campus-Wide Recycling System
- Western Michigan University (MI)
This article describes efforts to establish a more effective campus-wide recycling system at Western Michigan University. A study was designed as a continuation of an established line of behavioral recycling ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Sustainability as competitive advantage in higher education in the UK
- University of Leeds (West Yorkshire)
This paper draws on a series of five ESRC-funded seminars held between 2006 and 2008 on 'Sustainability as competitive advantage in higher education in the UK'. We sketch the background ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Waste Audit Training Materials
- Lehigh University (PA)
Here are the training materials that we use for waste audits at Lehigh.
1) Blood Borne Pathogen Video Presentation - put together by our EH&S department 2) Waste Audit Logistics Powerpoint ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry PhD
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota provides a world-class education through classroom and laboratory teaching, in combination with cutting-edge research aimed at solving society’s most important ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry MS
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota provides a world-class education through classroom and laboratory teaching, in combination with cutting-edge research aimed at solving society’s most important ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BA/BS
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota provides a world-class education through classroom and laboratory teaching, in combination with cutting-edge research aimed at solving society’s most important ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry PhD
- Northeastern University (MA)
Northeastern University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology are adopting green chemistry in their chemistry major and non-major courses, and are looking to bring green chemistry into their unique ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Biochemistry BS
- Northeastern University (MA)
Northeastern University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology are adopting green chemistry in their chemistry major and non-major courses, and are looking to bring green chemistry into their unique ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BS/MS
- Northeastern University (MA)
Northeastern University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology are adopting green chemistry in their chemistry major and non-major courses, and are looking to bring green chemistry into their unique ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Northeastern University (MA)
Northeastern University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology are adopting green chemistry in their chemistry major and non-major courses, and are looking to bring green chemistry into their unique ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Biochemistry BS
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montclair State University has been actively engaged in Green Chemistry education since the early 1990’s. In addition to offering an advanced undergraduate ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry MS
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montclair State University has been actively engaged in Green Chemistry education since the early 1990’s. In addition to offering an advanced undergraduate ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BS/MS
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montclair State University has been actively engaged in Green Chemistry education since the early 1990’s. In addition to offering an advanced undergraduate ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montclair State University has been actively engaged in Green Chemistry education since the early 1990’s. In addition to offering an advanced undergraduate ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BA/BS
- Millikin University (IL)
The Department of Chemistry at Millikin University has been incorporating the principles of green chemistry in research since 1997 and in the organic laboratory curriculum since 2002. Since that time ...
- Posted Feb. 27, 2017
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Chemistry PhD
- Michigan Technological University (MI)
Michigan Tech considers green chemistry an integral part of its commitment to to a future where materials are designed, produced, and used in ways that cause the least harm while ...
- Posted Feb. 27, 2017
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Chemistry MS
- Michigan Technological University (MI)
Michigan Tech considers green chemistry an integral part of its commitment to to a future where materials are designed, produced, and used in ways that cause the least harm while ...
- Posted Feb. 27, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Michigan Technological University (MI)
Michigan Tech considers green chemistry an integral part of its commitment to to a future where materials are designed, produced, and used in ways that cause the least harm while ...
- Posted Feb. 27, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Lawrence Technological University (MI)
Lawrence Technological University is committed to ensuring all students are exposed to sustainability concepts within their discipline and are aware of their impact on the social, economic, and environmental needs ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2017
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Chemical Technology AS
- Lawrence Technological University (MI)
Lawrence Technological University is committed to ensuring all students are exposed to sustainability concepts within their discipline and are aware of their impact on the social, economic, and environmental needs ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Loyola Marymount University (CA)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles has included aspects of green chemistry in the lab curriculum for a number of years and more ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2017
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Physical Science: Chemistry AS
- Kingsborough Community College (NY)
Kingsborough Community College (Brooklyn, NY) is implementing green chemistry within courses in the physical sciences. Green chemistry has been integrated into the Organic Chemistry I and II courses, in civic ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
The Department of Chemistry at Grand Valley State University is one of a few institutions that offer a Certificate in Green Chemistry for chemistry majors. Green chemistry is also woven ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Gordon College (MA)
The Department of Chemistry at Gordon College has embraced green chemistry for over a decade. Students are trained in green principles which have been integrated into many of the courses ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Elmhurst University (IL)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Elmhurst College is committed to teaching students about Green Chemistry principles. Students learn about and implement green techniques in the teaching laboratories and ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Edgewood College (WI)
Edgewood College has been integrating Green Chemistry principles and laboratory exercises into the general chemistry curriculum during the past decade. Green and Sustainable Chemistry has been offered since 2013. This ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Eastern Mennonite University (VA)
Sustainability is core at Eastern Mennonite University. While green chemistry has been part of the organic chemistry curriculum for several years, the departments are now embedding green chemistry throughout the ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2017
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AASHE Award Winner Webinar - Taking Carbon Off-Setting Beyond the Campus
- Furman University (SC)
- AASHE (MA)
This webinar tells the story of the Community Conservation Corps (CCC), a community weatherization program run through the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman University. The CCC was ...
- Posted Feb. 23, 2017
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Plans and Living Practices for the Green Campus of Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
This study aims to comprehend Portland State University (PSU)’s green campus strategies, and students’ level of knowledge and living practices relating to green campus. PSU’s sustainable campus plan ...
- Posted Feb. 21, 2017
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Good Practices on Campus Sustainability in Japan 2016
- Hokkaido University (Hokkaido)
- Chiba University
- Kyoto University
- Fukushima College
Released by the Campus Sustainability Network in Japan (CAS-Net Japan), the booklet was created to share campus experiences in conducting environmental activities and efforts to find solutions to environmental problems ...
- Posted Feb. 21, 2017
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Graduate Certificate in Natural Resources
- Virginia Tech (VA)
This 12-credit graduate certificate prepares natural resources, environmental, and sustainability professionals to succeed in a global, transboundary world. It includes 1 required course (Conservation Ecology) and 3 electives, giving students ...
- Posted Feb. 21, 2017
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Graduate Certificate in Global Sustainability
- Virginia Tech (VA)
This 9-credit graduate certificate is designed for students and professionals seeking training and experience in international sustainable development, with a particular emphasis on environmental sustainability in emerging economies. Students pursuing ...
- Posted Feb. 21, 2017
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A fragility approach to campus sustainability – methodological explorations
Aim: Often, the approach towards entering a path of sustainable development is that intervention needs to take place. This may lead to unwanted side effects. This paper presents the basis ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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Towards a Real-world Laboratory: A Transdisciplinary Case Study from Lüneburg
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Real-world laboratories have gained currency in transdisciplinary sustainability research. Establishing real-world laboratories by means of a transdisciplinary process offers promising prospects since it fosters trust among the participants and leads ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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Using an Outdoor Learning Space to Teach Sustainability and Material Processes in HE Product Design
This ‘case study’ of two jewellery workshops used outdoor learning spaces to explore both its impact on learning outcomes and to introduce some key principles of sustainable working methodologies and ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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Making Sustainable Development Real Through Role-Play: “The Mekong Game” Example
- Georgetown University (DC)
- Virginia Tech (VA)
This paper describes a role-playing, negotiation “game” based on the Xayaburi Dam in Laos. We have used this activity in our graduate programs as a tool for bringing to life ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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Encouraging Revolving Door Usage in a Mixed-Use Building: The Influence of Visual Prompts and Descriptive Social Norms
- Lesley University (MA)
This field experiment investigated effects of a descriptive norms-based sign combined with five footprint sticker decal prompts directing individuals to help save energy by using a revolving door, as opposed ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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Case Studies in Sustainable Social Work: MSW Students Explore Principles in Practice
- Portland State University (OR)
- University of Portland (OR)
In 1999, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) in the United States published a policy statement on the environment that acknowledged the social work profession’s apparent “lack of ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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Immerse in Your Watershed: Problem-Based, Service Learning for Undergraduate Sustainability Education
- Maharishi University of Management (IA)
This case study describes a problem-based and service learning module in which undergraduate students participated in a community-based project. Students joined a group consisting of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), public ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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Energy and development: the role of academia in education, research, and technological cooperation for sustainability
Over the last decades, the interest of the international community for the multiple interconnections among energy, environment, and society has widely increased. Today, the close link between energy and development ...
- Posted Feb. 17, 2017
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Universities’ intermediary role in the “design for sustainability” field: Case studies from the Netherlands and Turkey
- Technische Universiteit Delft
Purpose - This paper aims to investigate the intermediary role of universities in spreading design for sustainability into industry.
Design/methodology/approach - Three case studies were undertaken on Delft University of ...
- Posted Feb. 17, 2017
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Integration of sustainability in engineering education: Why is PBL an answer?
Purpose - Education for sustainable development (ESD) is one of the challenges engineering education currently faces. Engineering education needs to revise and change its curriculum to integrate ESD principles and knowledge ...
- Posted Feb. 17, 2017
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Environmental literacy of business students in Ghana
Purpose - This study examines the multidimensionality of the environmental literacy concept among university business students in Ghana. The study also investigates the relationship between students’ interests in environmental issues and ...
- Posted Feb. 17, 2017
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Does Eco-labeling of Services Matter? Evidence from Higher Education
- Marquette University (WI)
- University of Idaho (ID)
Eco-labeling of services has become increasingly common, yet little empirical evidence exists concerning its effectiveness. We address this gap in the literature by analyzing a highly visible eco-label, the American ...
- Posted Feb. 17, 2017
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