Sustainability evolves at the intersection between society and the environment. Much of scientific research is aligned along this same interface, so a more refined attention to sustainability illuminates our thinking about how we engage in research.

Target actions for 2023

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Sustainability plan guiding principles

  •  Ensure students achieve sustainability literacy
  •  Choose our research conscientiously
  •  Keep equity and inclusion at the center
  •  Use resources responsibly
  •  Decarbonize

AASHE STARS categories:

  • EN 9

    Professional Staff Development & Training

  • EN 13

    Community Service


Steps we will take in FY 2023

  1. Host a Living Lab connection event for faculty to connect with staff on research projects

  2. Discuss and identify next steps to support and implement Living Lab projects

Host a Living Lab connection event for faculty to connect with staff on research projects

UW Sustainability is planning an event for Spring 2023 to help foster new connections and develop possible Living Lab projects on our campus. This can provide an opportunity to increase student experiential learning on campus projects, a way to learn about others’ efforts, and spark more cross-collaboration for future projects.

Discuss and identify next steps to support and implement Living Lab projects

This may include connecting with academic departments to build a contact list of faculty and courses that align with sustainability related living lab projects. Identifying other ways that student research projects are created in different departments, such as Capstone project lists, will also help determine best steps to support Living Lab projects.