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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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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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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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 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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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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Galvanizing Gaia: A Social Incubator for Women Leaders and Innovators
- Prescott College (AZ)
Two ecopreneurship professors create a supportive context for women sustainability entrepreneurs and campus program innovators to move from idea to action with their regenerative project ideas. This dynamic half-day workshop …
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Football Fans and Waste: Influencing Behavior
- University of Missouri (MO)
One of the main factors in waste separation at sporting events is gaining the cooperation of fans to dispose of their waste in the appropriate receptacle (compost, recycling or landfill). …
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Collaborative Initiatives that Work
- Arizona State University (AZ)
Inspiring and empowering sustainability engagement and practices on our campuses is one of Arizona State University's primary goals and creating a culture of collaboration has served as a key enabler. …
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Educational Sustainability Leadership
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
In this session, there will be a discussion about the importance of creating leaders in education that understand sustainability. The term educational sustainability will be defined and described in order …
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Community Partnerships for Stormwater Management
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
- Villanova University (PA)
Hear from two universities, Villanova University and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), on example stormwater projects both on and off campus. Learn what works and what doesn't in campus stormwater management. …
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Healthy Materials: Agents of Change
- Bruner/Cott Architects (MA)
Building materials can create adverse effects in built and natural environments. In addition to depleting natural resources and causing pollution, certain materials expose us to harmful chemicals. Advocating for transparency …
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Knowledge Flows Downstream: Partnering to Build Watershed Awareness on Campus and at Local Elementary/Middle Schools..
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
A collaboration between Pennsylvania Sea Grant and Penn State Erie, The Behrend College provided undergraduate students with science-based information about watershed health, water quality and the impacts of excess storm …
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Seeing STARS: Institutionalizing Sustainability Data Collection & Reporting
- University of South Carolina (SC)
- Campus Labs (NY)
Recognizing the challenges of centralizing sustainability data collection and reporting, the University of South Carolina piloted two collection systems in 2015-16. Drawing on the deployment system and existing relationships of …
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Implementing a LED Lighting Program Across a Major University Campus
- Princeton University (NJ)
- Pearl Street LED Lighting Systems (NJ)
Princeton University has begun the execution of a program to convert their entire campus to LED lighting. This lighting efficiency program is in support of the Universities sustainability initiatives and …
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Engaging at Home and Abroad Through COPs: Higher Education Leadership on Climate Change
- University of Connecticut (CT)
Higher education has the unique opportunity to act as a leader and generator of positive climate action both domestically and abroad. Through research, interdisciplinary educational programs, experiential learning opportunities, at …
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The Harsh Realities of Generating Successful Living Laboratories
- Dickinson College (PA)
Living laboratories are a growing component of sustainability in higher education, however their creation is frequently meet with stiff opposition. Dickinson College has successfully cultivated two living laboratories, The Handlebar, …
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Pop Quiz, What Does Sustainability Mean? A Training Certificate Program
- Saint Louis University (MO)
How can you develop a basic knowledge of what sustainability means on your campus without required coursework integrated into the curriculum or reach large audiences at the same time? This …
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Campus and Community Partnerships: Celebrating Earth Day
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
The project created an annual Earth Day event for a joint celebration between the campus and the community of Lowell, Massachusetts. Faculty, staff and the Office of Sustainability have partnered …
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Internal Carbon Pricing: Designing and Implementing Campus Climate Policies with Vassar, Swarthmore, and Yale
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- Vassar College (NY)
- Yale University (CT)
In the absence of federal or international carbon markets, higher education has a momentous opportunity to model institutional capacity to put a price on carbon. The goal of this panel …
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Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Higher Education: Factors Influencing the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- North Carolina A&T State University (NC)
Thanks to the leadership of AASHE and Second Nature almost 20% of all higher education institutions have committed to making significant greenhouse gas emission reductions, and many have made substantial …
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Campus Farms and Gardens: Laboratories for Building Change Agents
- North Cascades Institute (WA)
As climate change realities imbue a desire for tangible action in university students, interest in sustainable food systems is increasing at an incredible pace. As many as 1/3 of higher …
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Using the Campus as a Living Learning Laboratory: Methods for Informal Sustainability Education
- University of Michigan (MI)
This panel will explore how new and existing sustainability projects at the University of Michigan are being integrated into a pathway for student sustainability engagement and leadership as we aim …
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Prioritizing Infrastructure Upgrades: Highlighting Shippensburg University's Success
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (PA)
- Gordian (SC)
Nationwide trends indicate that capital funding at public institutions has stagnated for the past 7 years, at rates significantly below private institutions' funding levels. In response to shortfalls, public institutions …
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SustainaMondays at the University of Virginia: A Personal Approach to Promoting Sustainability
- University of Virginia (VA)
The promotions team of U.Va's Office for Sustainability student employees started an initiative called SustainaMondays. It promotes environmentally conscious eating, sustainable lifestyle choices, and U.Va Sustainability events on a weekly …
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The Living Building at Georgia Tech - A Campus-Wide Engagement Approach
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
In partnership with The Kendeda Fund, Georgia Tech will build a fully certified Living Building Challenge 3.0 building to support instruction, research, campus engagement, and community outreach on its Atlanta …
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An Eco-Rep Program at a Liberal Arts College: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned
- Concordia College (NY)
In 2013, the Sustainability Coordinator at Concordia College created an Eco-Reps Program, with the intention of having two students serve as an Eco-Rep in each residence hall. The program is …
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Student Recycling Competition and Reusable To-Go Containers
- Aramark (PA)
Through partnership with the University, Dining Services launched a reusable to-go program and student recycling competition to advert Styrofoam and plastic from entering the community landfill. In fall 2014, Dining …
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Advancing Sustainability - Green Grants Program
- New York University (NY)
Since 2007 New York University's Green Grants program has awarded funding to students, faculty and staff with ideas or projects that advance sustainability. Improving the university's environmental performance, fostering environmental …
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Driving Change: A survey of how institutions are addressing commuting and business travel.
- Mohawk College (ON)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
Transportation is often perceived by higher education institutions as an area that is out of their control and therefore difficult to impact change - yet at most schools greenhouse gas …
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Global Collaboration, Local Action: Insights and Ideas from two International Networks
- Yale University (CT)
- International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) (MA)
Comprised of 11 members, the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) established a campus sustainability initiative in 2009.This group's outputs to-date include a student exchange program, conferences, and a co-authored …
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RIT FoodShare: Collaboration Across Campus to Address Food Insecurity and Sustainability
- Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
RIT FoodShare was conceived by students in the Fall of 2014 who were challenged in a class to research food insecurity and reduce food waste. Their initiative, combined with an …
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Developing a Campus-wide Sustainability Assessment
- Colorado State University (CO)
This presentation will describe a dissertation project from Colorado State University that examines individuals' knowledge of sustainability in relation to the concepts of the Triple Bottom Line; economic sustainability, environmental …
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Leading Climate & Resilience Action on Your Campus & Community!
- Second Nature (MA)
- National Campus Leadership Council (DC)
Students have long been the champions and implementers for campus sustainability efforts. NCLC & Second Nature will engage student leaders on emerging climate issues, providing tools/support to make a difference …
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Beyond Operational Sustainability: Facilities Staff as Leaders, Teachers, and Guinea Pigs
- Portland Community College (OR)
- University of Virginia (VA)
At Portland Community College, 'we're all in this together' to promote a sustainable college experience. PCC Facilities Management Services extends beyond traditional roles to encourage educational opportunities related to sustainability, …
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Developing a Customizable Offset Program for Off Campus Travel
- Appalachian State University (NC)
During the spring semester of 2016, The Office of Sustainability at Appalachian State University capitalized on the growing momentum of a voluntary Carbon Neutral Commuter offset program by expanding beyond …
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Plastic-Free Campuses
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
From bottles and bags to polypropylene microbeads, we discuss tangible alternatives to single-use disposable plastics on a college or university campus. We use campus-specific programs to highlight success stories of …
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Lifecycle Management of Electronics from Procurement to Disposal
- Global Electronics Council (OR)
This session will introduce the new, comprehensive manual, The Lifecycle Management of Electronics from Procurement to Disposal, recently released by the Green Electronics Council and the National Association of Educational …
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Sorting It All Out: What's in Your Garbage and Why You Should Care. How Waste Characterization Data Can Help Your Institution.
- Appalachian State University (NC)
- Kessler Consulting Inc. (FL)
Many universities are setting the recycling bar higher and higher, often targeting zero waste goals. However, 'to manage it, you need to measure it.' Before you identify strategies to divert …
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Finding the Hidden Gems While Building Community: Place-based Pre-orientation Programs at Earlham College
- Earlham College (IN)
Earlham College's PLACE (Perspectives on Living and Community Engagement) Program, first offered in 2015, aims to connect incoming students with the local community, student and faculty leaders, and one another. …
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Green Roof Strategies for Success: Making It Work Beyond the First Year
- New York University (NY)
Green roof failures are all too common, often leading to expensive replacement plantings, unmet aesthetic expectations, and invasive plant problems. In the fall of 2011, a 3,700 square foot un-irrigated …
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A Residential Green Rep Program: The Case for a Program Hosted in Residence Life
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
At SUNY Cortland, our student Green Representatives program is run out of the Residence Life office and has been since it's inception in 2008. Each residence hall is paired up …
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The Sustainability Literacy Test: Can universities & colleges be sure they are producing sustainability literate graduates?
- KEDGE Business School (Bordeaux)
The Sustainability Literacy Test was created to help higher education institutions, companies and any organization around the world ensure that they are producing graduates or work with employees with awareness …
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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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Experiential Sustainability Certificates - Connecting the Classroom to the Real World
- Duke University (NC)
- University of Kansas (KS)
The 'living lab' concept is not new in the higher ed. sustainability world. However, developing robust programs that allow students, across disciplines, to study these complex issues while linking curricular …
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Novel cost-neutral programs that advance your campus waste reduction goals
- GreeniPhi (VA)
As budgets are slashed on campuses, realizing ambitious sustainability goals requires novel thinking in order to create self-financed and cost-neutral projects. Experiential fundraisers may not seem to be the clearest …
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Homestead Campus to Cure Higher Ed's Hang-Ups: Affordability, Access, & Sustainability Lip-Service
- University of Mount Union (OH)
Students and families complain that college is too expensive and exclusive. Employers complain that college graduates lack practical skills and critical thinking abilities. Sustainability educators call it systems thinking but …
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From 'What if?' to 'What's next?'
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
Inspired by the power of asking 'what if', the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (AMIE) project (www.ornl.gov/amie) showcases an innovation platform to develop, integrate, and demonstrate energy solutions at game-changing speed …
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Beyond the Campus: Developing Students into Employable Graduates
- Lehigh University (PA)
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Recent research suggests that 87% of employers give positive weight to sustainability skills when making hiring decisions. The concept of 'green careers' continues to expand as a professional niche including …
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Funding Campus Sustainability with Student Green Fee Grants: Campus Collaborations are Greater than the Sum of their Parts
- Georgia Southern University (GA)
Georgia Southern University's Center for Sustainability is partly funded by a $10 student fee, proposed by students. The fees finance a grant program that has funded >$650,000 (37 grants) over …
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Showcasing Community Sustainability Champions on Campus: Why? How?
- Indiana University South Bend (IN)
For several years, the IU South Bend Center for a Sustainable Future has held a Sustainability Lecture Series on campus. The format has evolved over time to best meet the …
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