Conference Presentations
Introduction
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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Elevating Impact Through Local Government Partnership
- Northeastern University (MA)
- Stanford University (CA)
Colleges and universities cannot solve the climate crisis alone. We are deeply connected to our surrounding neighborhoods and the cities and towns that host and partner with us. Much like …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Sustainability Offices of One Networking Session
- Muhlenberg College (PA)
- University of Louisville (KY)
We all know that Sustainability Coordinators are amazingly talented and highly motivated. We can do anything, right? Well, the truth is that we cannot do EVERYTHING; and yet so many …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Behind the Curtain: How to Create & Deploy Creative Funding Constructs That Get @!%$ Done
- Emory University (GA)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Have you tried to get a revolving fund or student sustainability fee and failed? Do you know certain efforts pay back financially, academically, and/or in advancing solutions to complex challenges …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Sustainable Practices & Resiliency: Higher Ed. Strategic Planning
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
- Deloitte Consulting LLP (TX)
Presenters describe Florida Gulf Coast University’s (FGCU’s) journey leading up to and since the incorporation of sustainability and resiliency into the University’s new five-year strategic plan. During the session, attendees …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Student Sustainability Leadership Development at the College of Charleston
- College of Charleston (SC)
Leadership is a concept that has many definitions and can be a very difficult thing to understand, yet so many people seek to understand it. The same can be said …
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From Ideas to Action: Using the STARS Reporting Process to Develop a Strategic Plan
- Brailsford & Dunlavey (DC)
Congratulations! You've completed a STARS Report! Now what?! The value of the STARS reporting process is more than a STARS Rating. Relationships built, data collected, and key insights highlighted throughout …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Building Communities of Practice Among Sustainability and Racial Equity Leaders
- Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (WA)
We would like to convene those working at the intersections of sustainability, climate solutions and resilience, and racial equity. Come and share what that work looks like in your organization(s) …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Climate Action Planning, Different Approaches, Common Themes, and Resources
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
This learning lab highlights climate action planning, stakeholder identification & engagement ideas, hazard & impact mapping, resources, etc. The Universities of Wisconsin include 13 public universities across the state. Eight …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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STARS External Review as a Collaboration Tool
- University of Utah (UT)
- Utah State University (UT)
- Weber State University (UT)
Learn how three Utah higher education institutions work together to strengthen their sustainability efforts through the STARS external review process. Weber State University, Utah State University, and the University of …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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From Data to Action: Using Surveys to Drive Sustainability Programs
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
At a large university, it can be difficult to determine what campus sustainability programs should be prioritized. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Office of Sustainability (OS) tackles this challenge by …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Sustainability, Y'all! Southeastern Schools Meet Up
- Kennesaw State University (GA)
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)
- University of Georgia (GA)
Do you attend or represent a college or university in the southeastern US? Do you want to connect with folks from other schools from this distinctive part of the continent? …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Networking Session for Canadian Institutions
- McGill University (QC)
- University of the Fraser Valley (BC)
Networking session for sustainability practitioners from insitutions in Canada.
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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STARS Town Hall
- Colorado State University (CO)
- The New School (NY)
- AASHE (MA)
The STARS Town Hall is an opportunity to learn about the ongoing development of the Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System and provide feedback on the program. Participants will hear …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Starting STARS: A Workshop for Beginners
- Bentley University (MA)
- Haverford College (PA)
- GreenerU (MA)
This workshop will provide training in developing an AASHE STARS inventory specifically for students and early-career professionals tasked with completing this complex report. The workshop will begin with an overview …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Investing in Sustainability: Navigating Funding, Relationships, & Growth
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Staff from the University of Arizona's Office of Sustainability will share their journey of growth and (usually) strategic change, exploring the development and institutionalization of sustainability at the U of …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Strategic Planning 3.0: Rebuilding trust in the process
- Santa Clara University (CA)
- Trust (MA)
Santa Clara University’s Center for Sustainability had an opportunity. They were ready to update their sustainability plan, but this time - they wanted to do it differently. They wanted a …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Engage Intentionally: An Examination of Campus Engagement Practices
- University of Utah (UT)
Sustainability engagement on campus can be an elusive concept to apply. In this session, learn about strategies and methods for implementation and get a holistic view of sustainability engagement in …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Developing and Implementing Online Sustainability Trainings to Engage Students, Staff, & Faculty
- University of Southern California (CA)
To inform and engage the campus community about USC's sustainability efforts, the USC Office of Sustainability developed and implemented online sustainability trainings: the Student Sustainability Training module in April 2023 …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Cats Optimizing Recycling Education: Research Informing Operations
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Are you struggling with recycling contamination? For many schools, each year brings a new group of students to the dorms and recycling education starts over from scratch. Our data show …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Living Tapestry, Native Plant Corridor Planning, Designing, and Social Engagements Opportunities
- Oklahoma State University (OK)
Oklahoma State University’s Native Plant Corridor covers almost a quarter of a mile, consisting of native plantings, art, and native topiary nestled in the busy campus. Stretching between two main …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Mountain West Higher Ed Sustainability Networking
- Colorado State University (CO)
A session for higher ed institutions in the Mountain West region to network
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A Comparative Study of the Sustainability Behavior of International Students
- College of Charleston (SC)
Previous research has documented the lack of studies centered around students’ sustainability behavior at higher education institutions and the gap of studying international students’ behavior change once they start their …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Storytelling as Reclamation: Establishing a justice-centered sustainability narrative
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
The stories we tell and the ways we tell them signify who is welcome into the conversation, and more importantly, who belongs. Throughout the history of student-led movements, design activism …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Measuring the Impact of Student-Led Sustainability Projects
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) is a student-run and student-funded grant program at the University of Washington working towards justice-centered sustainability. Student-led sustainability projects on campus are great ways to …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Tracking and Driving Progress in Sustainability Goals through Data and Dashboards
- University of Southern California (CA)
Want to use data to leverage your institution's sustainability goals? Here we'll discuss how the University of Southern California (USC) is leveraging sustainability data for transparency, collaboration and progress with …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Interactive Networking Session with the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- Western Technical College (WI)
Are you a sustainability leader (student, staff, faculty or community partner) in the Upper Midwest? Join us for an informal and interactive networking hosted by the Upper Midwest Association for …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Inspiring Future Leaders: Developing Sustainability Literacy in First Year Classrooms
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
At the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), the latest students are more knowledgeable about sustainability and passionate about solving the climate crisis. Or so we thought. Despite growing media …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Sustainability and Student Affairs: Aligning to Improve Involvement
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- University of Missouri (MO)
Striving to improve student engagement, advance functional collaborations, and promote inclusion? Consider aligning sustainability and student affairs. Despite less than 3% of sustainability professionals working out of divisions of student …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Please Like Me: Engage an Audience with Student-Led Social Media
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The University of Arizona's Office of Sustainability has transformed its social media strategy by adopting a student-centered and student-driven approach, yielding significant engagement and collaboration across the university. By involving …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Aggie Eco-Reps Swap Shop: Highlights and Challenges
- Texas A&M University (TX)
The Texas A&M Residence Life sustainability organization, the Aggie Eco-Reps', "Sustainable Swap Shop" is a free event aimed at providing our community with clothes and resources they need while also …
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Developing a Strong Sustainability Brand Identity: How & Why
- Boston University (MA)
- Lehigh University (PA)
Have you ever wondered what goes into developing a brand or want to learn how to better implement one at your sustainability office? In this interactive session, participants will be …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Campus as Lab: Successes, Challenges & Future Collective Impact Directions
- Princeton University (NJ)
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
- University of Calgary (AB)
Over the last eight years, 200+ members from primarily US and Canadian campuses have joined an international Campus as Lab Community of Practice (CaL CoP). The CaL CoP has served …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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The Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability: Development Process and Updates
- Morehouse College (GA)
- American Council on Education (DC)
- BF Environmental Consultants
This session will provide an update on the development of the new Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, an initiative designed to recognize higher education institutions that demonstrate a deep commitment …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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No Time, No Problem: Solutions to low engagement experiential learning
- College of Charleston (SC)
This discussion will be about how to have low-stakes engagement opportunities with many students, staff, and faculty throughout a university. The sustainability movement is so large that it is important …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Decarb Buy-In: Creating a Culture of Decarbonization
- California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
- WRNS Studio (CA)
Decarbonization sits at the nexus of integrated planning. It requires thinking big and working together. Universities are uniquely positioned to model innovative planning approaches to decarbonization, revealing what's possible at …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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"Campus as a Living Lab" Through the Lens of Internships, Grants and Courses
- Duke University (NC)
- University of Georgia (GA)
"Living Lab" or "Campus as Lab" programs position students as sustainability and climate change leaders on campus. This interactive session invites sustainability stakeholders (students, staff, faculty, and more) to explore …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Enhancing Experiential Learning with On Campus Residential Energy Assessments
- University of Dayton (OH)
The Student Neighborhood at the University of Dayton (UD) is a unique living arrangement for students to live in a mini “neighborhood” located on campus surrounded by their peers. UD …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Developing Effective EcoReps: Organizational Structure and Management
- Princeton University (NJ)
Are you looking to expand your campus circle of influence or create a self-sufficient student team? Princeton University's Office of Sustainability will share its expanding EcoReps team model and how …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Unlocking the Puzzle: Building Performance Standards & Higher Ed
- Boston University (MA)
- Colorado State University (CO)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
This Learning Lab, co-hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Boston University, Colorado State University, University of Washington, and the U.S. Department of Energy builds on a virtual workshop series …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Internal Carbon Pricing in a Decentralized Budget Environment: RCM and Environmental Incentives
- University of Vermont (VT)
In a higher education environment where universities are quickly shifting from centralized to decentralized budget models (RCM), it is vital to understand how institutional budgets can be leveraged to promote …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Advancing Climate Action: Reflections from UBC's Experience
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
This session offers a comprehensive overview of the Climate Emergency Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Framework developed by the Sustainability Hub at the University of British Columbia (UBC). This framework …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Reaching for the High Hanging Fruit: Climate Action After 80% Reduction
- Stanford University (CA)
In 2023 Stanford achieved a 80% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions based on a 2011 baseline and is now focusing on the remaining 20% through a comprehensive …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Scope 3: Calculating a carbon footprint with purchasing data
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
In greenhouse gas accounting, calculating indirect emissions (scope 3 sources) is notoriously challenging and daunting. In this session, we will provide detailed guidance on an accessible entry point into scope …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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The Use of Carbon Offsets for Carbon Neutrality Commitments
- Duke University (NC)
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
Carbon offseting can be a controversial topic on campus, especially as institutions get closer to their climate commitments and neutrality dates. However, they can be an integral part of an …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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The HBCU Climate Action Blueprint: Sustainable Campuses, Empowered Communities
- United Negro College Fund (GA)
Released at the 2024 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit, "The HBCU Climate Action Blueprint: Sustainable Campuses, Empowered Communities" explores the current activities and future aspirations of Historically Black Colleges and …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Insights from UBC's Climate Action Journey
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
- University of British Columbia Okanagan (BC)
UBC has made strong commitments to be a global leader on sustainability, with climate action specifically seen as a strategic priority. The university’s Climate Action Plan 2030 (CAP2030) builds on …
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Scope 3 Networking
- Indiana University Indianapolis (IN)
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
As integrating Scope 3 emissions into commitments becomes more standard practice, opportunities and barriers to integration need to be recognized and addressed. This session is designed to be an open …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Next Generation of Higher Ed Climate Action: A Presentation and Discussion with Second Nature
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
- Second Nature (MA)
Since 2006, Second Nature has been the organization facilitating appropriate guidance for climate action in the higher education sector. The Climate Leadership Commitments and the network of schools implementing this …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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A Zero-Carbon Campus For ALL
- Mt. San Antonio College (CA)
Collaboration between all campus units-- from governance to instruction to facilities and beyond-- is key to achieving a climate justice-centric campus. Mt. San Antonio Community College (Mt. SAC) strives to …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Deep Decarbonization: Insights, Strategies, and Collaborative Solutions
- Tufts University (MA)
- University of Oregon (OR)
- AASHE (MA)
- Edison International (DC)
This engaging session features a conversation with a panel of representatives from leading campuses who will share insights into their unique approaches to decarbonization initiatives. The panel, moderated by Aurora …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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