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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Branding a Sustainability Program: The University of Rochester Go Green Initiative
- University of Rochester (NY)
Like many universities striving to make sustainability a priority without a central office for sustainability, the University of Rochester's efforts and achievements occur among multiple departments and programs. Communicating and …
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Campus-Scale Water Reuse Solutions to Enhance Water Sustainability in Higher Ed
- NextEra Distributed Water, Inc. (VA)
Water reclamation and reuse is vital for bulk-water consumers, like college campuses, to meet water supply challenges. Campus-scale reclaimed water projects, like the WaterHub® at Emory University, are becoming increasingly …
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Sustainability in Pedagogy: Bridging the Gap Between Influence and Impact
- Aquinas College (MI)
There is an issue at the heart of sustainability education which has proven a formidable barrier to more rapid change in our communities and the policies which shape our future. …
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Farm-to-school & school-to-farm!
- Georgia Southern University (GA)
- Burke County Public Schools (GA)
This conference session will highlight how collaborations between universities, schools, and farms have been incorporated into Dietetic Internship programs and curriculum to promote farm-to-school and school-to-farm efforts. Panelists will share …
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More than the environment! The journey to a community-engaged, multi-dimensional sustainability course
- Macalester College (MN)
In 2014, we began a program called Educating Sustainability Ambassadors (ESA) which aims to broaden the understanding of sustainability on campus and emphasize the interconnections between a healthy natural environment …
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Senior Leadership Summit: Positioning Sustainability as Your Ultimate Innovation Driver
- Harvard University (MA)
AASHE presents its 2016 Senior Leadership Summit on Positioning Sustainability as An Innovation Driver for senior leaders and leadership teams. To date, the most prevalent senior leadership response to sustainability …
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Ecological Restoration on a Liberal Arts Campus: On-site and Community Development
- Drew University (NJ)
Situated on a small suburban campus in Madison, New Jersey, in a densely populated region of the US, Drew University attracts students to come live in the 'forest,' while accessing …
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A Public Engagement Process to Create a Community-Based Vision and Open Space Plan
- Furman University (SC)
During a three-week public engagement process, a team of faculty and students facilitated community-based public participation to create a vision and open space plan for a 27-acre vacant lot in …
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Scaling applied learning programs for sustainability
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Portland State University (OR)
Applied learning opportunities, from internships, to community-based learning courses to student research provide training for students in addressing complex societal challenges. These endeavors are mostly designed to optimize the student's …
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STAR Certified Communities: A Case Study of Reading, PA
- Albright College (PA)
The STAR Community Rating System was released in October 2012 to address the needs of U.S. cities, towns and counties seeking a common framework for sustainability.The rating system is based …
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Engaging Justice and Sustainability in North Philadelphia: A Campus/Community Collaboration
- Swarthmore College (PA)
Describes a Campus/Community partnership between community leaders in North Philadelphia and faculty and students at Swarthmore College. The team supports a just transition away from fossil fuels and toward healthy, …
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Beyond the Campus: Community Engagement in Sustainability and Resilience
- California State University, Northridge (CA)
In this session we will show how we engaged community partners in climate change resilience efforts and promoted energy and water conservation in the community. In 2015-16 the Institute for …
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The integration of Sustainability Practices in College Athletics
- University of Florida (FL)
This three-part case study explores large-scale college athletic programs tackling the challenges of becoming zero waste & carbon neutral with a range of internal and campus-wide goals. Focused mainly on …
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Return Recycling: Zero Waste Strategies
- New York University (NY)
- Return Recycling (NY)
Return Recycling is a student-led organization devoted to building a concrete understanding for waste data, infrastructure, and engagement. Over the past year we prototyped new (self-designed) recycling bins, developed new …
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To Serve or Not to Serve?: The Role of Gender Socialization in Community Engagement and Connections to Toxic Masculinities
- Oregon State University (OR)
Across various measures of civic and community engagement, whether across the country or here at Oregon State University, men tend to be less active in these activities, which can be …
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Classroom, Campus and Community Sustainability Engagement: Resources for Engaging the Social Dimensions of Change
- EcoChallenge.org (OR)
Sustainability education and engagement should encompass more than mere knowledge acquisition, instead integrating a transformative learning process that engages the whole person. This 30 minute workshop highlights why participatory, dialogue-based …
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Exploring LEED-EB: O+M for A Smarter, Healthier and More Efficient Campus: Lessons Learned at Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
- Green Building Services (OR)
Portland State University is working on multiple fronts to institutionalize sustainable operations and support the campus goal of carbon neutrality by 2040. In 2015, PSU became a founding signatory of …
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Greeks Go Green
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
Greeks Going Green is a collaborative project with the student government at the University of Nebraska, which aims to show people that through simple actions, they have the power to …
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Infusing Sustainability Principles and Practices into Study Abroad
- Concordia College (NY)
- Delta College (MI)
- Lawrence University (WI)
Sustainability, a common thread across curriculums, can serve as the connection for engaged learning. Tie it to international travel and it links our students with opportunity for greater understanding of …
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It's All About the People! Let's Talk About Social Sustainability.
- Texas A&M University (TX)
As industry professionals, you are already aware that we must balance the environment, the economy, and social equity if we are to achieve a sustainable society. The reality is that …
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The Purdue Recycling Project (PuRe): Developing a Scientific Approach to Study Recycling Signage
- Keep America Beautiful (CT)
- Purdue University (IN)
The Purdue Recycling Project (PuRe), funded by Keep America Beautiful, has three major goals: 1) The first goal is to test recycling behaviors in a controlled lab study in which …
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Greeks Think Green
- University of Arizona (AZ)
- University of Florida (FL)
The Office of Sustainability at the University of Florida and the University of Arizona have joined teams to discuss how they've empowered their school's Greek communities to recognize their sustainability …
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The State of Campus Green Funds in 2016
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
In 2013, AASHE published the How-To Guide: Campus Green Fund Implementation. Green funds have evolved since the original publication, identifying a need to review and discuss new green fund trends …
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Sustainability in Higher Education: A Model for Nonprofit Organizations?
- North Cascades Institute (WA)
How can the work toward sustainability in higher education inform the sustainability work of educational nonprofits? This session will explore how one education-oriented nonprofit, North Cascades Institute, has utilized STARS, …
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Institutional Change through Student-Led Initiatives: The Appalachian State University Renewable Energy Initiative
- Appalachian State University (NC)
The ASUREI is a student-led, student-funded organization that reduces the environmental impact of Appalachian State University by implementing renewable energy technologies, investing in sustainable energy practices, and promoting campus engagement. …
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Systems Thinking for Campus Sustainability: Utilizing the University of Central Florida Campus as a Living Laboratory
- University of Central Florida (FL)
In Spring of 2016, UCF's College of Engineering and Computer Science offered a new honors-level course titled Systems Analysis for Sustainability in Engineered Systems. The 14 week course introduces principles …
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Colloquium on FEWS Research Needs and Opportunities
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
Regardless of all the devoted investments, too often, good, nutritious food ends up getting wasted. In the United States, food is the largest stream of discarded materials, accounting for 21 …
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How Resource Innovation and Solutions Pioneered on the ASU Campus is Growing a Worldwide Network
- Arizona State University (AZ)
This is the story of how Arizona State University, through a systems approach to public engagement and a unique collaboration with the city of Phoenix, created the Resource Innovation and …
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Fair Trade Recycling Operations
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
While the Responsible Recycling (R2) standard has been criticized for its flexibility regarding exportation, our team has been able to connect with R2 certified operations that exemplify how the exportation …
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Student Internships Mobilizing From Coal to Carbon Neutrality Efforts
- Oberlin College (OH)
Carbon neutrality efforts require high level planning and coordination; meanwhile, sustainability offices often have few staff and full plates. This case study highlights efforts of two Oberlin College students who, …
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F#!% Carbon Neutrality: Engaging Higher Education in Climate Policy
- Auburn University (AL)
- Bard College (NY)
- Living Routes, Inc. (MA)
- Citizens' Climate Lobby (CA)
Since the inception of the campus sustainability movement, the pursuit of carbon neutrality has been the dominant strategy for institutions that have signed the Presidents' Climate Commitment as well as …
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Sustainability & Botanical Tours: Educating our Communities
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
SOU's Landscape Services collaborated with students, faculty, and staff across campus to develop signed Sustainability and Botanical Tours to educate our regional community about SOU's myriad of sustainability programs and …
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Establish An Organic Multicultural Vegetable Garden to Promote Sustainability and Address Diversity at Kean University
- Kean University (NJ)
A team of four students from Kean University committed to establish an organic multicultural vegetable garden in the Liberty Hall Farm located in Union County, New Jersey. Team members will …
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: An Integrative Education Model for Sustainability and Global Citizenship
- Dallas College (TX)
Two Sides of the Same Coin' is a case study of curricular and co-curricular education programs at North Lake College in Irving, Texas, part of the Dallas County Community College …
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Using Campus Solar Deployment Roadmaps to Guide University Investment
- Second Nature (MA)
- Intentional Endowments Network (MA)
- Midwest Renewable Energy Association (WI)
With support from the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) has been working to develop approaches and define opportunities for on- and off-campus solar …
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Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems: National Science Foundation (NSF) Initiative to Examine Critical Issues in Today's World
- National Science Foundation
At the end of 2015, the NSF put out its first request for proposals for the INFEWS program. Over the next five years the program plans to fund interdisciplinary projects …
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Powering a New South: Sustainabilty through Student Engagement in the University Press and Beyond
- Coastal Carolina University (SC)
Through an examination of the processes, experiences, and outcomes of a yearlong, multi-disciplinary, experiential university press project, instructors and press advisors will examine energy through the lens of our local …
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Employing Urban Ecology in Grounds Management at New York University
- New York University (NY)
The emerging field of urban ecology has taken on a new urgency in recent years as most of the world's population now lives in cities where open spaces are fundamental …
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Rating the New Campus Landscape: How SITES Can Engage Students + Energize your Sustainability Mission
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
SITES is to campus landscapes what LEED is to buildings. Two public institutions, Grand Valley State University (Michigan) and Nassau Community College (New York) have shown their highest commitment to …
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Sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Across the Curriculum
- Bemidji State University (MN)
- North Hennepin Community College (MN)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- Robbinsdale Area Schools (MN)
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, North Hennepin Community College and Bemidji State University are offering a one day Sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Across the Curriculum workshop for faculty …
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Is it 'Socially Sustainable' if no one Hears About It?: Living Wage Policies, Practices, and Adoption in Higher Education
- Saint Joseph's University (PA)
Concern for the rights and dignity of workers have fueled growing calls for laws either increasing the minimum wage or adopting a living wage scheme. In lieu of wage legislation, …
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Immersive Learning in Sustainable Building Design and Construction Practices
- University of Arkansas (AR)
Sustainability registers a high appeal among students as they face climate change. At Florida International University, a research program has been established to test if the Technology Mediated Learning Environments …
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Developing and Implementing a Critical Social Justice Lens for 21st Century Campus Sustainability Work
- Hackman Consulting Group
This cross-disciplinary workshop is designed to take our campus sustainability work to a deeper level, via the use of a critical 'social justice lens' (SJL), so as to improve its …
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Cultivating Regional Partnerships on Campus: Sourcing and Food Service for a Sustainable Mid-Atlantic Food System
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- Bon Appétit Management Company
- Common Market Philadelphia (PA)
How do colleges and universities successfully partner with sustainable producers, distributors, and food service management companies for a positive impact that goes beyond campus? Join a conversation among key players …
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Making the Case for the Living, Learning Lab & Quantifying Ecosystem Services: IU Bloomington's Tree Inventory
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
Indiana University Bloomington initiated a campus-wide geographic information systems tree inventory effort in the spring of 2015. The tree inventory data is housed through ArcGIS online and led primarily by …
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Aligning Efforts and Increasing Outreach Through the Sustainable Development Goals
- Portland Community College (OR)
- United Nations University
- KEDGE Business School (Bordeaux)
Sustainability efforts continue to grow around the world; however, achieving a sustainable future requires increasing our collective impact by aligning efforts with broader initiatives and increasing our outreach. This panel …
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Bike Rentals, Education and Outreach: Creating student-led jobs, leadership positions, and access at a commuter college.
- Portland Community College (OR)
The Bike Program funded 100% by student activity fees was launched in January 12, 2012 to increase access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable transportation at the PCC Cascade Campus. Through …
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Exploring the Confluence of Race, Class and Gender Issues and our Campus Sustainability Work
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- University of Rochester (NY)
- University of Vermont (VT)
- Hackman Consulting Group
This panel session explores the powerfully important ways that dynamics of race, class and gender (RCG) impact the efficacy of our campus sustainability work, and then explains how a racial …
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How Higher Education Can Engage International Students to Achieve Sustainability, Social Justice, and Equity
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
This session explores how higher education can address international students issues around recruitment, funding, research, intercultural connections and other support venues to facilitate social and environmental sustainability. As institutions across …
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Cedar Valley College a Center of Excellence of Sustainability: How we embedded sustainability into our college
- Dallas College (TX)
Come to this session if you want to know how Cedar Valley College became a Center of Excellence of Sustainability in southern Dallas, TX. We will share: How we utilized …
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