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"The SEED Summit for the Green Genome Award was truly an outstanding program. The panels were well matched with the audience and provided a wealth of information that addressed the growing green economy and its related training needs."

Read more on the Summit. 

Linda A. Petee

Sustainability & Risk Mgmt Coordinator

Don't Miss, Announcements  

Responding to Economic Crisis: What can community colleges do? Read the Report.  

Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) launched by the Department of Education. Read More.

Fall 2012 Sustainability Salon Discussion Tool released by The Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI).

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has updated their Campus Sustainability Database.  

Don't Miss, Conferences

Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference

37th Annual Beyond Sustainability Conference

2/28-3/1/13, Tampa, FL 

Member News 

Robeson Community College (NC) launched the "GreenZone." 

Sullivan County Community College (NY) is opening a sustainability lab.   

St. Claire County Community College (MI) produced videos showcasing its use of green technology to educate students. 

Issue 23, December 12, 2012   

Great opportunities as the year comes to a close        

Dear Colleagues,

As colleges start the holiday break the SEED Center is inviting its members to partake in two great opportunities. Last week we sent a data collection link to the college presidents of every SEED Member college. If you are with a college please keep an eye out for this email as it may likely get forwarded to you. It will only take 15 minutes and there is an opportunity to win a full stipend to attend AACC's Workforce Development Institute! This is your opportunity to talk about where your college is succeeding and where you need help to continue to build the green economy.

Also, don't forget to attend the SEED Preconference Session at the 2013 AACC Workforce Development Institute on January 30. This workshop, now in its 3rd year, is the premiere green workforce and education program in the country, taught by the country's best experts.

Happy holidays!

Sincerely,  

Bryan Albrecht

Chair, AACC Sustainability Task Force

President, Gateway Technical College

SEED partner,  the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is encouraging community college students to enter technical careers relevant to the DOE mission by providing technical training experiences at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories. Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 15 participating DOE laboratories. Students work on projects under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists and engineers. Contact the SEED Center for any questions.

The SEED Center wants to help its members best utilize a new open source learning technology tool developed by the U.S. Department of Energy. It was designed to revolutionize how online training and education is created, shared, and delivered. NTER offers an easy to use and free distributed repository and specialized search engine just for education and training.  

SEED would like to help you in determining the best way to integrate this platform into the creation and management of your green-skilled education programs. Contact us today to discuss how NTER can best serve you in the delivery of high quality green training programs. We will work directly with Dr. Michelle Fox, chief strategist of Education and Workforce Development for the Department of Energy and her team, to develop a tutorial that will best fit your needs. Also view the webcast recording of the DOE Webinar on NTER from 12/6/12 and read more on this tool at the SEED Center.