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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Transitioning the Culinary Industry though Transformative Culinary Education
- Johnson & Wales University, Providence (RI)
The foodservice industry is one of the most influential towards building a just and sustainable future. Food being the critical link, it is evident that culinary education programs in higher …
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Building a Comprehensive Internship Program for Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development
- University of Denver (CO)
Internships can provide students with deep experiential learning that supports and enhances their curricular pathways. Managing internships can be complex and time consuming for both student and supervisor. At the …
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Moving to a Circular Economy: a Framework for Building Networks, Capacity, and Strategy
- Michigan State University (MI)
As hundreds of colleges and universities are committing to carbon neutrality, the forward discussion is now moving to circularity. Circularity is more than zero waste, recycling, and even energy. The …
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Student Peer Educators as the Primary Communication and Outreach Strategy for Campus Sustainability
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)
A programming methodology was developed for applying student peer educators (EcoReps) for campus-wide communications and outreach. The idea was to emphasize direct, face-to-face engagement with students and staff in place …
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We Can Submit: An Authentic Discussion of a First Time STARS Submission
- Oklahoma State University (OK)
- University of Mississippi (MS)
Calling all STARS wannabes! Do you feel overwhelmed when you think about starting the STARS process? Has your office tried to submit and is yet to be successful? Are other …
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Creating a Green Allies Coalition to Address Social Sustainability: Lessons Learned and Future Goals
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
This session will describe the efforts of the Green Allies Coalition within the Office of Sustainability at UW-Madison. Our office has teams focused on improving environmental sustainability, yet no team …
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How universities understand sustainability and its implications for action
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
The integration of sustainability across Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has produced an emerging field around defining sustainability. Despite the increase in universities transitioning towards more sustainable institutions, and the importance …
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Bail on Balloons: Institutionalizing a Green Events Standard
- New York University (NY)
NYU hosts thousands of events each year. Whether they're massive conferences or office parties, events are integral to our community. But they notoriously result in unnecessary waste, both material and …
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Meeting Campus Sustainability Goals by Showcasing Them in College Sports
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette (LA)
The University of Colorado Boulder is the nation's first NCAA Div 1 sports sustainability program-and has compiled lessons learned about how to use the sports platform to elevate campus sustainability …
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Green Events Ambassadors: Student Interns Share Zero Waste Knowledge Across Institutions
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
This informational session will provide attendees with an in-depth look at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Sustainability's intern-run Green Events Program, its zero waste planning, and how this programming …
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Move Out Programs: Finding the Solution for your Campus
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
Every year when students move out of their dorms and apartments, tons of useful stuff is left behind or discarded. Over the past decade or so, campuses all across the …
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Innovation in Food System Funding - The New England Food Vision Prize for New England Campuses
- Sodexo USA (MD)
- Henry P. Kendall Foundation
In order to challenge and empower campus dining programs to become instruments of change in farm to institution, the Henry P. Kendall Foundation launched a new type of food system …
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Successful Transitions: Guiding Student Groups Through Leadership Changes
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
As second year students ourselves, we understand that student groups are empowered to create bold impacts in higher education. They benefit from peer connections in a way that departmental or …
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Stay Rad Post Grad!
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
Are you graduating? Are you panicking? Or maybe you know exactly what you want to do, but it's just a matter of making it happen. Join the PLAN staff (with …
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Planning and Progress Toward Carbon Neutrality, Year Two
- University of Dayton (OH)
- Rocky Mountain Institute (CO)
Despite widespread commitments to carbon neutrality, few campuses have published feasibility studies on these programs. Especially important to the climate impact of these goals is challenging assumptions around issues of …
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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 …
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Sustainability and Competency Based Education
- Southern New Hampshire University (NH)
Colleges are becoming more experimental in their desire to provide access to underserved populations (Sturgis, et al, 2016). New methods include badging, micro-credentials, and competency-based education (CBE). Each delivery platform …
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Achieving University Circularity in 2050
- Ayers Saint Gross (MD)
- CannonDesign (NY)
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation
It's 2050 and the world's civilizations have successfully implemented 100% recycled materials, 100% material waste diversion, 100% renewable energy-fueled systems and perpetual environmental regeneration. Within the design field, as a …
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Is Anybody Listening!? How to Reach Students on a Message Saturated Campus
- Concordia College - Moorhead (MN)
When you decided to become a sustainability professional, you may not have realized how much time and effort you would spend trying to engage students in sustainability events, programs, or …
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Cultivating Student and Staff Leaders through Campus Food Recovery Programs
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
As the awareness of food insecurity on college campuses increases, campus dining services are referred to as potential emergency relief for student food insecurity. Through food recovery programs, dining services …
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Project Management for Sustainability Offices to Keep Moving Forward
- University of Florida (FL)
- University of Southern Maine (ME)
Whether you're a single-person operation, have a team of staff members, or have a group of fantastic student volunteers or interns, we are all facing more requests for our time …
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Transformational Education or Transforming Education?
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
In order to mobilize a just transition, transformation in how we think, act and our sense of being in the world envisioning a holistic approach of head, hands and heart. …
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Rethinking Your Campus: Creative Curriculum, Programs, and Policies that Address a Just Transition
- California State University, Chico (CA)
- Skyline College (CA)
- Strategic Energy Innovations (CA)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
Adapting to climate change and interrelated social crises is no easy feat, especially for campus systems with longstanding institutional frameworks. Key to this shift is to encourage broad student, campus, …
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UW-Stevens Point Organics Diversion Program
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) has been actively managing its organics for decades. Over the past 10 years, UWSP has managed upwards of 140,000 pounds of organics per year, …
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Lessons From the Field of Education: Bridging Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability
- Chatham University (PA)
- University of Michigan (MI)
Social justice (i.e. equity) is one of sustainability's '3Es,' alongside the economy and environment. Yet too often, these 'Es' are framed with shaky connections or as separate spheres. This has …
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Building Your Campus Energy Workforce: Opportunities for Students, Faculty and Staff
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
Energy efficiency and renewable energy are exploding with interest from students while colleges and universities across the country are working to rapidly deploy both solutions. How can these interests be …
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Go DefaultVeg: Using Behavioral Nudges to Reduce Food-Related GHG Emissions at Your Institution
- Harvard University (MA)
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
Colleges and universities are increasingly attempting to measure and reduce their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Among the largest contributors of Scope 3 emissions are transportation and food. In 2019, …
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Partnering the university with correctional facilities for equitable education
- Butler University (IN)
College is a privilege not accessible to everyone. The structure of higher education is elitist and promotes a specific ideology in even the most liberal of schools. How can we …
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Transforming Your Supply Chain for a Sustainable Future
- Aramark (PA)
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
- Harvest Table Culinary Group (PA)
Developing a resilient food system is a crucial task for de-escalating and reversing the interrelated social and ecological crises unfolding as a result of industrial scale animal agriculture. Universities and …
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Beyond Likes and Followers: How to Create Meaningful Real-Life Engagement via Instagram
- Elon University (NC)
- University of Virginia (VA)
How do sustainability offices engage students beyond social media metrics to create real-life engagement? In this session, three institutions-one small private liberal arts college, one medium-sized private university and one …
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Don't Be a Maverick: Opportunities for Cost-Sharing Air Travel Offsets
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Second Nature (MA)
In 2019, Arizona State University, Carbonfund.org and Second Nature began a partnership with the goal of convening and organizing institutions interested in: -Cost-sharing carbon offset purchases with airlines -Developing a …
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Interdisciplinary Approach to Environmental Education Through Service-Learning
- Husson University (ME)
- Saint Joseph's College - ME (ME)
- Maine Campus Compact (ME)
In 2017, in partnership with Campus Compact offices throughout Southern New England, Maine Campus Compact (MCC) awarded subgrants to 14 interdisciplinary faculty teams across four states (CT, MA, ME, NH) …
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Renewable Energy Procurement: Strategy Development and Stakeholder Engagement
- University of Dayton (OH)
- Edison Energy (CA)
- Stillwater Creek Solutions (OH)
The purpose of this session is to help institutions of higher education develop and execute on renewable energy strategies through offsite and onsite renewable energy procurement. Hear how the University …
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Beyond the Ivory Walls: Community Based Sustainable Solutions for Building Local Resilience
- University of Dayton (OH)
In an era of climate change, a just transition requires solutions that marry sustainability and resilience. Commonly, resilience is perceived as an adaptation strategy that builds capacity to withstand disturbances …
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Staying Green While Staying Woke: Creating Inclusive Sustainability Communities in Higher Education
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
Equity is one of the pillars of sustainability. While there is more attention to climate and environmental justice in our field today, much of the work in sustainability spaces tends …
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Piloting, Scaling and Committing to Healthier Materials
- Colby College (ME)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
- Thornton Tomasetti (ME)
When it comes to the processes and chemicals used to make building materials, there is an urgent need for market transformation. It takes institutions, like the ones in this panel, …
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The Challenge and Promise of a Living Building Project in a Dynamic Urban Ecosystem
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
- Thornton Tomasetti (ME)
- Simons Architects (ME)
Where many people see an unassuming drab brick building in a corner of Portland, Maine's, historic waterfront, Unity College sees an unprecedented opportunity for a physical manifestation our sustainability mission. …
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Incorporating Social Equity Considerations into Sustainability & Climate Action Planning
- Portland Community College (OR)
Equity is playing an increasing role in the process of sustainability and climate action planning. Asking 'Who benefits?' and 'Who gets to decide?' from the outcomes is a critical component …
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Organics for Everyone: Lessons Learned from a Large-Scale Campus-wide Organics Rollout
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- University of Minnesota System Office (MN)
Implementing post-consumer organics collection on campus is a big step. But it can be done! The University of Minnesota has confronted the challenges associated with front-of-house organics collection head-on with …
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Engage Your Climate Action Toolbox: Renewable Energy, Carbon Offsets and Renewable Natural Gas
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- Center for Resource Solutions | Green-e (CA)
The clock is ticking to greatly reduce carbon emissions to avoid the worst of a climate catastrophe. These negative impacts will affect everyone, not just those who are emitting the …
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Michigan State University Brody Neighborhood Re-design and Innovative Future
- Michigan State University (MI)
The Michigan State University (MSU) Division of Residential and Hospitality Services (RHS) is committed to ensuring long-term sustainability by recognizing and reducing our impacts on the planet. Through our programs, …
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Podcasts and Podcasting for Sustainability in Higher Education
- Bard College (NY)
- Central College (IA)
- Brailsford & Dunlavey (DC)
This session explores podcasting as a tool for sustainability in higher education. A panel of three podcast producers will share examples of how they have used podcasts to support sustainability …
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Navigating Options for Scaling-Up Campus Renewables: PPAs, Onsite, Offsite, Leases, & More
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville (WI)
- Coho Climate Advisors (MD)
The renewable energy marketplace is opaque and complex. Onsite solar, community solar, offsite wind and solar, direct ownership, lease, utility partnerships, third party PPAs? What's legal? What's prohibited? Navigating this …
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Collaborating for Resilience: The Power of Campus-Community Conversations
- Agnes Scott College (GA)
- University of Florida (FL)
We are already beginning to feel the impacts of climate change on our campuses and within our communities. It is increasingly important that universities and colleges anticipate these impacts by …
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Creating Intersectionality with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Sustainability with UC Berkeley
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
In the realm of establishing a sustainable campus, a clear understanding and commitment from leaders (staff and students) are necessary to execute those goals. Often times, communities who are underrepresented …
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Middlebury College Shifts Toward all Renewable Energy with Innovative farm to fuel Partnership
- Middlebury College (VT)
- Vanguard Renewables (MA)
- Vermont Gas Systems (VT)
Middlebury College will significantly reduce its carbon footprint and move toward meeting its Energy2028 goal of 100% renewable energy, thanks to an innovative partnership with Goodrich Family Farm in Salisbury, …
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Student Support 101: A Guide for Sustainability Professionals
- Florida State University (FL)
Across the country, universities are solidifying their commitment to a more sustainable future through the creation of sustainability offices. Often times, these offices are located within facilities departments with professionals …
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Are Campuses Making Progress on Their Climate Goals?
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Second Nature (MA)
- Coho Climate Advisors (MD)
- Brailsford & Dunlavey (DC)
The University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute's 'Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform' (SIMAP) has greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory data from nearly 500 campuses. Working with Brailsford & Dulnavey, CustomerFirst …
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Issues Don't Move People; Stories do - Using Films to Catalyze Student and Community Engagement
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
When it comes to films, too often our focus is on what appears on the screen when the projector turns on. But our focus really needs to be on action--what …
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Innovative Pedagogies for Climate Change Education across the University of Michigan
- University of Michigan (MI)
A growing body of research is examining climate change education, in part due to the urgent need for educational programs to prepare the next generation of students to help lead …
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