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| Register by noon Eastern on March 3 for the Integrating Sustainability Literacy Across Your Curricula-Best Practices workshop. Happening on March 3 from 2 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern, this workshop aims to equip faculty across the curricula with best practices for embedding sustainability into their respective courses in a way that is engaging, transformative, and that supports existing course learning objectives. Discounts are available for group registration. Register soon! |
| News of the Week |
 Ball State U Building Obtains Living Building Certification The Cope Environmental Center recently earned the Living Building Certification from the International Living Future Institute for achieving high standards in the categories of place, water, energy, health, materials, equity and beauty. More Buildings News Buildings Resources  U Southern California Opens Three New Sustainability Research Centers The new research centers, which are housed within the university’s Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, are focused on Earth and Environmental Systems, Applied Environmental Solutions, and Social Transformation. The three centers will merge the interdisciplinary expertise of the institute’s affiliated faculty, full-time senior scientists, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students to better understand and help to solve sustainability challenges. More Research News Research Resources Academics U Massachusetts & U Oregon Establish International Open Access Journal on Indigenous Languages Engagement Boston U Launches ‘Sustainability Innovation Seed Grant’ U Virginia Food Pantry Begins Offering Produce Operations U Virginia Aligns Building Standards With Carbon Neutrality Goals California State U Chico Obtains Bee Campus Designation U South Florida Installs Electricity Generating Exercise Equipment Planning & Administration St. John’s U Installs Mural Honoring Slain Black Women Southwestern U Achieves STARS Gold Butler U Earns STARS Silver Syracuse U Achieves STARS Silver Submit sustainability news & information from your institution |
| Opportunities |
| AASHE Workshop: From Start to Finish: How to Complete a STARS Report That Can be Useful for Fostering Change Agents This workshop, happening on March 31 from 2 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern, will provide an overview of the STARS process from initial steps to completion. For institutions that have yet to complete a full STARS report and/or are looking for a refresher, this workshop will break down the work into phases and provide tools and tips for participants aiming to complete a report. The workshop will also touch upon how to connect STARS reporting to institutional strategic initiatives for effective change management and overall sustainability planning and tracking. Register by noon Eastern on March 31. Higher Education Summit 2022 Call for Proposals Organizers for the 2022 Higher Education Summit, themed Daring to Transform Learning for a Future-Proof Economy, invite proposals to the 2022 event, happening from Sept. 6-8, in Belgium. The focus of this conference is on research- and practice-related issues to realize an economy that strives for a safe and just world for everyone, within planetary boundaries. The summit is organized by the Copernicus Alliance, a European network of universities and colleges committed to transformative learning and change for sustainable development. Proposals are due by March 15. Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students The Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students aims to help communities address environmental justice challenges and/or vulnerabilities to environmental and public health hazards using data and publicly available tools. Submissions are due April 1. National Wildlife Federation Graduate Student Research Fellowships The National Wildlife Federation is seeking applications for graduate student fellows in the following position: Community Partnerships Research, EcoLeader Community Research, Environmental Action Education Research, and K-12 Education Research. The deadline to submit is April 22. |
| New Resources |
| February AASHE Webinar Recordings The following webinar recordings in the Campus Sustainability Hub are now available to AASHE members: STARS 2.2 Data Quality Series Part II: Deep Dive into Report Review Learned Lessons and Tips for GRITS and Green Revolving Funds Nature Rx: Using Collaborations to Highlight and Harness the Healing Power of Nature Community Engagement through Earth Day Celebrations EPA P3 Funded Project to Build App to Address Food Waste and Insecurity on College Campuses New Issue: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education The latest issue of the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is a special issue assessing the contribution of higher education institutions to sustainable development. |
| Events |
| Visions for a Racially Literate Community College Faculty March 3, 2022 (1:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online Teaching About Climate and Energy With Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network March 3, 2022 (6:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online AASHE Webinar: Promoting Sustainable Menstruation On Campus & Beyond March 9, 2022 (3 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online Teaching Climate Consequences With Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network March 14, 2022 (6:30 p.m. Eastern) – Online Microcredential in Science Communication March 21, 2022 – April 22, 2022 – Online Visit the Sustainability Events Calendar |
| Jobs & Internships |
| Conference & Events Manager AASHE Invest NYC SDG Initiative Assistant Director New York University Student Food Pantry Associate Director Penn State University Campus Sustainability Analyst Lehigh University Sustainability Marketing Associate University of Illinois Chicago Waste Reduction & Recycling Coordinator Auburn University Green Labs Program Assistant & Outreach Coordinator University of Colorado Boulder Advertise |