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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Investigating Sustainability-Focused Courses and their Impact on Student Learning
- H&A Columbus-UBC
With the growing need for sustainability education, universities are looked upon for leadership to provide and integrate sustainability teaching and learning opportunities. The University of British Columbia's (UBC) vision document, …
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Winning Real Change Through Goal-setting and Strategy
- Real Food Challenge (AZ)
Real Food Challenge is a student-driven organization that has shifted over $50 million in campus dining budgets at toward just and sustainable food sources. With thousands of affiliated students at …
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Creating and maintaining a Student Managed Action Fund
- University of Northern Colorado (CO)
A growing way to create and build sustainability projects on campus is to create a student fund. These are often managed by students themselves, yet despite the enthusiasm and innovative …
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Establishing Pipelines for Sustainability Students, Two-year to Graduate Level: A Working Session
- Colorado Mountain College (CO)
In recognition of the importance of integrated approaches to address the pressing challenges of sustainability, sustainability-focused academic programs are growing rapidly among higher education institutions. This growth necessitates increased coordination …
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New Funding Sources to Drive Campus Clean Energy/GHG Leadership and Innovation
- Ball State University (IN)
- Valencia College (FL)
This workshop introduces an entirely new funding source for colleges dedicated to pursuing aggressive clean energy efficiency goals: the voluntary carbon market. With announcements poised to be made at the …
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Sustainable Stormwater Management at Old Dominion University: A Low Impact Approach to a Greener Campus Community
- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (MA)
Located in an urban setting in Norfolk, Virginia, the 188 acre campus of Old Dominion University is nestled between the Elizabeth and Lafayette Rivers in the sensitive Chesapeake Bay watershed, …
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SLIM: A Sustainability Bridge Linking Campus to Community
- University of Hawaii Maui College (HI)
The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui (SLIM) at UH Maui College is nine years old. It has successfully presented numerous trainings in sustainability specialties such as renewable energy, green building, …
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Conducting a Waste Audit at a Large Urban Campus
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (WI)
In spring 2010, a comprehensive waste audit was conducted at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh by the students in Environmental Studies 390: Topics of Campus Sustainability. In order to fully …
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Collaborative Approach to Understanding Faculty Research and Course Offerings
- Appalachian State University (NC)
As part of Appalachian State University's commitment to sustainability, a faculty inventory was conducted to determine the nature and extent of research, scholarly activity, and creative production that are associated …
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Out of the Trash Aquarium: How Do We Teach Teachers to Educate for Sustainability in Their Classrooms?
- Bridgewater State University (MA)
In the United States as well many other countries, teachers must fulfill a governmental authorization of the particulars of their curriculum. These curriculum mandates propose benchmarks in pupil academic expertise. …
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An Innovative Way to Adapt to a Changing Education Medium: Using Interactive Multimedia-based Information Graphics in the Sustainability Curriculum.
- University of Mount Union (OH)
265 first-year students at a small Northeast Ohio liberal arts university were asked 14 questions to measure their knowledge of issues relating to sustainability. The questions and answers provided the …
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LED-ing the way to greenhouse gas reduction goals
- New York University (NY)
Are you 'in the dark' about LED lighting? It's the next best thing in energy efficient lighting that can achieve energy savings of 80-90%. The switch to LEDs as a …
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Bridging the Digital Divide Through E-Waste Diversion And Electronic Resources Management
- Temple University (PA)
This session will provide a case study of how a university can implement a life-cycle management approach to electronic waste that is financially sustainable and that works to bridge the …
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Sustainability at Michigan State is Bolder, by Design
- Michigan State University (MI)
This session will outline a progressive strategic initiative at Michigan State University and its impact on its sustainability program. This initiative is called Bolder by Design. Launched by President Lou …
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Implementation of New Programs to Step Toward the Appalachian Zero Waste Commitment
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Appalachian State University has committed to becoming a zero waste campus with a goal of 90% diversion by 2022. Through thoughtful purchasing decisions, reducing consumption and increasing recycling/composting we can …
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Community College Reception
- American Association of Community Colleges (DC)
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
- AASHE (MA)
Celebrate the work that community colleges have done to transform their campuses and communities, and enjoy a drink with your colleagues during this community college networking reception. The Center for …
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Sustainability as An Integrative Strategy for Promoting Interdisciplinary Education and Community Action
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
The term "sustainability" is used increasingly in international dialogues on topics ranging from economic recessions to renewable energy sources and global warming. It is viewed with some justification as a …
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Shaping Perceptions of Sustainability: The Role of Post-secondary Coursework
- College of Charleston (SC)
This paper will gauge the role post-secondary academic instructions play in shaping student perceptions of the concept of sustainability. A comprehensive, web-based survey of College of Charleston students asked respondents …
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Using Planning to Integrate Sustainability across the Campus
- Stockton University (NJ)
The submitting College, located in the Pinelands of southern New Jersey near the Atlantic shore, has had a distinct sustainability orientation since its founding in 1969. For example, the College …
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Fostering a Culture of Sustainability in a Japanese University
- Hokkaido University (Hokkaido)
Hokkaido University is committed to the creation of an environmentally friendly campus. Its 65,000 hectares of campus resources, which include experimental forests and a variety of other facilities, are used …
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A Pedagogy of Place: Sustainability and Sense of Place in Higher Education
- Earlham College (IN)
This paper reports on the findings of a grant project funded by the Great Lakes College Association that employed experiential learning methodology in an environmental philosophy class entitled "Pedagogies of …
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Knowing is not Enough: Linking Behavior to Knowledge and Other Factors
- The Ohio State University (OH)
Efforts to promote sustainability literacy come naturally to many colleges and universities, as imparting knowledge is part of the core mission of higher education. But “sustainability across the curriculum,” sustainability …
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Ralphies Green Stampede: Innovative Zero Waste Events at CU-Boulder
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
In 2008, Folsom Field became the first major sports stadium in the nation, professional or collegiate, to collect all materials in recycling or compost containers, eliminate trash cans and transform …
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Strengthening student grassroots networks
- University of Virginia (VA)
This big-picture survey of different initiative types examines student engagement. Presenters will use two detailed diagrams to explain how they worked to strengthen all areas of student engagement. The first …
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Campus Sustainability Programs as a Tool for Building Student Leadership
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Campus sustainability organization can be an important avenue for student leadership development. At the University of South Carolina, applying green values across the campus has gone beyond transforming the curriculum …
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Hair dryers, gaming systems, and fans: Engaging an online Social Psychology Class in an Energy Competition for Residence Halls
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (MN)
This presentation describes the development, implementation, and outcomes of an online Social Psychology class project designed to reduce energy consumption among students living in a campus residence hall. The co-curricular …
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Sustainability & Wellness Month: A replicable outreach campaign to encourage healthy, sustainable behaviors on campus.
- University of Virginia (VA)
The University of Virginia’s Hoo’s Well wellness team partnered with the Office for Sustainability to develop an outreach campaign to encourage behavior changes that benefit people and the planet. By …
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LED University - Sharing the Experience, Expertise and Excitement of LED Lighting
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Marquette University (WI)
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- Cree (NC)
The LED University® program helps colleges and universities around the world begin deploying LED lighting to significantly reduce energy use for lighting while dramatically lowering maintenance costs. According to the …
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How to Conduct an Eco-Charrette for Existing Buildings
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
- Leonardo Academy (WI)
- Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects (MO)
If you want to make your existing buildings as energy efficient as your new "silver" certified buildings, where do you start? We chose one of the largest, most complex buildings …
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Assessing the Culture of Sustainability
- University of Michigan (MI)
This session will provide an overview of efforts at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (U-M) to develop a framework for assessing and advancing a culture of sustainability on campus. Culture …
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Digging In: A First-Year Food and Sustainability Experience
- Franklin Pierce University (NH)
"Digging In" is the theme of a semester-long project that immerses first-year students in the practice of community engagement around food and sustainability. Beginning with storytelling about the place of …
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goCARTS: Driving Learning Through Climate Action Plan Implementation
- Ithaca College (NY)
Ithaca College has pledged to achieve climate neutrality by the year 2050. Climate neutrality means zero NET emissions. Interim goals include a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2015, …
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Impacting individual and institutional change through a living-learning community on campus
- Calvin University (MI)
In a college dormitory setting where many choices are predetermined for residents, working towards a more sustainable lifestyle can become difficult and frustrating for concerned students. A Creation Care living-learning …
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Plenary: Sustainability and Sound
- Brown University (RI)
- Florida State University (FL)
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
This plenary will provide a brief introduction to the emerging field of ecomusicology followed by a discussion of some key issues as they relate to higher education. The three expert …
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Engaging Fellow Students in the Less Glamorous Components of Campus Sustainability Work: University of Michigan Campus Farm Implementation Case Study
- University of Michigan (MI)
When students at the University of Michigan are asked if they would like to help start a campus farm that will grow sustainable food for the University, they oftentimes get …
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Community and Sustainability - Tour and Discussion at an Urban Ecovillage
- Fellowship for Intentional Community (MO)
Learn the history, context, accomplishments, pitfalls, transitions, plans and visions for this 13-year old two block central city eco-village and sister communities around the world. On-site tour showcases systems for …
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Making LEED a Reality
- University of South Carolina (SC)
This poster presents sustainable building practices in the design and construction of a new, five-story, 104,000 square foot Arnold School of Public Health for the University of South Carolina. The …
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Moving People, Moving Forward: TDM at UBC
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
The University of British Columbia's Point Grey campus is home to over 44,000 students, 12,000 staff and faculty, and 3,000 market residents, and remains one of Canada's largest academic institutions. …
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Improving Residence Hall Waste Disposal
- Santa Clara University (CA)
Waste diversion can be difficult to undergo on college campuses since it not only requires students, faculty, and staff to collectively work towards a zero-waste goal, but also extensive education …
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Capturing and Managing data with shoestring staffing and funding
- Macalester College (MN)
In today’s age, data surrounds us. Sustainability offices are increasingly expected to collect and manage data in order to inform students, staff and faculty about progress towards sustainability goals; however, …
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We Got Our Campus Green Fund! But How Do We Actually Spend It?
- George Mason University (VA)
In 2011, George Mason University launched the Patriot Green Fund (PGF). With an annual budget of $100,000 to support student-driven, sustainability-related research and infrastructure improvement projects at Mason, the PGF …
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Sustainability Education and Student Learning at the University of British Columbia
- H&A Columbus-UBC
Sustainability and student learning are key commitments of the University of British Columbia's (UBC) Place and Promise plan, with UBC's Sustainability Academic Strategy expressing the goal that every student at …
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Sustaining Student Service at DePaul University
- DePaul University (IL)
At DePaul University, service to our academic community and beyond is the cornerstone of our urban, Catholic and Vincentian mission. Priding ourselves on our ability to put the student at …
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Virginia Commonwealth University High-Output Learning Garden: Coordinating Resources and Partnerships to Relieve Food Insecurity
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
Food deserts are areas with limited access to healthy food options and are a major contributor to health issues and inequality in the United States. The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) …
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How Green is Your Move-In? Maximizing Your Opportunities During Student Move-In Operations
- Baylor University (TX)
Move-In operations for colleges and universities offer a unique opportunity to immediately engage the student, faculty, and staff communities in sustainable practices. Uniting a diverse set of on-campus groups with …
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Educating for Sustainability? Investigating Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Programs in Canada.
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
Educating for Sustainability? Investigating Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Programs in Canada.
This research investigates interdisciplinary undergraduate university programs in Canada that aim to integrate the concept of sustainability into the curriculum in …
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AMS Climate Studies: A Great Primer for Green College Programs
- American Meteorological Society (DC)
As a greater number of educational institutions unveil green degree programs and reduce their environmental footprint, basic climate literacy is of utmost importance. To meet that growing demand, the American …
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4 Rs: Residents Reduce, Re-use, & Recycle
- University of Wyoming (WY)
The main goal for our presentation is to educate and inform attendees that young adults are leading the way on the UW campus in recycling, reducing and re-using. This discussion …
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Students Leading STARS
- Westminster University - Utah (UT)
Westminster College has taken a unique approach to completing the STARS program. Instead taking the usual method to STARS through professional or administrative initiatives, Westminster has utilized students as the …
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Buildings and Values: Sustainable Design for Teaching Tools: tales from Educators and their Architect
- William McDonough + Partners (VA)
A trio of people will bring a unique perspective on design and sustainability for higher education, and how the higher education context is the ideal one within which to understand …
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