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SMART and SUSTAINABLE SHORTS Opportunities for Green Recognition Sign the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. This high-visibility effort to address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions, and to accelerate research and educational efforts to equip society to restabilize the earth’s climate, involves creating an emissions inventory and action plan. Making the action plan, inventory, and progress reports publicly available is an integral part of the commitment. www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org day for colleges and universities to create events on campus and elsewhere that draw participants for the exchange of ideas and knowledge among faculty, staff, and students as well as the larger community. www.scup.org/csd Be a part of RecycleMania. In 2007, more have gotten involved in efforts, such as restoring funding to these programs, since 2005. www.fundee.org Get your group involved in the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium. Apply for a Campus Sustainability Leadership Award. Launched in 2006 by the As- than 200 colleges and universities throughout the United States competed to increase recycling and reduce waste on their campuses. RecycleMania has started a MySpace page to facilitate networking between participating schools. www.recyclemania.org HEASC is an informal network of groups with a commitment to advancing sustainability within their constituencies and within the broader system of higher education. www.aashe.org/heasc Join the U.S. Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. sociation for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, this annual award is given to one institution in each of four enrollment categories that has made the greatest overall commitment to sustainability as demonstrated in its governance and administration, curriculum and research, operations, campus culture, and community outreach. A Student Sustainability Leadership Award is also part of the program. www.aashe.org/programs/awards.php Join a Campaign for Environmental Literacy advocacy campaign. The CEL exists to sup- port the work of organizations providing or supporting environmental education in the United States. Several colleges and universities, plus higher education organizations, USPDESD partners are individuals, organizations, and institutions dedicated to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, which since 2003 has been calling for sustainable development to be fully integrated into education and learning. www.uspartnership.org Read All About It Still want to know more about sustainability on campus? Check out the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Educationʼs AASHE Digest 2006. It covers institutional change; education and outreach; social responsibility; green building; energy management and renewable energy; food and agriculture; transportation; and waste, water, landscaping, and procurement. Readers will see a summary of activities along with links to longer articles. The digest is a free download at www.aashe.org/resources. Participate in Campus Sustainability Day. Since 2003, the Society for College and University Planning has celebrated sustainability in higher ed by designating a Free up on-campus parking with GreenRide Campus Edition is an award-winning web-based application designed to reduce automobile dependency and promote the use of alternative transportation. It helps free up parking spaces, improves campus environmental sustainability, and provides students, faculty, administration, and staff with flexible travel arrangements over the web. GreenRide allows users to find carpool partners easily by searching for other persons close to their route with similar travel schedules and needs. They can access it for daily commuting during the semester, as well as for vacation periods or occasional trips. Our continuously updated mapping covers all of North America, Europe and other areas. More details and ordering information are available on-line, so please visit us today at www.greenride.com. SM SM GREENRIDE GREENRIDE Available to colleges and universities throughout the U.S.A. and Canada. GreenRide SM is an Ecology and Environment, Inc. service mark. universitybusiness.com June 2007 | S15 http://www.fundee.org http://www.scup.org/csd http://www.aashe.org/heasc http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org http://www.recyclemania.org http://www.uspartnership.org http://www.aashe.org/programs/awards.php http://www.aashe.org/resources http://www.greenride.com http://www.greenride.com http://universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - June 2007

Contents
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Editor's Note
Virginia Tech Coverage
Sense of Place
Viewpoint
Admissions
On The Hill
Future Shock
Independent Outlook
Internet Technology
I Wanna Be Rich
Smart and Sustainable
Walking the Talk
Steering Toward Sustainability
An Organizing Principle for Colleges and Universities
News Shorts
News Shorts
It’s Not Easy Eating Green
Facilities Focus
The New Face of ERP
Document Management Across Campus
What's New
Direct Connect
Calendar of Events
End Note
Annual Directory of Higher Education Consultants

University Business - June 2007