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Towards a European framework for community engagement in higher education – a case study analysis of European universities
- University of Twente
- Ghent University
- Technological University Dublin (Dublin)
- University of Rijeka
- Institute for the Development of Education
This paper aims to examine the development and piloting of a novel European framework for community engagement (CE) in higher education, which has been purposefully designed to progress the CE …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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The engagement CUBE: a dialogical tool for designing, facilitating and monitoring engaged research and teaching strategies
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Community engaged research and learning strategies are considered meaningful methods for universities to demonstrate their critical importance to today’s societies. At the same time, it is stressed that not all …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Global Social Responsibility and the Internationalisation of Higher Education for Society
- Boston College (MA)
- La Trobe University (Victoria)
- Leeds Beckett University
- Rovira i Virgili University
In this article, we argue that there is an urgent need to align internationalisation and university social responsibility agendas through the construct of Internationalisation of Higher Education for Society. The …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Community Engagement through Earth Day Celebrations
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
How can we better engage with our communities around sustainability? How can we create connections with and between the various municipal, business, and non-profit entities in our communities? How can …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2022
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Virginia Heat Watch: A Commonwealth-Wide Collaboration for Heat Mapping
- University of Lynchburg (VA)
- Randolph College (VA)
Randolph College and University of Lynchburg are both signatories to the Carbon Commitment and the Resilience Commitment, and have been collaborating on community resilience efforts since 2018. We are also …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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SDGs Cities Challenge
- University of Texas at Arlington (TX)
- University of Melbourne (Victoria)
- ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
The United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes that local and subnational governments are key stakeholders to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By aligning local sustainability actions and …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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From Pledge to Plan: Two Case Studies of Public University Decarbonization Plans
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
- University of Oregon (OR)
Join two Sustainability Directors as they tell their stories about how they led decarbonization planning efforts on their campuses. UMass Amherst and the University of Oregon are both large R1 …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Campus Culture and Communication at the University of Michigan: A Report Developed for and Supported by the U-M President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality
- University of Michigan (MI)
This report was compiled during the academic year of 2019-2020 for the University of Michigan President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality by the Campus Culture and Communication Internal Analysis Team. In …
- Posted Nov. 17, 2021
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External Collaboration at the University of Michigan: A Report Developed for and Supported by the U-M President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality
- University of Michigan (MI)
This report was compiled during the academic year of 2019-2020 for the University of Michigan (U-M) President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality by the External Collaboration Internal Analysis Team. Through its …
- Posted Nov. 17, 2021
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The Union of the Preposterous: Playfully Engaging with Climate Change
- Western Technical College (WI)
We are entering a decade in which the world requires massive climate action. Yet, as sustainability professionals we still struggle to engage people to take meaningful climate action. Equally problematic, …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Green Advisors, Sustainability Advocates, and More: Building Engaged Community
- Swarthmore College (PA)
This session will focus on innovative, action-oriented engagement opportunities in sustainability for a diverse range of stakeholders at the college and university level. At Swarthmore College, more than 80 faculty, …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Using Hand-crafts to Engage a Campus on the Climate Crisis: 50 Years of Tempestries & a Sketch-crawl
- University of California, Davis (CA)
For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in April 2020, the UC Davis Office of Sustainability coordinated a master list and website (https://earthday.ucdavis.edu/) of more than 60 events over nearly …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Beyond Likes and Followers: How to Create Meaningful Real-Life Engagement via Instagram
- Elon University (NC)
- University of Virginia (VA)
How do sustainability offices engage students beyond social media metrics to create real-life engagement? In this session, three institutions-one small private liberal arts college, one medium-sized private university and one …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Collaborating for Resilience: The Power of Campus-Community Conversations
- Agnes Scott College (GA)
- University of Florida (FL)
We are already beginning to feel the impacts of climate change on our campuses and within our communities. It is increasingly important that universities and colleges anticipate these impacts by …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Issues Don't Move People; Stories do - Using Films to Catalyze Student and Community Engagement
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
When it comes to films, too often our focus is on what appears on the screen when the projector turns on. But our focus really needs to be on action--what …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Engaging Alumni in Sustainability: Working with Development & Alumni Relations
- Lehigh University (PA)
Alumni are one of a college or university's greatest assets and their contributions back to an institution do not go unnoticed. Many sustainability professionals want to engage alumni in various …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Change Comes from the Margins: Sustainability Efforts in Community-Campus Partnerships
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
These are some images of the community collaborations mentioned in the essay, Change Comes from the Margins: Sustainability Efforts in Community-Campus Partnerships
- Posted Aug. 20, 2021
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Change Comes from the Margins: Sustainability Efforts in Community-Campus Partnerships - Community Collaboration
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
These are images of the community collaboration activities mentioned in our essay, Change Comes from the Margins: Sustainability Efforts in Community-Campus Partnerships.
- Posted Aug. 20, 2021
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CGHE 2020 Annual Conference webinar panel: Higher education and sustainability
- University of Bristol
- University College London (London)
- International Association of Universities
Higher education institutions both impact and are impacted by global climate change and the environment. In this conference hosted by the Centre for Global Higher Education, a panel of professors …
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Sneed Prairie Restoration Project
- Austin College (TX)
From website: "In 2001, Austin College initiated an ecosystem restoration project at a former family farm. The Clinton and Edith Sneed Environmental Research Area and Prairie Restoration site, named after …
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Project Reach, Reclaim, Revive
- Seneca Polytechnic (ON)
Guided by academic advisors and business experts, student leaders of Enactus Canada create and implement community empowerment projects and business ventures in their communities. This experiential learning platform helps students …
- Posted May 18, 2021
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Who Is Community Engagement For?: The Endless Loop of Democratic Transparency
- Lafayette College (PA)
This article approaches college and university community engagement as a publicity practice responding to complex pressures in the U.S. higher education field. Democracy initiatives in American academia encompass a range …
- Posted May 5, 2021
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Strengthening local economy – an example of higher education institutions’ engagement in “co-creation for sustainability”
- Hochschule Niederrhein, University of Applied Sciences
Major societal challenges like energy efficiency, climate change and resource scarcity trigger and influence continuous change processes worldwide, nationwide, but also on all regional levels. They force regions to think …
- Posted Feb. 19, 2021
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The Library as a Campus Sustainability Hub: A Case Study in Increasing Community Engagement & Collaboration in Sustainability through Academic Libraries
- Binghamton University (NY)
As the topic of sustainability becomes more relevant to all types of libraries, two academic science librarians share a case study on identifying and filling gaps in sustainability-related engagement, education, …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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Campus greening from social sciences: emerging formulas on social responsibility and teaching innovation
- University of A Coruña (a Coruña)
Purpose This paper aims to show how the Green Campus Program has been implemented at the Faculty of Sociology of the University of A Coruña (Spain). It describes the criteria …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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When relational capabilities walk in education for sustainability scenario
- Universidade Federal do Paraná (PR)
Since higher education institutions are considered relevant catalysts in the formation of future business leaders, the concern for sustainability issues can take place in such institutions through the so-called Education …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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Community capacity-building for sustainable development: Effectively striving towards achieving local community sustainability targets
- UNSW Sydney (NSW)
- United Nations University
Purpose Although the value of community capacity building is widely accepted within scholarly literature, these initiatives thus far appear to have achieved very little impact in the achievement of community …
- Posted Feb. 8, 2021
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Higher Education Institutions: Partners in Social & Economic Community Resilience
- Central Community College (NE)
- University at Buffalo (NY)
- Second Nature (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
This webinar is is brought to you by the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) with support from Second Nature and the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP).
There is …
- Posted Oct. 29, 2020
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Appalachian State University - The Impact Clinic
- Appalachian State University (NC)
The Impact Clinic - The Impact Clinic at Appalachian State University is an applied learning initiative that partners teams of faculty and students with local business representatives to evaluate the …
- Posted Oct. 8, 2020
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Scaling the Ladder: Engagement Programs as Tools for Sustainability
- McGill University (QC)
- AASHE (MA)
There is often tension between the focus on individual behavioral action and systemic change in sustainability circles. How do we encourage the small steps that engage community members on a …
- Posted Sept. 17, 2020
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Community Sustainability (CSUS) PhD
- Michigan State University (MI)
The CSUS graduate program is designed for students interested in issues of community sustainability in either a domestic or international context. Broadly speaking, faculty, academic staff, and graduate students working …
- Posted Sept. 11, 2020
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Teaching Local Sustainability Online
- Prescott College (AZ)
- AASHE (MA)
- Sustainability Curriculum Consortium (MD)
While online learning may conjure up images of isolated students alone at their computers, this medium also provides ways to help people become locally engaged in the creation of sustainable, …
- Posted June 4, 2020
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UC Berkeley Move Out Programming 2020 - Safety During COVID-19
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The UC Berkeley 2020 Student Move Out Coalition, in partnership with the City of Berkeley and UC Berkeley's Government & Community Relations office, compiled and created resources allowing for students …
- Posted May 28, 2020
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Final Project Report: Crum Woods
- Swarthmore College (PA)
Purpose of the Project: To increase student, faculty, staff, and community member engagement and safety in Crum Woods, as well as continue to implement the 10-year Crum Woods Restoration and …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Engaging campus and beyond: The Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lecture Series
- University of Northern Iowa (IA)
The Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lecture Series (ALDLS) was established in 2018 with the goal of engaging the University of Northern Iowa community, providing opportunities throughout the academic year to interact …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Palo Alto College Community Garden
- Palo Alto College (TX)
The Palo Alto Community Garden opened in October of 2019 as a space to grow food, cultivate community, and improve food security for the greater Palo Alto Community.
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Pitt Hydroponics
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Pitt Hydroponics is a student group that is dedicated to the education of Pitt students in hydroponic practices, the outreach to local communities, and the research and creation of small-scale …
- Posted May 15, 2020
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How to Start a Green Greeks Club on Any Campus
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus (AZ)
Historically, Greek Life and Sustainability Organizations have been disconnected from each other on college campuses. This is the odd reality despite the fact that the two groups share many of …
- Posted May 15, 2020
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SDG Week
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Week [https://sustain.ubc.ca/sdg] was a week-long occasion at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus that consisted of ten multidisciplinary events—six of these events were organized by …
- Posted May 15, 2020
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PSRF Final Project Report: Climate Community
- Swarthmore College (PA)
Mission
The Climate Community President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship (PSRF) project is dedicated to generating an engaged and purposeful climate community at Swarthmore College. This means breaking the mold of climate …
- Posted May 15, 2020
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Liverpool knowledge quarter sustainability network: case study
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
Purpose This paper aims to study the development of the Liverpool Knowledge Quarter Sustainability Network (KQSN). It outlines the sectors included in the collaborative knowledge-sharing, the nature of the work …
- Posted May 13, 2020
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Classroom collaborations: Enabling sustainability education via student-community co-learning
- De Montfort University
Purpose This study aims to explore co-learning classes, a novel approach to leveraging universities’ capacity to contribute to the local sustainable development agenda whilst enhancing students’ learning. These participatory classes …
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Trex Plastic Film Challenge
- Texas A&M University (TX)
In November 2018, the Department of Residence Life at Texas A&M University began the Trex Plastic Film Challenge in partnership with a Virginia-based company, Trex. Trex is a national company …
- Posted May 8, 2020
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The role of higher education institutions in sustainability initiatives at the local level
- Allegheny College (PA)
- Brescia University (KY)
- University of Waterloo (ON)
- Universidade Federal de Vicosa
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- University of Bristol
- University of Beira Interior
- University of Passo Fundo
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- University of Belgrade
- University of Latvia
- University of Chester
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
- Università di Verona
- Università di Bologna
- Sunway University (Selangor)
- Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Sabah)
- Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
- Thaksin University (Songkhla)
- Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
Universities are central players and important economic actors in many regions, and many of them are, in general, nationally and internationally active in respect of matters related to sustainable development. …
- Posted May 4, 2020
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Community Engagement in the Transition to Carbon Neutrality
- University of Victoria (BC)
- AASHE (MA)
Universities are increasingly interested in transitioning towards carbon neutrality. Through our discussions with peer AASHE members, a significant challenge is meaningfully engaging students, staff, and faculty in the process. During …
- Posted April 30, 2020
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Designing for Change in Higher Education
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The campus sustainability movement and divest-invest campaigns occurring on campuses across the nation have done excellent work articulating what higher education should move away from. But what should colleges and …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Our Community Composting Project
- University of Louisville (KY)
The University of Louisville Community Composting Project has been creating compost with and for the community for the past ten years. Sourcing our organic material from local coffee shops, restaurants, …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Bikes and Scooters on an Urban Campus
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock (AR)
Our campus has gone through two bike share launchings. For the first, we were ill prepared. We just let it happen. After six months, the provider pulled the bikes off …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Leveraging Funding to Provide Student Experience and Community Enrichment
- Furman University (SC)
Would you like to learn how to provide consistent funding for a resilient student fellowship program? We have some thoughts and experiences to share. Furman University, a liberal arts school, …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Building Bridges Through Reuse
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
For this session, the presenters will focus on the Hoosier to Hoosier Sale at Indiana University Bloomington (IU). The Hoosier to Hoosier Community Sale is a reuse program that aims …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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