Description
Book SynopsisThis timely and comprehensive volume guides institutional leaders past the myths and misconceptions to the sustainable university.
Trade ReviewProvides a fascinating insight into the current status of action on sustainability in the higher education sector in the USA. -- Victoria Jenkins Journal of Environmental Law In a series of case studies and examples, the authors conclude there is, ultimately, no common path to sustainability success. However, administrators and community partners can work together to find the solutions that work best for them. University Business
Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Part I: Updating the National Conversation on Sustainability: Key Trends and Challenges
Chapter 1. The Sustainable University: A Need to Move Forward
Chapter 2. Promises Made and Promises Lost: A Candid Assessment of Higher Education Leadership and the Sustainability Agenda
Chapter 3. Trends, Skills, and Strategies to Catalyze Sustainability Across Institutions
Chapter 4. Measuring Campus Sustainability Performance: Implementing The First Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS)
Chapter 5. Institutionalizing Sustainability: Achieving Transformations From the Inside
Chapter 6. Sustainability: Shifting Definitions and Evolving Meanings
Chapter 7. Sustainable Citizenship: The Challenge for Students and Their Institutions
Part II: Sustainability and the Leadership Team: New Assignments
Chapter 8. Sustainability and the Presidency: Five Starting Points
Chapter 9. Not So Fast: A Dose of Reality about Sustainability
Chapter 10. The Importance of Sustainability in the Community College Setting
Chapter 11. Sustainability, Leadership, and the Role of the Chief Academic Officer
Part III: Fresh Agendas for Campus Operations
Chapter 12. Greening the Endowment
Chapter 13. Sustainability and Higher Education Architecture: Best Practices for Institutional Leaders
Chapter 14. Sustainable Campus Housing: Building a Better P
Chapter 15. Food for Thought: Building Sustainable Food Systems and Healthy Communities
Chapter 16. University Athletics and Sustainability: Start on the Field
Part IV: Beyond the Green Gates: Sustainability and the Institution's External Partners
Chapter 17. The Impact of Sustainability on Institutional Quality Assurance and Accreditation
Chapter 18. Green Legal: Creating a Culture of Vigilance, Compliance, and Sustainability Thinking
Part V: The Complex Path Ahead
Chapter 19. Conclusion: New Goals and New Challenges for Institutional Leaders
Notes
Selected Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
