October is #CampusSustainabilityMonth: Explore AASHE Resources!
Daita Serghi
Dear Colleagues,
It’s #CampusSustainabilityMonth! Each October, campuses around the world celebrate sustainability in higher education. AASHE’s Campus Sustainability Month toolkit offers ready-to-use resources, ideas, and promotional materials to help you plan events, share your institution’s sustainability work, and amplify your impact. We also offer webinars, workshops and courses (the 2027 Campus Energy Transition Academy is live!), as well as communities of practice. Explore our publications and discover additional resources to inspire your campus community toward a more just and sustainable future.
Webinars are usually held on Wednesdays, starting at 2:00 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted and are free for everyone to attend. Video recordings and presentation materials are available for members in the webinar archive at any time.
TOMORROW! Oct. 14: Webinar - Communities of Practice as Launchpads for Sustainability Across the Campus
Oct. 15: Member Event - 2026 AASHE Annual Member Meeting
Oct. 20: Community of Practice - Scope 3 Discussion Group
Oct. 21: Webinar - National Opportunities to Engage Your Students and Improve Impact
Nov. 4: Webinar - Messaging Lab: Research-Backed Strategies to Build Enthusiasm for Plant-Rich Dining
Nov. 11: Webinar - Food Security Practices in LEAF: The University of Sharjah’s College of Medicine Experiment
Nov. 18: Webinar - From Operations to Strategy: Leveraging Facilities Management to Drive Campus Sustainability
Dec. 2: Webinar - Introduction to STARS 3.1
Dec. 3: Webinar: Exploring the Energy Transition in Higher Education
These programs provide in-depth learning experiences focused on advancing sustainability-related competencies and relationship building. AASHE offers scholarships to ensure accessibility for all.
NEW – Applications Open for the 2027 Campus Energy Transition Academy!
This six-month, cohort-based virtual program supports higher education leaders to navigate the energy transition by improving campus buildings and energy systems for a more reliable, efficient, resilient, and financially sustainable future. By the end of the program, leave equipped with the knowledge, tools, strategies, and peer network needed to understand changing building and energy systems, assess campus opportunities, reduce operating costs and long-term risk, and make informed infrastructure investments.
Gather your team and apply today! Presented in partnership with AASHE, NACUBO, SCUP, SEI, Second Nature, SPLC and USGBC.
4-part COURSE (Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17): Behavior Change for Collective Climate Action
WORKSHOP Dec. 7 & 10: STARS 3.1 Data Quality Training & Certification - This pay-what-you-wish event offers strategies and tools to develop and hone literacy around the soon-to-be-released STARS version 3.1, with the ultimate goal of helping institutions efficiently submit, review and publish high-quality and accurate reports.
See more workshops and courses
AASHE publications cover a wide range of higher education sustainability topics, from reports and how-to guides to benchmarking tools. In today’s changing landscape, colleges and universities play a crucial role in preparing changemakers and driving transformative action.
Anyone is welcome to join the Communities of Practice - self-organizing networks of higher education sustainability advocates formed around specific topics of interest. All you need is a free AASHE account!
Daita
Daita Serghi, PhD
Senior Education Manager
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
www.aashe.org | daita....@aashe.org | (888) 347-9997 ext. 124