For me, every January begins full of hope. A new year. A fresh start. This will be the year we accomplish our goals–the year we change the world! Then, of course, life happens. We break new year’s resolutions, we experience hardship, we endure tragedy. It gets harder to feel hopeful. But hope is a funny […]
Read MoreHow the University of Utah Defines Sustainability The University of Utah defines sustainability as the integrated pursuit of social equity, environmental integrity, and economic security for current and future generations. Readings Integrating Sustainability Education: Introduction to Integrating Sustainability into Curriculum, Yamin et al., 2020 Integrating Sustainable Development into Higher Education Curriculum, Handayani, 2019 For Nursing […]
Read MoreAcademics: Curriculum Sustainability curricular efforts are managed by the Sustainability Education Advisory Committee (SEAC), which is moving the U toward sustainability literacy for every student. SEAC designed the SUSC and SUSL course designations, which are applied to courses that integrate fundamental concepts of sustainability including social, environmental, and economic equity. Additional efforts to incorporate sustainability […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah defines sustainability as the integrated pursuit of social equity, environmental integrity, and economic security for current and future generations. It created the Sustainability Office in fall 2007 to move campus toward this holistic view of sustainability. MISSION: The Sustainability Office empowers students, employees, and the broader community through education, engagement, and […]
Read MoreBy Maria Archibald, Sustainability Office In its very definition of sustainability as “the integrated pursuit of social equity, environmental integrity, and economic security,” the University of Utah acknowledges that we must weave sustainability into every fiber of our economic and social systems. Next school year, the U will launch a revised Sustainability Certificate that seamlessly […]
Read MoreBy Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, Sustainability Office Originally published in @theU The University of Utah has spent more than a decade building a robust campus sustainability program. Those efforts are paying off: This month, the University of Utah earned a STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the […]
Read MoreBy the Sustainability Office Work on campus to help make the U more sustainable! Help the Sustainability Office in its mission to integrate sustainability—the integrated pursuit of social equity, environmental integrity and economic security—across campus departments and operations. All undergraduate positions are 10 hours per week and pay $10 per hour. Open to U students […]
Read MoreUniversity honors seven campus leaders with Sustainability Leadership Awards at the Environment and Sustainability Research Symposium. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”6″ display=”basic_slideshow” gallery_width=”1000″ gallery_height=”800″]Each year, the Global Change & Sustainability Center’s Environment and Sustainability Research Symposium provides an opportunity for students to share their interdisciplinary research with the U community. On February 13, the Union ballroom was […]
Read MoreCelebrate Sustainability Join us as we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Sustainability Office. The office is the culmination of years of dedicated effort from students, faculty, staff, and campus partners towards the University’s mission to improve the quality of life for communities through contributing to a more sustainable world. Join us in celebrating this […]
Read MoreThe Green Office program allows offices and departments to engage employees in the University of Utah’s sustainability mission by evaluating and changing everyday office practices, such as energy used, supplies purchased, and trainings offered. Throughout the process, the Sustainability Office is available to provide tools, support, and guidance. Offices that complete at least eight items […]
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