AASHE Campus Sustainability Hub

MCURC: Universities Scaling Up Sustainability Together

• The Culinary Institute of America (NY)
• Stanford University (CA)
• AASHE (PA)

The Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCURC) is a working group of scholars and campus dining leaders from colleges and universities interested in accelerating efforts to move American consumers ...

• Posted Nov. 13, 2019
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Sustainable tea and tea bags

• Ohio University (OH)

Ohio University's Office of Sustainability partnered with Ohio University's Environmental Affairs Commission on student senate to host a sustainable tea and tea bag event. This event used loose ...

• Posted Nov. 7, 2019
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University of Vermont Eco-Reps Food Campaign Case Study

• University of Vermont (VT)

The 2018-2019 professional development offering for the UVM Eco-Reps was a symposium centered around food concerns entitled Taking Root Student Symposium. Having been introduced to a wide variety of food-related ...

• Posted Sept. 24, 2019
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Campus Composting Best Practices

• Appalachian State University (NC)
• Princeton University (NJ)
• University of Louisville (KY)
• College & University Recycling Coalition (DC)

Campus Composting Best Practices: Strategies for student engagement & food waste and compostable serveware diversion

Program originally took place May 9, 2019

Presenters:

Jen Maxwell, Sustainability Programs Manager Appalachian State ...

• Posted Aug. 22, 2019
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Luther College CSA Reimbursement Program

• Luther College (IA)

Participants in Luther College's CSA Reimbursement Program enjoy a summer workshop about seasonal vegetables.

• Posted Aug. 1, 2019
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Cornell Climate Change Demonstration Garden

• Cornell University (NY)

Climate Change Garden - The Cornell University Climate Change Garden is a permanent campus installation that demonstrates the impact of climate change on plant growth in New York state. Planning for ...

• Posted Aug. 1, 2019
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Good Food Purchasing Program, University of Texas at Austin

• University of Texas at Austin (TX)

Good Food Purchasing Program - University of Texas at Austin is the first institution of higher education to participate in the Good Food Purchasing Program as a partner with the City ...

• Posted July 31, 2019
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UMass Lowell Urban Agriculture Program

• University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)

Urban Agriculture Program - The University of Massachusetts Lowell Office of Sustainability developed an urban agriculture program in partnership with Mill City Grows, a local food justice organization. The partnership provides ...

• Posted July 31, 2019
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Bowdoin College Carbon Foodprint Dinner

• Bowdoin College (ME)

Bowdoin's student EcoReps worked with Bowdoin Dining on an educational dinner about the carbon footprint of the meal as part of International Polar Bear Day (Bowdoin's mascot is ...

• Posted July 30, 2019
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Students composting at dining hall

• Butler University (IN)

Collaboration to Scale Food Waste Collection - Butler University partnered with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on a food waste compost collection route, making it affordable to use a large waste hauler ...

• Posted July 29, 2019
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Master of Arts in Food Studies (MAFS) - MBA Dual Degree Program

• Chatham University (PA)

Core courses provide breadth and depth in food studies, business, and sustainable business, equipping all students with a holistic understanding of food systems and business skills. All students are expected ...

• Posted July 10, 2019
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AAS in Sustainable Brewing

• Kalamazoo Valley Community College (MI)

This degree combines the competencies in brewing science and technology with additional coursework in the sciences, business, sustainability studies, and allied fields. The program is designed to prepare students for ...

• Posted May 29, 2019
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AAS in Culinary Arts & Sustainable Food Systems

• Kalamazoo Valley Community College (MI)

This program of study was developed with advisory groups of chefs, farmers, food processors/distributors and food industry entrepreneurs. Students will spend most of their time working in a real ...

• Posted May 29, 2019
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No Impact Meal - A More Mindful Dinner

• Loyola University Chicago (IL)

The No Impact Meal (NIM) program is transforming our relationship with food on campus, one meal at a time. Led by a group of sustainability interns since the spring of ...

• Posted May 22, 2019
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Central College Bee Campus

• Central College (IA)
• Bee City USA (NC)

Central College is a leader in sustainability education, both in Iowa and the Midwest. For more than a century, Central students and staff have prioritized sustainability at the college. After ...

• Posted May 20, 2019
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Composting at Northwestern University Norris Center

• Northwestern University (IL)
• Real Food Challenge (MA)
• Compass Group (NC)

The project consists of the successful implementation of a front-of-the-house composting program in Northwestern University's Norris Center food court dining area and the coordination of a series of experiments ...

• Posted May 20, 2019
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Fighting Irish, Fighting Food Waste: Converting Food Waste into Energy at Notre Dame

• University of Notre Dame (IN)

At Notre Dame food and hospitality are integral aspects of campus culture. Over the last three years, two student-centered projects aimed at fighting food waste will allow Notre Dame to ...

• Posted May 20, 2019
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Student Leaders Supporting Student Success

• University of California, Merced (CA)

The Bobcat Pantry serves as a sustainable service addressing food insecurity while combating student huger and malnourishments. The space encourages students to implement health-conscious lifestyles to further their academic success ...

• Posted May 20, 2019
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The Good Store

• University of Northern British Columbia (BC)
• Prince George Public Interest Research Group (BC)

The Good Store is a low waste shop established on the UNBC campus to provide all members of the community with access to affordable, healthy and sustainable food options. The ...

• Posted May 17, 2019
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Fostering a Straw-Conscious University

• Boston University (MA)

Our initiative worked to make Boston University a straw-conscious environment.
Since most recycling facilities are not equipped with the proper machinery to recycle plastic straws, we focused our campaign on ...

• Posted May 17, 2019
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Dollar Coffee Club

• University of Montana- Missoula (MT)

The intent of the Dollar Coffee Club (DCC) is to leverage the powerful appeal of one dollar coffee to incentivize customers to participate in sustainability efforts through a quid pro ...

• Posted May 17, 2019
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#LoveAMug: Reinvigorating a Reusable Mug Program

• Princeton University (NJ)

In 2003, Princeton University Campus Dining (CD) introduced a 25 cent reusable mug discount in retail operations. Over the years, the program became stagnant and was applied to an average ...

• Posted May 17, 2019
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Chandler-Gilbert Community College Food Waste Recycling Project

• Chandler-Gilbert Community College (AZ)
• Maricopa County Community College District Office (AZ)

The CGCC Food Waste Recycling Project is a grant-funded campus-wide ongoing collaborative project that offers deep, cross-disciplinary, experiential student learning via an innovative solution for CGCC’s food and green ...

• Posted May 17, 2019
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Fill Plates, Not Landfills: Implementing the Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program

• University of California, Merced (CA)

The Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program is a collaboration between the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) and the Merced County Food Bank to reduce food waste ...

• Posted May 17, 2019
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Eating Green

• Harvard University (MA)

I created a guide to plant-based eating for students on Harvard's campus. Unfolding over the course of several months, this pamphlet translated into 2,000 hard copies and a ...

• Posted May 17, 2019
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STARS Report as a Framework for Campus Sustainability.

• The University of Texas at Dallas (TX)

The Eco Rep program at the University of Texas at Dallas expanded campus sustainability efforts by using AASHE STARS reporting as a framework for new student run initiatives and projects ...

• Posted May 17, 2019
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Developing, Piloting, and Factor Analysis of a Brief Survey Tool for Evaluating Food and Composting Behaviors: The Short Composting Survey

• Central Washington University (WA)

Composting on a university campus may take a variety of forms. Sustainable approaches to waste management can be taught and supported through educational programs, peer-to-peer behavior modeling, and composting program ...

• Posted May 15, 2019
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The WinterGreen Project

• University of Manitoba (MB)

Wintergreen Project aims to develop technology needed to address the Northern Food Crisis by using hydroponic technologies to grow food in a shipping container

• Posted May 13, 2019
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Healthy Beverage Initiative: UBC Drinks Tap Water

• University of British Columbia (BC)
• University of British Columbia Okanagan (BC)

Bottled beverages are packaged in single-use plastic & often loaded with sugar. They're harmful to both our environment and our health.

UBC launched a Healthy Beverage Initiative (HBI) to ...

• Posted May 13, 2019
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Making the Most of Meals

• Harvard University (MA)

Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) established a food donation program in 2014, which includes bulk donation of nutritious foods from residential dining buffets (approximately 27,000 pounds in 2017), as ...

• Posted May 7, 2019
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Are estimates of food insecurity among college students accurate? Comparison of assessment protocols

• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)

A growing body of literature suggests that post-secondary students experience food insecurity (FI) at greater rates than the general population. However, these rates vary dramatically across institutions and studies. FI ...

• Posted May 6, 2019
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Food System Field Experience: STEM Identity and Change Agency for Undergraduate Sustainability Learners

• Michigan State University (MI)
• Oregon State University (OR)

Experiential STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning increases STEM identity and belongingness in STEM communities. Experiential food systems education affects change agency and intention to effect change. But little ...

• Posted May 6, 2019
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Attitudes of dining customers towards sustainability-related food values at a public University campus

• Oregon State University (OR)
• University of Wisconsin-Extension (WI)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)

The plethora of alternative food labels emerging in the marketplace reflects consumer interest in informed and sustainable purchasing. However, consumers’ preferences vary with respect to the sustainability metrics represented by ...

• Posted May 5, 2019
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Low Carbon Footprint Dinner - Univ. of Oregon

• University of Oregon (OR)

During Earth Week the University of Oregon hosted a "Low Carbon Footprint" dinner, featuring foods that have lower carbon emissions from production through to waste. Low Carbon Footprint options were ...

• Posted May 5, 2019
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Cal Poly Earth Week Festival

• California Polytechnic State University (CA)

Cal Poly Earth Week, hosted by Cal Poly Energy, Utilities, and Sustainability Department in collaboration with Green Campus and many other campus and community entities! See discussion section and schedule ...

• Posted May 5, 2019
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International Development and Food Policy (BSc)

• University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork (Co. Cork)

The BSc International Development and Food Policy is the first undergraduate programme in Ireland to have a primary focus on international development, particularly on the countries of the global south ...

• Posted May 5, 2019
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Food Minor

• University of Michigan (MI)

The minor is designed to provide the information and analytic skills necessary to understanding the sustainable production and consumption of food. The course work analyzes the current food system across ...

• Posted May 5, 2019
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Food Studies Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS)

• Syracuse University (NY)

The academic field of Food Studies trains students in the fast-changing landscape of international food policy as well as local food governance systems. The program at Syracuse University is characterized ...

• Posted May 5, 2019
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Food Studies (MS)

• Syracuse University (NY)

The Master of Science in Food Studies is a 36-credit hour graduate program providing students with a foundation in the political economy of food systems, including food policy, human rights ...

• Posted May 5, 2019
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Food Studies Minor

• Syracuse University (NY)

Food Studies is one of the fastest-growing fields of study in North America. It has expanded to become a broad academic discipline, encompassing the study of food delivery systems, social ...

• Posted May 5, 2019
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Food Studies (BS)

• Syracuse University (NY)

Food Studies is one of the fastest-growing fields of study in North America. It has expanded to become a broad academic discipline, encompassing the study of food delivery systems, social ...

• Posted May 5, 2019
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Building sustainable university-based community gardens: Volunteer perceptions of enablers and barriers to engagement and benefits received from volunteering in the Moving Feast

• University of the Sunshine Coast
• University of Portsmouth

Community gardens are receiving increasing attention as a source of locally available and sustainable food, and aim to increase food security. Engagement and commitment from the volunteer workforce in community ...

• Posted April 30, 2019
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Disruptive innovation and operationalization in local and sustainable food systems: Examining the University of Toronto-Local Food Plus partnership

• University of Toronto (ON)

This paper traces the partnership between the University of Toronto and the non-profit Local Food Plus (LFP) to bring local sustainable food to its St. George campus. At its launch ...

• Posted April 29, 2019
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Boston University Earth Week

• Boston University (MA)

In 2019 Boston University hosted its Ninth Annual Earth Week. Partnering with numerous area organizations, businesses, University departments, and student clubs, sustainability@BU put on several events to celebrate Earth ...

• Posted April 29, 2019
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Lettuce Bee Sustainable at Dominican University - River Forest, IL

• Dominican University (IL)

Lettuce Bee Sustainable this Earth Day, Monday, April 22 from Noon to 2:00 pm in the Parmer Atrium.

• Build your own Salad in a Jar. • Taste test vegan Avocado ...

• Posted April 29, 2019
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MUSC Earth Day & Local Food Festival

• Medical University of South Carolina (SC)

On Wednesday April 10th, 2019 MUSC hosted the largest Earth Day event in the Charleston area. Running from 11am to 2pm on the MUSC Horseshoe, MUSC Earth Day and Local ...

• Posted April 29, 2019
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William & Mary Earth Day Festival 2019

• College of William & Mary (VA)

Individuals celebrating Earth Day at the College of William & Mary through tabling, a butterfly tent, and photographs taken with the Lorax

• Posted April 29, 2019
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How Can Wolves & Ag Co-Exist? (Earth Day Event)

• Feather River College (CA)

Feather River College's Sustainability Action Team hosts a Spring Sustainability Series. This year it culminated with an event called "How Can Wolves and Ag Co-Exist" in partnership with the ...

• Posted April 29, 2019
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Tarrant County College Southeast Campus Aquaponics Cultivation Center and Wildlife Development

• Tarrant County College Southeast (TX)

This is a massive, on-going project that we have been developing as a committee over the past 2 years. Right now, I am in the process of developing 2 miles ...

• Posted April 29, 2019
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UW-Madison Reusable To Go Containers- Ticket to Take Out!

• University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)

Beginning in Fall 2018, all University Housing Dining Markets moved exclusively to a reusable to-go container program for all carry-out food. The goal of this program, named Ticket to Take ...

• Posted April 29, 2019
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