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AASHE 2018 Sustainability Award Winners Announced

• AASHE (PA)

The 2018 AASHE Sustainability Award Winners, selected from more than 300 submissions, were recently announced.

• Posted Oct. 10, 2018
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Greening the Lab (and Beyond!) A Guide to Applying Green Chemistry to Practical Settings and Creating Displays to Spread the Word

• Cornell University (NY)
• Harvard University (MA)
• University of California, Berkeley (CA)
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (WI)
• University of British Columbia (BC)

Not all chemistry laboratories are created equal. Broken fume hoods, confusing waste beakers, and distillations that have been running (as far as anyone can tell) since the lab bench was ...

• Posted Oct. 10, 2018
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In planting campus gardens, university students root themselves in the larger world

• George Washington University (DC)
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
• AASHE (PA)
• The Washington Post (DC)

Campus gardens allow students an opportunity to tackle food deserts and take action on climate concerns they may have.

• Posted Sept. 7, 2018
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Election Imperatives: Ten Recommendations to Increase College Student Voting and Improve Political Learning and Engagement in Democracy

• Tufts University (MA)

Drawing from our research on college student voting and the campus climates of highly politically engaged institutions, this report offers ten recommendations to increase student voting and to improve campus ...

• Posted Aug. 29, 2018
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Engagement Experiments for the CMC Sustainability Action Plan

• Colorado Mountain College (CO)

The Colorado Mountain College's Spring Valley campus conducted a couple experiments in the "Fostering Sustainable Behavior" class of Fall 2017. This included an action team, survey team, and an ...

• Posted Aug. 29, 2018
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If We’d Known Then: Lessons in Sustainability Engagement

• AASHE (PA)
• MacEwan University (AB)
• National Union of Students

In 2012 MacEwan University entered an unique and innovative partnership with the National Union of Students (NUS) to be the first non-UK university to run the award winning Green Impact ...

• Posted Aug. 23, 2018
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Campus bottled water bans, not always the solution

• Allegheny College (PA)

The purpose of this study was to identify how to reduce bottled water use on our campus, given that the majority of students were bringing it onto campus from outside ...

• Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Creating a water-saver self-identity reduces water use in residence halls

• James Madison University (VA)
• Loyola University Chicago (IL)

Water scarcity is a pressing social problem. Attempts to increase conservation that focus on education or attitudes produce limited success. Installing efficient appliances reduces water use, but can be costly ...

• Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Fair Trade Fair at Seattle University

• Seattle University (WA)

In 2015, Seattle University was the first University in the Pacific Northwest to be designated as a Fair Trade University, building awareness about Fair Trade and getting Fair Trade products ...

• Posted Aug. 3, 2018
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Accelerating Change through the President’s Sustainability Research Program

• Swarthmore College (PA)
• AASHE (PA)

This webinar describes the President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship (PSRF) model, an innovative program at Swarthmore College that matches motivated students with staff and faculty mentors to research, develop, and ...

• Posted Aug. 2, 2018
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Environmental JustICE Cream Social - part 1

• Washington University in St. Louis (MO)

As the semester opens in early September, the Environmental Justice Initiative hosts an ice cream social that features a facilitated "speed networking" circle to connect students from across campus who ...

• Posted Aug. 2, 2018
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UMN Morris Native American Student Success (NASS) program

• University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)

University of Minnesota Morris is the only four-year Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution in the Upper Midwest. Twenty-one percent of Morris students are Native American with 65 federally recognized tribes represented ...

• Posted July 31, 2018
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Energy Research: Sustainability @ Dickinson

• Dickinson College (PA)

Dickinson students and faculty conduct research that contributes to creating sustainable solutions to pressing problems of our times. Our research encompasses a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, ranging ...

• Posted July 31, 2018
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Campus Engagement: The Handlebar- Dickinson's Bicycle Cooperative

• Dickinson College (PA)

The [email protected] initiative promotes sustainable transportation, builds community and provides biking education to the campus. Students can borrow bikes from the college, including Green Bike, refurbished by students in ...

• Posted July 31, 2018
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Campus Engagement: Sustainability @ Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

• Dickinson College (PA)

The Hive, Dickinson's beekeeping cooperative, is our newest living laboratory. The Hive engages students, staff, and faculty in learning about sustainability problems and solutions through the direct experience of ...

• Posted July 31, 2018
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Emory University adopted a Pollinator Protection Policy in 2014

• Emory University (GA)

Emory University adopted a comprehensive Pollinator Protection Policy in 2014, a first of its kind policy at U.S. colleges and universities that bans neonicotinoid application, plants pre-treated with neonicotinoids ...

• Posted July 31, 2018
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Dickinson's Online Sustainability Dashboard

• Dickinson College (PA)

Dickinson is monitoring our sustainability performance over time and holding ourselves accountable for advancing sustainability practices. Our online sustainability dashboard allows users to explore up to date performance metrics for ...

• Posted July 31, 2018
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Colorado College Net-Zero Library

• Colorado College (CO)

Main entrance of Colorado College's net-zero energy/net-zero carbon Tutt Library. Sustainable features highlighted in the photo include a rain screen, open design and natural lighting, green roofs and ...

• Posted July 31, 2018
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Colorado College Net-Zero Energy/Carbon Tutt Library

• Colorado College (CO)

Balcony view of Colorado College's net-zero energy/net-zero carbon Tutt Library. Highlighting rainscreen, shading structures, black locust domestic hardwoods, green roofs and planters, photovoltaic shade structures, and open views.

• Posted July 31, 2018
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University of Dayton Energy GPA

• University of Dayton (OH)

The Energy GPA program provides students in University-owned student neighborhood houses with a grade of their monthly energy use. Monthly "report cards" include electricity and gas usage and a monthly ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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CU Boulder PIPs Rewards App

• University of Colorado Boulder (CO)

University of Colorado Boulder introduced the PIPs Rewards App in 2017-2018. The app tracks and rewards the ‘good’ one does everyday, such as riding the bus, biking, recycling, refilling water ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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College of the Atlantic SCI 2018 1

• College of the Atlantic (ME)

The College of the Atlantic Thoreau Environmental Leaders Initiative aims to cultivate effective advocates for renewable energy and climate change issues. Through speakers, workshops and events, the initiative provides a ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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Connecticut College Lending Library

• Connecticut College (CT)

The Lending Library at Connecticut College allows students to rent a textbook at no cost for the duration of a course, and is an attempt to address the issue of ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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UC San Diego Sustainability Alumni Network members get a tour of Birch Aquarium on campus during alumni weekend in June 2018.

• University of California, San Diego (CA)

The Sustainability Alumni Network (SAN) at the University of California, San Diego was founded by the Sustainability Programs Office in May 2017 to bring together alumni who are working in ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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Student Sustainability Educators at American University, 2017-2018

• American University (DC)

Student Sustainability Educators at American University engage the campus community in sustainability throughout the 2017-2018 academic year.

• Posted July 30, 2018
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Climate Change Commitment Wall

• American University (DC)

American University student signs chalkboard commitment wall to fight climate change.

• Posted July 30, 2018
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University of Pittsburgh BYO[Bag] Program

• University of Pittsburgh (PA)

The University of Pittsburgh BYO[Bag] (Bring Your Own Bag) program launched through Pitt Housing & Dining in 2014 after more than five years of student initiatives to reduce plastic ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania

• University of Pennsylvania (PA)

Penn's main, academic campus was accredited as a Level I ArbNet-certified Arboretum as of April 2017, and Level II in November 20107. The Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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University of Dayton Energy Team

• University of Dayton (OH)

Since its founding in 2016, the green revolving fund has funded over 30 projects. The completed projects have reduced emissions by 980 metric tonnes of CO2 (MTCO2) equivalent, or 1 ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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University of Dayton Composting Bins

• University of Dayton (OH)

Students in the University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute built two 4’x6’ bins to compost campus food.

• Posted July 30, 2018
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Food Waste Composting Bin Construction

• University of Dayton (OH)

Student leaders in the University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute work with campus Master Carpenter to build two 4’x6’ bins to compost campus food waste.

• Posted July 30, 2018
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Food Waste Composting Bin Construction

• University of Dayton (OH)

Student leaders in the University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute are building two 4’x6’ bins to compost campus food waste.

• Posted July 30, 2018
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University of Dayton Green Roof Installation

• University of Dayton (OH)

Kennedy Union Green roof

In September 2017, HSI, in collaboration with facilities management and Enterprise Roofing, led the installation of UD's first green roof on the Kennedy Union patio ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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Edible Campus UNC Student Volunteers

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)

Edible Campus UNC at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden that incorporates edible, medicinal, and pollinator-friendly plants into existing landscapes ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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Edible Campus UNC Student Volunteers

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)

Edible Campus UNC at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden that incorporates edible, medicinal, and pollinator-friendly plants into existing landscapes ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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Edible Campus Garden at UNC Chapel Hill

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)

Edible Campus UNC at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden that incorporates edible, medicinal, and pollinator-friendly plants into existing landscapes ...

• Posted July 30, 2018
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UMass Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign

• University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)

UMass Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign

• Posted July 26, 2018
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Student enjoys a plate filled with plant-based proteins at Rice University

• Rice University (TX)

Rice University's Housing and Dining department created an initiative called #ourplantbasedjourney to serve delicious plant-based proteins marketed to all students, not just those who self-identify as vegans or vegetarians ...

• Posted July 26, 2018
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From Farm to Fork at Rice University

• Rice University (TX)

Rice University chef Martin De Santiago shops for locally-sourced ingredients at the Rice University Farmers Market to use in a Farm-to-Fork dinner. The dinner was organized by the student club ...

• Posted July 26, 2018
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Farm to Fork Dinner, Spring 2018

• Rice University (TX)

Rice University student group Real Food Revolution teams with Rice's Housing and Dining department once a semester to host a Farm-to-Fork dinner, featuring a full menu of locally-sourced food ...

• Posted July 26, 2018
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UC Irvine Pump2Plug Program

• University of California, Irvine (CA)

University of California, Irvine’s Pump2Plug program facilitates the adoption of zero emission vehicles in Southern California by encouraging faculty and staff commuters to convert from fossil fuel vehicles to ...

• Posted July 26, 2018
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UC Irvine Pump2Plug Program

• University of California, Irvine (CA)

University of California, Irvine’s Pump2Plug program facilitates the adoption of zero emission vehicles in Southern California by encouraging faculty and staff commuters to convert from fossil fuel vehicles to ...

• Posted July 26, 2018
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Binghamton University's Neighborhood Heritage and Sustainability Project

• Binghamton University (NY)

Local residents decorate pumpkins at Binghamton University's Fall Festival, held at Walnut Street Park. This event is part of the Neighborhood Heritage and Sustainability project supported by Binghamton University ...

• Posted July 24, 2018
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University of Dayton Composting and Recycling Bins

• University of Dayton (OH)

The University of Dayton places composting and recycling bins outside dining facilities on campus to encourage composting and recycling and diverting “trash” from landfills.

• Posted July 24, 2018
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University of Dayton Student Neighborhood

• University of Dayton (OH)

The University of Dayton owns more than 400 residences in its student neighborhood. Launched in fall 2017, the Energy GPA program provides students in University-owned neighborhood housing with a grade ...

• Posted July 24, 2018
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Cascadia students and faculty inspire love for native soils on Wetlands Day!

• Cascadia College (WA)

Wetland's Day at Cascadia College Using our mobile classroom to teach interested passerby about our complex native soils

• Posted July 24, 2018
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Motivating and Quantifying the Impacts of Behavior Change

• Stanford University (CA)
• AASHE (PA)

In today’s increasingly technological and individualized world, how do sustainability professionals provide opportunities to engage their audience in a way that is relevant to them, but still quantifies the ...

• Posted July 19, 2018
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Competency Assessment for Responsible Leadership (CARL)

• AACSB International (FL)

The Competency Assessment for Responsible Leadership (CARL) is a simple, free on-line assessment which builds a profile around 5 competency dimensions (Stakeholder relations; Ethics and values; Self-awareness; Systems thinking; and ...

• Posted July 5, 2018
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Electricity and Water Conservation on College and University Campuses in Response to National Competitions among Dormitories: Quantifying Relationships between Behavior, Conservation Strategies and Psychological Metrics

• New York University (NY)
• Oberlin College (OH)

“Campus Conservation Nationals” (CCN) is a recurring, nation-wide electricity and water-use reduction competition among dormitories on college campuses. We conducted a two year empirical study of the competition’s effects ...

• Posted June 29, 2018
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Sustainability leadership programs in higher education: alumni outcomes and impacts

• University of Michigan (MI)
• National Wildlife Federation (VA)
• North Cascades Institute (WA)

The diverse set of college and university sustainability leadership programs, which represent a growing trend in higher education, share a common goal: building skills and knowledge for aspiring environmental and ...

• Posted June 28, 2018
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