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Welcome New SEED Members, May
Big Sandy Community & Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY
Blue Ridge Community & Technical College
Martinsburg, WV
Central Carolina Community College
Sanford, NC
Central Community College
Grand Island, NE
Gogebic Community College
Ironwood, MI
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Winsted, CT
Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY
If your college is not a member yet, join today, or refer a college to join and begin taking advantage of free resources SEED offers.
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Featured Resource
IRECBest Practices Documents for Solar Instructor Training 
National curriculum models of solar training, education and workforce development curriculum help instructors enhance existing solar education and training programs. | |
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Curricular Materials
Miami Dade College, FL Earth Ethics Institute Lesson Plans & Other Resources 
Explore over 200 lesson plans developed by educators in a multiple fields plus resources, workshops, programs, and projects that address the role of sustainability in higher education. SEED Center registered users may view this resource. Register now, it's free. | |
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Don't Miss...
Find a comprehensive list of events and announcements on theseedcenter.org.
Announcements
Applications due 7/2/2012
Campus Sustainability Day
Join the celebration! Plan a campus event for the Annual Campus Sustainability Day 10/24/2012
Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Awards
Awards attract more women to clean energy careers and elevate role models in clean energy disciplines worldwide.
Nominations due 7/2/2012
IREC
Basic Guidelines for Training Curriculum Posted
Awards for 2011 Renewable Energy Projects
Green Economy Could Bring 60 Million Jobs
The United Nation's International Labor Organization and Environment program finds job creation opportunities in agriculture, forestry, fishing, energy, manufacturing, recycling, building and transportation.
USGBC Community Green
Commitment to Community Colleges includes free membership to USGBC
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Issue 17, June 13, 2012
Don't Miss, Green Genome Awards, Deadline 6/22
Colleges Earn Recognition & $75,000 in Awards
Colleagues, I hope you are busy working on your Green Genome Awards application, which is due June 22. Offered by SEED and AACC, these exciting new awards recognize outstanding colleges in four institutional competency areas: community engagement, governance, program design and delivery, and strategic partnerships. Five winners will receive $8,000 each plus a set of Bahco brand Snap-on tools and horticulture equipment (value $6,500). Winning colleges will be showcased on the SEED Center, at AACC events, and through AACC publications and media channels.
We all know how much dedication, effort, and skill are needed for community colleges to realize a strategic and integrated approach to green growth, talent development, and sustainability. I encourage you to apply for these awards so your college can receive deserved attention that validates your efforts, and help attract an excited and engaged student and professional population to your college.
The ultimate goal of SEED's Green Genome project is to ensure that thinking green becomes part of the DNA of the institution. Many colleges have or are on their way to great achievements in these areas. I look forward to learning more about the winning colleges and programs, to be announced this fall. Learn more and apply now.
Sincerely, 
Dr. Jerry Weber
Chair, AACC Sustainability Task Force
President, College of Lake County, IL
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New SEED Mentor Connect Program
The SEED Initiative is launching the Mentor Connect Program this summer. Designed to provide technical assistance and networking opportunities, the program will help colleges build sustainability and green programs. Participating colleges include
- Athens Technical College (GA)
- Clover Park Technical College (WA)
- Georgia Perimeter Technical College
- Kentucky Community and Technical College system
- Lane Community College (OR)
- Los Angeles Area Trade Technical College (CA)
- North Carolina Community College system
- Monroe Community College (NY)
- Rose State College (OK)
- Santa Fe Community College (NM)
Mentor colleges will be matched with partners based on need and fit. Over the next months the colleges will engage in a structured series of conference calls, site visits, and meetings. Actions will focus on a range of efforts including more effectively engaging employers in program design and embedding sustainability concepts into core curriculum. If you would like to participate in the Mentor Connect program, email SEED. | |
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Kentucky boasts 100% AACC SEED Membership
SEED welcomes the entire Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)! The remaining of the state's 16 colleges joined the SEED Center last month. Kentucky's members include
- Ashland Community & Technical College
 - Big Sandy Community & Technical College
- Bluegrass Community & Technical College
- Bowling Green Technical College
- Elizabethtown Community & Technical College
- Gateway Community & Technical College
- Hazard Community & Technical College
- Henderson Community College
- Hopkinsville Community College
- Jefferson Community & Technical College
- Madisonville Community College
- Mayville Community & Technical College
- Owensboro Community & Technical College
- Somerset Community College
- Southeast Community & Technical College
- West Kentucky Community & Technical College
KCTCS Chancellor, Dr. Jay Box, discussed SEED saying, "For the 16 colleges and 68 campuses of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, sustainability is more than being green, which is why we have named our initiative the KCTCS Green+ Initiative. It is an all-encompassing initiative to achieve the KCTCS Mission to transform the lives and communities of Kentuckians and equip them with the knowledge and tools needed to live and work in a global, green, knowledge-based economy. Partnering with the AACC SEED Center is a natural fit."
Congratulations to Kentucky, your state's system offers many comprehensive green economy programs for student success and other colleges to learn from. If your own college is not already a member, join us and begin taking advantage of all the free resources SEED offers today.
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High Impact Opportunities
Take Action Now to Help Grow Green Jobs
Last month the SEED Community of Action for Green Jobs: Policy & Civic Engagement held a robust clean energy policy discussion on ways to catalyze growth of green jobs. Joined by Ashok Gupta, national clean energy and policy expert from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), key policy prescriptions were defined that will prove useful for community colleges taking action to increase job placements and course enrollments while also growing the green economy. These include
- Helping clear the way for Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
- Increasing Labeling and Information Transparency for Residential and Commercial Buildings
- Address Utilities Programming and Regulation
Read more and join SEED's LinkedIn Policy Discussion.
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SEED Featured in AASHE Sustainability Review
This year's American Association for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) annual review reveals an increased focus on higher education access, affordability and success, green building, and campus community engagement. AACC's SEED center is proud to be featured prominently for our work to support community colleges building clean economy and sustainability programs. Read more.
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| SEED Success Story
Milwaukee Area Technical College, WI Innovative pre-college courses ladder into green career certificates and degrees In response to dynamic industry needs, four advisory  boards were created for emerging green energy programs. College leaders and faculty members developed innovative transitional courses to provide students with preparatory course work needed to complete GED courses or to move into green certificate and degree programs. Read more. |
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Kankakee Community College, IL Dean Develops Policies to Grow Green Jobs Dr. Bert Jacobson, Dean for Environmental and Institutional Sustainability, co-chairs a Policy and Legislation Work Group, part of the Green Universities and Colleges Sub-Committee of the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council. The group is working with community stakeholders to catalyze and develop policies to grow green jobs by identifying legislative or policy barriers related to sustainability in higher education, working with state leaders to remove these barriers, and assisting these state leaders in the development of future legislation and/or polices. Read More. |
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SEED Colleges in the News
Discover details on these newsmakers and send us your clean energy and sustainability news. We'll share it with the SEED community.
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Austin Community College (TX) &
Haywood Community College (NC)
Receive prestigious Climate Leadership Awards and are recognized for innovations and leadership in sustainability.
Greenfield Community College, MA
Prepares to launch new liberal arts associate degree with a specialty in farm and food systems.
Indian River State College, FL
Opens one of the nation's first educational facilities to combine training in alternative energy with support, training, and mentoring for business start-ups and job growth.
Mercer County Community College, NJ
Plans to build the largest distributed solar installation of any college campus in the United States.
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green economy events/webinars and conferences, and learn more about corporate partnerships.
SEED is brought to you by the American Association of Community Colleges and ecoAmerica and
is supported by the Flora Family, Kresge, and Surdna Foundations and corporate partner Pearson Higher Education.
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