Sustainable CCP - A Challenge That Can Be Met
High Impact Practices presentation 7 December 2011
Make Sustainability a Marketing Centerpiece by Andrea Putnam and Peter Bardaglio: http://www.nacubo.org:80/Business_Officer_Magazine/Current_Issue/January_2010/Financial_Climate_Change/Make_Sustainability_a_Marketing_Centerpiece.html
The Greening of CCP Presentation: GreenCampusPresentation_PDW_F09.ppt click on the link to view September 2, 2009, Professional Development Week session presented by Suzanne Kalbach and Margaret Stephens
2009 Sustainable Solutions Award will award $2,500 to recognize efforts by students and faculty who are developing sustainable practices on campus. The deadline for applications in 2009 is November 6th. Apply and see examples of previous winners.
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/scholarships/sustainable/assets/pdfs/SS_2009_FORM.pdf
Sustainability conference for Community Colleges: http://www.lanecc.edu/sustainability/conferences.html
Climate Challenge
The Challenge unites 42 organizations and over 603 local groups in 56 states and provinces. Together we have worked to pass 100s of local and regional climate policies. Together we are building a movement for A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE!
Chill Out! - Campus Solutions to Global Warming - National Wildlife Federation
Campus Ecology - The Campus Ecology program of the National Wildlife Federation promotes climate leadership and sustainability among colleges and universities by providing resources and technical support, creating networking opportunities and organizing education events.
Presidents' Climate Commitment
AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is a member organization of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada working to create a sustainable future. Our mission is to promote sustainability in all sectors of higher education - from governance and operations to curriculum and outreach - through education, communication, research and professional development.
Community College Times Covers Sustainability
The Community College Times has published an article on how community colleges are continuing to implement sustainability curriculum and initiatives despite their tightening budgets. The article mentions Northeast Wisconsin Technical College's use of grants, Lane Community College's (OR) use of a revolving loan fund, Cape Cod Community College's (MA) green landscaping initiatives, Delta College's (MI) green cleaning initiatives, and Santa Fe Community College's (FL) installation of new cooling towers. Energy service companies are also mentioned as a way to implement energy saving initiatives without expensive upfront costs since they allow institutions to pay for the installation of energy-efficient technology through future savings in utility costs rather than up-front payments.
Colleges and universities continue to respond to students' concerns about sustainability by crafting environmentally-friendly policies and initiatives
Colleges grow more Earth-conscious to lure students
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2008/07/29/not_to_be_out_greened/
BU makes 'green' honor roll
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080729/NEWS01/807290329/1001
UO makes honor roll for sustainability
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=125402&sid=4&fid=1
Green Rating Honor Roll
http://www.princetonreview.com/green-honor-roll.aspx?uidbadge=
Harvard Green Campus Initiative
http://www.greencampus.harvard.edu/
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education [pdf]
http://www.aashe.org/index.php
Students entering college this coming academic year have grown up in a society that is increasingly concerned about the fate of the environment, and many of them have taken active steps to reduce their carbon footprint through a variety of means. Colleges and universities are following suit, and institutions from Harvard University to the University of Oregon are starting to offer "green-friendly" dormitories, solar energy initiatives on campus, and a plethora of compost piles. The Princeton Review acknowledged this welcome trend by offering up their first "Green Rating Honor Roll", which was released earlier this week. The honor roll rankings were developed in tandem with ecoAmerica, a non-profit environmental marketing agency, and the survey used to create these rankings drew on questions about energy use, recycling, transportation, and other metrics. This year's honor roll included Arizona State University, the College of the Atlantic, and Bates College in Maine. Commenting on this recent trend, Julian Dautremont-Smith of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education remarked, "The current generation of students wants to go to schools that take their environmental responsibility seriously. In the last two or three years, it's really picked up, past some sort of tipping point." [KMG]
The first link will take users to an article from this Tuesday's Boston Globe about the growing trend of environmentally friendly initiatives on campuses across the United States. The second link leads to a news piece from the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin's Tuesday edition about the recent inclusion of Binghamton University on the green honor roll created by The Princeton Review. Not to be outdone, the Eugene Register-Guard reported about the recent green honor roll nod received by the University of Oregon, and interested parties can read all about it by clicking over to the third link. Moving on, the fourth link will take users to The Princeton Review's Green Ratings Honor Roll. Here, visitors can learn about those institutions that received a "99 rating" in their rating tallies. The fifth link leads to the homepage of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative and visitors can learn about the many projects underway on their grounds in both Boston and Cambridge. The last link leads users to the homepage of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Here, visitors will find great case study materials, news on campus "green" initiatives, and information on professional development.
Second Nature- Education for Sustainability: http://www.secondnature.org/
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