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AASHE Bulletin is a weekly compilation of news, opportunities, new resources, job postings, and events related to sustainability in higher education. Subscribe to the Bulletin.

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Benedictine U to Celebrate 3 Years for the Environment + More (08/21/08)


Congress Passes Higher Education Sustainability Act + More (07/31/08)
Middlebury College Master Plan Focuses on Sustainability + More (07/24/08)
U Maryland Baltimore Reduces Energy Load by 20 M kWh in 2 Years + More (07/17/08)
International Higher Ed Institutions Sign Sustainability Declaratio
n + More (07/10/08)
Purdue U Strategic Plan Features Sustainability  + More (07/03/08)


AASHE Digest 2007 - Annual Review of Campus Sustainability + More (06/26/08)
Rutgers to Construct Major Solar Farm + More (06/19/08)
Arizona State U Plans Major Solar Installation + More (06/12/08)
Texas Christian U to Hold Sustainability-Themed Semester + More (06/05/08)


UW Oshkosh Approves Sustainability as Essential Learning Outcome + More (05/29/08)
U Central Florida Adopts Sustainability Plan +More
(05/22/08)
Columbia U Establishes Center on Sustainable Intl Investment + More (05/15/08)
Forbes Magazine Names America's Greenest Campuses + More (05/08/08)
Presidents Climate Commitment Reaches All 50 States + More (05/01/08)


2 Campuses Release Sustainability Plan + More (04/24/08)
RecycleMania Winners Announced + More (04/17/08)
AASHE Releases Draft of Campus Sustainability Rating System + More (04/10/08)
3 University Leaders Testify in Senate to Limit GHG Emissions + More
(04/03/08)


SDSU Launches Green Building Construction Online Certificate + More (03/27/08)
ACUPCC Passes 500 Signatories +More (03/20/08)
Maharisahi U Dining Hall Goes 100% Vegetarian, 90% Organic +More (03/13/08)
Lake Land College Receives 2 Renewable Energy Grants +More (03/06/08)


U Minnesota Morris to Install 2 Wind Turbines & a Steam Turbine + More (02/28/08)
U System Maryland Launches Sustainability Initiative + More (02/21/08)
Ripon College to Give Free Bikes + More (02/14/08)
AASHE Announces STARS Pilots + More (02/07/08)


1100 Campuses Focus the Nation + More (01/31/08)
Yale Reduces GHG Emissions by 17 Percent + More (01/24/08)
Ohio U to Reduce Off-Campus Energy Use + More (01/17/08)
U Arkansas Hires Sustainability Coordinator + More (01/10/08)
College of the Atlantic Achieves Carbon Neutrality + More (01/03/08)

2007

Duke Establishes $5 Million Water Conservation Fund + More (12/13/07)
UC Berkeley to Help Create East Bay 'Green Corridor' + More (12/06/07)


U Wisconsin Madison to Cut Coal Use by 15 Percent + More (11/29/07)
CU Boulder Works with City to Promote Off-Campus Conservation + More
(11/15/07)
5500 Young People Attend Youth Climate Summit + More (11/08/07)
Oregon State Launches Ecological Engineering Degree + More (11/01/07)


College Sustainability Report Card Released + More (10/25/07)
Virginia Tech Launches Energy Efficiency Partnership + More (10/18/07)
Tufts Offers Loan Assistance to Graduates in Public Service + More (10/11/07)
Columbia Makes Sustainability Commitments for Planned Expansion + More (10/04/07)


Higher Education Sustainability Act Introduced + More (09/27/07)
Presidents Climate Commitment Passes 400 Signatories + More (09/20/07)
UBC Okanagan to Use Geothermal Energy Campus-Wide + More
(09/13/07)
AASHE Presents Sustainability Leadership Awards + More
(09/06/07)


Major Newspapers Cover Sustainable Living on Campus + More (08/30/07)
N Carolina Requires Energy and Water Conservation in State Buildings + More
(08/23/07)
Newsweek and Time Feature Campus Sustainability + More (08/16/07)
Warren Wilson Partners with Asheville to Reduce Emissions + More (08/09/07)
Arizona State Building Earns LEED Platinum + More (08/02/07)


5 New Campuses Make Climate Commitments + More (07/26/07)
New Asst. Vice Chancellor for Sustainability Starts at Wash U + More (07/19/07)
LEED Platinum for Sierra Nevada College Laboratory + More (07/12/07)
Sustainability Fees Approved at Three Tennessee Universities + More (07/05/07)


Largest Campus Sustainability Gathering Held in California + More (06/28/07)
Presidents Climate Commitment Passes 300 Signatories + More (06/21/07)
31 NYC Campuses Commit to Cut Carbon Emissions by 30% by 2017 + More (06/14/07)
College-Bound Students More Concerned About Environment than Job Market + More (06/07/07)


U-Pass Coming to U Alberta and Grant MacEwan College + More (05/31/07)
Southern New Hampshire U Goes Carbon Neutral + More (05/24/07)
Two Residence Halls Earn LEED Gold + More (05/17/07)
Middlebury Commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2016 + More (05/10/07)
Presidents Climate Commitment Passes 200 Signatories + More (05/03/07)


New Bill To Fund Campus Efficiency Projects + More (04/26/07)
Recyclemania, Green Power Challenge, Chill Out Contest Winners Announced + More (04/19/07)
4 Campuses Approve Sustainability Fee Increases + More (04/12/07)
UC System Adopts Pioneering Sustainability Policy + More (04/05/07)


Major Solar Installation at Fresno State + More (03/29/07)
UConn Adopts LEED Silver Green Building Policy + More (03/22/07)
AASHE Digest 2006 Released + More (03/15/07)
U Florida Students Approve Renewable Energy Fee + More (03/08/07)
Off-Grid Zero Emissions Building Underway at Florida State + More (03/01/07)


Twenty More Campuses Commit to Climate Neutrality + More (02/22/07)
Duke Launches Major Civic Engagement Initiative + More (02/15/07)
U Penn Commits to Climate Neutrality + More (02/08/07)
Climate Education Events Held on 575 Campuses + More (02/01/07)


College Sustainability Report Card Released + More (01/25/07)
RIT Launches Minor in Sustainable Product Development + More (01/18/07)
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College Collects Christmas Trees for Fuel + More (01/11/07)
U Wisconsin-Green Bay Commits to Climate Neutrality + More (01/04/07)

2006

December 14, 2006
December 07, 2006


November 30, 2006
November 23, 2006
November 16, 2006
November 09, 2006
November 02, 2006


October 26, 2006
October 19, 2006
October 12, 2006 (Double Issue)


September 28, 2006
September 21, 2006
September 14, 2006
September 07, 2006


August 31, 2006
August 24, 2006
August 17, 2006
August 10, 2006
August 03, 2006


July 27, 2006
July 20, 2006
July 13, 2006
July 06, 2006


June 29, 2006
June 22, 2006
June 15, 2006
June 08, 2006
June 01, 2006


May 25, 2006
May 18, 2006
May 11, 2006
May 04, 2006


April 27, 2006
April 20, 2006
April 13, 2006
April 06, 2006


March 30, 2006
March 23, 2006
March 16, 2006
March 09, 2006
March 02, 2006


February 23, 2006
February 16, 2006
February 09, 2006
February 02, 2006


January 26, 2006
January 19, 2006
January 12, 2006




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AASHE 2008 Conference & Expo

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Tufts University (Medford, MA) is our current spotlight campus! At Tufts, GHG emissions have been reduced to close to 1990 levels, dining services offers organic and local foods, an electric tractor mows the organic baseball field, several buildings have PV and solar thermal installations, and its newest residence hall received LEED Silver certification.   Learn more

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 Top Resources

AASHE Digest 2007

Academic Programs in Sustainability

AASHE Bulletin

Campus Sustainability Policy Bank

Campus Sustainability Profiles

Campus Global Warming Commitments

 Featured Events

Webinar: Charting the Path to Campus Sustainability, September 17, 2008, 1 - 2:30pm Eastern

Webinar: GHG Inventories: Methods & Best Practices, October 1, 2008, 1 - 2:30pm Eastern

Webinar: Writing a GHG Action Plan, October 15, 2008, 1 - 2:30pm Eastern

Webinar: Financial Mechanisms for Campus Sustainability, October 29, 2008, 1 - 2:30pm Eastern

AASHE 2008, November 9-11, 2008

Focus the Nation 2009, February 5, 2009

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