Welcome to the Center for Sustainability!
The Center for Sustainability promotes and facilitates research and other learning opportunities that address environmental improvement, economic prosperity, and social responsibility. The Center helps develop interdisciplinary research teams, supports student research projects, sponsors service learning courses, coordinates a campus-wide network of sustainability ambassadors, and promotes sustainable practices at KU.
We are constantly seeking input from the campus community. If you have ideas for making our campus more sustainable, are involved in research that supports our mission, or would like to participate in our efforts, please contact us!
News & Notes
Sustainability 101: A Guide to Going Green at KU
For new students preparing to come to KU in the fall, and for students returning for another year, we've prepared a basic guide to greening your time on the hill.
Click here to get started. You can also check out our
Living Greein in Lawrence guide.
KU Student Rain Garden
After nearly two years of dedicated planning and design work by students, the KU Student Rain Garden was planted at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. On Earth Day 2009, over 200 volunteers took part in planting more than 2,000 native plants that will help reduce stormwater runoff. For details about the garden, visit
www.sustainability.ku.edu/raingarden/.
Support Sustainability
In addition to the efforts of our
staff, CFS relies on the incredible support of faculty, staff, and students who donate their time and services to making the University of Kansas a more sustainable institution. Your contribution to CFS helps us carry our mission further through education, research, and service opportunities, and through the implementation of green initiatives.
Donate Now!
Sustainability in the Classroom
This spring, Stacey White (CFS Director of Academic Programs and Associate Professor of Urban Planning) continued to coordinate a Sustainability Working Group at the KU Center for Teaching Excellence. Through this working group, faculty members from across campus focused on two primary topics: development of a multi-disciplinary course on sustainability for KU undergraduates, and possibilities for a sustainability certificate program.
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The Environmentally Friendly Work Environment
The KU
Sustainability Ambassador network has developed 2 "green guides" to help faculty and staff add a little more green to the work place.
Sustainability Works walks you through a typical day at the office and provides tips for lightening your impact along the way, while
The Sustainable Office takes a look at general operations. Both offer the opportunity to set goals and work towards a more sustainable future for your campus department.
AASHE membership benefits available to entire campus community
KU is a member of the
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). AASHE is an association of colleges and universities working to advance sustainability in higher education in the US and Canada and offers members a number of benefits, including online resources. All members of the KU campus can access these resources. For more information, contact us at 864-5804 or
sustainability@ku.edu
