EFS

Terry Calhoun, MA, JD
Co-Founder of Campus Sustainability Day (CSD)
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)

Debra Rowe, PhD
President
US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

Judy Walton, PhD
Acting Executive Director
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

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Sustainable Development

• Definition: “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland - World Commission on Environment and Development. (1987). Our Common Future. England: Oxford University Press.)
• U. N. Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014)
• U. S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
• U. N. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
• The U.S. has approximately 5% of world’s population and consumes about 25% of world’s resources
• Sustainability is the lens through which we can collectively examine and act upon our shared world systems and through which we can analyze our own individual lifestyles.
  

Education for Sustainable Development

• “enables people to develop the knowledge, values and skills to participate in decisions . . . that will improve the quality of life now without damaging the planet for the future.” (World Summit brochure)
• Education to Action - Create more sustainable living habits and more sustainable regulations and policies
  

Climate Change Impacts

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Business Principles of Sustainability

• Triple Bottom Line
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development
• Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (William McDonough & Michael Braungart)
• Biomimicry: Nature as Model (Janine Benyus)
• The Natural Step: Natural Step International Gateway, Oregon Natural Step Network
• Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution (Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins)
• Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy (Hazel Henderson, with Simran Sethi; Forward by Hunter Lovins)
  

Trends & Resources by Sector

• LOHAS – Lifestyles of Health & Sustainability
• SOL Sustainability Consortium
• CERES
• Businesses for Social Responsibility
• Shareholders, Investors: Co-op America, Social Investment Forum, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
  

• U. S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
• Smart Growth
• Grand Rapids Model
  

• National Association of Independent Schools
• US Partnership – K-12 Sector Resources
  
  Faith
  

• National Religious Partnership and Interfaith Alliance
• Regeneration Project
  

• Campus Climate Challenge

Higher Education and Sustainable Development – National Trend

• Sustainable development integrated into:
  - Curricula
  - Research
  - Operations
  - Purchasing
  - Student Life
  - Professional Development
  - Mission and Planning
  - Community Outreach and Partnerships
  

• Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC)
• Disciplinary Associations Network on Sustainability (DANS)
• Solving Real World Sustainability Problems: Play A Greater Part

Sustainability at U.S. Colleges and Universities
 
Contents
I.   Institutional Leadership and Planning
II.  Incorporating Sustainability into Facilities
III. Residential Living and Student Life
IV. Curriculum
V.  Community Partnerships     
 
[Sources: AASHE Resource Center, AASHE Bulletin, AASHE Digest]
 
I.  Institutional Leadership and Planning
 
A. Pledges & Declarations

• American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
  280 signatories, 5 state systems + U Wisconsin system except for Madison
  Example of diversity of signatories:
  Bellevue CC, Southern Polytechnic State U., Pacific Lutheran College, Cornell, U. Florida, U California System
• Middlebury College - climate neutral by 2016
  
  
• Talloires Declaration
  350+ signatories from 40 countries, 142 (40%) from U.S. and Canada
  Example signatories in 2006: Miami Dade College, UW-Oshkosh, Ithaca College
  
  
• Other Pledges, Resolutions, Climate Targets.
  Example: Graduation Pledge – began at Humboldt State U.

 B. Sustainability in Guiding Documents, Website, Assessments & Reports
 
In Vision, Values, or Mission Statement
Examples:

• Lane Community College – core value
  
• Warren Wilson College – mission statement
• City College of San Francisco – board of trustees resolution on sustainability

In Institution’s Strategic Plan

• List of strategic plans incorporating sustainability (35+) (AASHE member resource)
  Good examples:
• Dickinson College – Strategic Plan II: FY 2006-2010
• Georgia Tech – The Strategic Plan of Georgia Tech
•  Oberlin College (PDF) – A Strategic Plan for Oberlin College

In Institution's Master Plan

• List of master plans incorporating sustainability (40+) (AASHE member resource)
  Examples:
• California State University-Chico – Master Plan 2005
• Carnegie Mellon University – Campus Plan
• University of Vermont – Campus Master Plan & Design Guidelines
• Green River Community College – Facilities Master Plan

Sustainability Plan or Report

Examples:

• University of California-Santa Barbara – Sustainability Plan
• Mount Wachusett Community College (PDF) – Sustainability Plan
• Furman University – 2006 President’s Report on Sustainability

Policies: Procurement, Investment, Energy, Building, etc.

• Policy Bank (AASHE resource)
  Examples:
• Western Carolina University – Energy Conservation Measures Policy
• Houston Community College – Green Procurement Guidelines
• Duke University – Guidelines on Socially Responsible Investing
• Bemidji State University – Environmental Policy Statement

Campus Sustainability Assessment
§    Campus Sustainability Assessment Project – database of over 1,200 campus assessments (1999)
                        http://csap.envs.wmich.edu/      
§    Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire - ULSF
                        http://www.ulsf.org/programs_saq.html
            Examples:
§    Grand Valley State University - Sustainability Assessment 2006 (PDF)
                        http://www.gvsu.edu/forms/sustainability/sustainability_report2.pdf
§    NYU - Greening the Urban Campus: A Sustainability Assessment of NYU (PDF)
                        http://wildgreenyonder.wordpress.com/files/2007/01/greening-the-urban-campus.pdf
 
Ø       Campus Sustainability Websites – 260+
§    Best practices for designing an institution’s sustainability website
                        http://www.aashe.org/resources/website_tips.php
§    Comprehensive list of campus sustainability websites
                        http://www.aashe.org/resources/website_tips.php
Examples:
§    CSU Chico, Broward CC, Duke, Cornell, Colorado State U (launched sites in 2005 & 2006)
 
C. Sustainability Staff, Structure, Programs
Ø       Sustainability Committee, Task Force, Green Team
Example:
§    U North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Vice Chancellor’s Sustainability Advisory Committee
                        http://sustainability.unc.edu/index.asp?Type=C
 
Ø       Office of Sustainability
Example:
§    U New Hampshire
            http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/
 
Ø       Coordinator, Director, Officer
§    70+ full-time positions in US & Canada; 11 campuses hired new coordinators or officers in 2006
§    Directory, job descriptions, salary survey, guide to hiring a coordinator and more. (AASHE Resource.)
            http://www.aashe.org/resources/sust_professionals.php  
Example:
§    U Minnesota Morris hires its 1st sustainability coordinator
            http://www.morris.umn.edu/ummnews/View.php?itemID=1153  
 
 
D. Awards, Recognition, Celebration
Ø       Campus Sustainability Day
§    CSD V - Oct 24, 2007 (Society for College and University Planning)
            http://www.scup.org/csd/5/
 
Ø       Sustainability as Campus Theme for Year (or Month, or Week)
Examples:
§    St. Olaf College (2005-6)
                        http://fusion.stolaf.edu/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsDetails&id=2877
§    Willamette U. – theme for month
            http://www.willamette.edu/about/sustainability/info/02_month.htm
 
Ø       Internal Awards
 
Ø       External Awards –
§    AASHE Leadership Awards. (2006 winners: Lane CC, Berea, UBC, Warren Wilson)
http://www.aashe.org/programs/awards.php
§    State & locality awards – Examples: green government (IL), sustainability (NC), Cape Cod CC (Bellwether Award), sustainable best practices (FL).
 
II.  Incorporating Sustainability into Facilities
 
Green Building

Ø       Green Building Policies
§    New, remodeled, and existing building policies (over 70 compiled by AASHE)
                        http://www.aashe.org/resources/building_policies.php (AASHE member resource)
Example:
§    Mesa Community College - sustainable building remodel program (student research)
                        http://keeptool.mc.maricopa.edu/html/snapshot.php?id=87640254560523
 
Ø       Buildings
§    Campus green buildings listed by type (AASHE member resource)
            http://www.aashe.org/resources/building.php
Examples:
§    Berea College – Ecovillage
            http://www.berea.edu/sens/ecovillage/
§    Cape Cod CC - Applied Tech Bldg (LEED gold, 85% less water, 35% less energy)
            http://www.capecodtoday.com/news489.htm
§    Haverford College Athletic Facility (LEED gold, 1st LEED-certified athletic facility)
            http://www.haverford.edu/publicrelations/news/greenconference.htm
 
Sustainable Dining

Examples:
§    Farm-to-Cafeteria Movement Growing on Campus (NYT) (200+ campuses)
                        http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/24/dining/24school.html
§    Oberlin College – Dining Services: Social Responsibility (Bon Appetit)
            http://www.oberlin.edu/cds/SocialResponsibility/default.html
§    Yale – Sustainable Food Project (Aramark)
            http://www.yale.edu/sustainablefood/
§    Colby College – Dining Services: Community Service (Sodexho)
            http://www.colby.edu/dining.serv/html/commserv/environment.html
§    UC Berkeley – Environment & Community (self-operated) – 1st certified organic kitchen on a campus
§    Iowa State U – dining services aims for 35% organic, sustainably grown, and local foods
                        http://www.dining.iastate.edu/farm_to_isu.php#2
 
Ø       Sustainable Gardens, Farms, and Dairies
            Examples:
§    CSU Chico – organic dairy
                        http://www.csuchico.edu/pa/news/Fall2006/7.6.2006.shtml
§    St. Olaf College – organic farm, supplies all of cafeteria’s produce
                        http://www.aashe.org/resources/profiles/stolaf2006.php
 
Fuel and Energy

Ø       Biofueled Fleets
Examples:
§    Rice U. (students produce biodiesel from waste oil on campus; to be used in vehicles)
            http://www.westuexaminer.com/articles/2006/05/26/memorial/community/comm18.txt
            http://cohesion.rice.edu/CentersAndInst/EESI/emplibrary/RUBIs_Real_Theory_2.mov
§    Appalachian State U. (B20 biodiesel blend for buses, service vehicles, garbage truck)
                        http://www.news.appstate.edu/2006/12/05/biodiesel-4/ 
§    U. Arizona motor pool (75 vehicles using ethanol (E85); new 4,000 gal. storage tank)
                        http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/10/wa/MainStoryDetails?ArticleID=13087
 
Ø       Bicycles
§    Texas Christian U. – “Purple Bike” bike-sharing program
                        http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/16106701.htm
 
Ø       Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation
Examples:
§    Carleton College – 1.65 MW wind turbine (1st utility-grade turbine owned by a college - 2004)
            http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/facilities/sustainability/wind_turbine/       
§    Central Oregon Community College – student fee increase for renewable energy (75% of total electricity) One of first CC’s to get majority of electricity from renewable sources
                        http://www.ktvz.com/story.cfm?nav=news&storyID=12270 
                        http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060507/BIZ01/605070332
§    Los Angeles CC District – solar initiative; LACCD invited other AASHE members to join its RFP for solar panels.  Price reductions of 10-20% possible with high volume purchasing.
            http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_290182549.html
§    U. Buffalo – Energy Conservation Project (begun in 1997) will save $4 million annually
            http://www.buffalo.edu/news/fast-execute.cgi/article-page.html?article=84480009
 
Water and Waste
Ø       Water Conservation and Quality
Examples:
§    Portland State U – “Salmon Safe” certification
            http://www.pdx.edu/news/10762/
§    U. Idaho – reclaimed water for 90% of irrigation
            http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/energy/Documents/Silver_Gold_Green_Sustainability_Article.pdf
§    Lane CC – aerators save 1/3 of building’s water (student-led project)
            http://www.lanecc.edu/torch/issues/Spring2006/Apr2706/index.html
 
Ø       Waste Reduction and Recycling
Examples
§    Reduce: U. Northern Colorado – pay-for-printing program
            http://www.unco.edu/it/printing.htm
§    Reuse: Youngstown State – composting kitchen scraps
            http://cfweb.cc.ysu.edu/eUpdate/read.cfm?RecNum=700
§    Recycle: U. Washington – e-media recycling
            http://thedaily.washington.edu/article/2007/5/16/uwEmediaRecyclingProgramMakesDisposalOfHazard  ousElectronicsEasy
 
III.  Residential Living, Student Life
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Ø       ACPA - College Student Educators Internationa

§      Sustainability home page
o        http://www.myacpa.org/task%2Dforce/sustainability/
§      Flyer for student organizations
o        http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/docs/Sustainablity-Flyer.pdf
§      Campus activities that support and educate about sustainability
o        http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/docs/Tool_Kit_Campus_Activities.pdf
§      Primer about education for sustainability
o        http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/docs/SustainablePrimer.pdf
§      Learning outcomes for sustainability
o        http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/docs/Learning_Outcomes_Sustainability_Map.pdf

Ø       Campaigns
§    AASHE Resource – Student-focused campus sustainability organizations (& campaigns)
            http://www.aashe.org/resources/student_orgs.php
§    Campus Climate Challenge
http://climatechallenge.org/
§    Sustainable living
            University of California - Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP) presented by California     Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC)
            http://www.eslp.net/
            Oberlin College – Sustainable living theme house, SEED (Student Experiment in Ecological Design)
            http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2007/02/23/news/Theme_Housing_Goes_Green.html
§    Student green fees
            AASHE Resource on student fee increases for green energy
            http://www.aashe.org/resources/student_fees.php
     Example:
            The Evergreen State College – student-voted fee for renewable energy
            http://academic.evergreen.edu/groups/greenfut/CLEANENERGY.htm
§    Fair trade, divestment
            http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/26/nyregion/26divest.html
     Examples:
     University of Maryland System – divestment in Sudan
     http://www.usmd.edu/newsroom/news/91
     United Students for Fair Trade – Justice at Jazzman’s Campaign
     http://www.usft.org/index.php?p=/ActionCenter/Jazzmans/
 
Ø       Competitions
§    Recyclemania
            http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/
§    NWF Chill-out
            http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/ChillOutcontest.cfm
§    Focus the Nation Student Award
            http://www.focusthenation.org/
§    AASHE Student Award
            http://www.aashe.org/programs/awards.php
§    EPA P3 Award
            http://es.epa.gov/ncer/p3/project_websites/2007/2007awardwinners.html
§    Sustainable Building & Design Competitions
            Advanced Energy’s North Carolina Sustainable Building & Design Student Competition
            http://www.advancedenergy.org/sbdc/
            US Green Building Council – Emerging Green Builders’ Design Competition
            http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=257
 
Ø       Other
§    Sustainability Learning Outcomes as part of residential curricula
            ACPA Learning Outcomes
http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/primer.cfm
http://www.udel.edu/reslife/institute/Opening%20Handout%20-%20Learning%20Outcomes%20Sustainability%20Map%2001-19-07.doc.
            Example:
            U Delaware – Step-by-step guide to designing a residential curriculum
            www.udel.edu/reslife/about/ACPAStepbyStepGuide2007FINAL.ppt
§    Sustainability Learning Communities
            Example:
            Syracuse U – Economy, Environment, and Social Justice Learning Community
            http://lc.syr.edu/content/which.aspx
 
IV. Curriculum
Ø       In General Education Core
            Examples:
§    Oakland CC and Minnesota Colleges and Universities
            Both described in: www.ncseonline.org/EFS/DebraRowe.pdf (PDF)
 
Ø       Infused Throughout Curriculum
            Examples:
§    Chandler-Gilbert CC (Maricopa Community College District)
http://www.cgc.maricopa.edu/press/20070307-7340/index.shtml
http://www.cgc.maricopa.edu/press/20060328-29171/index.shtml
§    Miami Dade College
            http://www.earthethicsinstitute.org/Lessonplans.asp
§    Emory U – Piedmont Project
            http://www.scienceandsociety.emory.edu/piedmont/project.htm
 
Ø       Academic Programs, Degrees, Institutes, Centers on Sustainability
§    List of degrees and programs
            http://www.ulsf.org/resources_sust_degrees.htm
Examples:
§    Arizona State U. – PhD in Sustainability
            http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/Programs/Doctorate_Sustainability_about.htm
§    Duquesne U – MBA in Sustainability
            http://www.business.duq.edu/GRAD/programs/MBA/SustainableMBA/index.html
§    Washington State U - BA in Organic Agriculture
            http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/completestory.asp?StoryID=2988
§    Coastal Carolina U - Center for Campus & Community Sustainability
            http://www.coastal.edu/newsletter/article.html?Id=456
            http://www.coastal.edu/news/story.php?id=1212
§    U. Minnesota – Minor in Sustainability Studies
            http://www.cnr.umn.edu/sustainability/minor/index.html
§    Colorado School of Mines – Colorado Fuel Cell Center
            http://www.mines.edu/all_about/public/spotlight/fuelcellopening.shtml
 
V. Community Partnerships
Ø       Examples:
§    Santa Fe Community College (NM) – new Center for Community Sustainability to develop partnerships with industry and train students in related fields (water and energy) to help shape Santa Fe’s future.
                        http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/32190.html
§    University of Louisville – energy conservation partnership with City (DOE-funded)
            http://php.louisville.edu/news/news.php?news=626
§    City of Grand Rapids – universities, community colleges, K-12, mayor and business working together on sustainability
            www.grpartners.org
 
 

 
Terry Calhoun's Resources List
Sustainability Resources Listing
Send suggestions for additions to sustainablefuture@scup.org

Director of Media Relations and Publications
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
734.998.7027 | terry.calhoun@scup.org |  www.scup.org
Co-Founder, Campus Sustainability Day | www.scup.org/csd/5/
 
Outline
 
•         Curriculum & Academics
•         Governance & Management
–        Student Services
–        Planning & Management
–        Presidents & Trustees
•         General Sustainability Resources
–        Newsletters & Discussion Lists
–        Meta-Pages, Lists of Links, Databases
–        2007 Events
•         Climate Change
•         Higher Ed & Context
 
Curriculum & Academics
 
www.aashe.org/dans
Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability (DANS)
This new group of academic disciplinary associations, includes such organizations as the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Religion. Members include Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future; American Institute of Biological Sciences; American Society of Civil Engineers; National Women’s Studies Association; American Political Science Association; American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; Association. of American Colleges and Universities; National Council for Science and the Environment; American Philosophical Association; American Society for Engineering Education; U.S. and International Society for Ecological Economics;  Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education; American Academy of Religion; American Sociological Association;
Computing Research Association; Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture; Mathematical Association of America; American Anthropological Association; American Psychological Association;  American Association for the Advancement of Science; Society for College and University Planning; American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
 
www.ncseonline.org/EFS/DebraRowe.pdf
Environmental Literacy and Sustainability as Core Requirements: Success Stories and Models, by Debra Rowe (from Teaching Sustainability at Universities) – a PDF of a book chapter available on line.
 
http://www.atwoodpublishing.com/books/245.htm
147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability, by William M. Timpson, Brian Dunbar, Gailmarie Kimmel, Brett Bruyere, Peter Newman, and Hillary Mizia – available for purchase; highly recommended as immediately and broadly useful and applicable.
 
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10094
Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Success, by Peggy Barlett and Geoffrey Chase – available for purchase;
http://www.aashe.org/about/programs.php
The authors also present a workshop which is available through AASHE
http://www.scup.org/profdev/notravel/webcastcds.html
The authors presented a webcast through SCUP, the webcast CD can be purchased on line
 
http://www.playagreaterpart.org
Play a Greater Part – a website where students and faculty can sign up to work on sustainability projects posted by businesses, government and non-profits.
 
Student Services,
Planning & Management, Governance
 
http://www.heasc.net
The Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) is  an affiliation of leading campus student services, management, and governance associations working together on behalf of their members and campuses to apply sustainability principles to all aspects of higher learning.
 
Student Services
 
Some HEASC members with major responsibilities (but not just) in student services are:
 
www.acuiweb.org
Association of College Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I)
www.myacpa.org
Student Educators International (ACPA)
Sustainability home page
                        http://www.myacpa.org/task%2Dforce/sustainability/
Flyer for student organizations
http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/docs/Sustainablity-Flyer.pdf
Campus activities that support and educate about sustainability
http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/docs/Tool_Kit_Campus_Activities.pdf
Primer about education for sustainability
http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/docs/SustainablePrimer.pdf
Learning outcomes for sustainability
http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/docs/Learning_Outcomes_Sustainability_Map.pdf
www.nirsa.org
Intramural Sports & Recreation Association (NIRSA)
www.naca.org
National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
 
http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=20&id=300&terms=sustainability&searchtype=1&fragment=False
The Association of College Unions International (ACUI) has an online sustainability resource.
 
Planning & Management
 
Some HEASC members with major responsibilities (but not just) in planning & management are:
 
www.appa.org
APPA: Serving Educational Facilities Leaders
Facilities Manager magazine
http://www.appa.org/FacilitiesManager/index.cfm
www.nacubo.org
National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
Business Officer magazine
http://www.nacubo.org/x199.xml
Sustainability Resources Page
http://www.nacubo.org/x2153.xml
www.naepnet.org
National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP)
Purchasing Link
http://www.naepnet.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ResourceCenter/Publications/PurchasingLink/May2007/Purchasing_Link_May_.htm
Journal for Procurement in Higher Education Management
http://www.naepnet.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ResourceCenter/Publications/Journal/Journal.htm
Sustainability Resources Page
http://www.naepnet.org/Microsites/sustainability/sustainability.html
www.scup.org
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
Planning for Higher Education journal
http://www.scup.org/phe/
Volume 35, Number 3, April-June, 2007 – complete issue,
3x ordinary length, all on sustainability, 19 articles, available on line for
free or for purchase
Sustainability Resources Page
http://www.scup.org/resources/topic_issue/sustainability.html
Frequent webcasts, several of which are available for purchase as CDs
http://www.scup.org/profdev/notravel/webcastcds.html
 
Governance: Presidents & Trustees
 
Some HEASC members with major responsibilities and focus (but not just) on governance, presidents and trustees:
 
www.aacc.nche.edu
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
Sustainable Development Resources
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ResourceCenter/Services/International/AACC_Education_for_Sustainable_Development_Collaboration.htm
www.aascu.org
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
www.agb.org
Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities (AGB)
 
 
Meta-Sites
Large websites with collections of useful, higher education-related resources
 
www.aashe.org
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
AASHE will hold its second national conference in 2008, tentatively in Pittsburgh, PA, expecting 2,000+ attendees
www.nwf.org.cep
Campus Ecology Project of the National Wildlife Federation
http://ncseonline.org/
National Council for Science and the Environment
www.secondnature.org
Second Nature
www.ulsf.org
University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
 
National Events in 2007
 
www.scup.org/csd/5/
Campus Sustainability Day V
October 24 – on your campus, anywhere
http://www.bsu.edu/provost/ceres/greening/
Greening of the Campus VII conference
September 6–8 – Muncie, IN
http://www.scup.org/profdev/sustainability/2007/epa_sscc.html
Second Annual Smart & Sustainable Campuses conference
April 17–19 – College Park, MD
 
Energy & Climate Change Resources
 
http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/
American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment – major initiative with nearly 200 college and university presidents on board.
http://climatechallenge.org/
Campus Climate Challenge – major, student-run initiative on hundreds of campuses.
www.hecap.org
Higher Education Climate Action Project – sponsored by APPA, ACUI, ACPA, the US Partnership, this website is ideal for showing campus staff that climate action has mainstream support.
 
http://www.nacubo.org/x3554.xml?book=d3d264ed-df66-485e-be28-8b11bc35de69
The Business Case for Renewable Energy: A Guide for Colleges and Universities, by Andrea Putman and Michael Philips – this book iss a publication collaboration of APPA, NACUBO, and SCUP.
 
Higher Education & Context (The Big Picture)
 
www.usapartnership.org
US Partnership – Decade of Education for Sustainable Development – this is the US response to the UN Decade and has the same sectors: Adult and Community Leadning, Business, Communities, Faith, Higher Education, and K-12 Education.
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27234&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development – this is the biggest picture.