CAS PROJECTS 
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
UNH is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) since 2006, and UNH Chief Sustainability Officer Tom Kelly is on the AASHE Advisory Council. UNH is also a signatory to the Talloires Declaration.
Campus Aesthetics & Public Art
The University Office of Sustainability advocates for UNH public arts, campus aesthetics, and architectural crafts that will enhance and enliven the UNH campus. The goals of this include enriching student learning about the role of art in our cultural environment, stimulating public discourse about art, and fostering a sense of community and institutional identity. Examples of this work include the following:
- The UNH University Office of Sustainability, the UNH Arts and Society Program, and UNH Dimond Library, in partnership with Ken Browne Productions and the Currier Gallery of Art, collaborated in making the documentary film entitled "Four Hands One Heart," which celebrates the lives and art of former UNH faculty Ed and Mary Scheier. The film was broadcast on over 100 PBS stations throughout the country. The video is available for loan at Dimond Library or can be purchased on DVD through www.4hands1heart.com or through New Hampshire Public Television. In addition, the University collection of the Scheier's work is on display at Dimond Library.
- In September 2006, a new Wildcat sculpture was installed outside the UNH Whittemore Center. Commissioned by the UNH Committee for Campus Aesthetics and the UNH Art Program Committee in collaboration with the UNH Alumni Association and the UNH Parents' Association, this sculpture is being funded by donations from the UNH Alumni Association and the UNH Parents' Association. See the new Wildcat sculpture for yourself and learn more about its commission and design.
- Green Art and the Growing Divide: During the spring of 2009, and in conjunction with "The Growing Divide: A University Dialogue on Poverty and Opportunity" UOS is partnering with the Discovery Program on a "green" public art project. The project will engage students, faculty, and the broader campus community in the design and implementation of the artwork.
Celebrity Series
Chief Sustainability Officer Tom Kelly serves on the planning committee for the UNH Celebrity Series, which brings world-class theater, dance, and music to the UNH campus every year.
Cultural Excursions
The UNH Office of Sustainability is pleased to invite the UNH community to join us for an exciting program of cultural excursions to the world renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy live open rehearsals featuring outstanding performers! The goal of our Cultural Excursions program is to contribute to the campus's and community’s opportunity for shared cultural experiences that reflect the highest levels of achievement in the performing arts. Click here to download the 2009-2010 season brochure (PDF). Click HERE to register online.
Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium
The first U.S. Northeast Campus Sustainability Summit (NECSC) was hosted at UNH by the University Office of Sustainability in October 2004. The Summit was designed to convene the growing network of higher education institutions, non-profits, activists, and community members working to advance campus sustainability in the northeast region and to represent a growing network of institutions of higher education from the northeast United States and Eastern Canadian Provinces. The Summit also actively anticipated the launch of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, which began on January 1, 2005. The Decade offers us an opportunity to think ahead 10 years, to envision where we wish to be, and to further implement the principles of education for sustainability. An annual Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium Summit will be held through 2014 and will rotate locations throughout the region. The 2005 summit was held at Harvard University, the 2006 summit was held at Yale University, the 2007 summit was held at Bowdoin College, the 2008 summit was held at Princeton University, and the 2009 summit held at the University of Vermont. The final 2014 summit will return to UNH. Learn more about the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consoritum (NECSC)...
Participation in "Taking Care of Self and Community: A University Dialogue on Health" in 2009-2010
Sponsored by the UNH Discovery Program, the University Dialogue is an ongoing effort to engage the UNH community in a series of discussions and activities that explore a common theme each year. UOS often partners with the Discovery Program to help sponsor events, speakers, films, plays, and other "happenings" to campus related to each year's Dialogue topic. UOS will partner with the Discovery Program as part of "Taking Care of Self and Community: A University Dialogue on Health" in academic year 2009-2010. Learn more about the UNH Discovery Program...
"The Sustainable Learning Community: One University's Journey to the Future"
Published in 2009, “The Sustainable Learning Community: One University’s Journey to the Future” (University Press of New England) details how UNH, home to the oldest endowed office of sustainability in the nation, has been integrating sustainability across its curriculum, operations, research, and engagement in the last 10-plus years. Edited by University Professor and Provost John Aber, chief sustainability officer Tom Kelly, and former provost and current education faculty member Bruce Mallory, the book shares the perspectives of more than 60 authors from UNH and beyond on subjects ranging from curriculum to climate change to compost. Learn more...
- Order the book!
- References for the book (PDF)
- Read the December 2009 review of the book by Sustainability: The Journal of Record
