Posted in Campus sustainability, Climate change, Environmental careers, National organization, tagged campus ecology, Campus sustainability, climate change, College students, colleges and universities, national wildlife federation, sustainability on November 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »
National Wildlife Federation’s EcoLeaders.
EcoCareer Conference 2017: Building Pathways to Sustainable Careers
Wednesday, February 22nd – Conference Day from 10 – 5:30 PM ET
Thursday, February 23rd – Workshop Day from 12 – 3 PM ET
http://online.nwf.org/site/Calendar?id=108403&view=Detail
Posted in Great outdoors, Sustainability, Trees, tagged campus ecology, Campus sustainability, colleges and universities, Green living, sustainabilitry and the sacred, sustainability, TED talk, Tree planting, Trees on November 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This is all about being sustainable and the importance of trees, and listening to the “Lorax” inside of all of us.
Posted in Campus sustainability, tagged campus ecology, Campus sustainability, Community colleges on July 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »
August 18th at 2 PM Central Time
Student Internships and Utilizing RFPs as Ways to Involve Students in On-Campus Projects
Colleen Butterfield, Project Manager, Education, Alliance to Save Energy
The Alliance to Save Energy’s PowerSave Campus program is a student-led initiative that promotes green careers, generates actual energy savings, increases awareness of the importance of energy efficiency, and encourages academic infusion of sustainability concepts. At this webinar, representatives from the program – which includes 16 campus and counting – will be presenting best practice case studies to help kickstart energy efficiency projects started on your campus. This particular presentation will focus on community colleges, but the projects are also field tested at four year universities. The webinar will also feature a round robin for questions as well as advice from those at community colleges about how to overcome unique challenges and barriers to initiating energy efficiency and/or student internships on campus.
Carson Bennett , Campus as a Living Lab Faculty Liaison, and Luis Campos, Executive Director, Facilities, Central New Mexico Community College
In order to utilize the built environment as a “Living Lab” for students to learn about sustainability concepts, the Physical Plant Department at Central New Mexico Community College includes an educational requirement in its RFP (Request for Proposals) process. Any vendor who wins a contract with the Physical Plant must be willing to provide educational opportunities to students at the college. These agreements have resulted in photovoltaic array installers visiting Math classes, construction companies displaying how they recycle demolished building materials, and our waste and recycling provider gathering data for use in Statistics, Psychology, and Technical Writing courses.
When it’s time, join the meeting from here:
https://meeting.jccc.edu/orion/meeting/meetingInfo?MeetingKey=993525335&siteurl=meeting&back=all
Password:
(This meeting does not require a password.)
Audio Connection
913-469-2799 (JCCC Webex)
No advance registration is required. For more information and additional access link, see:
http://www.jccc.edu/sustainability/events/webinars/index.html
Posted in National organization, tagged campus ecology, College students, colleges and universities, national wildlife federation on April 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
“Since 2000, National Wildlife Federation has awarded over 150 Campus Ecology Fellowships to students across the country working on projects ranging from campus-wide energy audits to implementing sustainable forestry practices; reaching more than 2.5 million students, faculty, staff and community members at the fellowship campuses.”
Posted in Green living, National organization, Photography contests, tagged campus ecology, Campus sustainability, College students, colleges and universities, Green living, video contest on October 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »
“The Rainforest Alliance challenges you to submit an animated or live video that documents what you are doing on your campus that is “So Practical, It’s Radical!” How are you making your campus more sustainable? Have you started a recycling program, created a school garden or taught a class about campus sourcing? Grab your video camera, smartphone or other filming devices and submit a two-minute video about your sustainable initiatives on campus!”
Posted in Campus sustainability, National organization, Uncategorized, tagged campus ecology, Campus sustainability, national wildlife federation on September 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Student’s Guide to the U.S/ Energy Policy
“This guide takes the reader behind the curtains of American politics and policy development to shed light on the handful of fossil fuel-based companies that are pouring money into Congress and the media in an attempt to undermine America’s ability to confront the climate change crisis.” From the National Wildlife Federation for Campus Ecology/
Posted in Campus sustainability, National organization, tagged campus ecology, College students, colleges and universities, green campus movement, national wildlife federation on July 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
23rd Annual Call for Campus Case Studies
Submit a case study on your campus sustainability efforts and/or green jobs training programs.
Review the submission guidelines and submit today! (template available)
Submissions are due August 3, 2012. (extensions available)
BENEFITS TO CAMPUSES:
Each year NWF’s Campus Ecology program publishes case studies contributed by its members and partners showcasing their campus sustainability practices and global warming solutions for the past school year (2011-2012). NWF will release these illustrated reports in Fall 2012 in our online searchable case study database, one of our most popular resources. Colleges and universities throughout the U.S. have made great strides toward addressing global warming and protecting wildlife and habitat. We invite you to share your success stories, and let other campuses learn from you!
There are case study guidelines and a template (to help you begin).
***Schools are welcome to submit more than one case study if you are working on multiple projects in different areas of sustainability and green workforce development. Case studies can focus on completed projects/programs or ones still in development.
Please contact Campus Ecology with any questions:
campus@nwf.org
703-438-6000
www.CampusEcology.org
Posted in Campus sustainability, National organization, tagged campus ecology, Campus sustainability, College students, national wildlife federation, student environmental organizations on April 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »
April 18 Webinar:
Eco-Reps – Student Sustainability Educators
Join this webinar and learn about our new guide, Student Sustainability Educators: A Guide to Creating and Maintaining an Eco-Rep Program on Your Campus
This new resource, co-published by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and National Wildlife Federation, features more than 18 campuses and their efforts to design, implement and evaluate an Eco-Rep program. This webinar will spotlight four campus Eco-Rep programs, including Babson College, University of Pennsylvania, Western Washington University and Lehigh University. This webinar is being hosted in partnership with AASHE and facilitated by Dr. Christina Erickson from Champlain College, author of Student Sustainability Educators.
The free webinar, with Q&A, will begin at 2:00pm Eastern (NY time) and end at 3:00pm. Participants will receive instructions two days before the conference. Participants that want to participate via the phone only can request a copy of the presentation; options are available to receive audio by phone or computer.
More upcoming opportunities:
US Green Building Council Community Green Chairs – Deadline for Applications is April 13
The Center for Green Schools at USGBC seeks to recruit and train five mid-career professionals to serve as Community Green Chairs. These Volunteer Chairs will work with USGBC National to support green building education and training efforts at community colleges, and will lead the development, implementation, management and growth of Community Green program activities in their region.
April 16-17, 2012: Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference, University of Maryland
This conference will include directors and staff from sustainability, facilities, health & safety, campus planning and business offices, as well as other stakeholders and partners in sustainability. The 2012 conference tracks are life cycle of the built environment, community connections, campus as a learning laboratory, fostering behavior change, and strategic implementation. National Wildlife Federation will host a workshop on campus sustainability as hands-on training and co-host a workshop on the Campus Conservation Nationals, resource use reduction competition.
April 17, 2012: EPA Region 6 Conversation with Universities for Earth Day Webinar
The “EPA/RSC R6 Converses with Universities” webinar will focus on Sustainability. Sala Senkayi will provide a short introduction, followed by David Reazin who will go over Water Sustainability, Joyce Stubblefield will discuss Development and Redevelopment, and Eugene Thilsted (2011 RSC Chair) in addition to Stacy Murphy will both present a segment on Integrated Pest Management (aka IPM). This webinar will serve a relevant purpose of informing the general public of how EPA deals with Sustainability across the Agency’s many Divisional Programs. The webinar is on April 17 from 2:30-4:00pm CDT; click the link above to join on April 17.
May 10-11, 2012: Good Jobs, Green Jobs in Detroit
The Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference will feature workshops covering topics such as workforce development, clean energy manufacturing, transportation infrastructure investments, emerging green sectors, worker safety and the financial tools needed to build the green economy. National Wildlife Federation will host a workshop on community colleges and their successful programs and partnerships for emerging green sectors.
Posted in Campus sustainability, National organization, tagged campus ecology, College students, colleges and universities, LEED, national wildlife federation, NWF, webinars on March 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Join NWF for an exciting webinar, Using LEED on Your Campus: How to Make the Most of Green Building Planning and Implementation for Your Buildings Old and New.
This webinar is being offered in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools.
Where: WEBINAR – online and phone. Dial-in and URL information will be sent via email two days before the webinar. Presentations are available upon request for attendees unable to participate online.
When: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 2:00 – 3:00 pm (Eastern – NY time)
Contact us by email campus@nwf.org or by phone 703-438-6262 with questions or presentation requests. Thank you.
Registration closes at 12:00 pm on March 22nd.
The Greenforce Initiative is a partnership of Jobs for the Future and National Wildlife Federation.
Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
If you’d like to attend this event you can RSVP online.
Posted in Campus sustainability, National organization, tagged campus ecology, Campus sustainability, colleges and universities, Earth Day, global warming, green campus movement, sustainability on February 14, 2012| 1 Comment »
http://www.earthday.org/MobilizeU
AASHE has partnered with Earth Day Network for the launch of MobilizeU, an international collegiate competition calling upon students to mobilize their campus communities around four weeks of environmental activism surrounding Earth Day 2012 (March 29 – April 29). Students worldwide are encouraged to join the movement as a regional coordinator or school coordinator and organize activities including campus clean-ups, new voter registration drives and Earth Day events. Coordinators will share a photo or video documenting their efforts on the MobilizeU Facebook page.
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