| OPPORTUNITIES AASHE Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education |
| The AASHE Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education, happening virtually Oct. 12 – 14, will feature about 200 sessions that will be available via on-demand playback through Dec. 31, six keynote sessions, over 20 networking sessions, and eight exhibitors ready to share products, services and best practices to advance your campus sustainability goals. Registration is open through Oct. 14. |
| AASHE Governance Call for Applications |
| AASHE seeks candidates to serve on its Board of Directors, Advisory Council and STARS Steering Committee that can lend their time, talent and expertise. Particularly welcomed are applications from people of color. To learn more about these governance opportunities, sign up for the informational session happening on Sept. 30 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Interested candidates need to apply by Oct. 22. |
| AASHE Workshop: Just Sustainability: Curious Conversations About Equity and Sustainability |
| Just Sustainability: Curious Conversations is a three-hour workshop on Nov. 11 that will examine how to better integrate equity and social justice into sustainability. Topics covered include building empowering relationships with communities, learning from marginalized folks in non-exploitative ways, and overcoming the cultural biases embedded within the conventions of higher education. The registration deadline is Nov. 11 at noon Eastern. |
| Campus Sustainability Month |
| Held every October, Campus Sustainability Month is an international celebration of sustainability in higher education. The goal of Campus Sustainability Month is to raise the visibility of campus sustainability and provide advocates with a platform through which to broaden campus sustainability engagement. AASHE offers tools, tips and ideas, including a promotional toolkit, to assist in engaging the campus community. |
| Campus Race to Zero Waste |
| Campus Race to Zero Waste, formerly Recyclemania, is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over an eight-week period each spring, colleges across the U.S. and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are ranked in various categories. |
| Campus Compact’s National Webinar Series |
| Campus Compact’s 2021-2022 national webinar series seeks to examine issues of relevance to faculty, staff, students and their partners in education and community building by covering topics such as safeguarding voting, centering community engagement, equity, justice and movement building, building a more sustainable and democratic future after COVID -19, and re-envisioning community engagement and service, among others. |
| AASHE Member Discount:10% Off Reusable To-Go Containers |
| AASHE members can receive a 10 percent discount on Preserve 2 Go reusable to-go containers. This discount expires Dec. 31. |
| NEW RESOURCES Personal Sustainability Practices: Faculty Approaches to Walking the Sustainability Talk & Living the UN SDGs |
| Personal Sustainability Practices is a collection of 19 academic and practitioner perspectives on the topic of personal sustainability among faculty. The book addresses when and how faculty who engage in academic and community service are practicing and communicating their own sustainability behaviors to students and other stakeholders. |
| EVENTS |
| AASHE Webinar: Academics, Equity, and Resilience: Building Pitt’s First Climate Action Plan Sept. 29, 2021 (3 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online Teaching Green: A Symposium on Sustainability & Interior Design Education Oct. 8, 2020 – Oct. 9, 2021 – Online & In-Person Carbon Footprinting 101: How to Take the First Step on the Road to Net-Zero Investment Portfolio Oct. 13, 2021 (11:00 a.m. – Noon Eastern) – Online Visit the Sustainability Events Calendar |
| JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS |
| Green Fund Project Coordinator University of North Texas Sustainability Budget & Financial Manager Harvard University Waste Reduction & Recycling Operations Coordinator Johns Hopkins University Resource Management Coordinator University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Director of Global Health Hope College |