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Monica Foster (VP College Services and CFO), Martha MacGowan (Sustainability Technologist), and Amel Muskic (Facilities Support Assistant) completing a waste audit.

Nova Scotia Community College - Overall Top Performer, Associate Institutions

  • Nova Scotia Community College (NS)

Photo of student cycling by green wall at NSCC Ivany Campus; Monica Foster (VP College Services and CFO), Martha MacGowan (Sustainability Technologist), and Amel Muskic (Facilities Support Assistant) completing a …

Students of the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ Program (RHFAC) at NSCC.

Nova Scotia Community College - Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ Program (RHFAC)

  • Nova Scotia Community College (NS)

In 2018, Nova Scotia Community College partnered with the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) to offer an Accessibility Assessor training course, making NSCC one of only two institutions in Canada to …

Humber College NX Building Deep Energy Retrofit

Humber College - Deep energy retrofit

  • Humber Polytechnic (ON)
  • Morrison Hershfield (ON)

NX building retrofit project - Building NX at Humber College underwent a major retrofit to become one of the most energy efficient buildings in North America, while also claiming the …

NYU more than doubled it's bike parking capacity in 2020 to support community-members choosing to bike during the pandemic.

New York University Bike Racks

  • New York University (NY)

New bike racks outside of Othmer Hall in Brooklyn that were installed in 2020 to support community-members choosing to bike during the pandemic. NYU more than doubled it's bike parking …

Environmental Studies Student Collecting Lead Litter in Nature Preserve

Binghamton University - Annual Research Days

  • Binghamton University (NY)

Binghamton University's 2019 annual Research Days featured more than 175 projects, the opening of a new Art of Science exhibit and a two-day conference focused on human rights research. For …

Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book discusses the importance of mental wellness at a two-day Mental Health Summit that marked the launch of the Act-Belong-Commit framework at the university.

Elon University - ABC framework for a mentally healthy Elon

  • Elon University (NC)

In 2019, Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book announced that the University had adopted Act-Belong-Commit (ABC) as its framework to promote a campus-wide culture of holistic wellbeing and positive mental …

Central Community College has an overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 57% since 2014, for all three campuses and three centers in the 25 county rural service district in Central Nebraska. The Hastings campus wind turbine makes that campus carbon neutral in electricity use. The wind turbine also provides a hands on learning opportunities for new Energy Technology students focusing on renewable energy and battery storage that began in 2019.

Central Community College - Hastings Wind Turbine for SCI 2020

  • Central Community College (NE)

SCI Overall Top Performer, Associates Institutions

The long- and near-term Central Community College action plan is to provide students and the community with a campus-wide living learning laboratory for resiliency …

Cornell University in Ithaca, NY is a public land-grant institution taking bold leadership action to ensure a climate-resilient and sustainable future for our campus, New York State, and the world.

Cornell University Campus

  • Cornell University (NY)

Cornell University in Ithaca, NY is a public land-grant institution taking bold leadership action to ensure a climate-resilient and sustainable future for our campus, New York State, and the world. …

The ROSI methodology, developed by the Center for Sustainable Business at NYU Stern, provides a framework for quantifying the material benefits and savings for companies pursuing sustainability practices.

New York University - Return on Sustainable Investment Methodology

  • New York University (NY)

In 2019, the New York University Stern School of Business’s Center for Sustainable Business established two innovative ways of measuring sustainability among corporations. First, the Sustainable Market Share Index captures …

Appalachian State's wind turbine overlooks the Boone, NC campus.

Appalachian State University Campus

  • Appalachian State University (NC)

Appalachian State's wind turbine overlooks the Boone, NC campus.

The Impact Clinic - Appalachian State University

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 …

Universite de Montreal SCI images

  • Université de Montréal (QC)

Our beautiful campus in fall/Tree planting in the spring of 2020.

Celebrating the 1st ACG Plastic Free Day in 2019

The American College of Greece - A sustainable campus!

  • The American College of Greece (Aghia Paraskevi)

A selection of photos from The American College of Greece main campus, depicting the campus sustainable grounds, interaction of students with green technology as well as wellness areas!

Zero Waste Crew at Move-In

Aquinas College Photos for 2020 SCI

  • Aquinas College (MI)

Pictures for Aquinas' recognition in the waste category of the 2020 SCI.

University of Saskatchewan eliminated fertilizer use in favour of compost for keeping the bowl vibrant and green

University of Saskatchewan - Bowl

  • University of Saskatchewan (SK)

Students enjoying USask's bowl where compost has now replaced fertilizer in keeping turf areas vibrant and green.

Colorado College Office of Sustainability Interns proudly display the culmination of many of their efforts. The college achieved the milestone of carbon neturality on January 1, 2020.

Colorado College Carbon Neutral 2020

  • Colorado College (CO)

Colorado College's Office of Sustainability Interns display the college's carbon neutrality banner on Autrey Field.

University of Saskatchewan Graduation Powwow

University of Saskatchewan - SCI2020 Indigenous Pathways

  • University of Saskatchewan (SK)

Student dancing at University of Saskatchewan graduation Powwow.

Warren Wilson College's Myron Boon Hall is a LEED Gold Certified building. Warren Wilson has five LEED Certified buildings on its campus.

Warren Wilson College Civic Identity Framework

  • Warren Wilson College (NC)

Civic Identity serves as the overarching educational framework at Warren Wilson College, and it prioritizes civic responsibility and sustainability as the core ethos for each graduate. There are explicit …

Visitors to the College of Lake County are welcomed with a sign that introduces them to the Living Lab Trail on campus.

College of Lake County Living Lab Trail

  • College of Lake County (IL)

Visitors to the College of Lake County are welcomed with a sign that introduces them to the Living Lab Trail on campus.

Central Community College, NE Environmental Sustainability intern, Katy Ayers maiden voyage of her eBadge project the Myconoe-an 8’ canoe grown from fungal mycelium, the main body of a fungus. The Myconoe flourishes back to life after a float, growing colorful mushrooms.

Central Community College, NE Katy Ayers Myconoe eBadge project for SCI 2020

  • Central Community College (NE)

eBadges - Students at Central Community College can earn eBadges to demonstrate skills and knowledge in environmental stewardship. eBadge opportunities are available at no additional cost for all fields of …

San Jose State University - Housing Crisis Mitigation Plan photo

  • San Jose State University (CA)

SCI 2020 Housing Crisis Mitigation Plan photo submission

San Jose State University - System-wide single-use plastics policy

  • San Jose State University (CA)

2020 SCI. System-wide single-use plastics policy highlight picture.

Polytechnique Montreal - PolyCarbone climate activist group

  • Polytechnique Montréal (QC)

The PolyCarbone program was founded by a group of Engineering graduate students at Polytechnique Montreal. Since 2017, PolyCarbone has helped the Polytechnique Montreal community fight climate change by organizing a …

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Students performing research at the Gold Tree Solar Farm

Cal Poly SLO Gold Tree Solar Farm

  • California Polytechnic State University (CA)

Large-scale solar farm and laboratory - The recently completed 4.5 megawatt Gold Tree Solar Farm at California Polytechnic State University is currently the largest solar array in the CSU system, …

  • Posted Sept. 29, 2020
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The downtown Madison Isthmus and the Wisconsin State Capitol, along with Monona Bay and John Nolen Drive, are pictured in an early morning aerial taken from a helicopter on Oct. 23, 2018

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Campus Photo

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)

The downtown Madison Isthmus and the Wisconsin State Capitol, along with Monona Bay and John Nolen Drive, are pictured in an early morning aerial taken from a helicopter on Oct. …

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Charter Street Heating & Cooling Plant

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Charter Street Heating & Cooling Plant

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)

Image of UW-Madison's Charter Street Heating & Cooling Plant

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Boston University Sustainability Associate VP Dennis Carlberg presents on #BUClimateAction

Boston University Online Earth Day 2020

  • Boston University (MA)

April 21, 2020: Boston University's online commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day featured conversations about our progress as an institution, how climate change relates to the novel coronavirus, …

Emma and Allison hosting the event

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 leaf tea …

Recycling Challenge/Clothing Swap

Sustainability Month at Stanislaus State

  • California State University, Stanislaus (CA)

Sustainability Month activities during Warrior Wednesdays in the quad!

The office of Sustainability quizzes students on their eco knowledge

Towson University Campus Sustainability Week

  • Towson University (MD)

Towson University Campus Sustianability Week contained fun and educational experiences for our students. We had tabling events for composting at home, being more sustainable with our water consumption, pollinator garden …

Sustainability Capstone PISA: An interdisciplinary team of students from USFQ worked at Santa Lucía Passage through a co-creative process with the community to build spaces of permanence by constructing a more enjoyable and safe and activating local commerce. The project proposes a gradual activation process through activities and interventions in the space, as a living lab that evolves, adapts and engages the community with their surroundings.

Sustainability Capstone PISA

  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito - USFQ (Pichincha)

Through the Innovation and Sustainability Office, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) in Ecuador has developed a capstone course called Social and Environmental Project (PISA is the acronym in Spanish). …

MIT Climate Resiliency Tour for MIT undergraduates enrolled in the Terrascope first year learning community

Campus-based Climate Resiliency Field Study Program

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Sustainability collaborated with academic and operational partners to create a field study program that focused on campus climate resiliency. The experiential learning program …

Students at UC Santa Cruz illustrate their personal connections with sustainability and social justice at the event "Not an Aesthetic, Our Resilience: Re-Rooting Sustainability" in Spring 2019, which was co-hosted by the People of Color Sustainability Collective and attended by over 60 students.

People of Color Sustainability Collective

  • University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)

People of Color Sustainability Collective

UW Mailing Services uses a fleet of electric-assist cargo bicycles to deliver nearly all mail deliveries to 455 departments across the university.

University of Washington mailing delivery e-bike program

  • University of Washington, Seattle (WA)

UW Mailing Services uses a fleet of electric-assist cargo bicycles to deliver nearly all mail deliveries to 455 departments across the university.

Ohio State's comprehensive energy agreement with ENGIE/Axium requires that the university’s Columbus campus building energy efficiency will improve by 25% within the first 10 years of the agreement.

Ohio State Energy Partners Hosts Smart Campus Challenge

  • The Ohio State University (OH)

The first Smart Campus Challenge, presented by Ohio State Energy Partners ENGIE and Axium Infrastructure, concluded with all six finalists winning $144,000 dollars, combined, for their project proposals to make …

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

Luther College CSA Reimbursement Program

  • Luther College (IA)

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

Naomi Haber ('20) and Liz Davis-Frost ('20) explore the Climate Change Garden at Cornell University, a permanent campus installation that demonstrates the impact of climate change on plant growth in New York state.

Climate Change Garden at Cornell University

  • Cornell University (NY)

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

Summer intern Jiwon Lee '20 and horticulturist Donna Levy work in the Climate Change Demonstration Garden.

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 …

Young Asylum seekers, refugees and migrants who were involved in the 'Arriving into View' project at UCC’s Glucksman Gallery, a project organised as part of the University of Sanctuary initiative.

UCC Green Campus

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

University of Sanctuary Status - In 2018, University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork was awarded the title of University of Sanctuary by Places of Sanctuary Ireland in …

Enjoying Thompson Rivers University's bike share and e-bike purchasing programs.

Bike Share & Employee E-Bike Purchasing

  • Thompson Rivers University (BC)

Thompson Rivers University recently established two electric bike programs to boost individual wellness and help reduce dependency on fossil fuels. Through an electric bike sharing program, students, faculty and staff …

Students shopping at the UT Farm Stand

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 …

UMass Lowell Honors College Students tour the Urban Agriculture Greenhouse

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 …

Students tour the rooftop solar panels of The Joyce Centre. These panels can generate 721,000 kilowatts annually

Mohawk College SCI submission 2

  • Mohawk College (ON)

The Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation at Mohawk College is the first pilot project for The Canada Green Building Council® (CaGBC) Zero Carbon Building Program. This framework is Canada’s …

The Joyce Centre houses multiple lecture halls, labs and collaborative spaces constructed using locally and ethically sourced materials.

Mohawk College SCI submission 1

  • Mohawk College (ON)

The Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation at Mohawk College is the first pilot project for The Canada Green Building Council® (CaGBC) Zero Carbon Building Program. This framework is Canada’s …

Faculty, students, staff and community members join UCalgary for ii’ taa’poh’to’p’s 2018 progress event.

Indigenous Strategy

  • University of Calgary (AB)

Indigenous Strategy - The University of Calgary shared its Indigenous Strategy in 2017 after collecting input from over 2,200 individuals and engaging with Indigenous communities and community stakeholders. Entitled ii’taa’poh’to’p, …

Flip the Switch ceremony to celebrate new ducted wind turbine at Clarkson University

Research & Innovation to Improve Small Wind Turbines

  • Clarkson University (NY)

Ducted Wind Turbine Research - A Clarkson University aeronautical engineering professor, Ken Visser, received assistance from students and the entire campus community to develop and commercialize a ducted wind turbine. …

Bowdoin College EPA Game Day Challenge

EPA Game Day Challenge

  • Bowdoin College (ME)

Bowdoin's Green Athletics club provided education about waste reduction and composting during Bowdoin's EPA Game Day Challenge event.

Bowdoin student EcoReps provide tours of LEED Platinum Building

Roux Center Tour Guides

  • Bowdoin College (ME)

During the busy opening weekend of Bowdoin's first LEED Platinum Building, The Roux Center for the Environment, sustainability tours were provided by Bowdoin EcoReps, identifiable by their green sash.

Bowdoin College EcoReps help collect unwanted goods for reuse during Move Out.

Bowdoin College Give and Go Moveout

  • Bowdoin College (ME)

Sustainable Bowdoin student employees help gather unwanted items from residence halls at the end of the school year, with much of the material being donated to Goodwill of northern new …

Bowdoin College Carbon Foodprint Dinner 2

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 the polar …

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