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The scheduling staff optimizing space utilization through the College's scheduling software.

Space Utilization at NSCC

  • Nova Scotia Community College (NS)

The scheduling staff optimizing space utilization through the College's scheduling software.

Students in a flexible learning space designed to accommodate multiple trades programs, thus optimizing the usability of the space.

Oregon State University has fully transitioned to reusable to go containers, saving over 400,000 disposable containers per year from the landfill.

Oregon State U Reusable Food To Go Containers

  • Oregon State University (OR)

Oregon State University has fully transitioned to reusable to go containers, saving over 400,000 disposable containers per year from the landfill.

The Sustainability in Science Museums program has developed the sustainABLE® Activity Kits to engage families in sustainability practices and principles. More than 70 kits have been distributed worldwide, engaging more than 40,000 guests.

Sustainability in Science Museums sustainABLE (R) Activity Kits

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

The Sustainability in Science Museums program has developed the sustainABLE® Activity Kits to engage families in sustainability practices and principles. More than 70 kits have been distributed worldwide, engaging more …

Science Museums Fellows participate in a week-long workshop that culminates in a proposal for a sustainability project or program that will be implemented at their home institution. Since 2016, 43 projects have been completed, reaching more than 1 million guests globally.

Sustainability in Science Museums

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

The Sustainability in Science Museums program, one of the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives at Arizona State University, invites professionals from science museums and centers from around the …

Portlandia Farmstandia

  • Portland Community College (OR)

Student volunteers and learning garden staff host the first farm stand of the season, affectionately known as Portlandia Farmstandia, at Portland Community College Rock Creek campus.

Weighing the Waste at UVM: first-year Environmental Studies major Elizabeth Mackin, sophomore Environmental Science major Lucy McGrew, and sophomore Environmental Studies major Alysa Kelly (from left), both to teach their peers what can be composted, and to learn what messages get results.

UVM Eco-Reps educate peers about composting

  • University of Vermont (VT)

All University of Vermont undergraduates now take at least one sustainability course, and 20 Eco-Reps extend that educational experience by teaching their peers sustainable behaviors as part of daily life …

First Drop off

Full Circle Composting

  • Central Michigan University (MI)
UCalgary’s green cleaning program has been recognized by the leading trade association for the cleaning industry worldwide. From left: Patrick Okafor, manager, caretaking; Chin Nay Suy, caretaking staff; Boguslawa Rebosz, caretaking staff; Mike Kassam, associate director, caretaking; Tsering Palmo, caretaking staff; Cui Lan Chen, caretaking staff; Carlos Salinas, caretaking staff; and Nduka Ezechukwu, caretaking supervisor.

Purchasing - University of Calgary

  • University of Calgary (AB)

University of Calgary has demonstrated leadership for sustainable purchasing in all aspects of its campus operations. Supply Chain Management integrates sustainability into the purchasing processes by requiring preferred vendors to …

University of Calgary students gather round a sacred Torah scroll at the Beth Tzedec Synagogue in Calgary during the Kaleidoscope Project.

The Kaleidoscope Project

  • University of Calgary (AB)

The Kaleidoscope project at University of Calgary envisions a more pluralistic and inclusive campus community and invites students to engage in learning, conversation and action with others who may have …

Kira Liu '17, left, and Emily Sylvestre '16, right, winterizing the bee hives with Pollinate Minnesota staff at Macalester College's Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area. The photo was taken when Emily was working on the pollinator friendly resolution.

Macalester College highlighted in AASHE's 2017 Sustainable Campus Index!

  • Macalester College (MN)

Caption: Kira Liu '17, left, and Emily Sylvestre '16, right, winterizing the bee hives with Pollinate Minnesota staff at Macalester College's Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area. The photo was …

Sterling produces about 80 percent of its energy through solar power using 11 solar trackers on campus in 2016 and uses a mixed-power model of animal and machine on the farm and in the fields.

Solar Trackers on Sterling College Campus, Craftsbury Common, VT

  • Sterling College (VT) (VT)

Sterling College has been a leader in seeking alternative sources of energy and even investments to fuel our endeavors. Sterling produces about 80 percent of its energy through solar power …

JMU students take part in a canoeing activity through the University Recreation Department (UREC) Adventure Program, which teaches and follows “Leave No Trace” principles.

JMU’s Student Outdoor Adventures Program Follows "Leave No Trace" Principles

  • James Madison University (VA)

JMU’s University Recreation Department’s (UREC’s) many contributions to environmental stewardship include Adventure Program hiking, kayaking, skiing and canoeing activities that teach and follow "Leave No Trace" principles.

https://www.jmu.edu/recreation/adventure/index.shtml

Summit series participants explore five broad and urgent global themes: conflict resolution, human rights, sustainability, global education, and religious/cultural understanding.

JMU’s Cultivating the Globally Sustainable Self Summit Series Promotes Transformative Teaching and Learning in Research and Practice

  • James Madison University (VA)

The Cultivating the Globally Sustainable Self Summit Series has brought together leading scholars, educators, and practitioners from around the world to address the crucial problems facing modern society.

https://www.jmu.edu/summitseries/Summit-Meeting-Information/participants.shtml

Amy Wildermuth, University of Utah's chief sustainability officer, with her electric vehicle purchased through the U Drive Electric program.

U Drive Electric

  • University of Utah (UT)
Lia Bobay works with mentor Adam Fudickar to band and measure birds to track bird migration affected by climate change.

2020 Sustainability Scholar in the Field

  • Indiana University Bloomington (IN)

Lia Bobay works with mentor Adam Fudickar to band and measure birds to track bird migration affected by climate change.

CV Theis Groundwater Observatory

CV Theis Groundwater Observatory

  • University of Cincinnati (OH)

The University of Cincinnati has completed the construction of the Great Miami Groundwater Observatory to continuously monitor water quality for over two million Ohio residents who rely on the Great …

Angela Anima-Korang, a Southern Illinois University student and Sustainability Office Team member, uses one of the water bottle refill stations on campus.

Southern Illinois University water bottle fill stations

  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale (IL)

With support from the campus green fund, Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently installed 27 water bottle fill stations in various buildings around campus in efforts to reduce consumption of single-use …

Sustainability Curriculum Co-Creation Teaching & Learning Festival

Concordia Sustainability Action Fund and the Faculty of Arts & Science Sustainable Curriculum Project

  • Concordia University (QC)

Sustainability Curriculum Co-Creation Teaching & Learning Festival

SOU Students and Professor Planting Pollinator Habitats

SOU Students Celebrating Arbor Day

  • Southern Oregon University (OR)

SOU students and the community came together to celebrate Arbor Day and Bee Campus USA by planting 6,000 native plants for pollinators throughout campus.

Adult Atlantic salmon raised at the Fleming College Frost campus in the Salmonid Hatchery. This is a state of the art RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System), designed to reuse over 90% of the water required for rearing tanks. Atlantic salmon are stocked into Lake Ontario tributaries in support of the Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program.

The Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program at Fleming College, Lindsay, Ontario

  • Fleming College (ON)

The Fleming College Salmonid Hatchery aims to ensure the future sustainability of Atlantic salmon in Lake Ontario by maximizing genetic diversity in stocked fish. The Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program has …

McGill is integrating sustainability into governance procedures

Sustainability in Governance at McGill University - 2017 Sustainable Campus Index

  • McGill University (QC)

In November 2015, the template used at McGill University for Board and Senate memorandum was expanded to include a question on sustainability issues that are to be considered for motions …

Brian Duffy, lead operating engineer, experienced weight loss and improved healthy after participating in the Ultimate Challenge

Healthy Herd Team Facilitators

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)

The Healthy Herd Wellness Group at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a staff-developed and managed program that goes well above and beyond a typical wellness initiative. The award-winning program incorporates nutrition, …

Closed Loop Composting at Central Michigan University

  • Central Michigan University (MI)

Through its commitment to utilizing organic waste as a valuable resource, Central Michigan University engages in a full-circle, closed system composting program that also promotes economic prosperity. Material from compost …

Student studies for Environmental Psychology PSYC 405 at Humboldt State University

Sustainability in the Curriculum at Humboldt State University

  • Cal Poly Humboldt (CA)

Humboldt State University is among the first institutions to be recognized in STARS for sustainability course designation in standard course catalogs or listings. A committee of faculty and staff first …

Yale Sustainability Action Planning poster session

Yale Sustainability Action Planning poster session

  • Yale University (CT)

Operational units and academic units celebrate their sustainability action planning efforts in a poster session event.

Timothy Dwight College

Timothy Dwight College

  • Yale University (CT)

View of Timothy Dwight College in the evening

Staff in the Department of Sustainability and Energy Management at Stanford University show their commitment to "being cardinal green" at Stanford's annual Celebrating Sustainability event on Earth Day 2017.

Stanford Be Cardinal Green photo

  • Stanford University (CA)

Launched in April 2017 the My Cardinal Green individual action program at Stanford University provides an online engagement tool and incentive program to encourage conservation among the Stanford community.

Lab users donate their own items and explore other donated items that may be useful to them during Stanford's fall 2016 lab swap meet.

Stanford 2017 Lab Swap Meet

  • Stanford University (CA)

Stanford hosts a biannual lab swap meet that invites lab users to donate items no longer needed for their own research and find items of use donated by others.

Teachers Attend a Training Course for Integrating STEM Kits in National Parks

STEM Kit for National Park Service

  • Colorado State University (CO)

The Education and Outreach Center in the College of Natural Sciences at Colorado State University has been contracted by the National Park Service to develop hands-on STEM kits for 4th-12th …

Benefits of riding the Campus Commute

Campus Commute

  • Indiana University Indianapolis (IN)

The Campus Commute shuttle system offers faculty, staff, students, and the general public value for their work-related travel between the IUPUI and IU Bloomington campuses.

There are five key benefits …

Speech faculty Brent Adrian showing students the campus bee hives

Leadership in Environmental Stewardship E-badge at Central Community College, NE

  • Central Community College (NE)

Speech faculty Brent Adrian showing students the campus bee hives.

Niagara College students participating in the World Water Monitoring Challenge, and event run by students to monitor water quality throughout campus

Niagara College Sustainability Engagement

  • Niagara College Canada (ON)

The following images depict various events and initiatives that take place at Niagara College that can be used towards students' Co-Curricular Records, and the LEAD Sustainability stream. These events include …

NAU Boodstore Bags 2

NAU - Sustainable Campus Index - Bookstore Bag Pictures

  • Northern Arizona University (AZ)

Northern Arizona University’s Bookstore (operated by Follett) is the latest concessionaire to stop handing out plastic bags for retail operations, opting instead for a more environmentally friendly paper bag. The …

Experiental applied learning in beekeeping for Leadership in Environmental Stewardship e-badge

Leadership in Environmental Stewardship E-badge at Central Community College, NE

  • Central Community College (NE)

Leadership in Environmental Stewardship E-badge at Central Community College on campus Central Community College in Grand Island, NE

Tree Planting

Campus Engagement; Diversity & Affordability

  • Northwestern University (IL)

The Change Makers program at Northwestern University allows professional staff and faculty members to engage in a personal journey to create a more inclusive environment at Northwestern University. Change Makers …

Amanda Evans (second on right), Sustainability Scholar 2016 sorting residential food-related waste.

Sustainability Scholar 2016 - University of Alberta

  • University of Alberta (AB)

The Sustainability Scholars program provides University of Alberta graduate students opportunities to work on applied research projects with the City of Edmonton, campus units and other institutions. Successful projects provide …

Kurt Borth Sustainability Scholar 2015 - Presenting approaches for successful household efficiency upgrade program.

Sustainability Scholar 2015 - University of Alberta

  • University of Alberta (AB)

Research Report - Executive Summary

The Sustainability Scholars program provides University of Alberta graduate students opportunities to work on applied research projects with the City of Edmonton, campus units and …

Université Laval, a bicycle friendly campus

  • Université Laval (QC)

In May 2016, Université Laval earned Gold in the first round of certification for Vélo Québec, a bicycle certification program inspired by Bicycle Friendly America that encourages communities and organizations …

Cornell University buildings on the Ithaca campus, which are individually metered and receive unit by unit utility billing

Cornell University Ithaca Campus: Energy Direct Billing

  • Cornell University (NY)

A new Energy Direct Billing budget model went into effect at Cornell University in 2014, making each college/unit on campus responsible for its own utility bill. This model provides a …

Bob Newton, director of the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability, and professor of geosciences, conducting research on Paradise Pond with a student.

Smith College Study Group on Climate Change

  • Smith College (MA)

Here are several photos that we were utilized in the Report of the Smith College Study Group on Climate Change to illustrate campus work and initiatives in sustainability, including the …

Students utilizing computer labs to access open resource material online.

UConn Open Educational Resources

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

The OER initiative at University of Connecticut has affected several thousand students through the adoption of open textbooks and course redesigns to increase affordability. In September 2016, the Provost provided …

Loyola's Water Conservation Efforts

Loyola Chicago's Water Conservation Carnival

  • Loyola University Chicago (IL)

As part of a water conservation grant, Loyola hosted a Water Conservation Carnival featuring the 97 year-old face of water conservation, Sr. Jean Schmidt. As part of the project, water …

Loyola's Lake Shore Campus Chapel on the shores of Lake Michigan

Loyola's Lake Shore Campus Chapel on the shores of Lake Michigan

  • Loyola University Chicago (IL)

Loyola's Lake Shore Campus Chapel on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Loyola's Lake Shore Campus on the shores of Lake Michigan

Loyola's Lake Shore Campus on the shores of Lake Michigan

  • Loyola University Chicago (IL)

LEED Silver Klarchek Information Commons. Loyola's Lake Shore Campus on the shores of Lake Michigan.

USU bikes to breakfast to celebrate the beginning and end of the National Bike Challenge.

Bike to Breakfast at Utah State University

  • Utah State University (UT)

USU bikes to breakfast to celebrate the beginning and end of the National Bike Challenge. USU celebrated its 5th year and 4th win in the National Bike Challenge.

#EKULocal Festival

  • Eastern Kentucky University (KY)

On September 7th, 2017, the Office of Sustainability at Eastern Kentucky University hosted its second annual #EKULocal Festival. The festival featured live music, fun activites, fresh produce, and a variety …

  • Posted Sept. 28, 2017
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Fix It Friday promotional flyer

  • Illinois State University (IL)
Introduction to Watershed Studies

Parks and Sustainability

  • Kent State University - Stark (OH)

Picture of a student in Kent State University at Stark's Introduction to Watershed Studies. This course was created through a park and campus partnership.

Natural Herbicides Project

Natural Herbicides Project

  • Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
  • Engineers for a Sustainable World (CO)

First experiment (for Google Science Fair 2012). Weedy check (control plot in which no natural herbicides were applied) shown to left; treated areas shown to right.

The Campus Kitchens Project

  • The Campus Kitchens Project (DC)

Images from the Campus Kitchens Project (CKP), a national leader in community service for students and the future of hunger relief. CKP is empowering the next generation of leaders to …

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