{"id":7311,"date":"2013-11-12T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T00:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/?p=7311"},"modified":"2014-01-14T12:43:27","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T20:43:27","slug":"campus-sustainability-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2013\/11\/12\/campus-sustainability-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Sustainability Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month was the annual conference for AASHE, The Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education<\/a>, in Nashville, Tennessee.\u00a0 This is the association that also accredits Bellevue College (and many other campuses) with a sustainability rating system, of which we were awarded the second highest rating… STARS Silver<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The annual convention showcased a number of individuals and campuses that were nominated for their research, projects or programs that advance sustainability on their campuses and beyond.\u00a0 Some of the finalists included Stanford<\/a> for their climate plan, University of Iowa<\/a> for their renewable energy plan, University of California – Santa Barbara<\/a> for their water action plan, and University of Minnesota<\/a> for their Environmental Leaders Policy.<\/p>\n

Another important resource that AASHE holds is the educational component they provide through conferences, workshops and webinars.\u00a0 The AASHE website holds a wealth of information on what campuses and individuals are doing in sustainability, including the records on Sustainability at Bellevue College.<\/p>\n

Some of the upcoming informative webinars from AASHE to watch in October are…<\/p>\n

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