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 signature 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.
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. The cost is $48 per person per performance and includes one performance ticket and round trip bus transportation from Durham to Boston. To download a brochure (.pdf) for the 2008-2009 season, click here. To register online using the UNH events registration system and pay with a credit card, click here.
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, and the October 8-9, 2007 summit - "Envisioning the Sustainable Campus in 2020: Working Together to Get There" - was held at Bowdoin College. The 2008 summit will be held at Princeton university. The final 2014 summit will return to UNH. Learn more about the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consoritum (NECSC)...
Participation in "The Growing Divide": 2008-2009 University-wide Dialogue on Poverty & Opportunity
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. In 2008, UOS is partnering with the Discovery Program on "$3.13 A Day: UNH Food Stamp Challenge" November 15-21 as part of "The Growing Divide: A University-wide Dialogue on Poverty & Opportunity." 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. Learn more about the UNH Discovery Program...
