The Declaration, Volume 3, Number 3 : February 2000 [Operations] By Michael Shriberg The University of Michigan Housing Division has shown an interest in environmental issues since the mid-1970’s. Housing was on the cutting edge of recycling, Green Lights and other environmental initiatives. Unfortunately, many efforts ended with initial, piecemeal solutions to environmental problems, rarely…… Continue Reading
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The University of Newcastle – A Bushland Campus
The Declaration, Volume 3, Number 2 : September 1999 [Operations] By Leanne Gardiner The University of Newcastle sits on a 150 hectare site, much of which is natural bushland. Tracts of dry open eucalypt forest, a wetland nature reserve and pockets of remnant rainforest have helped to earn the University a widespread reputation for nature conservation…… Continue Reading
Going Green at Liverpool John Moores University
The Declaration, Volume 3, Number 1: March 1999 [Operations] by John Blythe and Wynn Calder For Liverpool John Moores University (JMU), the last decade has been one of extraordinary accomplishment in its transition toward sustainability. This article looks at the process of going green at JMU: the steps taken; the people involved; and the conditions which…… Continue Reading
Energy Deregulation Meets Campus Greening at SUNY Buffalo
The Declaration, Volume 2, Number 2 : June 1998 [Operations] The State University at Buffalo (UB), located in the western corner of New York, has been fighting for the environment since the mid-1970’s. In the area of green operations, UB is a leader among universities both nationally and internationally. In 1982, Walter Simpson became the University’s…… Continue Reading
Transportation Planning at the University of Colorado: Finding a New Way
The Declaration, Volume 2, Number 1: Winter 1998 [Operations] by Will Toor During the last two decades, the University of Colorado has introduced new programs to reduce environmental impacts in a variety of areas- including transportation, energy use, water use, and waste reduction. The university has also substantially increased its commitment to environmental education. In most…… Continue Reading
Institutionalizing a Conservation Culture at RMIT
The Declaration, Volume 1, Number 3 : September – December 1996 [Operations] How does a university embody good environmental citizenship as an institution, develop environmentally responsible decision-making skills in its faculty, staff and students, and instill an ethic of ecologically sound behavior at the individual level? The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne, Australia,…… Continue Reading
Positive Purchasing Power Gaining in U.S.
The Declaration, Volume 1, Number 2 : May – August 1996 [Operations] The expression “purchasing power” is a common one, but rarely is it used to mean anything more significant than getting a good price for a large group of consumers. Universities in particular often fail to realize the innovative ways they could use their…… Continue Reading
Brown Takes one BIG Step for the Environment
The Declaration, Volume 1, Number 1: January – April 1996 [Operations] BIG, the acronym for “Brown is Green,” accurately describes Brown University’s campus-wide effort to reduce its environmental impact. The Providence, Rhode Island university, whose more that 6,500 students, 2,900 employees, 86 office buildings, and 41 dormitories produce more than 3,000 tons of solid waste…… Continue Reading
Pursuing Sustainability from the Middle: The Experience at the University of Rhode Island
The Declaration, Volume 7, No. 1: Summer 2004 [Curriculum] By Robert Thompson and William Green Many of us have felt a bit envious when reading about a president at another university who has committed his or her institution to being a leader in such things as greenhouse gas reduction or sustainable food systems. While all…… Continue Reading
Preaching NOT to the Converted: Why Sustainability Courses should be Required for All Students at All Colleges and Universities
The Declaration, Volume 7, No. 1: Summer 2004 [Curriculum] By Mick Womersley Unity College bills itself as “America’s Environmental College,” which is the kind of bragging that only the little guy on the playground can get away with. We are about thirty faculty and five hundred students tucked into a converted farm in rural Maine.…… Continue Reading