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Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
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Philadelphia, PA (August 14, 2017) – The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2017 AASHE Sustainability Awards.
Finalists for the Campus Sustainability Achievement Award are:
- Institutions with over 10,000 FTE
- Illinois State University’s Fix It Friday
- University at Albany’s Art as the Catalyst for Critical Sustainability Conversations
- Simon Fraser University’s 20-Year Sustainability Vision and Goals Case Study Submission
- San Jose State University’s Chiller Plant Improvements
- Institutions with under 10,000 FTE
- Middlebury College’s Carbon Neutrality Achievement
- Black Hills State University’s Food Hub: rural food hubs serving a wider demographic
- Smith College’s Study Group on Climate Change
- Associate Institutions
- Chemeketa Community College’s Revisiting Service Learning Through Food Equity, One Outcome from the Chemeketa – Marion Polk Food Share Youth Partnership
- Red River College’s Branding our Waste: Creating College-Specific Recycling Signage through Collaboration
- Johnson County Community College’s Student Sustainability Committee
Finalists for the Campus Sustainability Research Award are:
- Undergraduate Research
- Graduate Research
- Relocating Education for Sustainability: From the campus to the community
- College and University Sustainability Officers’ Experiences with Green Office Programs: A Qualitative Investigation
- Sustainable Academia: Translating the Vision of a Full Sustainable University into a Measurable Reality
- Integration of Sustainability Reporting at an Academic Institution
- Published Research – Academics
- Communicating sustainability: student perceptions of a behavior change campaign
- High Performance Education Fails in Sustainability? – A Reflection on Finnish Primary Teacher Education
- Should we quit our jobs? Challenges, barriers and recommendations for interdisciplinary energy research
- Beyond Interpersonal Competence: Teaching and Learning Professional Skills in Sustainability
- An experience-based learning framework: Activities for the initial development of sustainability competencies
- Published Research – Engagement
- A comparative study of the efficacy of intervention strategies on student electricity use in campus residence halls
- Enhancing sustainability curricula through faculty learning communities
- Encouraging Revolving Door Usage in a Mixed-Use Building: The Influence of Visual Prompts and Descriptive Social Norms
- Published Research – Operations
- Green cities and ivory towers: how do higher education sustainability initiatives shape millennials’ consumption practices?
- Environmental and Economic Perspectives in the Analysis of Two Options for Hand Drying At an University Campus
- Environmental perceptions and health before and after relocation to a green building
- Restroom Water Reduction Potential at an Urban University
- Published Research – Planning and Administration
- The Nitrogen Footprint Tool Network: A Multi-Institution Program to Research and Reduce Nitrogen Pollution
- Assessment tools’ indicators for sustainability in universities: an analytical overview
- Factors encouraging sustainability integration into institutions of higher education
- The impact of working in a green certified building on cognitive function and health
Finalists for the Student Sustainability Leadership Award are:
- Grace Brosofsky, Georgia Institute of Technology, Natural Herbicides Project
- Carpentry and (EIMT) Electrical Installation and Maintenance Technology Students, Kauai Community College, Tiny House Hydro Electric Micro Grid Project
“We are excited to recognize these institutions and individuals for their high-impact sustainability projects and pioneering research,” said AASHE Executive Director Meghan Fay Zahniser. “The innovation and leadership demonstrated by these finalists is inspirational.”
Winners will be announced during the opening ceremony at the AASHE Conference & Expo in San Antonio, Texas on Oct. 15. Finalists’ entries will be judged on overall impact, innovation, stakeholder involvement, clarity and other criteria specific to each category.
About the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
AASHE empowers higher education administrators, faculty, staff and students to be effective change agents and drivers of sustainability innovation. AASHE enables members to translate information into action by offering essential resources and professional development to a diverse, engaged community of sustainability leaders. We work with and for higher education to ensure that our world’s future leaders are motivated and equipped to solve sustainability challenges. For more information, visit www.aashe.org. Follow AASHE on Facebook and Twitter.
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