At many of the SEED Colleges, we have had significant and sometimes evangelical support for sustainability. Yet this support, that often includes senior management, never seems to move to a level where sustainability is a core of how we do our teaching, learning, and business processes. Why? Because support or commitment alone is not enough. We need to know how to drive change throughout our institutions. We need to understand how to evolve our institutional cultures using sustainability as a tool for systematic change. Last summer with three other community college presidents, I attended the summer program at Harvard University that included senior leaders from corporations, non-profits, and higher education. The community college presidents who attended found it a great way to reinvigorate their commitment to driving sustainability throughout their campuses. I personally have applied the organizational change theory from last year's program to both our student success and sustainability initiatives at the College of Lake County. All of us agreed that we returned to our colleges with new tools and understandings for moving sustainability deeper into our institutions. The institute will be offered again this summer from October 7-10. I would encourage you to explore participating or to reach out to your president or senior leadership to enroll in this summer's four-day program for Executive Leadership for Sustainability offered at the Harvard University T. H. Chan School of Public Health, July 7 - 10, 2015, Cambridge, MA. While the usual cost is $4,200. The tuition is $3,900 for those who register before May 7th. Space in the program is limited so all applications must be received by May 25, 2015. Apply and learn more here. If you wish to learn more before applying you might consider attending one of the free informational webinars on April 30 or May 13. Click here to register for one. Or you can email [email protected] with any questions you may have. Jerry Weber [email protected] April 20, 2015 Jerry Weber Ph.D President College of Lake County 19351 West Washington Street Grayslake, Illinois 60030-1198 847.543.2200 |