Abstract
The application of green concepts on campus starts from the formulation of the vision and mission, ratification of policies and development processes. The main problems in the effort to realize a green campus include a lack of involvement and individual awareness of sustainability issues and campus users are unaware of the sustainability that occurs on campus. Individual awareness and involvement of staff and students are needed to create a green campus. The purpose of this study was to analyze what educational activities should be carried out to increase awareness of realizing a green campus. There are several educational activities regarding green concepts aimed to campus users. Education activities such as courses on sustainable environment, research, seminars, student organizations in environmental activities, green campus promotions/campaign and paperless became independent variables in this study. This study uses quantitative methods with Factor analysis. The research was conducted at the Universitas Sumatera Utara. Data was collected by distributing questionnaire forms with respondents as many as 400 students. The results showed that education, practical and seminar activities about the importance of green concepts, green campus campaigns, and green applications on campus such as paperless needed to be done in raising awareness to realize a green campus.
Highlights
The sustainable campus should provide opportunities and incentives for students, lecturers, and staff; students are actively involved in creating sustainable campuses and universities can become the agents of change with far-reaching impact (Emanuel & Adams, 2011)
The campus sustainability plan provides a way to continue the contribution of higher education (White, 2014)
There are four obstacles to sustainability behavior, namely: lack of involvement individual awareness of sustainability issues, but not consistently applied; communication issues - alumni and students are less involved and staff from facility services and institutional planning are unaware of the sustainability that occurs on campus; lack of proper campus infrastructure - the inability to use glass on campus, and the inconvenience of cycling or walking on highways between campuses and apartments; and financial concerns - long-term investment returns on "green" is valuable
Summary
The sustainable campus should provide opportunities and incentives for students, lecturers, and staff; students are actively involved in creating sustainable campuses and universities can become the agents of change with far-reaching impact (Emanuel & Adams, 2011). The concept of sustainability was once tangible and elusive. It remains the most important global challenge of our time. Higher education has the freedom to test and explore new ideas. The campus sustainability plan provides a way to continue the contribution of higher education (White, 2014). The sustainability strategy consists of education, research, outreach, and partnership cooperation and collaboration for waste management, energy, water, and transportation
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