Over the past few months, I’ve been helping to plan SSCC 2008, and I am so excited. Here’s what’s happening:
The conference will take place March 31 - April 2, 2008 at the University of Maryland, College Park. Here’s the overview from the conference website:
“The conference brings together current and future leaders in the […]

Recyclemania began this week, January 27th to be more specific, with a record 400 schools participating!! Whewee! The competition started in 2001 with just 2 schools - Miami University (of Ohio) and Ohio University. Here’s a graph Recyclemania has posted on their website which shows participation and the number of pounds recycled […]

Last week, when AASHE received Western Carolina University’s Membership Application, our total reached 500.

Here’s a breakdown of our members:
4 Year and Graduate Institutions - 308
2 Year Institutions and Community Colleges - 91
System Offices - 4
Businesses - 66
NGOs/Government Agencies - 33
K-12 Institutions - 8
You’ll notice that these numbers actually total 510, which is because we have […]

Going somewhere this holiday season? Have a few empty seats in the car? Here’s my suggestion: offer a ride using the Carpool application on Facebook.
The Carpool application on Facebook is a ride-share program that allows you to view profiles of riders and drivers before you decide to carpool with them. It helps to alleviate the […]

 
I’d like to share with all of you this video that a friend of mine recently found on You Tube. It is a proposal to solve the global climate change problem with fog. If you can’t see the video, click here.

The two men in the video have designed a boat that will shoot […]

AASHE MEMBERSHIP IS EXPLODING! The excitement is spreading all across the United States and Canada (and even to Hong Kong and Mexico!); gaining access to our resources and belonging to the AASHE community is becoming part of a widespread campus sustainability culture. So, to help our faithful members illustrate their strong commitment to […]

As most of you avid Campus Sustainability Perspectives readers already know, AASHE attended the University of Kentucky’s “Big Blue Goes Green” Sustainability Showcase on Wednesday. The sessions at the event were all fascinating and enjoyable, but my favorite part was speaking with the display representatives.
After a few conversations, I quickly realized that UK is truly […]

Last month (September), AASHE reached 2 membership milestones within 5 days.
1. On September 19th, 2007, AASHE received its 300th campus membership.

2. On September 24th, 2007, AASHE received its 400th membership (this includes campus, business, NGO’s, K-12, and system offices)

That’s right folks! AASHE now has over 400 total members to serve! Check out this cool graph:

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Hello all you faithful bloggers. My name is Andrea Webster and I am the latest addition to the AASHE staff. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to all of you. In order to cover the bases, here is my bio that was recently posted on the AASHE website: http://www.aashe.net/about/andrea.php
The […]