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Abu Qdais, Hani; Saadeh, Osama; Al-Widyan, Mohamad; Al-tal, Raed; Abu-Dalo, Muna – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the efforts undertaken to convert the large university campus of Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) into a green, resource-efficient and low-carbon campus by following an action-oriented strategy. Sustainability features of the campus were discussed and benchmarked. Challenges were…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Campuses, Universities
Angrist, Joshua; Oreopoulos, Philip; Williams, Tyler – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian commuter campus. The award scheme offered linear cash incentives for course grades above 70. Awards were paid every term. Program participants also had access to peer advising by upperclassmen. Program engagement appears to have been…
Descriptors: College Students, Awards, Grade Point Average, Higher Education