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Welcome our Newest
SEED Members
 
Washtenaw Community College (MI)

Edmonds Community College (WA)

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

Featured Resource 

 
Energy 101: A Model Interdisciplinary Higher Education Course for Teaching the Fundamentals of Energy. Read More.  

Events


Sustainability Webinar
Green+: The Kentucky Community and Technical College System Sustainability Initiative
Nov 19, 2013 - 2:30PM (ET)

Announcements 


Alfred State College (NY) installs a 15Kw PV system at National Arboretum in Washington DC
Read more about the Solar Installation Workshop on their Facebook page.

Issue 30, November 5, 2013   


Campus Living Lab Series Continues
Next Webinar: Thursday Nov. 7th

Using the college campus as a sustainable living laboratory has become a popular activity for community colleges across the country. The SEED Center's latest guide has spawned a series of workshops and webinars on the topic. Tune in to our next event: a webinar featuring two premier experts who are using students to perform an array of green campus facility research and maintenance. They will share how they are integrating this living lab pedagogy into curriculum. Special attention will be paid to the study of building performance.


SEED secures a big grant!
What's Coming

 

The SEED Center is grateful to The Kresge Foundation for its continued support. See our latest announcement. So, how can your college take advantage of the upcoming opportunities in 2014?

  • MentorConnect: Would your college benefit from technical assistance from a national sustainability expert? Join SEED's MentorConnect program where we connect you to our growing pool of experts for peer-to-peer support. Contact [email protected] for more info about how to participate. The 2013 cohort has already achieved some impressive outcomes. Read more.   
4th Annual SEED Clean Tech Workshop at WDI

The Future of Clean Technology Training

St. Petersburg, FL (at AACC's Workforce Development Institute)  

*Note: it Affects Your College! (4th Annual)

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Regardless of where you reside, the clean economy offers real career opportunities and will require new skills that community colleges must embrace to remain relevant. Learn from award-winning college experts who will spotlight several clean industries (smart grid, building performance, water, automotive) and innovative strategies for course and pathway development, credentialing, and student and industry engagement.

 

"This workshop is easily one of the best professional development opportunities around," dean, Montgomery County Community College, 2013 attendee.
Is Your College Engaged in Community Resiliency Planning? Tell Us! 
 
As communities engage in resiliency planning to adapt to future natural disasters, community colleges can play important roles from preparing skilled workers to convening the necessary public and private stakeholders. If your college is focused on or interested in this issue please contact [email protected]. You could become part of a high-profile national initiative getting underway in 2014.
Congratulations To:     

Timothy Wilhelm of SEED Center-member Kankakee Community College  as a 2013 IREC winner. Read more.

Roger Ebbage of Lane Community College (OR) and Peter Crabtree of Laney College (CA), both of whom have been tapped to be part of the U.S. Department of Energy's working committee to develop national guidelines for technician credentials for high performance commercial buildings. Follow progress on the Department of Energy's website.

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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