Teaching Sustainability
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
AASHE is an invaluable sustainability tool for faculty, staff, and students at the University of Utah. All campus-affiliated individuals can log in but are required to create a username and password.
In AASHE, you can find:
- AASHE Publications LibraryAASHE maintains a current library of articles and other publications regarding sustainability and college campuses, covering topics from sustainability literacy to sustainability research.
- Campus Sustainability Hub"The Campus Sustainability Hub is a one-stop shop for AASHE members to access toolkits and resource collections about all aspects of sustainability in higher education, from academics to operations to governance." The Campus Sustainability Hub is an invaluable resource for accessing sustainability curriculum, research, campus planning and more. You can browse or search by content type or topic.
- Current UofU AASHE STARS Rating ReportOn the UofU's AASHE STARS Rating Report, you can review the criteria for the ratings and how the UofU is meeting those criteria through campus research, curriculum, sustainable building operations, and more. The UofU is currently rated as Silver from the last report submitted in April 2017.
- STARS Participants and ReportsThe Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating Systemâ„¢ (STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.
Syllabi Examples from the UofU: STEM
Syllabi and Assignment Models
- Syllabi from the Chesapeake ProjectSyllabi developed at workshops on integrating sustainability into the curriculum held at the University of Maryland. Great examples from business to history to biology and art history and more.
- Syllabi from the International Society for Environmental EthicsA collection of syllabi relevant to a variety of disciplines.
- Environmental Sociology BibliographyA bibliography of environmental sociology resources from the Environment & Technology Section of the American Sociological Association.
- Assignments from Penn StatePenn State's Field Guide is an excellent resource for integrating sustainability into the curriculum.
- Magnolias Curriculum ProjectThese syllabi (scroll down the linked webpage for samples in a variety of disciplines) come out of workshop at Wake Forest University that assists faculty in creating course materials that integrate sustainability topics.
- Piedmont ProjectThese syllabi come from The Piedmont Project, a pioneering effort by Emory University to help faculty integrate sustainability into the curriculum.
- Sustainability Curriculum ConsortiumA consortium promoting and supporting sustainability education across the curriculum. The consortium supports faculty development with webinars, trainings, and conferences.