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Portland State has received its highest Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) score to-date at 74.78 making this the 9th year the University has received STARS Gold. STARS isa transparent, self-reporting framework for schools to measure sustainability…

The Planning & Sustainability Office (PSO) is excited to welcome Jay Pierce as the newest member of our team! Pierce is in his third year at Portland State University studying Marketing and is PSO's new Marketing & Communications Specialist. Pierce, originally from Texas,…

Spring time at a university is ripe with transition, a feeling of both completion…

I write this as I wrap up my experience at PSU and the Student Sustainability Center…

PSU's Campus Sustainability Office merged with the Campus Planning Office to form the now Planning and Sustainability Office (PSO). With this merger, Senior Campus Planner, Liz Hoekstra, now finds herself in an exciting position to apply her knowledge and past experience in campus…

MBK: What are transformative partnerships and how do they differ from “regular” partnerships? FB: Transformative partnerships for sustainability overcome historic and structural barriers to center a sustainability transformation, or change. These partnerships are designed in a way that…

What is Beltane? A holiday that marks the return of Summer, “Beltane” can be roughly…

For much of history, humanity has looked to the skies for provision. Where rain fell…

As another April Earth Day rolls by, it is a reminder that there is still much to do…

Written by:Molly Baer Kramer, Jake Kennedy, Randy Bluffstone and Sahan T.M.…

Sustainability can look very different in the era of lockdowns and remote work. Over…

Every yearthe WOHESC conference is an opportunity for sustainability staff to get a…