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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Beyond Excuses: Banning Bottled Water on Your Campus
- Eastern Washington University (WA)
- University of Puget Sound (WA)
Over 100 North American universities have enacted policies banning bottled water and promoting tap water as a more preferable choice. This workshop will outline the steps of banning bottled water, …
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Embolden Facilities and Finance Office Collaborations for Sustainability
- APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities (VA)
- National Association of College & University Business Officers (NACUBO) (DC)
Two major national association organizations - representing facilities and business offices - will highlight collaborations, programs, and developments regarding sustainability that cross boundaries for success. Collaboration with these units, within …
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Promoting and Assessing Sustainability As A Learning Outcome in Education Abroad
- The Education Abroad Network (IL)
Drawing upon the definition and content of global learning within the AAC&U Global Learning Rubric, this poster reveals why the issues of sustainability & climate change must result in student …
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The University of Thriftsburgh: We Work With More Than Just Ugly Sweaters
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
The University of Thriftsburgh, a non-profit, student-run thrift store, opened on the University of Pittsburgh's campus on March 18, 2015. The store was the result of year and a half …
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Four Success Stories and One Big Challenge on the Frontline of Zero Waste Implementation
- Sheridan College (Ontario) (ON)
Since our college rolled out the Zero Waste program across all four campuses two years ago, we have made significant progress in our waste diversion and reduction. In this session, …
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This Changes Everything: a Sustainability Revolution in New Building Procurement
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (CO)
- Seventhwave (WI)
- dbHMS (IL)
Join the University of Chicago as we revolutionize how higher ed buildings are contracted, built and operated. This residence hall panel discussion shows how performance-based procurement drives institutional change by …
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Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS) Networking Session
- Rice University (TX)
This is a networking meeting for Texans and other parties interested in the Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability to connect and discuss campus sustainability topics unique to the Lone …
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Institutional Nitrogen Footprint: A Case Study at Oregon State University
- Oregon State University (OR)
Many insitutions of higher education are measuring and consciously managing their impact on the environment, using metrics of energy use, recycling, alternative transporation or local foods. While the carbon footprint …
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Capitalizing on Faculty-Administration Collaborations to Build Sustainable Campus Communities
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
This session will provide insight into the collaboration between administration and faculty on the creation and assessment of a sustainability-themed learning community for first-year students at a liberal arts college. …
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Compost Cats in the K-12 Classroom: Building a Zero Waste Culture from the Ground Up
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The Compost Cats program at the University of Arizona has diverted 10.5 million pounds of material from local landfills. While turning garbage into gardens is important, changing the culture of …
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Sustainable Video Production
- Western Michigan University (MI)
The community of sustainability is constantly growing. With new practices from around the world on how we can build a better understanding of sustainability, key aspects arise from the ability …
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Car sharing on Campuses: What We've Learned
- Zipcar (MA)
Car sharing, once the domain of only big urban cities is now a fixture on college campuses across the country. It's a great fit for dollar-conscious students that don't need …
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Sustainable Greek Initiative: Making the Campus Community Sustainable One Sorority and Fraternity at a Time
- College of Charleston (SC)
In the Fall of 2012, the Sustainable Greek Initiative was started at the College of Charleston's Office of Sustainability. The initiative works with all three Greek councils at the college: …
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Engaging the Campus, Community, and Future: A Student's Guide to Organization Development
- University of Kentucky (KY)
Developing an organization, especially one that deals with a sustainability issue, may seem to be a daunting task. By examining the case-study of Lexington Environmental Youth Outreach (LEYO), a sustainability …
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Consolidating the foundation of sustainable solutions: Rice University's Environmental Science program
- Rice University (TX)
To address environmental challenges new generations are required not only to have a solid scientific or technological basis, but to propose sustainable solutions. We often look at sustainable solutions as …
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Catalyzing a Culture of Sustainability on Campus: the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) of McGill University
- McGill University (QC)
The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) of McGill University was created in 2010 to catalyze a culture of sustainability on its campuses. The SPF is one of the largest dedicated sustainability …
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Creating a culture of operational visibility: the data-driven future of campus operations
- Atrius (CA)
Join us to discuss how, by implementing cost-effective energy-efficiency measures, many colleges and universities have the potential to cut their energy bills by 30% or more. Yet campus sustainability practitioners …
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Carbon On-Setting: Community Impact Through Home Weatherizations in Greenville, SC
- Furman University (SC)
This case study will tell the story of the Community Conservation Corps (CCC), the program highlighted by Second Nature in Furman University's selection as a Climate Leadership Finalist in 2014. …
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Combining carbon and nitrogen footprints: A new tool for a more comprehensive approach to environmental management on campuses
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- University of Virginia (VA)
A new iteration of 'CarbonMAP' (the web-based version of the widely-used Campus Carbon Calculator) will soon include the ability to track and manage the campus nitrogen footprint as well. This …
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Savings by Design: Implementing a Reusable To-Go Program with savings in mind.
- Virginia Tech (VA)
Virginia Tech Dining Services has implemented a robust Reusable To-Go container program with the help of partner campus organizations. The program is available at three dining centers and averages 3,000 …
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Indoor Air Quality in the Context of Human Performance
- Kirksey Architecture (TX)
Studies conducted by Harvard and LBNL National Lab have indicated that indoor CO2 levels that were until recently considered safe actually have substantial negative impacts on human cognition, including impaired …
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The Research - Climate Nexus: The Difficult Questions Facing Progressive Institutions Today.
- Case Western Reserve University (OH)
- Cornell University (NY)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- Buro Happold (NY)
As universities are tackling climate commitments focused on Scope 1 and 2 emissions, they are facing difficult decisions on capital investments in existing and new building stock and infrastructure to …
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Student Leadership & Sustainability Results
- Agnes Scott College (GA)
At Agnes Scott College, students are at the heart of all sustainability initiatives, whether it is waste diversion or the installation of solar arrays. The Center for Sustainability has a …
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Using Service-Learning to Integrate Sustainability into the Business Curriculum
- Appalachian State University (NC)
This proposal describes a service-learning project used in a graduate business course to integrate sustainability into the curriculum. Benefits included the ability of students to bring best practices to management …
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Charting the Path to Zero Waste at a Liberal Arts University: A Student Led Model
- Furman University (SC)
The generation and management of waste on college campuses have presented challenges to pursuing institutional sustainability. This case study looks at the use of undergraduate students in the visioning, data …
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Campus Connections: Sustainability and Wellness
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
Wellness is an important aspect of any sustainability movement. A focus at colleges and universities on social aspects of sustainability, such as wellness, leads to collaboration and partnerships that are …
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Earthstock' & 'A Road to Sustainability': Creative Programming to Promote a Sustainable Campus Culture
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
- Universidad de Monterrey
Join us to learn about the crossroads between creative, educational programming and environmental sustainability at Earthstock and Road to Sustainability. By organizing campus-wide events such as documentary/movie showings, vegan and …
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Black Hills South Dakota Food Hub
- Black Hills State University (SD)
Black Hills State University (BHSU) conducted an assessment of cafeteria needs for local foods in the winter of 2015, and we have specific knowledge of which large-quantity food providers have …
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Sustainability Reporting Built on Stakeholder Engagement
- University of Calgary (AB)
Sustainability reports span the spectrum from powerful education and engagement tools to promotional 'greenwash'. What differentiates the good, the bad and the ugly? In this case study we will look …
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Teaching sustainability as an interdisciplinary subject: An effective model
- George Mason University (VA)
Sustainability is not a scientific issue or an environmental issue. It presents enormous challenges to human and natural systems and entails political, economic, legal, and ethical dimensions. Instructors who teach …
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What the bleep?
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
This year's conference focuses on solutions in surrounding communities and the world. This assumes that 'higher education (HE) institutions have been modeling sustainable solutions on their campuses for many years.' …
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Making a Sustainable Community Among College Theatres
- Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
Theatre is a creative place to share ideas with others. Theatres have done well with doing more with less, but there is a need for more sustainable practices. People have …
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Carolina Survivors Initiative: Building Cultures of Inclusivity and Healing in South Carolina
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Launched in Fall 2015, the Carolina Survivors Initiative (CSI) serves the needs of recently resettled survivors of torture in Columbia, SC. With a goal of bringing global health to the …
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Launching your Student Outreach Team
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- University of Denver (CO)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Students have been involved with sustainability offices since the beginning, working as interns, lobbying for operational and administrative change and supporting our events and outreach. Increasingly, students are providing the …
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Energy Maddness - A Residence Hall Energy Competition
- Saint Louis University (MO)
On a diverse campus flush with deep thinkers, how can the message of sustainability be successfully broadcasted? Our University chose to use competition as an engagement tool. This presentation will …
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Thrift Stores, FreeStores, and Reuse Spaces
- Coastal Carolina University (SC)
- Portland State University (OR)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
This panel will discuss the outcomes from Thrift Stores, Free Stores and Reuse Spaces across different campuses. Hear how these second-hand experiences have become a model for showcasing the three …
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We're Divesting! Where can we Move our Money?
- National Union of Students
Working with others in the Divest-Invest movement this workshop will present the steps that can be taken once a fossil fuel divestment commitment has been secured. The workshop will cover: …
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Solar Best Practices: Onsite vs. Offsite and Leveraging Energy Information Software and Energy Storage for Optimal Savings
- Stanford University (CA)
- SunPower Corp (CA)
Universities and colleges are often limited in their ability to implement large-scale solar projects due to space constraints on campus. To solve this challenge, some academic institutions are turning to …
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Student Environmental Resource Center at UC Berkeley
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) at UC Berkeley advises 50 environmental registered student organizations and student campaigns and 45 The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) projects, directs the Zero Waste …
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Inspiring Change: Campus Mission and the Living Building Challenge
- Hampshire College (MA)
- Bruner/Cott Architects (MA)
- Integrated Eco Strategy (MA)
- International Living Future Institute (WA)
The RW Kern Center is designed to embody Hampshire College's mission of fostering positive change in the world, as well as to meet the Living Building Challenge. This session is …
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Setting the World Aflame: Town-Gown Collaboration through Solar Spring Break
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
UC Berkeley partners with GRID Alternatives' Solar Spring Break to engage students during spring break in the installation of solar panels for underrepresented communities. This partnership provides communities with access …
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Renewable Energy for Colleges: Onsite and Virtual Solar Solutions
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
Procuring renewable energy is expanding beyond its obvious value as the environmentally responsible thing to do; now it's increasingly becoming an economically viable option, as well. Colleges and universities, in …
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Sustainability at Work: careers that make a difference
- Routledge
Building upon the SURF Framework developed by the author, this presentation explains how people in a plethora of sectors can have impact on the quadruple bottom line: environment, economy, society, …
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New Models for Campus Food Production: Orchards and Community Collaborations
- Saint Joseph's College - IN (IN)
- University of Baltimore (MD)
- Civic Works Baltimore Orchard Project (MD)
This panel session will feature how campus food production programs can serve as vehicles for community collaborations, as well as a wide variety of opportunities for experiential learning and campus …
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STARS; the Canadian experience
- University of Calgary (AB)
- Dalhousie University (NS)
STARS can be a powerful program for engaging the campus community, measuring progress in campus sustainability practices and benchmarking comprehensive sustainability reporting, but how well is the program designed for …
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How to Move Sustainability into the B-School
- Wake Forest University (NC)
Business schools can provide students with a high caliber education and prepare them to enter the workforce or create new ventures to address the social, economic, and environmental demands in …
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From the Ground[s] Up
- Wells College (NY)
Wells College implemented two coffee-related activities. As the student-run GRIND Café steadily rose in popularity, its success created a waste problem. The GRIND staff daily prepared so much coffee, the …
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It's Everyone's Job! Sustainability Leadership at SUNY Cortland
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
This poster session will share the model of diffused sustainability used at SUNY Cortland. It will share how multiple areas of the campus community including the President and grounds crew …
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From Baltimore to Burundi: The Case for Crossing the Divides of Diversity by Building toward Sustainable Peace and Development
- Colorado State University (CO)
Amahoro' is the Kirundi word for peace. After forty years of genocide and civil war during which a large percentage of its educated citizens were targeted, exiled or killed, impoverished …
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Beyond Captain Planet: Curriculum Design for EcoReps & Peer Educators
- Texas A&M University (TX)
Captain Planet inspired millennials to embrace sustainability through the avenue of television. Utilizing Captain Planet's inspiration and efforts within the Department of Residence Life at Texas A&M as the backdrop, …
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