Champlain’s ranking in Sierra Club’s Cool School report and more in the AASHE Bulletin

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August 28, 2018
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18 Schools Earn Top Spots in 2018 Sustainable Campus Index
AASHE recently released the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index, which recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 sustainability impact areas and overall by institution type as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The report highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives. Top performers overall by institution type are Nova Scotia Community College (associate’s), Dickinson College (baccalaureate), Green Mountain College (master’s), and University of California, Irvine (doctoral/research). The full list of top-performing institutions for each of the impact areas can be found in the report.
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Sierra Magazine Releases 2018 Cool Schools Full Ranking
This year, Sierra’s Cool Schools ranking features 269 North American institutions, including, for the first time, community colleges. The annual ranking assesses colleges’ environmental practices in food and transportation systems, water and waste management, purchasing procedures, academics, investments and more. Sierra based its ranking this year on scores from the AASHE Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).
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Academics
Portland State U to Offer Major In Indigenous Nations & Native American Studies
Operations
Flinders U Installs 1.8 MW Photovoltaic Carport
California State U East Bay Approves First Climate Action Plan
Rollins College Bans Straws
Pace U Moves Toward Plastic-Free Campus
U Central Florida Introduces Bike Sharing
Lehigh U Installs Solar-Powered Recycling & Trash Receptacles
Susquehanna U Becomes Bee Campus USA Certified
U Texas Rio Grande Valley Attains Bee Campus USA Designation
U Iowa Launches Dorm Room Composting
Planning & Administration
Yale U Adopts Policy Against Investing in Assault Weapon Retailers
Oglethorpe U Matches Public Tuition Prices
APPA Selects Five 2018 Sustainability Innovation Award Recipients
U Iowa Allocates Benefits to Non-Tenure-Track Professors
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Opportunities
Call for Contributions: Environmental Education for Sustainability

The journal Sustainability is curating a special issue titled Environmental Education for Sustainability that intends to document and promote scholarly research and projects that show how environmental education can help the implementation of sustainability efforts. Emphasis will be given to both formal and non-formal education, as well as to innovative teaching methods, inclusive approaches and transformative processes that may lead to a better interaction between environmental education and sustainable development. The deadline for manuscripts is April 10.

AASHE 2018 Workshop: Key Competencies in Sustainability: Curriculum and Program Development

This half-day, post-conference workshop will explore questions for the field of sustainability in higher education related to key competencies in sustainability degree programs. Workshop participants will share the learning outcomes of their courses/curricula and compare these with each others and with key competencies in sustainability. The workshop aims to identify lessons learned for the future development of key competencies in sustainability and formulate next steps, including what would be useful support structures for institutions to support development and administration of sustainability programs in the field. It will be presented by Ira Feldman with the Sustainability Curriculum Consortium, and Katja Brundiers, Christopher Boone and Rod Parnell at Northern Arizona University.

ISSP CEUs By Attending the 2018 AASHE Conference & Expo

The International Society of Sustainability Professionals offers continuing education units (CEUs) to those attending or presenting sessions, workshops, tours and/or evening events at AASHE 2018, happening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Oct. 2-5. Up to two CEUs can be earned by attending the conference. Additional CEUs can be earned by attending a workshop, tour and/or evening event. The last day to register online is Sept. 17.

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New Resources
The Landscape of Student Housing Insecurity and Homelessness

This report highlights findings regarding the scope of student housing insecurity within the Campus Compact network. The findings are based on data from Campus Compact’s Student Housing Insecurity Mapping Tool and represent a variety of institution types: rural and urban, public and private, and two-year and four-year.

Events
AASHE Webinar: Campus Sustainability Month 2018: Nonpartisan Engagement and the November Elections
Aug. 29, 2018 (3:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online
Campus Building & Utility Plant Water Consumption Webinar
Aug. 30, 2018 (3:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online
AASHE Webinar: The Climate-Friendly Global Academic Conference With a Human Touch
Sept. 12, 2018 (3:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online
Campus Space Utilization & the Science of Separating Fact From Fiction
Sept. 25, 2018 (2:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online
2018 AASHE Conference & Expo
Oct. 2 – 5, 2018 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Global Environmental Education Partnership: Building Bridges to Create a Global Learning Network
Oct. 3, 2018 (9:00 a.m. Eastern) – Online
Global Climate Change Week
Oct. 15 – 21, 2018
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Jobs & Internships
Energy Officer
University of Reading
Bicycle Recycling Coordinator
University of Colorado Boulder
Research Sustainability Manager
Simon Fraser University
Applied Learning & Engagement Manager
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Tenure-Track Faculty, Environmental & Sustainable Engineering
Santa Clara University
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