Campus Sustainability
The term campus sustainability is generally used to refer to sustainability of college & university campuses, but the concept and most of the multiple elements of campus sustainability are equally applicable to other campus-type environments, including hospitals, elementary & secondary schools, and businesses.
Focus On:
- Food >> School Food
- Food >> Sustainable Growing
Social Research | Social Justice Conference
A unique and excellent addition to the Lehigh Valley’s offerings, the Social Research Social Justice Conference began in 2003 as a collaboration between faculty and students in the Department of Media and Communication at Muhlenberg College, with the goal to … more
Food on Campus
The Dining Services offered at both Lafayette College and Lehigh University have already taken some measures to becoming more environmentally sustainable organizations. Specifically, at Lafayette some of the vegetables served in the dining facilities around campus are grown in the … more
Do campus food services contribute to sustainability and health?
Campus dining services, like other institutional food-service operations, prepare large volumes of food every day, most of it the product of the industrialized agriculture system, not grown sustainably. It is often served in ways that produce large volumes of waste, … more
The Talloires Declaration
10 Point Action Plan We, the presidents, rectors, and vice chancellors of universities from all regions of the world are deeply concerned about the unprecedented scale and speed of environmental pollution and degradation, and the depletion of natural resources. Local, … more
Completing a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory for Your Campus
Following is a very brief overview of the types and sources of data needed for a typical GHG inventory. Most of the data usually comes from the Faciliities or Plant Operations department. For more detailed information see the Clean Air-Cool … more
Lehigh Climate Commitment
Following is the text of the Climate Commitment adopted by Lehigh University on April 15, 2009. While not as comprehensive or far-reaching as the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, it is a significant step forward for climate protection … more
Lehigh Valley Student Sustainability Conference
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 Northampton Community College, Southside Bethlehem Campus 511 E Third Street Bethlehem, PA A special conference by and for students in the Lehigh Valley, but open to all. Based on the success of the Spring 2009 LVAIC Sustainability Conference, … more
Campus Sustainability links
Organizations Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) (Most Lehigh Valley colleges & universities are AASHE members, so faculty & students have full access to all the information & other resources compiled and published on the AASHE website.) … more
Campus Gardening at Lafayette College
Lafayette College September 17, 2010 A Green Community: Organic Garden Allows Students, Faculty, and Staff to Learn and Grow Together By Jenn Bell ’11 Where is it that you can see Lafayette administrators, staff, faculty, and students working side by … more