The Association For The Advancement Of Sustainability In Higher Education (AASHE) is an association of colleges and universities that are working to create a sustainable future.  It is a member-driven, independent 501(c)(3) corporation, providing resources, professional development and a network of support to institutions of higher learning to enable them to model and advance sustainability in everything they do. 

In 2001, the Education For Sustainability Western Network (EFS West) was established thanks to funding from the Compton Foundation and support from Second Nature.  EFS West served college campuses in the western US and Canada. 

In 2004, EFS West held its first North American Conference On Sustainability In Higher Education in Portland, Oregon.  The success of this conference, coupled with increasing demand for EFS West’s resources, led to the creation of AASHE.  

In 2006, AASHE held its first conference in Tempe, Arizona.  Over 650 people attended.  By the time AASHE held its next conference in 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina, attendance had grown to 1700.  Even more people are expected to attend the 2010 conference, scheduled for October in Denver, Colorado. 

AASHE sponsors activities designed to make sustainable practices the norm in higher education; facilitate institutional efforts to integrate sustainability into teaching, research, operations and other areas; educate others regarding best practices and resource sharing; support all campus sectors in meeting sustainability goals; increase dialog among individuals, institutions and external partners to speed the adoption of sustainable practices; and influence education policy so that sustainability is a priority at the local, state and national levels. 

Through their business and membership office in Lexington, Kentucky and their executive office in Denver, Colorado, AASHE continues to advance the cause of sustainability across US and Canadian college and university campuses.  If their members continue to make sustainability a priority in their lives after graduation, they will certainly make this world a cleaner and greener place for all of us in the future!  We at GatorMoto Utility Vehicles applaud their efforts and urge colleges and universities that are not members to look into all that AASHE has to offer. 

For more information, visit their website at http://www.aashe.org.