U Southern California Adds Composting to Athletic Games + More

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Sept. 8, 2015
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U Southern California Adds Composting to Athletic Games
Building on the university’s efforts to reduce the tons of waste produced each football game, the university stadium’s trash cans will be transformed …
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Adelphi U Partners on Energy Efficiency Implementation
Using a cash-flow neutral strategy that aligns the cost of payments to annual energy savings, the university will implement a new co-generation central heating plant …
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AASHE Releases 2015 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey Report
The 2015 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey examines the nature of sustainability positions at colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, providing insights …
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University World News: ‘Open Education the Sustainable Way in the Knowledge Age’
The recent article from University World News says most models of higher education are based on the presumption of perpetual growth. The author argues that …
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Opportunities
Project Green ChallengeTurning Green is hosting its 5th Annual Project Green Challenge 2015, a global 30-day eco-lifestyle initiative for college and high school students that is intended to inform, inspire, mobilize and also incentivize participants to transition their lifestyles from conventional to conscious. Throughout the month of October, which AASHE has designated as Campus Sustainability Month, participating students will receive daily challenges with sustainability-related themes. Focused on simple, fun, high impact steps that make sustainability relevant and tangible for students, these challenges boast four levels of engagement (green, greener, greenest, extra credit) with points awarded for each action. At the end the 30 days, up to 16 participants will be invited to attend the Project Green Challenge Finals, where they will work with eco-experts and industry leaders to develop sustainability initiatives to bring back to their campuses. One finalist will be named the Project Green Challenge 2015 Champion and awarded a prize package valued at more than $12,000.
Food Day 2015In partnership with Real Food Challenge, Oct. 24 is a day for campuses to celebrate Food Day 2015 by convening a broad coalition of student groups, dining services and community organizations to educate, inspire and mobilize around food issues. Themed Toward a Greener Diet, Food Day 2015 has a focus on diets as a way to address both health and environmental issues.
Campus Sustainability Month 2015Building on the long-standing success of Campus Sustainability Day, AASHE invites campuses to join us in celebrating Campus Sustainability Month during the entire month of October. Institutions of higher education, non-profits and businesses can celebrate Campus Sustainability Month by organizing one or more events. These events might include announcements of new sustainability commitments or accomplishments, film screenings, award ceremonies, tree plantings, teach-ins, conferences, nature walks, green product showcases, sustainability competitions, power plant tours and information fairs. Let us know how you plan to celebrate.
Know Tomorrow Day of ActionKnow Tomorrow, a student-led campaign to demand action on climate change, invites students to organize a team, plan a campus event, and amplify their voice about climate change on Oct. 2. Know Tomorrow offers tools and guides to organizers and includes a social platform called Idea Lab where students can connect across campuses.
Pipelines for Sustainability Studies: Two-year to Graduate LevelCalling all sustainability-oriented academic program leaders interested in developing pipelines among related academic programs. The purpose of this survey is to assist participants in the development of pipelines for students/graduates of sustainability-oriented certificate and degree programs. Pipelines consist of articulation agreements and/or other working relationships among academic programs that help students with smoothly transitioning from one academic program to another as they continue their education at higher levels. The idea behind the research is to lay a foundation for an upcoming workshop at the AASHE 2015 Conference & Expo at which participants will work together to initiate pipelines for their students and/or graduates. From Colorado Mountain College, Dr. Tina Lynn Evans, associate professor of sustainability studies, and Kathy Kiser-Miller, interim vice president for academic affairs, are leading the research.
New Resources
Food Day 2015 Guide for Campus OrganizersFood Day aspires to celebrate our food system when it works and fix it when its broken. The Food Day 2015 guide for campus organizers provides advice and steps for creating campus events that focus on a just, healthy and sustainable food system. The guide discusses why college campuses have a unique role in food issues, provides sample events and a planning guide, and talking points.
Sustainability: The Journal of RecordThe August 2015 edition of Sustainability: The Journal of Record includes an interview with Green Seal’s board of director’s chair, Joanne Fox-Przeworski, a review of non-major sustainability programs in North America, and a case study about lessons learned from a reciprocal agricultural sustainability degree program in Indonesia and Japan.
Journal of Education for Sustainable DevelopmentThe most recent issue includes event happenings, research, reviews and resources all related to education for sustainable development (ESD), including research about incorporating ESD into university curriculum, and what ESD is supposed to achieve. Resources include a report on skills for future leaders by International Sustainable Campus Network.
From Net Zero Energy to Net Zero WaterNet Zero Water (NZW) is a concept that aims to change the way water resources are managed. It focuses on making water resource planning decisions based on local conditions rather than targeting historical demand and allowing water quality impacts to flow downstream. The NZW Toolkit is a free user-friendly Microsoft Excel-based analysis tool and guidebook that helps users identify their water quality impact and evaluate opportunities to reduce water consumption.
Events
Green Gigawatt Partnership: Ramping Up Renewables in Higher Education
Online
Sept. 9, 2015 (3:00 p.m. Eastern)
The Power of Civic Engagement in Sustainability
Online
Sept. 29, 2015 (3:00 p.m. Eastern)
Sustainable Development and Open Access Webinar
Online
Sept. 8, 2015 (10:00 a.m. Eastern)
Libraries, The Lyon Declaration, and the Road to 2030 Webinar
Online
Sept. 11, 2015 (10:00 a.m. Eastern)
Jobs & Internships
Transportation Coordinator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Senior Assoc VC, Campus Planning, Delivery & Facilities
University of California Davis
Environmental Science Water Resources Faculty
University of Florida
Environmental Science Waste Reduction Faculty
University of Florida
Environmental Science Chemicals in Environment Faculty
University of Florida