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Introduction
AASHE’s publications library is the leading repository of reports, journal articles, books, and student research on sustainability in higher education. Certain publication types are entered in the annual AASHE Awards Program.
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Sustainability and Higher Business Education: Is Investing in Teaching Sustainability Worthwhile?
- Roger Williams University (RI)
This report is designed to review a variety of professional articles and academic journals in an attempt to give executives at business schools the groundwork to decide if including sustainability …
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Education for Sustainability in Career and Technical Education: A Multiple Case Study of Innovative Community College Programs
- University of Idaho (ID)
Research indicates we are faced with environmental, social, and economic challenges and higher education is being called upon to provide education for a sustainable future. The literature surrounding Education for …
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U.S. higher education and global climate change: An exploration of institutional factors that affect greenhouse gas emissions
- Tufts University (MA)
In this study, I explored the differences between greenhouse gas emissions of different colleges and universities in the U.S.A. and analyzed some of the factors that might explain these differences. …
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Lighting efficiency feasibility study of three Ohio university buildings
- Ohio University (OH)
This thesis aims to evaluate the lighting efficiency of three Ohio University campus buildings. The primary research question is: What are the short- versus long-term costs and benefits to Ohio …
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Operational Analysis: Green Grants Program
- New York University (NY)
This Operational Analysis is an overall description of how New York University's Green Grants Program is functioning, including how well the program supports its stakeholders, grantees, staff and how the …
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Green Revolving Funds: An Introductory Guide to Implementation and Management
- Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
- ICF International (VA)
Co-published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI) and AASHE, the Guide provides practical guidance for designing, implementing, and managing a green revolving fund (GRF) at a college or university. Based …
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Ecodemia: Campus Environmental Stewardship at the Turn of the 21st Century
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
At campuses around the country, staff, administrators, faculty, and students are redesigning the basic principles on which their institutions operate from day to day. The winners in this transformation are …
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Environmentally Responsible Attitudes and Behavior among Elon University Students
- Elon University (NC)
In 2008, the Elon administration made a commitment towards becoming a carbon-neutral campus. However, most of the action plans are largely infrastructural and do not encourage active student engagement/participation. As …
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The Mueller Report: Moving Beyond Sustainability Indicators to Sustainability Action at Penn State
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
The assignment that we gave ourselves was: Cut the ecological impact of Mueller Building in half while creating healthier working conditions for all building occupants. The analysis on the following …
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Carbon Neutrality Makes the Grade
Business schools are enlisting students' help in developing their own carbon-neutral schemes, and they may develop leaders of tomorrow's sustainable economies.
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Sustainability and University Life
Prepared in cooperation with the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF), this book presents a number of case studies and experiences which illustrate how higher education institutions …
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Student Green Fund Implementation in U.S. Colleges and Universities from 1973-2010
- Harvard University (MA)
- University of Vermont (VT)
College campuses across the U.S. and abroad have seen a growth of student campaigns to take institutional action on climate change. The campus sustainability movement, an outgrowth of the environmental …
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Comparative Analysis of Campus Greening Grant Programs at U.S. Post-Secondary Institutions
- New York University (NY)
This document compares New York University's Green Grants program with twelve similar campus sustainability granting programs within the United States. It has been prepared as part of an internal review …
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Sustainability and the Western Civilization Curriculum: Reflections on Cross-pollinating the Humanities and Environmental History
- Willamette University (OR)
Standard Western civilizations curricula of the premodern period, while ably incorporating postcolonial, feminist, and ethnic studies scholarship, reflect virtually nothing of the larger cultural consciousness regarding sustainability or the critiques …
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The Power of Sustainable Purchasing
- Green Seal (DC)
Summer marks the beginning of the new fiscal year on many campuses - this is a good time to do some housecleaning and review your purchasing policies. Green purchasing is …
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2015 Sustainable Campus Index
- AASHE (MA)
The 2015 Sustainable Campus Index highlights top-performing colleges and universities in 17 areas, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The Index also highlights best practices …
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The Greening of America's Campuses
- Berea College (KY)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
- Emory University (GA)
- Portland State University (OR)
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Colleges have long marketed their campus amenities, their rosters of scholars, their selectivity and study-abroad programs. To that list, add one more thing: their green credentials. From Berea College in …
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Sustainability and Catholic Higher Education: A Toolkit for Mission Integration
- Association of Catholic Colleges & Universities (DC)
Eight U.S. Catholic organizations published this toolkit in partnership with AASHE. It is designed for Catholic colleges and universities to strengthen Catholic mission and sustainability on campus and publicly commit …
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Fostering Sustained Energy Behavior Change And Increasing Energy Literacy In A Student Housing Energy Challenge
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)
We designed the Kukui Cup challenge to foster energy conservation and increase energy literacy. Based on a review of the literature, the challenge combined a variety of elements into an …
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The Potential of Community-based Sustainability Projects for Deep Learning Initiatives
- Clark University (MA)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
This paper provides and illustrates a generic framework for deep learning in a Sustainability-based course for higher education instruction. The use of Sustainability Consulting Projects is detailed with potential application …
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Sustaining Campus Sustainability: Factors Leading to Success of Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in Higher Education
- Northwestern University (IL)
What factors lead to the successful implementation and ongoing success of environmental sustainability programs and policies on college campuses? To find out, one may examine institutions' self-reported successful environmental sustainability …
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Reducing Dickinson's Carbon Footprint
- Dickinson College (PA)
Findings from an evaluation of Dickinson College's Climate Action Plan and recommendations are presented. The evaluation was conducted by students in the spring 2011 course Practicum in Sustainability: Reducing Dickinson's …
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Thermal Modeling with eQUEST Of Winthrop House: Engineering Sciences 96 Final Report
- Harvard University (MA)
This abstract applies to all four papers written for Engineering Sciences 96.
In the coming decade, Harvard University will confront a system-wide student housing renovation project. For the past eighty …
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Educating Citizens: Preparing America's Undergraduates for Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility
There is increasing attention to the idea that colleges and universities should help students become more informed, thoughtful, and engaged citizens who are prepared to navigate a complex world. These …
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The Benefits of Sustainable Purchasing
- Green Seal (DC)
The credits in the AASHE Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) program can serve as a road-map to more sustainable purchasing policies. Green purchasing can benefit higher education campuses …
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Ten Tips for Students to be Sustainable on Earth Day and Beyond
- AASHE (MA)
Happy Earth Day to everyone! To commemorate this important day we are highlighting the impact students can have to advance sustainability efforts at their institution and reduce their individual carbon …
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Growth or Decline? The Form and Function of the Sustainability Agenda in Higher Education
- University at Albany (NY)
Literature on organizational strategy in higher education suggests that colleges adapt to new circumstances based on differing motivations: some colleges are seeking new growth strategies while others are trying to …
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Open Source Research in Sustainability
Most academics, who as researchers and teachers dedicate their lives to information sharing, would likely agree with much of the hacker ethic, which is a belief that information-sharing is a …
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Integrating Sustainability in the Learning Community
- Second Nature (MA)
Buildings have a significant impact on the environment, accounting for one-sixth of the world’s freshwater withdrawals, one-quarter of its wood harvest, and two-fifths of its material and energy, leaving a …
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Can CU Grow Without Adding Cars?
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
The answer may well be yes, based upon the experience at other major research institutions around the country. Stanford University has grown by 2 million square feet of new building …
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Rio+20 Has Officially Begun
- AASHE (MA)
Earlier this morning the official opening of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) occurred amid dreams, hopes and disappointment. The watering down of the language to achieve greater …
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Going Green on Campus: Sustainability in Offices at Santa Clara University
- Santa Clara University (CA)
A group of students enrolled in Santa Clara University's Applied Sociology course Fall 2007 conducted both a survey and individual interviews with office administrators to collect data on what is …
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Higher Education in a Warming World - The Business Case for Climate Leadership on Campus
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
This richly detailed guide to climate action at colleges and universities focuses on the numbers -- with examples showing how schools cut emissions, saved money and made a difference. It …
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Organizing Residence Hall Conservation Competitions: A Guide for Students
- Furman University (SC)
Since as early as 1990, colleges and universities have been holding competitions to encourage energy and water conservation and waste reduction in college residences. These competitions reward on-campus residents for …
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Climate Neutral Campus Report
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
- AASHE (MA)
This report by Kyoto Publishing, in collaboration with AASHE and USGBC, aims to educate major stakeholders about the successful initiatives and rapid return on investment that colleges and universities are …
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AASHE Interview Series: John Robinson, Executive Director, UBC Sustainability Initiative
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
John Robinson, the Executive Director of the University of British Columbia's Sustainability Initiative sat down with AASHE to discuss the recently opened Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) building. …
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STARS Facts and Best Practices: Waste Reduction and Diversion
- AASHE (MA)
Last month, STARS Participants joined the ranks of hundreds of U.S. and Canadian institutions to participate in Recyclemania, a friendly competition to see who can reduce, reuse, and recycle the …
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Advancing Sustainability in Higher Education: New Directions for Institutional Research
This volume details sustainability issues in institutional research (IR) and covers: the sustainability challenges we face as institutions, individuals, and the particular need for educational institutions to embrace and address …
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It's Not Easy Being Green: Assessments and Strategies for Sustainable Institutions
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Colleges and universities in the United States are responsible for 3 to 9 percent of domestic climate change emissions and have about 16% of the US population currently enrolled. Bringing …
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Should We Do It? An Economic Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of a Local and Sustainable Food System at Davidson College
- Davidson College (NC)
Globalization created the conventional food system and its numerous negative effects such as environmental degradation, the loss of food cultures, antibiotic resistance, unsustainable energy use, increased food insecurity, unfair exploitation …
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Finding a New Way: Campus Transportation for the 21st Century
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
This resource guide profiles success stories at campuses across the country to illustrate specific examples of what Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs can do. The guide also addresses possible pitfalls …
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AASHE Student Diary Series: The 'Free Compliments' Initiative
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
As a student ambassador of sustainability at the notoriously green Northern Arizona University, I am regularly exposed to the ideas of sustainability. This exposure and the large sustainability community involved …
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STARS Blog: Advancing Sustainability during the Summer Transition
- AASHE (MA)
Today more than ever, summer is a season of intense transition and opportunity at colleges and universities – an ideal time for advancing campus sustainability. While a new cohort of …
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Assessment and Policy Development in Sustainability in Higher Education with AISHE
- European Foundation for Quality Management
The European Foundation for Quality Management had developed a model for quality management, named EFQM after this organisation. As a basis, they used the Deming Quality Circle. To the parts …
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The Franklin Sustainability Report
- Franklin University Switzerland (Ticino)
The capstone course for Environmental Studies followed a case-study approach to examine the interdisciplinary nature of environmental issues. As students in out final semesters at Franklin College, we were asked …
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Cool Campuses?! The National Movement for Campus Climate Action Deserves High Grades But a Greater Effort is Needed to Address the Growing Climate Crisis
- Ball State University (IN)
- Cornell University (NY)
- Ithaca College (NY)
- Tompkins Cortland Community College (NY)
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Who will lead this energy revolution? One hopeful possibility is higher education. As one example, many institutions of higher education are already involved through the American College & University Presidents …
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Natural Area Stewardship as Part of Campus Sustainability
Despite a growing body of evidence that spending time in nature through leisure, stewardship, and related activities is critical to the healthy development of humans and can lead to pro-environmental …
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Global Green Campus Forum in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- AASHE (MA)
Last week, I participated on AASHE’s behalf in the 3rd annual Gyeonggi Green Campus Global Forum, held at Kangnam University in the Gyeonngi province of South Korea. The theme of …
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Environmental Fixes + Urban Problems
- The New School (NY)
Social preservation and the preservation of nature have for too long been treated as separate matters but when looked at as a holistic system, operating under market-driven devices, it is …
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AASHE Interview Series: Frances Moore Lappé, Founder, Small Planet Institute
- Small Planet Institute (NY)
Frances Moore Lappé, Founder of the Small Planet Institute, talks to AASHE about her newest book, EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want. Lappé discusses …
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