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sustainability at scu

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Interested in sustainability? Here's how to learn more and get involved at SCU.

For Faculty/Staff

Sustainability on campus:
2007 SCU Sustainability Assessment
SCU Sustainability Policy
The Commons at Kennedy Mall
Campus Sustainability Day

Sustainable working at SCU:
Recycling on campus
RecycleMania!

Ask a question about recycling at SCU
SCU sustainability events calendar
SOAP - new!

Your choices make a difference:
Request Recycling Directors for events
Take the Sustainability PLEDGE

For Alumni

Join the "Green Team" on inCircle
The Sustainability PLEDGE

For Students

Student clubs:
Bottom Line and Beyond
Environmental Law Society
The GREEN Club
Net Impact
SCU Recycles!

Student projects:
Volunteer to be a Recycling Director
2007 SCU Sustainability Assessment
Read about engineering projects
The SCU Solar Decathlon team

Sustainable living at SCU:


CyPhi RLC
Campus Move-Out waste programs
Recycling in residence halls
RecycleMania!
Recycle Trivia - you could win!

Ask a question about recycling at SCU
SCU sustainability events calendar

Your choices make a difference:
See the back to school shopping guide
Take the Sustainability PLEDGE

Sustainability Resources


University Library Sustainability Information Resources
University Library Global Warming Resources
2007 SCU Sustainability Assessment
2006 Sustainability Report
SCU Sustainability Policy, about Sustainability at SCU
Join the sustainability at SCU listserv
Ask a question about recycling at SCU
SCU sustainability events calendar


Sustainability Resources Beyond SCU

Events:

Organizations:

  • AASHE
    AASHE member logo The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is a membership-based association of US and Canadian universities working to advance sustainability in higher education.
    Sign up to receive the AASHE-Bulletin, a weekly compilation of jobs, conferences, campus initiatives, publications and academic programs related to campus sustainability. AASHE's website has many campus sustainability resources for administrators, faculty, staff and students.
    SCU is a member; to access the members-only resources create a username and password on their Member Login page.
  • Acterra
    In an age of electronic communications, cars and cubicles, it is easy to feel disconnected from community and nature. That’s why Acterra offers innumerable opportunities to interact with our local ecosystems — and with each other. Acterra coordinates large-scale habitat restoration efforts in the foothills and watersheds of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Other Acterra programs: Library & Resource Center, Youth Earth Stewards, Green@Home, Be The Change, Green Teams, Business Environmental Awards, Cool-It, EcoAdvocate & EcoCalendar
  • David Suzuki Foundation
  • Ideal Bite
  • Sustainable Endowments Institute
News: