University of Calgary
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability

Presentations given to: - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) - Canadian University Sustainability Professional (CUSP) - Greenbuild - and others. See Below.

The U of C is engaged in a wide range of collaborative partnerships and events with colleges and universities regionally, nationally and internationally. - ImagineCALGARY: The University of Calgary is a partner in this community initiative to advance long-range urban sustainability. Other partners in this project include Mount Royal University, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Bow Valley College, and the Calgary Board of Education. - Canadian Campus Commuter Challenge: Participated in the 2010 challenge along with universities and colleges across Canada, coming in first place that year. - RecycleMania: Competed last three years in this event along with over 400 post-secondary institutions throughout the U.S. and Canada. - Research Networks: The U of C is leading or involved in a number of collaborative research partnerships regionally and nationally, with a strong focus on energy and environment. These networks include: o Arctic Institute of North America o Canadian Energy Research Institute o Canadian Institute of Resources Law o Carbon Management Canada Inc. o NSERC Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Canada Strategic Network o Van Horne Institute - Our School at Blair Grocery – urban agriculture and alternative education program in the Lower Ninth ward in New Orleans. OSBG has been a partner for the ucalgarycares program in February for 3 years. - Grow Dat – urban agriculture/youth leadership program in New Orleans; a new partner for the ucalgarycares program in February 2013. - Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association – The CCEL works closely with the HSCA to offer the Kids Grow program (new in 2012); in Winter 2012, four students in a service-learning course worked closely with the HSCA to do public consultation with marginalized groups in the HS communities, to feed into a community-wide food security strategy. This work has since led into a successfully funded Calgary Foundation grant for the HSCA. - Eco Move-out – Battle of Alberta – Friendly competition between the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. The winner will be determined based on waste diversion per capita during move out

See above.

CAUBO: - http://web2.caubo.ca/annual_conf/2011/english/glance_e.html - http://web2.caubo.ca/annual_conf/2011/english/green_e.html ImagineCALGARY: http://www.imaginecalgary.ca/index.php Arctic Institute of North America: http://www.arctic.ucalgary.ca/ Canada School of Energy and Environment: http://www.canadaschoolofenergy.com/ Canadian Energy Research Institute: http://www.ceri.ca/ Canadian Institute of Resources Law: http://www.ucalgary.ca/cirl/ Carbon Management Canada Inc.: http://www.carbonmanagement.ca/home.html NSERC Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Canada Strategic Network: http://www.sofccanada.com/ Van Horne Institute: http://www.vanhorne.info/