HEASC News Digest
Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium ®
http://www.heasc.net
Number 48.0 - December 11, 2008
Contents:
1. HEASC Update
2. ACUPCC Update
3. The Campaign for Environmental Literacy
4. ACUHO-I: Campuses Named for 21st Century Project
5. ACUI: Web Conference - Sustainability Issues Facing the College Professional
6. RecycleMania 2009
7. How to Understand What the Sustainability Movement Means
8. Upcoming Events
1. HEASC Update
Reminder: HEASC Monthly Call for December is Cancelled. The next call will take place on Thursday January 29th at 1pm est.
Last week's HEASC Annual Meeting was a great success! In 4 short hours the group covered numerous items that will help guide the future direction of the consortium. Each association also presented on their efforts to model sustainability and to support their members sustainability initiatives. Many new resources were revealed and will be added to the HEASC Resource Center. A summary of the Annual Meeting will be available shortly. Thank you to everyone that attended and thank you again to NACUBO for graciously hosting the meeting.
Resources:
- Resource Center: Please visit the Resource Center to make sure your association's efforts are shared and current. Send any new or missing items to Steve Muzzy at smuzzy@secondnature.org for posting. Your efforts have contributed to many useful resources, please share this page with your members.
2. ACUPCC Update
The ACUPCC stands at 605 institutions representing all 50 states – and over 4.9 million students, or 28% of all college students in the United States.
Save the Date: ACUPCC Annual Summit August 13-14th, 2009-Chicago, IL
Resources:
- ACUPCC Carbon Offset Protocol
- The ACUPCC Implementer! This monthly newsletter provides ACUPCC Implementation Liaisons with up to date news and information on compliance deadlines and sustainability related events. For questions on or to send items to The ACUPCC Implementer please email AASHE’s Climate Program Manager Toni Nelson- toni@aashe.org To view the third edition of The ACUPCC Implementer click here!
3. The Campaign for Environmental Literacy
The Campaign for Environmental Literacy provides a voice and the tools to advocate for increased federal funding for environmental and sustainability education. Click here to sign up for up news and alerts on the new "University Sustainability Program".
A new “University Sustainability Program” (USP) was authorized at the Department of Education as part of the recently enacted Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HR 4137). USP is an outgrowth of the Higher Education Sustainability Act, introduced in the House as HR 3637 by Representative Earl Blumenauer along with Representatives Vernon Ehlers, Rick Boucher, and David Wu; and in the Senate as S 2444 by Senator Patty Murray along with Senators Jeff Bingaman, Christopher Dodd, Edward Kennedy, and John Kerry. Click here for information on USP.4. ACUHO-I: Campuses Named for 21st Century Project
The Association of College & University Housing Officers – International is proud to announce three campuses selected by competitive process as host sites for potential new residence halls following the guidelines of the association’s 21st Century Project. Indiana University in Bloomington, Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and Colorado College in Colorado Springs are all scheduled to begin this process in early 2009. Click here for the full press release.
5. ACUI: Web Conference - Sustainability Issues Facing the College Professional
The Association of College Unions International (ACUI) is hosting a web
conference entitled, "Sustainability Issues Facing the College Union
and Student Activities Professional." The online learning program aims
to provide valuable insights, practical examples, and standards for
anyone involved in college unions or student activities. Topics will
include understanding the American College & University Presidents'
Climate Commitment (ACUPCC); the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment &
Rating System (STARS); practices for generating campus-wide support for
initiatives; fair trade purchasing as a sustainability initiative;
sustainability in campus food service; how to engage student leaders in
sustainable initiatives; and integrating sustainability education into
social events.
6. RecycleMania 2009
RecycleMania is a friendly competition and
benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to
promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over a
10-week period, schools report recycling and trash data which are then
ranked according to who collects the largest amount of recyclables per
capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of
trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate. The 2009
RecycleMania will feature a number of changes over past years including
a restructuring of the division system and the implementation of new
reporting standards for the official rankings. Schools will have the
choice of participating in the traditional rankings (Competition
Division) or opting for the less formal Benchmarking Division.
7. How to Understand What the Sustainability Movement Means
HEASC Co-coordinator Debra Rowe recently sat down with the Chronicle of Higher Education's Scott Carlson to discuss the higher education sustainability movement. Click here to listen to the full interview.
8. Upcoming Events
- ACUI: Web Conference - Sustainability Issues Facing the College Professional December 11 - 12, 2008; Online
- CIC Presidents Institute - Investing in the Future: Students, Institutions, and the Public Good January 4 - 7, 2009 Bonita Springs, Florida
- APPA Special Programming: Facilities Management Strategies for Campus Sustainability January 22, 2009 Tampa, FL
- RecycleMania 2009 January 18 - March 28, 2009
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