Videos & Webinars
Introduction
AASHE’s video library showcases webinar recordings and videos about sustainability in higher education.
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No budget? No mandate? No problem! Sustainability from the Inside-out
- San Mateo County Community College District Office (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
Establishing a sustainability program is new, exciting and often arduous. Sustainability professionals, especially in higher ed, however, have proven resilient, resourceful and audacious despite lacking resources and organizational buy-in. At …
- Posted May 21, 2020
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COVID-19 & Sustainability Discussion: Recap & Reflection
- Emory University (GA)
- Portland Community College (OR)
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- The New School (NY)
- University of Missouri (MO)
- AASHE (MA)
During the month of April, AASHE will be leading a discussion series for our community to engage with one another to talk through opportunities and challenges related to COVID-19 and …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Using a Solutions Lens to Engage Students on the UN Global Goals
- AASHE (MA)
- Babson College (MA)
Today more than ever, students need to learn not only how society is working to solve its most challenging problems, but also how to think critically and creatively about solutions. …
- Posted May 14, 2020
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Staff Engagement: Embedding Sustainability into Campus Culture and Operations
- University of Calgary (AB)
- AASHE (MA)
Empowering staff to become campus sustainability leaders can be challenging. Concerns about time commitment, competing workplace priorities, and support from senior leaders can make working with staff different from engaging …
- Posted May 14, 2020
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How the University of Vermont feels about crises
- University of Vermont (VT)
The University of Vermont Eco-Reps started work on their "Coping with Climate Change" campaign even before the switch to online classes. This video, produced virtually by Photo & Video Manager …
- Posted May 8, 2020
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Community Engagement in the Transition to Carbon Neutrality
- University of Victoria (BC)
- AASHE (MA)
Universities are increasingly interested in transitioning towards carbon neutrality. Through our discussions with peer AASHE members, a significant challenge is meaningfully engaging students, staff, and faculty in the process. During …
- Posted April 30, 2020
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Reuse in Action: Repair Fairs
- Carleton College (MN)
- AASHE (MA)
A Repair Fair is a match-making event that pairs items needing fixed with volunteer repairers or “fixers” to attempt to repair anything from bikes to clothing, to electronics. The Carleton …
- Posted April 16, 2020
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Creating a Sustainable and Engaging Food Waste Recycling Program
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College (AZ)
- AASHE (MA)
This presentation will focus on The CGCC Food Waste Recycling Project, an ongoing campus-wide collaborative project that offers deep, cross-disciplinary, experiential student learning via an innovative solution for CGCC’s food …
- Posted April 9, 2020
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Equipping Students to Launch Green Teams at Work
- Florida International University (FL)
- AASHE (MA)
Through an online course on sustainability team management, working adult students recruited and launched green teams at their places of work. Despite having little authority and few resources, students in …
- Posted April 2, 2020
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The Real Food Database
- AASHE (MA)
- Real Food Challenge (AZ)
What food products are Real? Which vendors are verified as fair, ecological, and/or humane? Now, institutions of higher education can find out through the Real Food Database! Compiled from years …
- Posted March 25, 2020
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Are Electric Buildings a Feasible Carbon Neutrality Strategy?
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (CA)
The path to campus carbon neutrality is becoming clearer: electrify everything and procure renewable electricity. Electrifying campus energy infrastructure is a complex undertaking that requires a significant financial investment. While …
- Posted March 18, 2020
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Digging In: Specific Examples of Diversity in Sustainability Work
- Bemidji State University (MN)
- Central College (IA)
- AASHE (MA)
We all have to make sure the sustainability movement is not a white, elitist movement. Join two Sustainability Directors as they share their successes, challenges, and lessons learned through integrating …
- Posted March 11, 2020
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Institutionalizing Environmental Justice
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
Over the past few years, the Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) has been working to institutionalize environmental justice operations, programs, and projects for …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2020
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Welcome and Unwelcome Surprises on the Path to Carbon-Neutrality
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
For many colleges and universities, the commitment to carbon-neutrality was initially a pledge based upon a leap of faith that was judged too important to delay until a clear path …
- Posted Feb. 20, 2020
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On 4.7.20, Focus Your Campus on Ambitious Climate Solutions
- Bard College (NY)
- AASHE (MA)
Solve Climate By 2030 is mobilizing US educators to engage over 100,000 students in dialog about ambitious stabilizing the climate over the next decade. It culminates on the evening of …
- Posted Feb. 13, 2020
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Webinar: Closing the Loop: Connecting Class to Campus Sustainability with Cases
- University of Michigan (MI)
- AASHE (MA)
- Sustainability Curriculum Consortium (MD)
This webinar will discuss how multimedia, case-based learning can be used to better engage and inform students regarding sustainability-related efforts on campus and create opportunities to build upon their projects …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2020
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Radicalize the Hive: What Bees Can Teach Us About Shaping Social Change
- Farm to Institution New England (VT)
Led by consultant and beekeeper Ang Roell this webinar focuses on building more effective collaborations. Taking inspiration from honey bees, a social super-organism, Ang leads participants through conversations and practices …
- Posted Feb. 3, 2020
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STARS 2.2 Data Quality Boot Camp Webinar
- AASHE (MA)
The STARS 2.2 Data Quality Boot Camp webinar will help you submit a high-quality STARS Version 2.2 report in time for the March 6, 2020, data sharing deadlines for the …
- Posted Feb. 3, 2020
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ESD for 2030: The Future Depends on Us!
- Portland Community College (OR)
- AASHE (MA)
- Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN) (OR)
The United Nations has established a new decade, beginning in 2020, focused on the power of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). “ESD for 2030” calls for educators to help advance …
- Posted Jan. 23, 2020
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Webinar: Innovation in Cleaning for Custodians and Students
- Stanford University (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
Stanford University’s Residential and Dining Enterprises has adopted a green cleaning standard that has reduced chemical usage in residences by over 90%. The system engineers water by infusing it with …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2019
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Webinar: Working with Advancement and Alumni Relations to Engage Alumni
- Lafayette College (PA)
- Lehigh University (PA)
- University of Virginia (VA)
- AASHE (MA)
Many sustainability practitioners seek to engage alumni in various ways – fundraising, expertise, guest speakers, jobs/internships and mentorship for students. Lehigh University and the University of Virginia’s Office for Sustainability …
- Posted Dec. 5, 2019
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2019 AASHE Conference & Expo Closing Ceremony
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
- AASHE (MA)
- 350.org (NY)
Bill McKibben, author, climate activist and environmentalist, joined higher education sustainability leaders at the 2019 AASHE Conference & Expo. His remarks helped us further explore the conference theme, "Co-Creating a …
- Posted Nov. 26, 2019
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2019 AASHE Conference & Expo Opening Ceremony
- Gonzaga University (WA)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Center for Economic Democracy (MA)
Shevanthi Daniel-Rabkin from The Democracy at Work Institute, Aaron Tanaka from the Center for Economic Democracy, and Marcus Renner from the University of California, Davis, were the opening keynote speakers …
- Posted Nov. 26, 2019
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MCURC: Universities Scaling Up Sustainability Together
- The Culinary Institute of America (NY)
- Stanford University (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
The Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCURC) is a working group of scholars and campus dining leaders from colleges and universities interested in accelerating efforts to move American consumers—and …
- Posted Nov. 13, 2019
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Let’s Take the Climate Back
- AASHE (MA)
- Interface Global (GA)
According to research conducted by Interface and Net Impact, 95% of climate experts believe that it is possible to reverse global warming and 91% of young leaders agree. The reason …
- Posted Nov. 13, 2019
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Sustainability Education Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Planning
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
- AASHE (MA)
The interdisciplinary field of sustainability programs is trending at many institutions. Assessments of programs is part of that reality to be in compliance with the Higher Learning Commissions and the …
- Posted Nov. 7, 2019
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Turning the Page: A Behavior Change Toolkit for Reducing Paper Use
- AASHE (MA)
- Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus (OR)
- Root Solutions (CA)
From 2017-2019, Root Solutions trained more than 20 higher education institutions in how to use behavioral insights to save paper. Based on real-world experiences at these institutions as well as …
- Posted Oct. 24, 2019
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Webinar: Getting the Most Out of the 2019 AASHE Conference & Expo
- AASHE (MA)
With thousands of attendees, hundreds of sessions on a diversity of topics, dozens of exhibitors and more, AASHE’s annual conference can sometimes feel a little overwhelming. Designed to help you …
- Posted Oct. 16, 2019
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Managing Behavior Change: Moving Past Barriers
- AASHE (MA)
- GreenerU (MA)
Many of us set goals for ourselves. Some goals—such as losing weight, getting more exercise, or being more sustainable—are set with the best of intentions, but the reality is that …
- Posted Oct. 10, 2019
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Webinar: Off-Campus Move Outs… Moving in the Right Direction
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
- AASHE (MA)
Many colleges and universities have mastered on-campus move-out diversion, but off-campus student move-out is a much less tackled problem. Apartments, condos and single-family homes located off-campus generate different (and often …
- Posted Oct. 3, 2019
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Utilizing Building Data for Modern Campus Sustainability
- Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Atrius (CA)
Debra Shepard, Principal at Riverstone Sustainability and Sustainability Advisor to Wentworth Institute of Technology, shares how the team has activated modern energy management practices to build a culture of sustainability …
- Posted Sept. 26, 2019
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Webinar: Sustainability Master Planning from All Perspectives
- Texas A&M University (TX)
- Ayers Saint Gross (MD)
- AASHE (MA)
Using Texas A&M University as a case study, staff will introduce integrated sustainability master planning from all perspectives: social, environmental, and economic. Both a campus level and department level plan …
- Posted Sept. 20, 2019
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Implementing Energy Efficiency through Sub-meters
- Macalester College (MN)
- AASHE (MA)
Participants will learn how to begin sub-metering utilities on their campus and how this data can inform and justify not only the cost of the sub-meters, but of energy efficiency …
- Posted Sept. 12, 2019
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Celebrating Diversity is not Enough: Teaching Social Justice
- University of Michigan (MI)
- AASHE (MA)
Social justice and equity are a prominent dimensions of sustainability that can be overlooked or under-taught across the curriculum. Well-meaning instructors may focus on “celebrating diversity” or exception individuals rather …
- Posted Sept. 5, 2019
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Webinar: Student Power to Fund Renewable Energy: A New Take on the Solar PPA
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
- AASHE (MA)
As campuses look to expand on site renewable energy generation, one of the greatest barriers to implementation is often initial project funding. Over the last year and a half, students …
- Posted Aug. 29, 2019
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State of the Recycling Industry
- University of South Carolina (SC)
- University of Oregon (OR)
- College & University Recycling Coalition (DC)
"State of the Recycling Industry: Education & operations best practices for a challenging recycling market"
Originally took place May 30th 2019
Presenters:
Neil Seldman President, Institute for Local Self-Reliance Topic: …
- Posted Aug. 22, 2019
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Campus Composting Best Practices
- Appalachian State University (NC)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- University of Louisville (KY)
- College & University Recycling Coalition (DC)
Campus Composting Best Practices: Strategies for student engagement & food waste and compostable serveware diversion
Program originally took place May 9, 2019
Presenters:
Jen Maxwell, Sustainability Programs Manager Appalachian State …
- Posted Aug. 22, 2019
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Preparing for Campus Sustainability Month 2019
- Kentucky Community and Technical College System Office (KY)
- Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
- AASHE (MA)
October is Campus Sustainability Month! Join this webinar to gain ideas and inspiration for how you can leverage #CampusSustainabilityMonth to engage and inspire incoming students and other campus stakeholders to …
- Posted Aug. 22, 2019
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Mapping Your Waste Stream and What to Do With It
- College & University Recycling Coalition (DC)
Part of the College and University Recycling Coalition's free webinar series designed to share technical knowledge between program managers, student interns and others involved with promoting waste reduction on college …
- Posted Aug. 19, 2019
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Exciting and Effective Community – Higher Education Collaborations
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
- AASHE (MA)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
Universities are looking for new ways to benefit their local communities. Communities are looking for smart solutions to constantly changing problems. Both strive to become more resilient, sustainable, and attractive …
- Posted Aug. 15, 2019
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STARS Incorporation into Capability-Based Gen Ed Curriculum
- Eureka College (IL)
- AASHE (MA)
This session will cover incorporating STARS data collection AND report segments into an introductory sustainability course that fulfills a capability-based general education requirement (Sustainable Practices and Environmental Conscience). We will …
- Posted Aug. 8, 2019
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Step Away from the Spreadsheet: Online Tools are Making Sustainability Management in Higher Education Easy
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)
- Second Nature (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
- US Green Building Council - San Diego Chapter (CA)
Management of sustainability data in higher education has experienced an exciting evolution over the last few years. Whereas spreadsheets used to dominate, there are now a variety of online tools …
- Posted Aug. 7, 2019
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Understanding Sustainability Through Transdisciplinary Narratives
- University of Michigan (MI)
- AASHE (MA)
The concepts of “more” and “better” drive social narratives about they kind of world we’re creating: a future of more stuff and strife, or one based on a better life. …
- Posted Aug. 1, 2019
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A Solar PPA Designed for Positive Externalities
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- AASHE (MA)
- The Nature Conservancy (VA)
Drs. Meghan Hoskins and Peter Buckland from Penn State’s Sustainability Institute in collaboration with Elizabeth Johnson, The Nature Conservancy, PA and Emilie Wangerman, Lightsource BP will describe the rationale for …
- Posted July 18, 2019
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Engaging Students with University Sustainability Indicators
- Tulane University (LA)
- AASHE (MA)
The webinar will explore ways of engaging students and faculty with university sustainability indicators and assessments, such as AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), suggesting that asking students …
- Posted June 13, 2019
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Opportunities for Embedding the SDGs in Higher Education
- AASHE (MA)
- National Union of Students
The webinar will share insight from recent research into student experiences of sustainability in higher education, and the Sustainable Development Goals. NUS UK has carried out a longitudinal study into …
- Posted June 5, 2019
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Leading Deeper Change: The 1st Cohort of AASHE Members Share Their Experience Completing the REFOCUS Applied Learning Program
- College of William & Mary (VA)
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
- University of Vermont (VT)
- AASHE (MA)
Last August, AASHE hosted a workshop on REFOCUS: a leadership development program designed to enable practitioners to generate deep organizational change and establish sustainability as a strategic priority. The eye-opening …
- Posted May 30, 2019
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Scaling the Ladder: Engagement Programs as Tools for Sustainability
- McGill University (QC)
- AASHE (MA)
Using examples from McGill University, this webinar covers how practitioners can use the ladder of engagement can turn small changes into meaningful, collective action. While there is often a debate …
- Posted May 23, 2019
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Measuring universities’ contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
- Times Higher Education
An undertaking of the Times Group, the Times Higher Education initiative is the first global attempt to document evidence of higher education sustainability impact and launch the world’s first university …
- Posted May 22, 2019
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U-Bikes and Cyclab at Princeton University
- Princeton University (NJ)
Princeton University's U-Bikes and Cyclab programs work to support sustainable development on campus. The U-Bikes programs takes abandoned bikes collected by Public Safety and repairs and reuses them in a …
- Posted May 22, 2019
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