Santa Clara University
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability

Each year, the Office of Sustainability attends several sustainability conferences, such as AASHE, the Association for Jesuit Colleges and Universities Facilities/Campus Safety/Sustainability Conference, and the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference. At each, representatives of SCU have contact with other colleges and universities from the area, state, and nation, with which they collaborate and share ideas. Recent presentations include: AASHE 2010 conference, October 2010 - "Mobilizing the Mission: Sustainability on Faith-Based Campuses" (Cromwell Kalkbrenner, co-presenter) - "A Quantitative Measure of the Culture of Sustainability at Santa Clara University" (Dadiomov). California Higher Education Sustainability Conference, June 2010 - "Participating in STARS: Case Studies From California Schools" (Cromwell Kalkbrenner, panelist) - "Re-defining the term 'environmentalist' by developing a culture of sustainability on campus. Strategies to engage those not yet involved, while celebrating those who are" (Slocum, Woodhouse, and Uy) - "Take a Hike! Reviewing a program for undergraduate business students to cultivate their leadership and reflective potential while forming a commitment to sustainability" (Sterling) - "Sustainability and Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER)" (Shachter) - "Crossing the Sustainability Chasm: Strategic and Serendipitous Institutionalization at Santa Clara University" (Cromwell Kalkbrenner and Shachter). Ignatian Solidarity Network's Environmental Justice and Sustainability Teach-in, March 2010 - "Beyond Green: Engaging Students to Develop a Culture of Sustainability on Campus" (Braverman, Cromwell Kalkbrenner, Holland, and Woodhouse). RecycleMania Promotions Webinar, January 2010 - a presentation of SCU's techniques to promote waste diversion (Cromwell Kalkbrenner, panelist). University of Notre Dame's "Renewing the Campus" conference, October 2009 - "Sustainability & the Catholic university: Administrative Leadership" (Cromwell Kalkbrenner, panelist). AASHE and Ball State's "Greening of the Campus VII" conference , September 2009 - "Using the Campus as a Living Lab: Linking Students, Academics, and Facilities" (Cromwell Kalkbrenner), - "Culture of Sustainability: Fostering Sustainable Lifestyles at the College Level" (Asmar) - "The Sustainability Decathlon: Empowering Undergraduates to Engage Youth" (Cromwell Kalkbrenner). Silicon Valley Leadership Group's "2009 Silicon Valley Energy Summit," June 2009. - "Carbon Footprinting for Your Company: Here are the Tools" (Cromwell Kalkbrenner, panelist). The Office of Sustainability is also partnering with the University of Notre Dame Office of Sustainability to begin a sustainability network of faith-based institutions.

- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Eduction (AASHE) - The Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences - The American Colleges and Universities Presidents Climate Committment (ACUPCC) - American Jesuit Colleges and Universities facilities/campus safety/sustainability conference, - and a new, as-yet-unnamed nation-wide faith-based higher education sustainability effort

Primarily, SCU attends conferences and belongs to consortia and organizations to strengthen existing and create new sustainability networks.

In 2012, SCU will host The Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences which will enable our institution to share our best practices and learn from other institutions.