Conference Presentations
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AASHE’s database of conference presentations includes thousands of abstracts and presentation materials from AASHE’s annual Conference & Expo as well as presentation materials from other sustainability in higher education conferences.
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Building Circular Systems of Food Waste Management: A Research Approach Toward Empowering Campus and Community
- Iowa State University (IA)
This project will identify college campuses that have a food waste management program and examine the connections between the program and surrounding community, capitalizing on the benefits that each party …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Cultivating Resilience: Compost, Education & Community Empowerment
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Organic waste reduction and diversion are two of the easiest approaches to mitigate climate change and address global warming. Converting organic waste into compost provides a pathway to reduce the …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Composting for Sustainability - Food Scraps and Organics Management on Campus
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- University of Southern California (CA)
- University of Vermont (VT)
Composting is nature's climate champion. From soil fertility to carbon sequestration to nurturing biodiversity and energy generation, the management of food scraps and organic waste has come a long way …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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TASTE Food: The Automated Scope 3 Tool for Tracking Emissions From Food
- Stanford University (CA)
Currently, estimating purchased food emissions requires time intensive methods and cost prohibitive software which are limited to estimating emissions based on spend. To improve this process, The Automated Scope 3 …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Building A Campus Food Recovery Project
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Learn about food recovery innovations at Swarthmore College and the University of Pittsburgh!This session will provide an overview of the Food Lockers program at the University of Pittsburgh and the …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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The Impact of Plant-Forward Menus in University Dining Halls
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- The Humane Society of the United States (MD)
In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the environmental impacts of our food choices, spurring an increased demand for plant-based options among young people. This presentation delves …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Regionalizing the Food System While Achieving Sustainability Goals: NIU's Edible Campus Program
- Northern Illinois University (IL)
In response to the critical need for regionalization of our food system heightened by the challenges of the pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, Northern Illinois University (NIU) launched the innovative Edible …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Toolkit to help Understand and Manage Campus Food Waste
- Clarkson University (NY)
- St. Lawrence University (NY)
Join us to start to develop an understanding of how and where your campus generates food waste (FW) and then how you can use that to lay out a framework …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Transforming Campus Food Systems: Cutting Scope 3 Emissions with Plant-Based Defaults
- University of San Diego (CA)
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
Join us for an inspiring, interactive networking session focused on transforming campus food systems to reduce Scope 3 emissions. If you’re a sustainability professional, faculty member, or advocate aiming to …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges to Increase Sustainable Food on UC Campuses
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
- SupplyChange
In 2023, the University of California launched a project to determine the key barriers and opportunities to increase procurement of local and sustainable food across our ten campuses throughout California, …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Real Food Standards 3.0 & AASHE STARS
- Real Food Challenge (AZ)
In 2021 Real Food Challenge (RFC) aligned values-based standards for real food with the partners in Anchors in Action (AiA): Healthcare Without Harm and The Center for Good Food Purchasing. …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Shifting Food Norms in Gen Z: How Student Values are Driving Changes to Campus Food
- Pomona College (CA)
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
As food takes a more prominent role in our sustainability initiatives—particularly efforts to reduce Scope 3 emissions—the cultural dimension of food can be a challenge for sustainability leaders who wish …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Sustainability Efforts with Beverage Companies - Networking Session
- University of Dayton (OH)
This is a networking session that will allow for individuals to share how they have leveraged relationships with beverage companies to be able to offer more sustainable packaging or products …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Addressing the paradoxical problems of food waste and food insecurity on college campuses
- Macalester College (MN)
During this session we will discuss two problems that are increasingly common on college campuses: food waste and food insecurity. Colleges often produce hundreds of pounds of food waste every …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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FRESH to Table: A Homegrown Dining Initiative
- Boston College (MA)
FRESH is a Boston College Dining Services (BCDS) initiative that stands for Fairly traded, Regional, Equitable, Sustainable, and Healthy. With these FRESH parameters, BCDS seeks to source food and food …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Coolfoodies and Friends Meetup
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
- Williams College (MA)
- World Resources Institute (DC)
Join Coolfood Pledge members Brandeis University, University of Pittsburgh, and Williams College for a group discussion and networking hour following the “Implementing Coolfood at Three Universities” session. Chat with Coolfood …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Sustainable and Healthful Food Purchasing Policy at Lehigh University
- Lehigh University (PA)
This session is designed to educate sustainability staff, university business service departments, and campus dining executives on ways to incorporate healthy and sustainable food into their campus operations. This session …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Not Your Average Emissions: Scope 3 Challenges, Opportunities, and Taking a Holistic Approach
- Harvard University (MA)
Reducing Scope 3 emissions is an urgent sustainability challenge, but while the opportunity for impact is great, the journey forward is not always clear or easy. For most organizations, including …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Using Behavioral Science to Flip Food Culture
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
- Food for Climate League
What do college cafeterias, a Soul Music festival, urban hospitals and trendy coffeeshop chains have in common? In 2022 and 2023 they are places that have used behavioral nudges, like …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Menuing toward Net Zero: Coolfood Meals and Emissions Targets
- Aramark (PA)
Food systems are estimated to contribute over 1/3 of overall annual greenhouse gas emissions. In an effort to address this, Aramark has implemented Coolfood Meals, a low carbon menu labeling …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Implementing Successful Reuse Programs in Campus Dining
- Boston University (MA)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- AASHE (MA)
Reusable to-go container programs offer great potential for waste reduction and financial savings, but challenges with implementation often limit participation, prevent containers from being returned and reused, or provide little …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Composting: Simple Changes for Meaningful Impacts
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Food loss and waste are global challenges; an estimated 40% of food in the U.S. is wasted. Food waste disposal practices correlate with issues such as food insecurity, poverty, and …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Implementing Coolfood at Three US Universities
- Harvard University (MA)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
- Williams College (MA)
- World Resources Institute (DC)
Coolfood Pledge members commit to a target of reducing GHG emissions associated with the food they serve by 25 percent by 2030. Learn about the credible and proven way to …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Just Purchasing Consortium: Networking and Mutual Education
- Georgetown University (DC)
Poultry processing is hazardous, horrific work. Processing lines move very fast, with some plants operating at a maximum speed of 175 birds per minute, and the working conditions are challenging …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Achieving zero-waste targets: residential & retail takeout dining
- USEFULL (MA)
This is a conversation to discuss the challenges and opportunities with takeout food packaging on campus.
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Campus-Community Partnerships: Building Food Sovereignty and Fostering Collaboration
- Lafayette College (PA)
This session will explore how Lafayette College has succeeded and failed at building campus-community partnerships to address food sovereignty with an opportunity for participants to explore their own campus-community engagement …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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An Educational Program on Organic Waste Composting and Compost End Use at Kean University
- Kean University (NJ)
An institutional-wide educational and behavior change campaign was initiated in 2021 at Kean University (KU) to promote organic waste recycling and composting on campus. The program focused on three areas …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Building Social Sustainability in Food Procurement
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Nearly two and half years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, academic institutions continue to grapple with disrupted supply chains and their embedded inequities, which further exacerbated the challenging …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Engaging Students and Curricula to Create a More Sustainable and Equitable University Food System
- Naropa University (CO)
Join us for a step-by-step explanation of a curriculum-based, community development approach to creating a more sovereign, secure and sustainable food system at Naropa University. Discover how staff and faculty …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Interdisciplinary Learning Community: Sustainability and Agriculture
- County College of Morris (NJ)
An interdisciplinary approach to environmental topics, such as climate change and sustainability, helps to bridge the gap between identifying an environmental concern and implementing a societal resolution. This presentation aims …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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High Impact Practices at Bridgewater State University’s Permaculture Garden and Local Farms
- Bridgewater State University (MA)
In this presentation, faculty from the Bridgewater State University Sustainability Program share their experiences of using the permaculture garden as a tool for their teaching, research, and scholarship. The goal …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Lightning Talks: Campus Operations (Group 4)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
- Farm to Institution New England (VT)
This session consists of 3 15-minute Lightning Talk sessions related to campus operations. The Lightning Talks are: Innovations in Sustainable Procurement: A Campus Green Purchasing Guide - This session introduces …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Pigface Pancakes – Towards an Edible Campus at University of Tasmania
- University of Tasmania (TAS)
The University of Tasmania has for many years promoted community gardening and the growing of native food plants on its campuses throughout the Australian island state of Tasmania. A recent …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Playbooks for Progress: High-Impact Strategies for Climate-Smart Dining
- Stanford University (CA)
In this session, you’ll gain actionable solutions for advancing plant-forward menus through food choice architecture and preventing food waste—the top two food-related climate solutions at our disposal as leaders in …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Fair Trade and Climate Justice: How People and Planet Benefit From Fair Trade
- Fair Trade Colleges & Universities
Fair Trade Campaigns is a powerful grassroots movement mobilizing thousands of conscious consumers and fair trade advocates on campuses and in communities across the U.S. Our Fair Trade Colleges & …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Essential Food Workers and University Purchasing Power
- Georgetown University (DC)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Food workers are essential, yet they endure wage theft, harassment, trafficking, discrimination, and hazardous working conditions. As institutional purchasers, universities have the purchasing power to improve labor conditions within their …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Composting: Community Based Solutions to Food Waste & Climate Challenges
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Food loss and food waste are global challenges; an estimated 40% of food in the U.S. is wasted. Food waste is directly related to food insecurity, poverty, and the climate …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Greek Sustainability: Leveraging Change, Empowering Leaders
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
Students have been organizing chapter houses to host a "Green Chair" or also popularly known as "Green Greek Reps". We will share our resources, strategy, and recent academic year's impact …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Augsburg University’s Local Food Initiative: Student-Designed, Locally-Sourced
- Augsburg University (MN)
In 2020, Augsburg University’s Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship launched Augsburg Local, a campaign to leverage Augsburg University’s purchasing power to support local businesses. Purchasing at Augsburg typically takes …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Zero Waste Networking Meeting
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
This is a meetup for all students, staff, companies, and professionals that are working on campus Zero Waste efforts. Whether you're helping your campus achieve Zero Waste goals, or focusing …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Fostering a Collaborative Work Environment for Food Sustainability
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
This session hopes to encourage higher education institutions to incorporate a collaborative lens for new sustainability initiatives in order to address student turnover, communication challenges, and partnerships between student leaders …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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How Fair Trade Campuses are Collaborating to Amplify Their Impact
- University at Albany (NY)
- University of California, Riverside (CA)
- Fair Trade Colleges & Universities
Fair Trade Campaigns is a powerful grassroots movement mobilizing thousands of conscious consumers and Fair Trade advocates on campuses and in communities across the U.S. Our Fair Trade Colleges & …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Amplifying Our Voices: Aligning Food Procurement Standards in a New Era
- Real Food Challenge (AZ)
Anchors in Action (AiA) alliance is a national cross-sector partnership among Center for Good Food Purchasing, Health Care Without Harm, and Real Food Challenge. Together these groups represent hospitals, school …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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What the Fork: A Case Study in Bioplastics
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The University of Arizona Compost Cats was founded in 2011 by a small group of students with a mission to divert food waste from the Student Unions away from local …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Conducting Campus Dining Operations Successfully in the Middle of a Pandemic
- Mount Holyoke College (MA)
Mount Holyoke College started tracking food waste with the Leanpath food waste prevention system in October of 2019. With the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic in early 2020 the …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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A Tectonic Shift in Dining Services: Brandeis' New Metrics for Advancing Sustainability Through Food
- Brandeis University (MA)
- Sodexo USA (MD)
In the year leading up to the covid-19 crisis, Brandeis University was busy preparing an RFP for a new dining vendor. This presented a pivotal opportunity to incorporate sustainability in …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Fun with Food Systems: Creative Ways to Increase Food Sovereignty and Build Community Remotely
- Portland Community College (OR)
Food shortages skyrocketed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and community college students were notably affected. Normal campus supports such as in-person food pantries, learning gardens, and our campus …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Assessing Food Security in Higher Education
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Michigan State University (MI)
Food security exists when all people in a community, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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A Zero Waste Campus Is Possible
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
In this workshop we will facilitate a discussion around how students can lead specific efforts to solve waste issues on their campuses. We start with a short presentation on the …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Implementation of a Single-Use Plastics Ban: Navigating Contracts, Procurement, and Outreach
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
In 2020, the UC system passed a single-use plastics policy that aims to greatly reduce plastics on campuses and health systems. The policy went into effect in 2021, starting with …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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