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One of the primary functions of colleges and universities is to educate students. By training and educating future leaders, scholars, workers, and professionals; higher education institutions are uniquely positioned to understand and address sustainability challenges. Institutions that offer courses covering sustainability issues help equip their students to lead society to a sustainable future.

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Tipi and Lodge Raising at UTM

Top Performer in the 2024 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI)

  • University of Toronto Mississauga (ON)

SCI 2024

Bentleys arena

Aerial View of Bentley's Arena

  • Bentley University (MA)

Bentley's arena is home to Bentley's Divison 1 mens hockey team. The Bentley Arena is the first standalone ice arena in the country to receive LEED Platinum certification ...

Surveying students at Seneca Polytechnic creating a digitalized topographic map for Facilities and Ground through the Living Lab Program.

Seneca Polytechnic - Curriculum

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

The below images are related to the Seneca Living Lab Program, which takes advantage of the unique nature of campuses, which are like small cities with facilities supporting diverse and ...

Interdisciplinary perspectives on sustainability in higher education: a sustainability competence support model

  • Umeå University

After several decades of work toward elevating sustainability education, many have called for a transformation of the education system to create timely action. Teachers, students, organizational leaders, and many other ...

  • Posted July 16, 2024
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Dickinson Student collaborates with groundskeeper and community Master Gardener

Dickinson College Pollinator Garden

  • Dickinson College (PA)

The Dickinson College landscape has been changing to reflect important sustainability goals, which include a campus-wide dedication to hands-on sustainability education and stewardship. To reflect these goals, landscape design and ...

Student interns complete hive check at Dickinson College

The Hive: Beekeeping at Dickinson

  • Dickinson College (PA)

The Hive engages its members in learning about sustainability problems and solutions through the direct experience of beekeeping, honey production and community building.

Students in the first-year seminar, Greening the Campus, participating in a waste sort at Connecticut College.

Sustainability at Connecticut College

  • Connecticut College (CT)

Images submitted for the 2024 Sustainable Campus Index.

Forestry Class Research

NAU SCI 2024 Water Images

  • Northern Arizona University (AZ)

NAU is thrilled to honor our appearence in the High Performers: Water category in this years SCI!

Cli Fi, Sci Fi, and the Culture of Sustainability

  • University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (HI)
  • AASHE (MA)

Climate fiction, or cli-fi, is a form of literature that features a changed/changing climate or global warming as part of the character, setting, or plot of a novel or ...

  • Posted June 26, 2024
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Mechanical engineering graduate student Amarjeet Singh is working on an augmented reality research project to fuse the innovative potential of this technology with sustainable manufacturing processes.

Students Learn Green Manufacturing Methods for a Sustainable Future

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

Mechanical engineering major Matthew Lindwall is working on a manufacturing project to reduce carbon emissions in transportation by using “green” hydrogen as a clean energy source.

Classmate Rahul Pashpuleti is ...

Carleton student ambassado holds a USEFULL cup on launch day.

Embracing Plastic-Free: Reusable Takeout at Carleton College That is Actually Reused

  • Carleton College (MN)
  • USEFULL (MA)

College campuses have an opportunity to positively impact the waste stream with reusable container programs in campus dining. Bon Appétit at Carleton College partnered with USEFULL to offer tech-enabled reusable ...

ego/eco

ego/eco: environmental art of collective conciousness

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

About the ExhibitionThis group exhibition will include work by thirteen artists or artist collaborations ranging from emerging artists to pioneers in the field of Environmental Art and disciplines spanning graphic ...

Garden Flea Market at the Arboretum and Botanical Garden at CSUF

Garden Flea Market Returns to Arboretum and Botanical Garden at CSUF

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

Cal State Fullerton’s communications class, Event Planning and Management, is proud to present the second annual Garden Flea Market, taking place on Thursday, April 18, from noon to 4 ...

Participants at CSUF's second annual Engineering Social Justice: A Design Challenge

Engineering, Computer Science Students Pitch Solutions to Address Social Justice Issues

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

At Cal State Fullerton’s second annual Engineering Social Justice: A Design Challenge, three student teams took top honors for their projects that addressed such important topics as access to ...

Students at the Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton

E3 Internship Program Sows Seeds for Tomorrow’s Environmental Leaders

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

The Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton is one of just three arboreta in the state of California and one of 28 arboreta in the world to achieve ...

Webinar: Implementing Sustainability Literacy and Culture Assessments for AASHE STARS

  • George Mason University (VA)
  • AASHE (MA)

If you’re seeking ways to pursue or enhance your STARS AC-6 and EN-6 assessments related to sustainability literacy and culture, we invite you to attend an upcoming presentation and ...

  • Posted May 23, 2024
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Global indicators of progress on climate change education: Non-state actor data collaboration for SDG 4

  • University at Albany (NY)
  • University of Saskatchewan (SK)
  • University of Melbourne (Victoria)

Despite their limitations as proxy measures, indicators can serve as leverage points in encouraging policy change. Facing the global urgency of climate change and increasingly recognizing the role of education ...

BSU Green Ambassadors & Staff participate in official Maryland Climate Teach-In first kick off event

Bowie State University celebrates Earth Month 2024

  • Bowie State University (MD)

Bowie State University celebrated a diverse series of events throughout the entire month of April starting with the April 3 participation in the Maryland Climate Teach-In and culminating on April ...

Cal State Fullerton engineering students are building a sustainable housing exhibit for the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon Oct. 5-8 and Oct. 12-15 at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa.

Titan Team Creates Ingenious Ideas for Sustainable House of the Future

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

Civil engineering majors Isai Jimenez and Daniel Santa Maria are learning how to build a sustainable house for the future, focus on issues facing Orange County housing and reduce climate ...

A CSUF student and faculty team has been selected to compete in the inaugural Orange County Sustainability Decathlon. Credit: Orange County Sustainability Decathlon 2023

CSUF Engineering Team Selected for Competition to Build Sustainable Home, Address Issues Facing Orange County Housing

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

To help solve California’s housing needs through sustainable development, a Cal State Fullerton student and faculty engineering team has been selected to participate in the first-ever Orange County Sustainability ...

Pollinator box at the Stanislaus State pollinator garden

Sustainable Garden

  • California State University, Stanislaus (CA)

Master Gardener and Gardening Specialist Hector Vera leads a tour at the Sustainable Garden at Stanislaus State. In partnership with the agriculture department, this tour was organized and promoted by ...

Healthy Ageing: Enhancing Healthspan with Plant-Forward Nutrition

  • Educated Choices Program

How can food influence the way we age? "Healthy Ageing: Enhancing Healthspan with Plant-Forward Nutrition" is being designed for older adults and those who care for older adults. Discover strategies ...

  • Posted April 29, 2024
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Sustainability: Learning and Teaching in the Business Education Context

  • Mahidol University (Bangkok)

Business schools worldwide are integrating sustainability into their curricula, yet a gap persists in understanding students' perspectives on these courses' effectiveness in preparing for sustainability challenges. This study investigates undergraduate ...

  • Posted April 10, 2024
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Get all the 17 SDGs!

Get all the 17 SDGs for the Earth

  • Mahidol University (Bangkok)

At Mahidol University, we work hard to push SDGs agenda to all members. We don't just teach about SDGs, but we live the SDGs.

Rethinking Food Waste: The Journey of Food

  • Educated Choices Program

Rethinking Food Waste: The Journey of Food will take viewers on an exploration of how a slice of pepperoni pizza is made, from the fields to their plates, and even ...

  • Posted April 4, 2024
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Stories of Sustainability Driven Experiential Learning Opportunities for Students

  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)

The session aims to elicit a conversation about the benefits, challenges, and best practices of using experiential learning in sustainability-related curricula. Sustainability practitioners seek to reduce environmental impact and promote ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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What Should we Teach in a Sustainability Class?

  • Husson University (ME)

What should university students learn about sustainability in the classroom? As faculty, we constantly reevaluate this question as the climate emergency evolves, and in this talk I will present two ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Beyond Curriculum Integration Initiatives - Educating Otherwise

  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania (PA)

This session will engage participants in a radical reconsideration of sustainability curriculum integration initiatives. Our aim as higher education professionals should be to ensure that every year, of the millions ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Expanding Influence: Leveraging Student Experiential Learning to Build Lasting Partnerships

  • University of Georgia (GA)

This Field Report is an interactive session on leveraging experiential learning initiatives to expand influence.  We will begin with examples of mutually beneficial on and off campus partnerships from the ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Building Partnerships to Advance Sustainability in the Remote-learning Environment

  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)

The Educational Sustainability Doctoral Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is an online program for adult learners. Remote learning can be a challenge when the goal and assignments for ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Vulnerability and Resilience: Showcasing Competency in Your Journey of Sustainability

  • University of Cincinnati (OH)

Communicating sustainability is hard. Are you trying to showcase your excellent efforts? Are you trying to change behavior? While many communication efforts claim to be telling a story, they often ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Enhancing Climate Change Education Through the Power of Storytelling

  • Climate Stories Project (MA)

Students and members of the higher education community are feeling overwhelmed by the scale and the pace of the climate crisis but lack a forum for speaking with others about ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Implementing an Undergraduate Sustainability Requirement at the University of Iowa

  • University of Iowa (IA)

Join us to gain insight into how the University of Iowa was able to create and implement a campus-wide undergraduate course requirement for sustainability. This effort Began in the College ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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When Things Feel Out of Control: Engaging Undergraduates in Climate Emotions Research

  • Wells College (NY)

Engaging undergraduate students in place-based ethnographic research helps develop their efficacy and confidence as sustainability change makers. Faculty at Wells College are mentoring teams of undergraduate researchers conducting a multi-year ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Cross-disciplinary Curriculum and Programing That Supports Innovative Sustainable Solutions

  • Fashion Institute of Technology (NY)

The implementation of new approaches and technologies is paving a pathway forward for the fashion and related industries to reduce impact on our global ecosystem. This conversation will showcase the ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Mining for SDG Gold in Higher Education Curricula

  • Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)

Our research aimed to assess how Ramapo College of New Jersey teaches sustainable development goals and highlight areas that require improvement. In order to do this, we analyzed over 2300 ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Developing Campus-Community Sustainability Internship Programs

  • University of Florida (FL)

Creating connections between college campuses, community organizations, and businesses is vital for strengthening networks and developing sustainability projects that benefit people and planet. The Active Learning Program provides University of ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Advancing Sustainability in Higher Education: Two Proposals

  • American Council on Education (DC)
  • Global Council for Science and the Environment (MD)

Sustainability curriculum is rapidly evolving and expanding across higher education: in Gen Ed, through the AASHE Centers for Sustainability Across the Curriculum, in the creation of new degrees and certificates ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Where Teaching and Learning Happens Matters: Sustainability Education Outside the Classroom

  • Elon University (NC)

In the context of higher education, the significance of where teaching and learning happens is often assumed or taken for granted. To be sure, service-learning, study away, and community-based learning ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Campus as Classroom: Learning for Sustainability Leadership

  • Smith College (MA)

This session introduces an integrative pedagogy for learning about sustainability, where 1) the campus functions as a learning space; 2) learning is organized around authentic problems, whether emerging from an ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Sustainability Curriculum Integration Discussion

  • Santa Clara University (CA)
  • Western Washington University (WA)

How do we integrate sustainability into the curriculum? What are the best practices for teaching sustainability? How are the key competencies for sustainability assessed? This networking session is for those ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Decolonizing Compost

  • University of the Incarnate Word (TX)

This presentation describes how composting has been integrated into the Sustainability Studies curriculum at my institution and its pedagogical benefits. We have on-site composting in our community gardens, and we ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Grounding Sustainability Education in Self-compassion and Radical Hope

  • University of South Dakota (SD)

We define sustainability as asking the questions, “What kind of world do we want?” and “How can we effect change to create that world?” A goal of this framing of ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Beyond the Concepts! What Faculty Need to Feel Ready to Teach Sustainability in the Classroom

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

It can be argued that for faculty, infusing sustainability across one’s curriculum is as much a deeply personal act as it is a collective academic endeavour. Teaching sustainability is ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Engaging Public Health Students in Environmental Justice Through a Collaborative Art Project

  • Mercer University (GA)

Background. Environmental justice issues may be new to undergraduate public health students. While they are enthusiastic to learn about and engage in environmental justice issues they often do not know ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Sustainability at the Core: Business Curriculum for a Sustainable Future

  • Saint Mary's University (NS)

Join us in this informative session as we share our journey of integrating sustainability at the very core of our Bachelor of Commerce program at the Sobey School of Business ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Innovations in Assessing Sustainability Competence, Culture, Literacy, and Engagement

  • Santa Clara University (CA)
  • University at Albany (NY)
  • University of Florida (FL)

Assess the state of sustainability on your campus! Whether you wish to assess sustainability for instructional assessment or for your institution’s AASHE STARS report, this session will cover various ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Out of The Box Sustainability: Green Education Support for Title I Schools

  • Maryville College (TN)

How can underrepresented students, in under-resourced schools in economically distressed communities be supported with their sustainability education efforts? The answer might be found in a box. Classrooms in a Box ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Ground Truths: Community-Engaged Research for Environmental Justice

  • Occidental College (CA)
  • Santa Clara University (CA)

This open-access book is the first volume devoted entirely to summarizing the body of community-engaged research on environmental justice, how we can conduct more of it, and how we can ...

  • Posted Feb. 13, 2024
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Design Thinking for Sustainable Development Education: Practical Toolkit

  • AASHE (MA)
  • Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Jerusalem)
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design’s Sustainable Development Hub and the School of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have collaborated to create a Practical Toolkit for ...

  • Posted Feb. 8, 2024
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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.

AC 1: Academic Courses

AC 2: Learning Outcomes

AC 3: Undergraduate Program

AC 4: Graduate Program

AC 5: Immersive Experience

AC 6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment

AC 7: Incentives for Developing Courses

AC 8: Campus as a Living Laboratory

Additional analysis on scores and quantitative fields can be conducted using the STARS Benchmarking Tool.

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