Furman University is offering an interactive idea-generating workshop, June 7-8, designed to share and establish best practices to utilize the campus and surrounding community as Sustainability Living Learning Labs. The workshop is intended for faculty and sustainability staff who are currently using sustainability living learning labs on their campus or in their surrounding community. This two-day workshop will focus on building a shared framework for developing, institutionalizing, expanding and maintaining a sustainability living learning lab program both on campus and in the surrounding community. Furman University is one of 13 regional AASHE Centers for Sustainability Across the Curriculum. The deadline to apply is April 9.

AASHE is seeking judges to help evaluate submissions for the Campus Sustainability Achievement, Campus Sustainability Research and Student Sustainability Leadership Awards. Sign up by May 18.

AASHE members can receive a discount on membership with the Intentional Endowments Network. The discount amount is dependent upon endowment size. The offer expires Dec. 31.

Green Sports Alliance is accepting poster submissions as part of its 2018 Green Sports Alliance Summit in Atlanta, June 26-27. A poster session will be offered exclusively for universities, colleges and other academic institutions focusing on sustainability in athletics and/or recreation. The poster sessions will run throughout the summit with dedicated time in the conference program for presenting posters. The deadline to submit is April 6.

The Social Educator Impact Toolkit is a toolkit designed for educators to help put systems-led teaching into practice. It includes ideas for short workshops and full courses as well as tips for adjusting funding practices, social impact business plan competitions and accelerator programs.

Developed as a senior research project out of Messiah College, this survey attempts to understand the impact of third-party certifications and memberships on decision-making pertaining to environmental practices at higher education institutions.

The Campus Sustainability Hub is a one-stop shop for AASHE members to access toolkits and resource collections in all aspects of sustainability in higher education. With advanced search filtering, this key member benefit is designed to facilitate information sharing between campuses and organizations. Recently added journal articles include:

• Faculty Development for Advancing Community Engagement in Higher Education: Current Trends and Future Directions
• Integrating Sustainability Philosophy into Business Curriculum
• Energy Use Characteristics and Benchmarking for Higher Education Buildings

APPA’s March/April issue of Facilities Manager magazine includes a compilation of 36 campus best practices in sustainability, and environmental stewardship and education. These short case studies show a variety of innovation, collaboration and success from institutions large and small throughout North America.

Created by the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC), this resource offers teachers and students simple steps to participate in American democracy and encourages energy policies to reduce climate instability. It can be used as a supplement to finish any course or activity on climate change.