Today and tomorrow is the 2008 Virtual Energy Forum.
This free, online-only event features:

Live streaming video presentations from energy thought leaders, including Leith Sharp, Director of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative, and Mary Jensen, Keene State’s Sustainability Coordinator.
A virtual exhibit floor with booths from leading energy efficiency and renewable energy businesses as well as related nonprofits […]

The 2008 ACUPCC Climate Leadership Summit just wrapped up and I’m excited to present the voices of some of the signatories who were present. Venturing into the world of podcast recordings, I attempted to catch some of these busy Presidents and Chancellors in between panel sessions, meals and any spare moment […]

 

 President Thomashow, Unity College: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (51)

 

 President Brennemen, Goshen College: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (26)

 

 President Pfeiffer, Warren Wilson College: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (22)

 

 Chancellor Johnson, University of Minnesota Morris: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (32)

 

 Chancellor Spangler, Houston Comunity College: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (38)

AASHE is currently at the ACUPCC Leadership Summit in Grand Rapids Michigan and we have partnered with Grand Rapids Community College to record and post panel presentations on You Tube. Even if you can’t be here you can still watch and hear what is happening. Below is a quick compilation of some presentations. All videos […]

Campuses all across the U.S. and Canada recently celebrated Earth Day 2008. Some celebrated it with one big single day event, and others celebrated with several smaller events throughout the entire month of April. The Bowdoin College (ME) Earth Day celebration recognized that Earth Day isn’t just a day, […]

As if everyday isn’t! I spent a part of my day today at the University of Kentucky participating in their Earth Day Festival. You can see all the events the students and staff planned for the entire month of April at www.earthdaysinthebluegrass.org . I am sure that campuses all across the US […]

This post is for all of the 2008 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference Participants and to the rest of the AASHE and outside community as well.
I’m asking for feedback. You’ve just been at a 2 day conference on advancing campus sustainability. We listened to peers, students, and college and university presidents. We […]

This session was a great overview and comparison of three different projects that each gauge campus sustainability in different ways. The AASHE Sustainability Tracking,  Assessment, and Rating System (STARS), The Sustainable Endowments Institute’s (SEI) College Sustainability Report Card and the National Wildlife Federations (NWF) State of the Campus Report and Survey. 
Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and […]

Sonia Marcus, Ohio University
Your campus does not need an Office of Sustainability, but if you don’t have one, you’re going to struggle with:
-Communications: An Office of Sustainability becomes a communications hub. There’s no other good way of coordinating the initiatives. It’s a place for people to direct their questions and concerns. […]

This lunch Plenary Session was a breath of young energy and faces as three student leaders took the stage to discuss issues related to the work they are doing on their own campus and to broadly discuss student activism (or as argued by one, student “citizenship” )
Presenters: Carlos Rymer, Cornell UniversityJoanna Calabrese, University of MarylandMatt […]

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