US-Based Organizations for Sustainability in Higher Education
National/International
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Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) www.aashe.org
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Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) www.ulsf.org
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Higher Education Associations for Sustainability Coalition (HEASC) (web site to come)
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National Wildlife Federation (NWF) - Campus Ecology Program www.nwf.org/campusecology
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Second Nature www.secondnature.org
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US Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (USPDESD) Higher Ed Sector www.uspartnership.org
Regional (Multi-state)
NEW ENGLAND
Northeast Campus Sustainability Coalition (NECSC)
Established in October 2004, NECSC represents more than 40 institutions of higher education from the northeast U.S. and eastern Canadian provinces - Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
The NECSC pursues the goals of the DESD in a coordinated effort to advance sustainability through integrated education efforts aimed at individuals and institutions at all levels of education, with a particular emphasis on higher education. The NECSC responds to the DESD Draft Implementation Plan’s call for efforts to focus on networks and alliances at the local, regional, national and international levels. Main Event: Campus Sustainability Indicators Annual Gathering. Steering committee with reps from 14 states and provinces.
Contact – Julie Newman, Sustainability Director, Yale, julie.newman@yale.edu (203) 432-2523.
Tom Kelly, Director, UNH Office of Sustainability Programs, Tom.Kelly@unh.edu.
THE SOUTH
Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) – Environmental Initiative
http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/
The ACS includes 16 private schools across the Southeast. The mission of the Environmental Initiative is to foster collaboration in environmental studies and activities among faculty, staff, and students at ACS member institutions. The initiative aims to raise the level of environmental consciousness at each institution. It supports an environmental liaison team of students, faculty and staff at each campus, and inter-institutional programs, including three alliances that focus on academic and extracurricular environmental issues.
Contact – Elizabeth MacNabb, ACS Dir. of Envir Programs, emacnabb@colleges.org (859) 238-6234.
Southeast Group
A loosely organized group of sustainability contacts across the Southeast - Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, S. Carolina, N. Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. The group is a work in progress and serves as a point of contact for those interested in campus sustainability in the region.
Contact – Trish Jerman, Program Mngr, Univ of S. Carolina, jerman@sc.edu (803) 777-7760.
Liz Davey, Envir Coord, Tulane University, ldavey@tulane.edu (504) 865-5145.
UPPER MIDWEST
Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS)
A new organization (est. Jan 2005) to coordinate networking, collaboration, and biennial meetings among higher education administrators, faculty, staff and students in the Upper Midwest - Minnnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, with adjacent states to be added later. Sponsored by The College of St. Benedict and St. Johns University, with support from the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance.
Contact – Derek Larson, Envir Studs Prog, St. Johns U., dlarson@csbsju.edu (320) 363-3247.
State
INDIANA
Indiana Consortium for Education towards Sustainability (ICES)
http://www.ices.ws/
A nonprofit organization comprised of academic, industrial, and governmental institutions committed to establishing educational projects and programs toward sustainability in Indiana.
Contact - Gabriel Grant, Executive Director, gabriel@ices.ws (317) 507-4246.
MAINE
Green Campus Consortium of Maine
GCC’s mission is to develop an effective statewide network of colleges, universities and partners that will stimulate the continual improvement of environmental sustainability at Maine’s campuses through communication and education.
Contact – Fred Padula, Chair, alpadula@aol.com (207) 772-5214.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (MiHEPS)
A fledgling network of campus sustainability actors at colleges and universities in Michigan. Organizers include Terry Link (MSU), Debra Rowe (OCC), Harold Glasser (WMU), Tom Gladwin and Jim Crowfoot (UM), and Gary Burbridge (GRCC).
Contact -- Terry Link, Director, Office of Campus Sustainability, link@msu.edu (517) 355-1751
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (NJHEPS)
Forty member campuses throughout New Jersey. Projects include: NJ DEP Greenhouse Gas Action Plan (energy reports & action plans from campuses), High Performance Campus Design Handbook, Vol II (endorsed by NJ Presidents Council); and Integrating Sustainability Issues in Undergraduate Curriculum (NSF grant). Special teams on green design, environmentally preferable purchasing, energy, and sustainability education.
Contact – John Cusack, Executive Director, jcusack@njheps.org (973) 642-4881
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy (PCIEP)
Comprised of environmental policy makers, universities, and colleges throughout Pennsylvania devoted to improving environmental policy and understanding through government and academic cooperation that encourages interdisciplinary analysis and discourse.
Contact – Donald A. Brown, Director, BrownD@state.pa.us (717) 783-8504
Howard Greenberg, Chair, Campus Greening Prog, hjg3@psu.edu (814) 865-5647
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Sustainable Universities Initiative (SUI)
A consortium established by South Carolina’s three research universities and subsequently joined by 13 affiliate four-year and technical college members. SUI shares information and fosters cooperation among its members, with the dual purpose of incorporating sustainability into the curriculum and improving each institution’s “environmental footprint.”
Contact – Trish Jerman, Program Manager, Univ of S. Carolina, jerman@sc.edu (803) 777-7760
Bruce Coull, Carolina Disting Prof and Dean, School of Envir, U. of SC, bccoull@sc.edu (803) 777-9153.
WASHINGTON
Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education
http://www.evergreen.edu/washcenter/home.asp
Founded in 1985 and based at The Evergreen State College, with 51 member campuses throughout Washington state. Ongoing initiatives include: learning communities; cultural pluralism and academic success for underrepresented students; calculus reform, and quantitative reasoning across the curriculum. The "Curriculum for the Bioregion" initiative aims to better prepare college students to address complex environmental and social issues. Steering committee of 18 faculty and administrators.
Contact - Jean MacGregor, Director, macgjean@evergreen.edu (360) 867-6608.
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