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Developing a Whole-of-University Approach to Educating for Sustainability: Linking Curriculum, Research and Sustainable Campus Operations
- Australian National University
Institutions of higher education are poised to play a significant role in the search for a more sustainable future. Most universities are tackling sustainability issues in a compartmentalised manner, sustainability ...
- Posted Jan. 18, 2017
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An in-depth literature review of the evolving roles and contributions of universities to education for sustainable development
Universities have been consistently considered significant contributors to the pursuit of regional sustainability initiatives for over two decades. The composite nature of sustainable development (SD) has appointed Universities to critical ...
- Posted Jan. 18, 2017
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Higher Education and Sustainable Development: Paradox and Possibility
Higher Education and Sustainable Development examines whether it is possible to mandate, plan, monitor and evaluate the higher education sector’s route to the production of educated, innovative, independent, self-determining ...
- Posted Jan. 18, 2017
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Sustainable Behavior: Study Engagement and Happiness among University Students in South Korea
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationships among sustainable behavior, study engagement, and happiness. The participants were 202 undergraduate students. The present study used structural equation ...
- Posted Jan. 18, 2017
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Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions: Its Influence on the Pro-Sustainability Orientation of Mexican Students
The role that higher education plays in the promotion of sustainable development is evident in a variety of declarations on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and is also a research ...
- Posted Jan. 18, 2017
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Civic Labors: Scholarly Activism and Working-Class Studies
Labor studies scholars and working-class historians have long worked at the crossroads of academia and activism. The essays in this collection examine the challenges and opportunities for engaged scholarship in ...
- Posted Jan. 13, 2017
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Assessment tools’ indicators for sustainability in universities: an analytical overview
- Technische Universiteit Delft
- King Saud University
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyse 12 assessment tools of sustainability in universities and develop the structure and the contents of these tools to be more intelligible ...
- Posted Jan. 13, 2017
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Communicating sustainability: student perceptions of a behavior change campaign
- University of Arizona (AZ)
- University of Calgary (AB)
Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the impacts of a science-based environmental communication campaign at a university dining hall. The impacts are assessed in terms of student attitudes toward sustainability ...
- Posted Jan. 13, 2017
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We're For Sustainability
- Indiana State University (IN)
Indiana State University is focused on advancing sustainability and the quality of life.
- Posted Jan. 13, 2017
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Video Library: Sustainability in Action
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
Check out our growing library of films on Facilities Management sustainability.
- Posted Jan. 13, 2017
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Sustainability at Colorado State University Housing & Dining Services
- Colorado State University (CO)
For more information about CSU Housing & Dining Services' sustainability initiatives, please visit the CSU Housing & Dining Services sustainability webpage.
- Posted Jan. 13, 2017
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1 kW Wind Turbine
- Bucknell University (PA)
In 2013, a 900 watt wind turbine was installed near the Center for Sustainability.
- Posted Jan. 11, 2017
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Sustainable Development Research at Universities in the United Kingdom: Approaches, Methods and Projects
This book gathers inputs from a variety of researchers in the field of sustainable development across the UK, from business and economics, to arts and fashion, administration, environment and media ...
- Posted Jan. 9, 2017
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Sustainability at Central Oregon Community College
- Central Oregon Community College (OR)
The paper of "Sustainable Development at Central Oregon Community College" was written to influence board members, faculty, and students who were enrolled or employed at the college to consider small ...
- Posted Jan. 9, 2017
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Executive Education Program in Sustainable Food Systems
- Columbia University (NY)
The food system is complex and encompasses all aspects of sustainability: social, economic, and environmental. The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability (EICES) Executive Education Program in Sustainable Food Systems ...
- Posted Jan. 5, 2017
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Executive Education Program in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability
- Columbia University (NY)
The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability (EICES) Executive Education Program allows professionals from all sectors to gain knowledge and tools to make sound decisions about business activities and policy ...
- Posted Jan. 5, 2017
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Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Global Sustainable Management
- Anaheim University (CA)
Anaheim University's Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Global Sustainable Management focuses on leadership, social responsibility and sustainable practices. Students complete 4 foundation courses + 8 courses in sustainable management ...
- Posted Jan. 5, 2017
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Top-Performing Institutions for Sustainability, 2016
- Chronicle of Higher Education (DC)
The 2016 Sustainable Campus Index, published by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, or Aashe, recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 distinct aspects of sustainability ...
- Posted Jan. 5, 2017
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Colorado State University: A Midscale Market Solar Customer Case Study
- Colorado State University (CO)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (CO)
Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology experienced an unprecedented level of investment and deployment between 2005 and 2015. Driven by rapidly falling module costs, high consumer demand, and targeted state and local ...
- Posted Jan. 4, 2017
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UIC Aims for More Sustainable Campus
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
The University of Illinois at Chicago is launching an ambitious effort to drastically cut energy use, water consumption and waste on its Near West Side campus in hopes of helping ...
- Posted Jan. 3, 2017
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The Future of Sustainability Leadership Rests with Higher Education
- AASHE (MA)
Higher education institutions are poised to be leaders on the sustainability front. Not only are they able to develop responsible environmental policies and procedures for their campuses, but they are ...
- Posted Jan. 3, 2017
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Sustainability in Higher Education: How Does the Process of Campus Greening Trigger Adaptive Social Learning
- North Carolina State University (NC)
The purpose of this dissertation was to answer the research question: Does the presence of a balance of social, economic, and ecological dimensions during an implementation of campus greening trigger ...
- Posted Dec. 21, 2016
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Applied Sustainability Education with a Systems Science Emphasis at a STEM University
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
In the southeastern U.S., the Sustainability Studies bachelors program at F.I.T. is one of the first of its type among STEM universities. A preliminary case study is ...
- Posted Dec. 21, 2016
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30 kW Rooftop Array: Golda Meir Library
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
In addition to the energy conservation and green roof installation at Golda Meir, a larger solar pv system was also added into the project. Incorporating the pv panels into the ...
- Posted Dec. 20, 2016
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25 kW Rooftop Array: Accelerator Building at Innovation Campus
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
As UW-Milwaukee expanded into Wauwatosa at Innovation Campus, the Accelerator Building, a collaborative research space, achieved LEED Silver with the solar photovoltaic system on its rooftop.
- Posted Dec. 20, 2016
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10 kW Rooftop Array: Cambridge Commons
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
Solar panels are located on the 6-story core of the building. The installation was part of LEED Gold construction of the building.
- Posted Dec. 20, 2016
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Managing Organizational Sustainability: Demonstrating the Business Case for Sustainability Professionals in the Workplace
- University of Michigan (MI)
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
- McGraw-Hill (NY)
The report provides a preliminary exploration of the relationship between the fast-growing new job class of sustainability professionals and performance. The report uses original research and literature review to find ...
- Posted Dec. 19, 2016
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Towards a Sustainable University: The Ca’ Foscari Experience
Towards a Sustainable University tackles the challenge of sustainability in universities. Universities are a working environment and an organization in which sustainability can be experienced. This book shows how a ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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A new taxonomy for examining the multi-role of campus sustainability assessments in organizational change
- Université du Québec à Montréal (Québec)
The role of higher education institutions in the transition to a more sustainable society has been highlighted for almost three decades and the role of environmental management accounting and control ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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Do sustainability projects stimulate organizational learning in universities?
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the preparation of a sustainability report and a large‐scale energy‐saving campaign with regards to their role for organizational learning ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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Systemic Structural Constellations and Sustainability in Academia: A New Method for Sustainable Higher Education
This book argues that to create truly sustainable universities, we require new methods of visualising and interpreting them holistically as institutions built on complex relationships and systems, rather than as ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Food Systems
- Portland State University (OR)
The Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Food Systems at Portland State University offers students the opportunity to explore the complex issues and relationships between food, people, and society. The program draws ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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Rutgers University Online MPA – Specialization in Nonprofit Management
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
A great education starts with a great curriculum. The public administration degree from Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) gives students a broad understanding of the field and ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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Center for Climate Preparedness & Community Resilience
- Antioch University, New England (NH)
Antioch’s Center for Climate Preparedness and Community Resilience delivers applied research, consulting, education and training. The Center's approach is solutions-oriented, pragmatic, participatory, and inclusive, and based on best ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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2 MW Solar Field (7 Acres)
- Weber State University (UT)
- SolarCity
Solar panels now cover nearly seven acres of land on the southeast side of the campus. The solar area is enclosed by a black mesh fence and lined with rows ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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1.3 MW Rooftop Array: West Campus
- Yale University (CT)
In partnership with a renewable energy firm, the University is installing an array of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels that will occupy over 350,000 square-feet of roof space at West ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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822 kW Arrays: Preus Library and Regents Center
- Luther College (IA)
During the fall of 2015 Luther College installed an additional 821.76 kW of solar photovoltaic (PV) power in three arrays on the main campus. The vast majority of this ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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750 kW Solar Field: Long Lane
- Wesleyan University (CT)
In November 2016, Wesleyan celebrated the installation of a 750 kW-AC ground-mounted solar photovoltaic system, or solar farm, located near Physical Plant, at the corner of Long Lane and Wadsworth ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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547 kW Solar Photovoltaic Project
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
In spring and summer 2014, the university added a total of 379 kilowatts (kw) of solar on university-owned property throughout the region. Prior to this installation, the university had 33 ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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290 kW Rooftop Arrays: Coors Events Center 2
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
290 kW array installed in 2013 with an annual estimated production of 320,000 kWh
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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201 kW Ground Mount Array: West Side
- Western Nevada College (NV)
- Black Rock Solar (NV)
This 201 kW ground-mounted array was installed on the west side of the Western Nevada College campus in Carson City. The first renewable energy project for WNC is a source ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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200 kW Freeman Athletic Center
- Wesleyan University (CT)
The roof mounted array consists of 330 panels, which are capable of making 90 kW. The parking lot array has 396 panels capable of making 110 kW. In sum, the ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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180 kW Rooftop Array: Bristlecone Building
- Western Nevada College (NV)
- Black Rock Solar (NV)
Black Rock Solar has installed a fifth solar array for Western Nevada College – a 180-kW roof array on the Bristlecone Building. The latest 666 panels at the Carson City campus ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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143 kW Solar Farm (1.5 Acres)
- Middlebury College (VT)
At the urging of pioneering students, Middlebury has built a 143-kilowatt, 1.5-acre solar farm on Route 125, west of McCardell Bicentennial Hall. The 34 solar trackers on the farm ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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131 kW Rooftop Array: Medical School Building
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (TX)
In an effort to reduce electric costs and expand ecologically-friendly practices on campus, Facilities Management installed a 131 Kw photovoltaic system on the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Campus ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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106 kW Carport Arrays: Storm Nasatir Hall
- San Diego State University (CA)
- Sullivan Solar Power (CA)
The 106 kW photovoltaic canopy installation, installed by Sullivan Solar Power, generates enough energy to offset the building's utility bills to permit a savings of $28,560 a year.
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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100 kW Canopy Array: Quinney College of Law
- University of Utah (UT)
Officials switched on a new set of solar panels at the University of Utah in October 2016. The panels canvas the top of a new parking structure next to the ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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49 kW Ground Mount Array: Auto Shop
- Western Nevada College (NV)
- Black Rock Solar (NV)
Black Rock Solar installed a 49 kW ground-mounted array powering the Auto Shop at Western Nevada College’s Carson City campus. The array is expected to offset 100 percent of ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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49 kW Ground Mount Array: Bently Hall
- Western Nevada College (NV)
- Black Rock Solar (NV)
This is Black Rock Solar’s third project with WNC, and was built concurrently with another 49 kilowatt array at the Carson City campus. These arrays bring the college’s ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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25 kW Rooftop Array: Swing Dorm
- Yale University (CT)
In the summer of 2009 the roof of a Yale dormitory was selected as a test site for the installation of a 24.5-kilowatt thin-film solar system. Initially expected to ...
- Posted Dec. 16, 2016
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