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Facilitating Green Building at Under-resourced Colleges and Universities Through Technical Assistance Grants for Local Consultants

Submitted by Rima Mulla on January 5, 2010 - 9:58am
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by Ilana Schoenfeld, Program Associate for Strategic Initiatives, Second Nature

Many under-resourced colleges and universities rely heavily on their local and regional building contractors, including architects and engineers, to provide the technical expertise necessary to carry out green building projects. Institutions located in remote areas, or in regions where green buildings are few and far between, are often subject to higher premiums charged for these project by contractors with little training or experience in green building.

Second Nature, with funding from The Kresge Foundation, is inviting colleges and universities that have received Title III/V designation from the Department of Education and that are in states with relatively low numbers of green building projects (MO, SC, TN, UT, AR, KY, KS, ID, NE, LA, MS, WV, OK, WY, ND, SD, AL, IN, MT, NM) to apply for green building technical assistance grants of up to $2000 each.


AASHE's Campus Sustainability Discussion Forums are here!

Submitted by Seann Sweeney on October 23, 2009 - 10:29am
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The AASHE Campus Sustainability Discussion Forums are here!

If you have an interest in joining in on interactive campus sustainability discussions, you will want to visit and participate in the forums. The forums provide a central place where those interested in campus sustainability can ask and answer questions, share knowledge and expertise, and contribute to the growing body of knowledge on campus sustainability.


Open Thread on College Sustainability Report Card

Submitted by Niles Barnes on October 7, 2009 - 3:13pm
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The Sustainable Endowments Institute released its  College Sustainability Report Card today. There often seems to be a desire within the campus sustainability community to discuss the Report Card so please use this space to share your thoughts. How is your campus reacting to the Report Card? Are you able to use the Report Card to advance sustainability on your campus? What do you like about it and what do you dislike about it? Are there things that you'd like to see changed?
 


STARS 1.0 Early Release has launched!

Submitted by Jillian Buckholz on September 17, 2009 - 5:01pm
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Since the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) first called for a campus sustainability rating system in 2006, AASHE has been creating STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, & Rating System, for colleges and universities. After three years of collaboration with numerous higher education professionals, sustainability experts, and professional organizations, AASHE has launched the STARS 1.0 Early Release at the Greening of the Campus VIII: Embracing Change.


How can we ensure access to higher education in troubling economic times?

Submitted by Niles Barnes on March 31, 2009 - 12:10pm
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A recent New York Times article caught my attention, "Colleges Accepting More Students Who Can Pay Full Fare" which discusses the struggles and decisions that admissions offices must make during trying economic times when determining who they accept into their programs.


How to make college tuition sustainable?

Submitted by Niles Barnes on April 21, 2008 - 7:14pm
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Unless you are in the small minority of students who are not faced with student loans, rising tuition rates are cause for alarm, especially at a time when the general state of the economy is not shining so bright. According to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) two-thirds (65.7%) of 4-year undergraduate students graduate with debt with the average student loan debt for seniors being $19,237. Graduate and professional students generate even more debt, ranging from $27,000 to $114,000. When I was at U of K, tuition rose 12% in one year (as I was browsing the news last week I saw that it would be going up another 9% for 2008-2009). At the same time, the student loan scandals that rocked the higher ed community last year, reveals just how eager some banks, lenders and even some college financial offices are to sign students up for more loans.


MLK Jr. Day and Sustainability on Campus

Submitted by Niles Barnes on January 24, 2008 - 7:17pm
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Having this past Monday off in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, (one of only four federal holidays here in the US that celebrate an individuals life) got me thinking of the importance of this holiday for everyone living here in the US, and to all those working towards a just and sustainable society.


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