2011 International Green Schoolyard Conference: Engaging Our Grounds

Between September 16th and 18th, the 2011 International Green Schoolyard Conference will be held in San Francisco and Berkeley. The green schoolyard movement is growing rapidly and flourishing around the world. Schools are re-imagining their grounds, replacing their extensive paved surfaces with a vibrant mosaic of outdoor learning and play opportunities. Schools in many different countries are leaders in this field, finding innovative ways to weave curricula into their landscapes, diversify their recreational offerings, enhance their local ecology, and reflect their unique location and cultural context.

Green Campus Student Resources

Environmentally conscious university and college students nationwide are looking to take matters into their own hands and improve the state of the environment by making their campuses eco-friendly. Green Campus provides comprehensive resources to assist students with their green and sustainable projects.

Organizations and Groups in the USGBC's Center for Green Schools

The US Green Building Council's (USGBC) Center for Green Schools is dedicated to increasing the number of green schools. Here are some of their organizations, groups and initiatives.

Green School Buildings Offer Many Benefits

Green school construction offers many benefits including thousands of new jobs. Green schools use an average of 33% less energy and 32% less water than conventional schools. A 2006 study sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers, the American Institute of Architects, the American Lung Association, the Federation of American Scientists and USGBC found that building green would save an average school $100,000 each year in energy costs along – enough to hire two new additional full-time teachers, purchase 5,000 new textbooks, or buy 500 new computers.

USGBC's Center for Green Schools

The the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Center for Green Schools envisions green schools for everyone within this generation. To help achieve this objective the USGBC provides resources for green builders, school administrators, elected officials and community members.

The Campus Green Builder Online Portal

The Campus Green Builder (CGB) online portal provides information for academic institutions. this is a one-stop online resource on campus green building that is free and accessible to all higher education institutions. Though the information provided is relevant to all higher education institutions, the CGB is particularly geared towards under-resourced colleges and universities. It aims to level the playing field for all institutions of higher education to gain access to funding and technical resources for green building.

MODUL University's MSc in Sustainable Development, Management and Policy

Vienna based, MODUL University (MU) offers Master of Science (MSc) degree programs in Sustainable Development, Management and Policy. The unique multidisciplinary approach of these programs involve research teams from three different departments: public governance and management, tourism and hospitality management and new media technology.

MU's MSc degree reviews the principles of sustainable development and the impact of environmental policies on communities, business and the economy. This environmentally oriented degree prepares students to be the leaders of the future by focusing on development issues, globalization and sustainability challenges.

Their research and teaching staff actively participate in international scholarly and professional networks and are at the forefront of their field, which enables them to bring students to the heart of scientific practice.

MSc graduates in Sustainable Development, Management and Policy qualify for positions as consultants, scientists, policy advisors, program coordinators and environmental marketing specialists in research institutes, in government, in globally presented companies or at NGOs all over the world. In addition, the MSc degree prepares students for a subsequent PhD program.
The program's strengths include, critical thinking, emergent trends and key management issues. For further information, see the folder for the MSc programs.

The Master of Science degree in Sustainable Development, Management and Policy involves full time study over 4 semesters or extended duration which is completed over 6 semesters. The study year is divided into fall and spring semesters (thesis work takes place in the 3rd and 4th semester).

The MSc degree comprises management & research core courses, courses in innovation and change management, environmental systems, and further, courses in the field of specialization. For more information on the admissions process, contact admissions@modul.ac.at.
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Arizona State University and Green Supply Chains

The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is teaching what it practices. The school not only has a green procurement program, it is also integrating the study of sustainable supply chains into their curriculum.

Arizona State University is widely recognized for its sustainable attributes, this year The Princeton Review named Arizona State as one of the "greenest" universities in the country.

The school leverages its internal resources, particularly the supply chain faculty, at the W. P. Carey School of Business to develop and implement the school's sustainable practices.

Arizona State University draws on its own experience to help students meet the real-world challenges associated with sustainable supply chains. The school's green supply chain not only make the school more sustainable, it is a powerful teaching tool.
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Arizona State University's Sustainable Business Curriculum

Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business is offering sustainable business courses in its new master’s degree programs.

“Success in business or nearly any field requires sophisticated leadership capability, so we work to attract the best possible students and help them appeal to future employers through business knowledge, skill and world-class leadership,” said W. P. Carey School of Business Dean Robert Mittelstaedt in a statement. “Updates to our programs further enhance our focus on leadership and sustainability practices.”

In addition to a sustainability emphasis, the school will add marketing, supply chain management, finance and international studies as areas of emphasis online. It also is expanding scholarship opportunities, making them available for students applying for evening and online programs.

Two new international electives involve classes in Italy and Germany. The school already has study options in India, Argentina, China, France, Austria and Spain.

William Verdini, chair of the Supply Chain Management Department at the Carey School, says that the new program has met an enthusiastic response from students at the school. "The demand level from students coming into the Carey School for knowledge in this area is very high," he says, adding, "We were amazed at how many hundreds of people signed up for the B. A. in Business with a concentration in sustainability."
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California's Green Schools (Videos)

In this CNN interview above, Wendy Rogers discusses California's green schools. Rogers is a green school advocate and Design Principal at LPA Inc., she is also the author of Green School Primer: Lessons in Sustainability. See Anderson Cooper's 360 blog for another interesting video on California's green schools.
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