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"We use curriculum from the SEED website in developing our renewable energy courses. SEED establishes a virtual community of practice around sustainability issues. It stimulates interaction among faculty and keeps the conversation going."
Suzanne Clark, Project Director, Economic and Workforce Development Division & Member, Sustainability Executive Committee, Shasta College, Redding, CA
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Webinars
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BEST Center Webinar
Exploring the Benefits for Proper Training of High-Tech Facility Operations and Maintenance Professionals
5/16, 1pm ET
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Select: "I was invited by Laney College to view this webinar" and enter the code "May16".
Nat'l Community College Sustainability Webinar
A "Greenprint" to Promote Sustainability Skills in the 21st Century Workforce via Community Colleges
5/21, 1:30 ET
AASHE Webinar Incorporating Sustainability into the Curriculum 5/28, 2pm ET
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Featured Resource
Community Colleges' Roles in Rebuilding US Manufacturing
This paper summarizes the context, presentations, and discussions from a symposium that was held on Oct 1-2, 2012 in Covington, KY. Read more. |
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Issue 28, May 16, 2013
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Butte College & Snap-on Tools
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The inaugural SEED Center Green Genome Awards in 2012 honored exemplary community colleges nationwide that have taken a strategic leadership role in sustainability and green economic and workforce development. To celebrate those achievements, the SEED Center has published an update on how these colleges have been using their winnings to build sustainable campuses. Thank you to Snap-on for their sponsorship! Read more.
As community colleges across the nation continue to play their part in developing the green economy, stay tuned as the SEED center will be announcing the 2013 Green Genome nominations soon! In the mean time, download our community college organizational guide to help you expand your local green economies by more effectively preparing highly-skilled and sustainability-literate students and aligning these efforts with other institutional and community green initiatives. Read more.
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Opportunity for SEED Colleges
Living Lab Site Visit to St. Clair County Community College
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AACC, along with Siemens Industry, Inc and several innovative college, will be hosting a one-day workshop for colleges at St. Clair County Community College (MI). The focus will be on building a campus living laboratory and participants will leave with a plan of action to replicate a similar model on their campuses. (See below Success Story)
The living lab model is proving to be a great means for connecting campus facilities and instruction to impact student learning. Seats will be limited so contact SEED now for scholarship opportunities to cover travel cost. The opportunity is for faculty, sustainability officers and facilities staff. Keep your eyes open for more information shortly.
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 While community colleges have increased their sustainability practices and devoted more attention to sustainability in the classroom, few have assessed student learning of sustainability. Despite increased attention to sustainable practices at colleges across the country, little is known about how much community college students know about sustainability and where they need to improve. Moraine Valley Community College has conducted a project that captures data on sustainability learning in a variety of courses, provides instructors with a concise measurement device, and establishes a way forward for sustainability and student learning at its campus.
Read more on the college's sustainability assessment project, written by J. Gabe Estill and Stephenie Presseller.Watch their April 16, 2013 webinar on assessing sustainability in community college courses and download the general education rubric.
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Using Sustainability Efforts on Campus as Learning Labs
 Over the past decade, St. Clair County Community College (SC4) in Michigan has transformed its 25-acre campus into a sustainable "living laboratory." Green roofs dot the tops of buildings, a bioswale cleans tens of thousands of gallons of rainwater and alternative energy implementations like solar panels, wind turbines and a geothermal field are generating energy to power computer labs and other facilities. Each of these green projects serves a dual purpose: reducing the college's carbon footprint, while also providing students real-world, hands-on learning opportunities. Read more.
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In support of McHenry County College's (IL) sustainability initiatives, a wonderful example of college and community collaboration occurred this past November. It happened through the combined efforts of the Biology, Horticulture and Fire Science Departments, as well as with staff from the Physical Facilities Department and in conjunction with the Crystal Lake Fire Department and the McHenry County Conservation District. Together they brought a precious resource back to life. Read more.
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 The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars invites nominations for its 2013 Higher Education Civic Engagement Award. The award recognizes community colleges that are achieving breadth and depth of civic engagement through sustained and mutually transformational partnerships that define and address issues of public concern at any level from the local to the global. Nomination deadline is May 24, 2013.
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Featured Curricular Material
Sustainability Improves Student Learning
Sustainability Improves Student Learning (SISL) consist of a select group of academic associations and disciplinary societies working together to increase students' learning in undergraduate courses of sustainability topics. In it you will find sustainability teaching resources and other helpful information. Read more.
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