Campus Engagement
Introduction
Engaging in sustainability issues through co-curricular activities allows students to deepen and apply their understandings of sustainability principles. Institution-sponsored co-curricular sustainability offerings, often coordinated by student affairs offices, help integrate sustainability into the campus culture and set a positive tone for the institution. Faculty and staff members’ daily decisions impact an institution’s sustainability performance. Equipping faculty and staff with the tools, knowledge, and motivation to adopt behavior changes that promote sustainability is an essential activity of a sustainable campus.
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The Glocal Curriculum: A Practical Guide to Teaching and Learning in an Interconnected World
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
In the 21st century, higher education faces a number of substantial challenges. We need to educate a rapidly increasing number of students, as college and other degrees become a requirement …
- Posted March 21, 2017
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Developing High Impact Applied Learning for Sustainability Programs
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Portland State University (OR)
- AASHE (MA)
This webinar explores leading examples of applied learning in sustainability programs that are designed create exceptional student experiences and a lasting impact on the sustainability goals pursued by the community …
- Posted March 15, 2017
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Texas A&M gets ‘gold’ rating for campus sustainability
- Texas A&M University (TX)
- AASHE (MA)
- Posted March 14, 2017
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Menus of Change Principles of Healthy, Sustainable Menus
- The Culinary Institute of America (NY)
These principles are part of the Menus of Change initiative by The Culinary Institute of America and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
- Posted March 13, 2017
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SAVE Sustainable Actions Visible Effects
- Pomona College (CA)
Project Overview Pomona-College is excited to present their innovative partnership with MelRok, “The Streaming Energy Innovator”. This partnership is the foundation of Pomona’s SAVE, Sustainable Actions Visible Effects initiative to …
- Posted March 9, 2017
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High school experiences and climate change beliefs of first year college students in the United States
- Florida International University (FL)
- Oklahoma State University (OK)
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)
- Virginia Tech (VA)
- University of Virginia (VA)
- Purdue University (IN)
Climate change has not been well understood by high school students in the US and the topic is often connected to misconceptions, which is especially damaging since accurate understandings of …
- Posted March 7, 2017
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Assessing the impact of a program designed to develop sustainability leadership amongst staff members in higher education institutes: a case study from a community of practice perspective
This study focuses on the impact of a sustainability leadership development program (SLDP) designed to develop staff members as leaders who encourage sustainability practices within institutions of higher education (IHE). …
- Posted March 7, 2017
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Preparing for Campus Sustainability Month 2016
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
- University of North Florida (FL)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
- AASHE (MA)
October is Campus Sustainability Month (CSM)! Watch this webinar to gain ideas and inspiration for how you can take advantage of CSM to engage and inspire incoming students and other …
- Posted March 7, 2017
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Future Leaders Survey 2006/7
This report presents the results of a survey distributed to UK residents aged 21 and under who applied to universities and colleges in 2006. Key findings include:
- 46% say that …
- Posted March 6, 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 …
- 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 …
- Posted March 1, 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 has been …
- Posted Feb. 21, 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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Towards an engaged campus: Measuring and comparing definitive stakeholders’ perceptions of university social engagement in South Korea
Purpose - This paper aims to measure and rigorously compare the perceptions of South Korean university social engagement between faculty and students, two definitive stakeholders identified by stakeholder theory – …
- Posted Feb. 13, 2017
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A methodological framework to analyze stakeholder preferences and propose strategic pathways for a sustainable university
Building sustainable universities calls for participative management and collaboration among stakeholders. Combining analytic hierarchy and network processes (AHP/ANP) with statistical analysis, this research proposes a framework that can be used …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2017
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The interplay among environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behavior, social identity, and pro-environmental institutional climate. A longitudinal study
By using a panel design in a sample of 298 undergraduate/master students at an Italian public university, the present study aimed to test longitudinally the interplay among environmental attitudes, pro-environmental …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2017
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College and University Sustainability Officers' Experiences with Green Office Programs: A Qualitative Investigation
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
The number of sustainability programs in higher education continues to increase. Green office programs have become a cornerstone of sustainability programming on college and university campuses across the country. This …
- Posted Feb. 1, 2017
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The Sustainability Literacy Test: Implementation strategies for campuses
- McGill University (QC)
- AASHE (MA)
- U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
- KEDGE Business School (Bordeaux)
The Sustainability Literacy Test provides higher education institutions, companies and other organizations around the world with an internationally recognized and locally relevant tool to measure and improve sustainability literacy. This …
- Posted Jan. 31, 2017
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Green chemistry = social and environmental justice
- Bridgewater State University (MA)
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Green Chemistry Education Webinar Series: A webinar series for chemistry faculty and students highlighting relevant and important topics in green chemistry education.
Presented by: Dr. Ed Brush Professor of Chemistry …
- Posted Jan. 31, 2017
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Engaging the Community Through Student Led Initiatives: Highlights and Opportunities
- University of Tennessee at Martin (TN)
- Beyond Benign (MA)
- American Chemical Society (DC)
Green Chemistry Education Webinar Series: A webinar series for chemistry faculty and students highlighting relevant and important topics in green chemistry education.
Presented by: Jennifer MacKellar ACS, GCI
Dr. S.K …
- Posted Jan. 31, 2017
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Greening Your ACS Student Chapter - Models of Success
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Green Chemistry Education Webinar Series: A new webinar series for chemistry faculty and students highlighting relevant topics in green chemistry education.
Presented by: Jennifer MacKellar Program Manager American Chemical Society …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Student Led Green Chemistry Initiatives
- University of Toronto (ON)
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Green Chemistry Education Webinar Series: A new webinar series for chemistry faculty and students highlighting relevant topics in green chemistry education.
Presented by: Anna Ivanova Communications Director Network of Early-Career …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Modernizing the Organic Chemistry Laboratory with Green Chemistry
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Green Chemistry Education Webinar Series: A new webinar series for chemistry faculty and students highlighting relevant topics in green chemistry education.
Presented by: Dr. Jane Wissinger Associate Professor, Department of …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Disrupting neoliberal discourse in critical sustainability education: a qualitative analysis of intentional language framing
- Davidson College (NC)
- University of Utah (UT)
While education for sustainability is a critical task that is gaining ground in a plethora of educational contexts, it is frequently rendered ineffective in the face of neoliberal practice and …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Student Interest for Environment/Sustainability Undergraduate Programmes: Recent Australian Experience
- RMIT University
Increasingly, employers are seeing the need to have employees who have capabilities in sustainability. The hope is that there will be a sufficient number of appropriately educated people to enter …
- Posted Jan. 27, 2017
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Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Students' Perspectives on an Innovative Approach to Educational Change
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Problem statement: With Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) being an innovative approach to educational change, its principal objective is students’ development of transformation competencies. However, HESD evaluations hardly …
- Posted Jan. 23, 2017
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Sustainable imaginaries: a case study of a large suburban Canadian university
- York University
Purpose
This paper aims to explore the concept of sustainability imaginaries – unifying core assumptions on what sustainability entails held by stakeholders – set within a large suburban Canadian university. …
- Posted Jan. 18, 2017
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Energy challenges: isolating results due to behavior change
- Allegheny College (PA)
Purpose
Approximately 700 colleges and universities have committed to climate neutrality, which will require significant reductions in energy consumption. This paper aims to explore the effectiveness of an Annual Energy …
- Posted Jan. 18, 2017
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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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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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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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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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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 constructed from recent …
- Posted Dec. 21, 2016
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Inspiration and Hope for Campus Sustainability Change Agents
- Georgetown University (DC)
- Harvard University (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Intentional Endowments Network (MA)
You know those feelings you get after attending the AASHE annual conference and other sustainability conferences – inspiration, motivation, a sense of belonging, perhaps even giddy to return to campus …
- Posted Dec. 15, 2016
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Curricular Innovation for Sustainability: The Piedmont/ Ponderosa Model of Faculty Development
- Emory University (GA)
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
Curricular innovation is at the center of the challenges many colleges and universities face as they seek to help students address more successfully than previous generations the complex, multi-faceted, systemic …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2016
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The Green Eating Project: web-based intervention to promote environmentally conscious eating behaviours in US university students
- University of Rhode Island (RI)
To investigate the effectiveness of an online, interactive intervention, referred to as the Green Eating (GE) Project, to motivate university students to adopt GE behaviours.
The study was quasi-experimental and …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2016
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Written Messages Improve Edible Food Waste Behaviors in a University Dining Facility
- Kansas State University (KS)
Background
Sustainability and going green have become popular trends among foodservice organizations. Despite this interest, foodservice operations still produce large amounts of edible food waste and contribute significantly to waste …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2016
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Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Volume 2
- RMIT University
This Handbook offers an overview of what universities around the world are doing to implement sustainable development (e.g., via curriculum innovation, research, activities, or practical projects) and how their efforts …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2016
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HEASC Best Practices in First Year Experiences in Sustainability
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Clemson University (SC)
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Western Colorado University (CO)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
Want to learn about best practices in First Year Experience (FYE) programs in sustainability? Need resources and ideas to develop an FYE program in sustainability? Interested in finding out what …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Campus Sustainability Month at Tufts University
- Tufts University (MA)
To celebrate Campus Sustainability Month, Tufts University students and staff focused on increasing access to sustainable transportation, reducing waste, and promoting sustainable food choices.
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Lessons Learned from Two Longstanding Green Funds
- Portland Community College (OR)
- Utah State University (UT)
Let's take a look at how one community college and one university are playing a vital role in reducing green house gas emissions and working towards achieving carbon neutrality. Through …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Green Funds: How Students Use Their Money to Build a Better Campus and Community
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- University of Utah (UT)
This session covers 2 case studies: A green fund at UC Berkeley and a student-driven Revolving Loan Fund at the University of Utah 1. The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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This tab provides access to data collected through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS). STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.
All responses reference content from reports under the latest version of STARS, version 2.2. AASHE membership and log-in is required.
EN 1: Student Educators Program
- Percent of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program
- Description of the student educators program (1st program)
- Description of the student educators program (2nd program)
- Brief description of the student educators program (3rd program)
- Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per students served
- Website URL - Student sustainability educators programs
EN 2: Student Orientation
- Percent of entering students that have an opportunity to participate in sustainability-inclusive orientation activities and programming
- Description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation
- Website URL - Information about sustainability in student orientation
EN 3: Student Life
- Description of the active student groups focused on sustainability
- Description of student gardens, farms, CSAs, fishery programs, and/or urban agriculture projects
- Description of the student-run enterprises
- Description of student sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives
- Description of sustainability-focused conferences, speaker series, symposia, or similar events for students
- Description of sustainability-focused cultural arts events, installations, or performances
- Description of the wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles
- Description of sustainability-focused themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences
- Description of the programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills
- Description of sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution
- Description of graduation pledge(s)
- Description of other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives
EN 4: Student Life
- Website URL - Central sustainability website
- Description of sustainability newsletter or social media platform(s)
- Description of the signage that highlights campus sustainability features
- Description of the sustainability walking map or tour
- Description of the guide for green living and/or incorporating sustainability into the residential experience
- Description of other comprehensive sustainability outreach materials and publications
EN 5: Student Life
- Description of the first sustainability outreach campaign
- Description of the second sustainability outreach campaign
- Description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns
EN 6: Assessing Sustainability Culture
- Description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted
- Copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture (upload)
- Copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture (description)
- Website URL - Assessment of sustainability culture
EN 7: Employee Educators Program
- Percent of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program
- Description of the employee educators program (1st program)
- Description of the employee educators program (2nd program)
- Hours worked annually by trained employee sustainability educators per employees served
- Website URL - Employee sustainability educators programs
EN 8: Employee Orientation
- Percent of new employees that have an opportunity to participate in sustainability-inclusive orientation activities and programming
- Description of how sustainability is included prominently in new employee orientation
- Website URL - Information about sustainability in employee orientation
EN 9: Staff Professional Development & Training
- Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training
- Description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities
- Description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution
- Estimated percentage of staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews
- Description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews
- Website URL - Information about staff professional development and training in sustainability
Additional analysis on scores and quantitative fields can be conducted using the STARS Benchmarking Tool.