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Welcome New SEED Member, February
 

The Bristol Bay Campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks

 

Join or refer a college today and take advantage of free resources.  

User Testimonial

"The biggest benefit of our participation in SEED has been our ability to network with other colleges across the country. SEED has brought positive attention to our work. We have gone beyond commitment to conviction. We will move ahead on our Green College Initiative despite budget constraints and a difficult economic environment."      

 

Marcy DrummondVice President, Institutional Effectiveness & Innovation
Los Angeles Trade & Technical College
(CA)

   

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Featured Resource

Calculating the Nation's Annual Energy Efficiency Investments: Energy efficiency spending appears to have increased by about 80% since 2004. Read more from the ACEEE 2013 report.

 

View more energy efficiency resources at the SEED Center. 

Featured Curricular Material
Food Tank Resource Database: Includes a wide range of materials - ranging from reports, infographics, videos and other materials that can assist in the development of sustainable agriculture, food and land curricular materials.

View more sustainable agriculture resources at the SEED Center.
Webinars
National Community College Sustainability Webinar: Sustainable Agriculture Programs and Veterans

3/19 1:30pm ET 

 

EPA Webinar - The Solar Roadmap: Navigating the Evolving Solar Energy Market

3/20 1pm ET

 

Integrating Curriculum, Research & Operations Webinar  

3/21 11am ET


Ag Energy Webinar
Metabolic Engineering of Microbes for the Production of Biorenewable Fuels and Chemicals
3/28 4:30pm ET

DOE Webinar: The "Energy 101" Course Framework

4/10 2pm ET

Conferences


Climate Studies for Minority Serving Institutions Workshop

Apply by 3/15
5/19-24, Washington, DC

Sustainable City Year Conference: For university representatives and partners who are interested in establishing an SCY program at their home institutions.

4/10-12, Eugene, OR

 

2013 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference: How colleges and universities are developing programs and curricula that address environmental and sustainability challenges.

4/15-16, Bethesda, MD

Good Jobs Green Jobs: 2013 Conference

4/16-18, Washington, DC

Issue 26, March 13, 2013   

Looking to be Part of a National Conversation on Sustainability Skills?
Join AACC's Sustainability Task Force 

Dear SEED Center Supporters,

 

Are you a SEED member CEO or senior administrator and interested in serving on the American Association of Community College's Sustainability Task Force? This group of 25 college administrators provides a critical voice for the 21st Century green college and guides the direction of the SEED Center. The group includes some of the nation's top higher education experts and meets twice a year to network and share best sustainability practices.  

 

We are looking for new members. If you---or a leader on your campus---would like to serve, please RSVP. We are looking for leaders who believe strongly in building a healthy green and economically viable economy. Learn more at our next meeting which will take place at the upcoming AACC Convention in San Francisco, CA on Saturday April 20th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The meeting will take place at the

Hilton, Continental Ballroom, Parlor 9 (Tower 3).  

 

Strong leadership from college presidents has helped bolster the community college in the ongoing national conversation of sustainability in higher education. If your college is not a SEED member, join today.
 Bryan Albrecht 

Sincerely,  

     

Bryan Albrecht

Chair, AACC Sustainability Task Force

President, Gateway Technical College


Panel on Living Laboratories    

 

Attending the AACC Convention? Join the SEED Center and this engaging panel discussion to learn about campus living laboratories and how they can impact student learning.

 

As community colleges redesign campuses to generate energy and utility savings, many are finding innovative ways to use these new projects as teaching tools for students across an array of programs. Learn from St. Clair Community College (MI) and Siemens Industry, Inc. as they continue to work together to transform the institution into a living laboratory where students gain valuable real-world skills and where the institution meets its broader sustainability goals.

 

Join Tom Donovan, Director of Facilities at St. Clair Community College, Roger Ebbage of Lane Community College, and leaders from Siemens, Industry Inc.

 

College & Industry Partnerships - Addressing Skills & Sustainability 

Sunday, April 21, 2013, 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Moscone Center, Room 2002, San Francisco, CA 

 

Be sure to register for the AACC Convention and attend this panel.
What You Missed: Energy Efficiency, Service Learning, & Marketable Green Credentials

  

3-5-13 Webinar Archive  

Our March 5, the SEED Center held an incredible webinar with Butte College (CA), California State University-Chico, and the City of Butte on a collaborative model to help local homeowners achieve lasting energy efficiencies while simultaneously providing marketable building performance credentials for students. The project-Chico Energy Pioneers--training area contractors and students while pairing them with university students to conduct energy efficiency behavioral consultations with area homeowners.

 

If your college has a courses in weatherization, building performance, or energy auditing, this is a must see!

 

View the archive now to adapt this model in your region.
Hillsborough Community College
Strategic Partnerships Develop a Green Workforce 
 
As winner of the 2012 Green Genome Award in the overall category, Hillsborough Community College (FL) has a record of environmental stewardship that dates back to the earliest days of the college's existence. The college embarked on a variety of activities focused on sustainability and the development of a green workforce, including building strategic partnerships and engaging the community along the way.

The college's comprehensive approach has been successful because it works from and builds on the college's strengths, operates from the perspective that sustainability is a systemic issue and must be addressed in a multifaceted manner, and leverages the college's twin priorities of education and community engagement. Read more.

Delaware Technical Community College
Playing its Role in the Emerging Green Economy
 
As runner up of the 2012 Green Genome Award in the overall category, Delaware Technical Community College has developed and implemented 10 academic offerings that prepare students for employment in the state's existing and emerging green workforce.

In addition, the College's new Center for Industry Research and Workforce Alignment (CIRWA) -- which is working to bring to light new and emerging technologies, trends and occupations not captured in traditional workforce research -- is currently identifying key competitive niche markets that will provide opportunities for green business creation, expansion, employment, training and job growth in the state.  Read more
Partnerships & Training Programs 

Lorain County Community College (OH) and Ohio State University's Agricultural Technical Institute offer joint courses to help prepare students for markets in sustainability.

 

Tompkins Cortland Community College (NT) publishes video on the college's Renewable Energy Training programs.  

 

Great Opportunities for Students & Teachers  

IREC announces new standards committee to support and guide development of consensus-based standards. Read More.

Department of Energy Unveils 'Energy 101' Framework. Read More.

National Wildlife Federation 2013 Campus Ecology Fellowships.

Applications Due 3/31/13

Two Energy Department Opportunities Announced to Develop American Solar Workforce. Read More.  

 

Student scholarship applications being accepted from the 2013 Summer study on energy efficiency in industry.

Due 3/22

Sustainability Across the Curriculum for Campus Leaders.

Applications Due 3/22/13

CERET Summer 2013 renewable energy train the trainer academies. June & July, 2013

Applications Due 3/15 & 3/30 

What do you think?  Send comments, suggestions, sustainability success stories, newsletter ideas,  

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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