Welcome New SEED Members, June 

Calhoun Community College

Decatur, AL

Hillsborough Community College

Tampa, FL

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

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.

"If you're a community college administrator or instructor, and you're interested in sustainability, connect with SEED. They can help you advance your efforts with resources and innovative models. These folks do amazing work."

IREC, via Facebook

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Don't Miss...  

Find a comprehensive list of events and announcements on theseedcenter.org. 

Announcements 

Gearing Up Report

Good Jobs Building Cleaner Cars

Blue Green Alliance

 Biodiesel Curriculum Earns Certification

National Automotive Technician Education Foundation 

The Automotive Service Excellence accreditation was officially awarded to the National Biodiesel Board's Biodiesel for Diesel Technician's curriculum. 

Green and Sustainability Standards for Career Pathways

 National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education

 Report includes an extensive resource list. Funded by DOE.

Don't Miss..Conferences: 

Women in Green Forum

8/28-29/2012

Santa Monica, CA

New England Campus Sustainability Forum

Leveraging Collective Resources for the Future

Presented by New England Board of Higher Education

9/21/2012

Boston, MA 

Campus Sustainability Day 2012 - 

Higher Education

 Join the celebration! Plan a campus event for the Annual Campus Sustainability Day 10/24/2012 

AASHE 2012: Investing in the Future: Campus sustainability conference

Los Angeles, CA

10/14-17/2012  

Issue 18, July 12, 2012   

National leader concludes accomplished term

Dear Colleagues,

The opportunity to be the Chair of the AACC President's Sustainability Task Force (STF) has been a great learning experience for me. Since we began, in October 2010, this group of dynamic college presidents has guided the SEED Initiative, sharing insights and best practices, and providing structure to help us collectively advance sustainability and clean economy efforts across the country.

Now we have grown to 463 member colleges. That is due in large part to many of you who have personally recruited your colleagues to join the SEED Center. I am continually amazed at the new resources that are added to theSEEDcenter.org, such as the toolkit to address policy challenges around sustainability, webinars, and workshops presented that offer concrete ways to create a clean economy workforce.

This month I conclude my term as STF Chair and am pleased to transition the leadership to Bryan Albrecht, President of Wisconsin's Gateway Technical College.  Bryan has led his college to great success in sustainability technology training and is a national voice on the importance of skills development in the clean technology sector. He is well poised to steward the STF and SEED to future successes.

I look forward to remaining involved with AACC and SEED and continually bringing the benefits back to my own campus and to Illinois. Thank you for your service and for believing, as I do, that community colleges can drive the new green economy and bring new sustainability, technology, and benefits to our communities.

Sincerely,  

Dr. Jerry Weber

Chair, AACC Sustainability Task Force

President, College of Lake County, IL

Green Genome Initiative

Community Colleges and Industry Partnerships

10/14/2012, Los Angeles, CA

Register now

This workshop will familiarize participants with best practices, innovative partnerships and collaborative successes that are preparing community college students to build a green and sustainable economy. Participants will meet and converse with industry leaders, learn about their future plans and need for graduates who are prepared to change the way we produce, distribute and sell in a sustainable economy.

Los Rios Community College, CA

Business and Community Partners

Strategic and Deep Workforce Collaboration

The college has collaborated with business, academic, community development, governmental, labor, infrastructure, and technology organizations to create the Green Capital Alliance (GCA). The partnership is strategically expanding green economic development by strengthening the regional workforce to support projected growth. Read more.

Portland Community College, OR 

Enlisting employer expertise to boost programs

The college recently unveiled the largest solar array in the state to help power the campus. In the classroom, PCC is developing a curriculum from hybrid and electric car battery research that will be used nationally as a template for technicians. Both initiatives have been strengthened by industry expertise.  Read more.

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.

Guam Community College

The college is seizing on new solar and PV job creation opportunities offered by Guam Power Authority's first renewable energy project.

Maricopa Community Colleges (AZ)

Real-world community and public policy issues are being infused into curriculum including bioscience in public policy, the bio-economy, and energy policy.

USGBC Announces the 2012-2013 Community Green Chairs

Chairs including SEED member colleges Moraine Valley Community College, Austin Community College, and Clover Park Technical College will engage community colleges in the USGBC network and support them in bringing green building education and activities to campuses and communities. 

DOE Backs BPI's New Professional Building Certifications

The Building Performance Institute (BPI) has begun to pilot written and field practical exams for new Home Energy Professional Certifications, energy auditor, retrofit installer, crew leader and quality control inspector, the four most common job classifications in the home energy upgrade industry. This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Renewable Energy Jobs and Access

A new report from IRENA, Renewable Energy Jobs & Access: Five Policy suggestions for your rural sustainability initiatives focuses on the international and developing world and how lessons learned can be integrated into your own rural policy initiatives.

Join SEED's Linkedin group to discuss these policy initiatives and more.