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External Resources

Resources in this section relate to broader campus sustainability issues and initiatives.

2012

October, 2012

Green Funds 2.0: The Nitty-Gritty of Campus Sustainability Fund Management from the Ground Up

prepared by Mieko Ozeki, Katherine Walsh (UC Berkeley), Kevin Ordean (Northern Arizona University), Lilith Wyatt (McGill University), Melody Hartke (North American University), and McKenzie Beverage (University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign) and presented at the AASHE 2012 Conference.

October, 2012

Sustainability Officers 1.0 to 2.0 Toolkit: Strategic and Sane Workload Management of People, Projects, and Programs on Your Campus

prepared by Mieko Ozeki, Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner (Santa Clara University), Tavey McDaniel Capps (Duke University), and Smith Getterman (Baylor University) and presented at AASHE 2012 Conference.

May, 2012

A Deeper Look: The Role of Green Funds on Campuses

published in AASHE's 2011 Higher Education Sustainability Review, Mieko Ozeki (UVM Sustainability Projects Coordinator) contributed a white paper on campus sustainability green funds. To learn more about green funds, read more here.

April, 2012

Plugging into the Smart Grid: How College and Universities Can Get Involved

prepared and presented by Mieko A. Ozeki, Sustainability Projects Coordinator, at the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium Conference on April 2, 2012 at Syracuse University.

April, 2012

Leadership Capacity, Diversity, and Communications in Campus Sustainability

published in Sustainability: The Journal of Record. This is a roundtable discussion involving four Senior Fellows from the Enivironmental Leadership Program (ELP) in the campus sustainability field.

March, 2012

Designing, Implementing, and Project Managing Campus Green Funds

Presented on March 21, 2012 at Ball State University's Greening of the Campus IX Conference by Mieko Ozeki, Sustainability Projects Coordinator and Clean Energy Fund Manager. 

February, 2012

Amy Seidl's Climate Adaptation Lecture at Fletcher Free Library

Lecture given by Amy Seidl, author of Finding HIgher Ground: Adaptation in the Age of Warming and UVM lecturer, at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington on February 8, 2012.

Link to .mp3 file of lecture

January, 2012

List of Project Management Resources

This is a companion resource page to Mieko A. Ozeki's webinar, "Project Management Toolkit for Environmental Leaders: Organizational Strategies for Long-Term Sanity", presented on January 11, 2012 and hosted by the Environmental Leadership Program.

January, 2012

Project Management Strategies for the Environmental Leader

Do you feel like you have a million projects going on at your organization? Are you having a difficult time keeping track of and managing these projects? This webinar will discuss best practices for developing project management systems that optimize communication and effectively achieve short and long term project goals. The purpose of the presentation is to provide environmental leaders with a tool box of technical solutions to help organize the multitude of projects while preventing burn out and maintaining sanity.

2011

October, 2011

Sustainability Officers Project Management Tool Kit

prepared and presented by Mieko A. Ozeki at AASHE 2011 Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.

October, 2011

Designing and Implementing a Robust and Sustainable Campus Green Fund: Recommendations from Sustainability Officers

prepared and presented by Mieko A. Ozeki at AASHE 2011 Conference in Pittsburgh.

September, 2011

A conceptual model for laboratory ventilation greenhouse gas planning

We use insights from environmental management systems, systems science, and ecological economics to develop the basis for a management model of the balance between laboratory safety and energy conservation. Article available here from the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety

June, 2011

Ethics in the Local Food Movement: An Interdisciplinary Humanist Exploration

Doctoral dissertation defense presented by Tatiana Abatemarco '11, Sustainability Fellow. 

2010

December, 2010

Student Green Fund Implementation in U.S. Colleges and Universities from 1973-2010

by Mieko A. Ozeki as a fulfillment of requirements for a Master of Liberal Arts in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard Extension School.

 

October, 2010

Student Green Fee Management and Project Implementation

prepared and presented by Mieko A. Ozeki at AASHE 2010 Conference.

May, 2010

Peer To Peer Sustainability Outreach Programs: The Interface Of Education And Behavior Change

A doctoral dissertation written by Christina Erickson, Ph.D. Class of 2010. 

2009

October, 2009

6th Annual Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium Conference

The University of Vermont in partnership with Middlebury College hosted the 6th Annual Northeast Campus Sustainabilty Consortium Conference on October 26-27, 2009. 

NECSC Conference page

2005

September, 2005

An Introduction to Campus Environmental Sustainability Indicators

by the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium's Indicators Working Group and created for Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence.