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Table of Contents for 3/16/09:
NEWS
Buildings
1. UC Merced Science Building Receives LEED Gold
2. Florida State U Building Receives LEED Silver
Campus Sustainability in the Media
3. Christian Science Monitor Covers Increase in Green Campus Initiatives
4. Los Angeles Times Covers Increase in Campus Farmers Markets
Co-Curricular Education
5. College of Marin Starts Organic Farm
Community Engagement
6. DuPage Students Help Habitat for Humanity Write Green Housing Plan
7. Governors State U Extends Recycling to Community
Curriculum
8. Northland College Announces New Env'l Focused Curriculum
9. Cabrini College to Implement Social Justice Based Core Curriculum
10. Bucknell U Approves Core Curriculum that Includes Sustainability
11. Ryerson U Announces Certificate in Sustainability
Dining Services
12. City College of New York Begins Sustainable Food Program
Diversity, Access, and Affordability
13. Second Nature to Support Green Building at Under-Resourced Schools
Energy
14. Vice President Biden Tours Energy Conservation Initiatives at U Penn
15. New York State Launches Energy Program for Campuses
16. Northern Arizona U Launches Energy Tracking Website
17. Cornell U Converts Biomass to Fuels
18. Las Positas College Installs Solar Shades
19. Rutgers U Competes to Conserve Energy
Research
20. U Tulsa Partners to Advance Research at the Ntl Energy Policy Inst
21. Yale U Announces Director of Climate and Energy Institute
Sustainability Institutionalization
22. Texas A&M Opens Office of Sustainability
23. McMaster U Launches Sustainability Website
Transportation
24. U North Carolina Wilmington Purchases Electric Truck
Waste
25. Georgia Tech Begins Cell Phone and Battery Recycling
26. Northern Arizona U Initiates Office Supply Exchange
Other News
27. Obama Nominates Tufts Professor as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
NEW RESOURCES
28. AASHE Makes Academic Programs in Sustainability Resource Public
29. Webcast: Placemaking on Campuses
30. Book: Campus Design + Planning
31. AASHE Interview Series: Sustainability Programs Mgr, Stanford U
OPPORTUNITIES
32. AASHE Seeks Nominations for New Board Members
33. Clinton Global Initiative U Outstanding Commitment Awards
34. Sixth Annual Byron Fellowship
JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
35. Director, Center for Sustainable Communities, Sonoma State U
36. Executive Director, Institute for Sustainability, SUNY Alfred
37. Energy Manager, Princeton U
38. Sustainability Coordinator, Pacific Lutheran U
39. Research Associate, Carbon Trading Markets, Michigan State U
40. Adjunct Faculty, Energy Technology Programs, Salem CC
41. Asst Prof, Env'l Science, U Texas of the Permian Basin
42. Visiting Asst Prof, Ecology & Env'l Science, Union College
43. Lecturer, Environmental Sciences, Longwood U
EVENTS
44. Intercollegiate Biodiesel Conference
45. Webinar: Preparing for Wind Power – How the New Federal Legislation Affects You
46. Pre-Conf Workshop: Developing Your Institution's Climate Action Plan
47. Pre-Conf Workshop: Striving for Carbon Neutrality – The Roadmap
48. Understanding Sustainable Dining Options Webcast
49. Lean and Green: The Sustainability Path in a Tough Economy
50. ACPA Institute on Sustainability
51. International Sustainable Campus Network Conference
52. Sustainability Conference for Business Schools
53. Conference on Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Education
54. CFP: Education for Sustainable Development Conference
News
Buildings
1. UC Merced Science Building Receives LEED Gold
The Science and Engineering Building at the University of California, Merced has received LEED Gold certification. The 174,000 square-foot structure features natural lighting and was constructed with locally supplied and/or recycled building materials.
See also: List of Green Science Bulidings (AASHE members only)
2. Florida State U Building Receives LEED Silver
Florida State University has received LEED Silver certification for its new McIntosh Track and Field Building. The two-story, 19,000 square-foot structure features local and regional materials, energy-efficient lighting and mechanical systems, low-flow water fixtures, sorted or recycled construction debris, and low-VOC paints.
Campus Sustainability in the Media
3. Christian Science Monitor Covers Increase in Green Campus Initiatives
The Christian Science Monitor has published an article on the increasing number of colleges and universities that are integrating green initiatives into their operations. The article mentions the biomass gasification plant that runs on wood chips at Middlebury College (VT), the wood-pellet boiler at the College of the Atlantic (ME), the biomass gasification facility that will use corn stover at the University of Minnesota, Morris, the methane system at the University of New Hampshire, and the carbon reductions that have resulted from the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment.
See also: Chronicle of Higher Ed Blog
4. Los Angeles Times Covers Increase in Campus Farmers Markets
The Los Angeles Times has published an article on the growing number of colleges and universities that are adding regularly scheduled farmers markets to their campuses. The article mentions markets at the University of South Carolina, the University of Washington, Princeton University (NJ), University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of California, San Diego, Stanford University (CA), Harvard University (CT), Brown University (RI), Portland State University (OR), the University of Minnesota, the University of Maine, the University of Arizona, and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Co-Curricular Education
5. College of Marin Starts Organic Farm
The College of Marin (CA) Indian Valley campus has started an organic farm on its land. The 5.8 acre demonstration farm and garden is part of a new program launched in a collaboration involving the college, Marin Conservation Corps and University of California Cooperative Extension-Marin Master Gardeners.
Community Engagement
6. DuPage Students Help Habitat for Humanity Write Green Housing Plan
A group of architecture majors at the College of Dupage (IL) have helped to write a green housing plan for their local Habitat for Humanity chapter. The plan outlines how the non-profit can build 11 affordable, energy-efficiency houses in West Chicago over the next three years.
7. Governors State U Extends Recycling to Community
Governors State University (IL) has extended an invitation to surrounding communities to participate in the campus' paper recycling system. With the placement of two large collection containers on campus, GSU is asking people to bring their recyclable paper products for deposit. The University made the offer because some local communities do not have curb side recycling.
Curriculum
8. Northland College Announces New Env'l Focused Curriculum
Northland College (WI) has redesigned its curriculum to include environmental issues. Set to launch in the fall of 2009, the redesigned curriculum offers students the choice of four new liberal arts programs and a full set of new or redesigned majors, all of which feature a focus on environmental issues. All of the college’s new majors, Humanity and Nature Studies, Sociology and Social Justice, History of Ideas (combining History, Philosophy, Religion, Music, and Literature), Sustainable Community Development, and the Environmental Sciences are built on a foundation of making connections, as are its most successful continuing majors such as Natural Resources, Outdoor Education, and a redesigned Business Program.
9. Cabrini College to Implement Social Justice Based Core Curriculum
Cabrini College (PA) has announced plans to implement a new curriculum that focuses on social justice issues. Cabrini's "Justice Matters" core curriculum will include three writing-intensive courses that focus on awareness of a student’s connections to their communities; on participation through service learning with a partnering community organization; and on enacting social change through community-based research projects or legislative and advocacy work. The curriculum will also require a senior capstone experience in the student's major. College officials are currently researching ways to assess the success of the new curriculum.
See also: Sample Justice Matters Syllabus
10. Bucknell U Approves Core Curriculum that Includes Sustainability
Bucknell University’s (PA) College of Arts and Sciences has approved a new curriculum that includes sustainability in its Tools for Critical Engagement component. The courses in this component include "Environmental Connections", which will allow students to examine their personal connection to the environment through an analysis of environmental systems, cultural narratives that shape the environmental relationship, or societal mechanisms that collectively interact with the environment; and "Diversity in the United States", which has as its central concern approaches to gender, sexual orientation, class, race, religion or ethnicity in the cultural landscape of the United States. The new core curriculum will be launched in the fall of 2010.
11. Ryerson U Announces Certificate in Sustainability
Ryerson University (ON) has announced plans to launch a new Certificate in Sustainability in the fall of 2009. The Certificate, which aims to train students to understand sustainability in a broad context, includes six required courses and allows students to specialize in natural environment, urban environment, or socioeconomics of sustainability.
See also: Ryerson Sustainability Certificate Webpage
See also: List of Certificate Programs in Sustainability
Dining Services
12. City College of New York Begins Sustainable Food Program
The City College of New York's dining services provider, Metropolitan Food Services Inc. has initiated a sustainable food program on campus. Metropolitan plans to purchase organic food from local farmers in Long Island and New Jersey whenever possible. In addition, the company has installed a purified drinking water filtration system in order to reduce the amount of bottled water purchased on campus. Customers can fill their own beverage travel cups or purchase reusable travel mugs from the cafeteria that can be filled with hot or cold beverages. In December, Metropolitan piloted a Corporate Social Responsibility program by teaming up with an environmental non-profit organization. It also contributes financially to Carbonfund.org; which uses the money to support carbon-reducing projects such as: renewable energy, energy efficiency improvements and reforestation.
Diversity, Access, and Affordability
13. Second Nature to Support Green Building at Under-Resourced Schools
Second Nature has launched Advancing Green Building in Higher Education, a program focused on addressing some of the challenges faced by under-resourced colleges and universities to build green buildings on their campuses. With a $1,242,000 three-year grant from the Kresge Foundation, Second Nature is helping under-resourced schools learn about and use the financial and technical resources available to construct and renovate campus buildings in ways that save money, reduce environmental and health impacts, serve as educational tools, and increase student enrollment. As part of the program, AASHE is offering Title III and Title V schools a 60 percent discount on new membership. Campuses joining as part of this special offer may participate in a welcome webinar about AASHE resources and programs, as well as a series of complimentary teleconferences on campus sustainability topics such as green building, master planning, and energy conservation. Another part of the program will allow Second Nature to award fellowships to 40 university executives who will learn the skills and technical information they need to be effective champions for green building at their own under-resourced campuses. University campus planners, facilities directors, or vice presidents of finance and business will be eligible for the fellowships through which they will take part in learning and networking opportunities. In addition, Second Nature will create a Campus Green Builder Web Portal, to be launched in the fall of 2009. The portal will include case studies of green building at under-resourced schools and other useful resources.
See also: AASHE member discount announcement
See also: Fellowships Information
See also: List of eligible schools
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See also: Chronicle of Higher Ed Blog Post
Energy
14. Vice President Biden Tours Energy Conservation Initiatives at U Penn
Vice President Joe Biden, along with four cabinet secretaries, the Philadelphia Mayor, the Pennsylvania Governor, and three congressmen, recently went on a tour of operations at the University of Pennsylvania. The University, which has cut its energy use by 15 percent, showed the group a small scale model of a former industrial wasteland that is being converted to park land. The park will feature native plant material to conserve water and might contain LED lighting and/or solar panels. The event was part of the White House's Middle Class Task Force, which held its first meeting in Philadelphia, focusing on energy green jobs to benefit middle-income workers.
15. New York State Launches Energy Program for Campuses
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced a new initiative to encourage greater energy-efficiency awareness and market penetration to colleges and universities across New York State. The New York Energy $mart Focus on Colleges and Universities will identify technical assistance and financial incentive programs that institutions can access to maximize energy-efficiency and achieve their environmental goals.
See also: New York Energy $mart homepage
16. Northern Arizona U Launches Energy Tracking Website
Northern Arizona University's Office of Sustainability, in collaboration with Visible Energy, has launched the Visible NAU website as part of a campaign to help faculty and staff better understand their home energy habits by comparing their usage to other NAU faculty and staff. The site allows employees who are APS or Unisource customers to sign up to have their energy data anonymously uploaded to the Visible NAU website where it can be compared with other NAU employees. Users will only be recognized as members of a certain department. The site is able to track departmental scores and which department's employees improve the most. Everyone who participates will be entered in a raffle to win energy-efficiency products and services. Tracking, however, will continue even after the completion of the campaign.
See also: Visible NAU
17. Cornell U Converts Biomass to Fuels
Cornell University (NY) has begun the Cornell University Renewable Bioenergy Initiative (CURBI), a new project to convert vegetable oil from dining hall fryers, animal bedding from campus barns, and farm waste from university research into fuels. CURBI will look at anaerobic digestion, high-efficiency direct combustion and other renewable energy technologies, so that waste products from one system can be used by another.
18. Las Positas College Installs Solar Shades
Las Positas College (CA) has installed new solar photovoltaic shades covering two of its parking lots on campus. The shades, which cost the College $12.9 million, will help provide energy for the campus' air conditioning system.
19. Rutgers U Competes to Conserve Energy
The five campuses of Rutgers University (NJ) have begun a month-long energy reduction competition. The Busch, Livingston, College Avenue, Cook, and Douglass campuses are competing throughout the month of March to lower their percentage of electrical energy usage. The campus that is able to reduce the percentage of electrical energy consumption the most compared to the month of March last year will win a roving trophy that will be presented on Earth Day.
See also: Rutgers Energy Challenge website
Research
20. U Tulsa Partners to Advance Research at the Ntl Energy Policy Inst (link no longer available)
The George Kaiser Family Foundation and The University of Tulsa (OK) have formalized a partnership to advance scholarship and research for the National Energy Policy Institute, a Tulsa-based organization funded by the George Kaiser Family Foundation that is dedicated to developing a national energy policy that produces energy independence and reduces greenhouse gases. The partnership with The University of Tulsa provides NEPI with a headquarters on its campus, while also utilizing TU’s academic and research capabilities to advance the organization’s mission and support economic opportunities related to emerging energy technology.
21. Yale U Announces Director of Climate and Energy Institute
Yale University (CT) has announced that Rajendra K. Pachauri will lead the newly established Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI). Pachauri has chaired the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002 and has been director general of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), since 2001. He will retain these positions while taking up his new half-time position at Yale. Pachauri has been an active leader in the global climate policy debate and played a major role in laying the groundwork for the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. YCEI will provide seed grants, support postgraduate study, sponsor conferences and workshops, and foster interdisciplinary research spanning from basic atmospheric science to public policy. Nearly 100 Yale scientists, engineers, physicians, social scientists and policy experts have joined together to launch the enterprise.
Sustainability Institutionalization
22. Texas A&M Opens Office of Sustainability
Texas A&M University has opened an Office of Sustainability. The Office hopes to work with university stakeholders to develop, coordinate, and enhance current sustainability initiatives. The Office has specific plans to work to integrate sustainability into the campus' curriculum, expand current recycling initiatives, and improve alternative transportation options on campus.
23. McMaster U Launches Sustainability Website
McMaster University's (ON) Office of Sustainability has launched a new website. The website features information on environmental issues such as energy, waste, and water, as well as social issues such as health and wellbeing. Users can also find detailed information on campus buildings and Hospitality Services' sustainability initiatives, alternative transit, and campus green space. The website aims to engage web savvy students on a number of levels, with information on sustainable living both on and off campus and links to resources to help students reduce their ecological footprint. It will also serve to connect students with opportunities to further study sustainability issues and promote events.
See also: List of Campus Sustainability Websites (AASHE members only)
Transportation
24. U North Carolina Wilmington Purchases Electric Truck
The University of North Carolina has purchased its first electric truck. The ECOtealmobile is used for delivering products to the new eco-friendly campus store, which is dedicated to selling only environmentally friendly products.
Waste
25. Georgia Tech Begins Cell Phone and Battery Recycling
The Georgia Institute of Technology has begun a recycling program for cell phones and batteries on campus. The program, coordinated by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, allows the campus community to recycle AA, C, 9-volt batteries, rechargeable batteries, and cell phones at five appointed battery and cell phone recycling sites.
26. Northern Arizona U Initiates Office Supply Exchange
The Northern Arizona University Office of Sustainability has initiated an office supply exchange with the goal of reducing the amount of office supplies purchased. Building occupants can bring the office supplies that they are not using for a free exchange and take what they can put to use. The idea is based on "freecycling," a growing trend that promotes the exchange of items already in existence to extend their usefulness and keep them out of landfills.
Other News
27. Obama Nominates Tufts Professor as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
President Barack Obama has announced his intention to nominate Kathleen A. Merrigan to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Merrigan is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of the Agriculture, Food, and Environment M.S. and Ph.D. program at Tufts University (MA). Merrigan was head of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service from 1999 to 2001, when she helped develop U.S. organic food-labeling standards. As a Senate aide, she worked on the 1990 law that recognized organic farming.
See also: Tufts Journal article
New Resources
28. AASHE Makes Academic Programs in Sustainability Resource Public
AASHE has made its Academic Programs in Sustainability resource available to the public. The resource lists Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degree programs in Sustainability, minors and certificates in sustainability, and discipline specific sustainability related degrees in areas such as Agriculture, Architecture, and Business.
29. Webcast: Placemaking on Campuses
The Society for College and University Planning hosted a webcast entitled, "Placemaking on Campuses: Creating Destinations That Build Community." The webcast, which is now available on CD, discussed the concept of placemaking; making short-term, low cost campus improvements; and improving the town/gown relationship through cooperative planning of outdoor spaces.
30. Book: Campus Design + Planning
The Canada Green Building Council has published a new book entitled, Campus Design + Planning: Culture, Context, and the Pursuit of Sustainability. The book includes best practices at leading post-secondary institutions and illustrates, by example, ways and means to realize better design, better planned, and greener campuses.
31. AASHE Interview Series: Sustainability Programs Mgr, Stanford U
AASHE has posted another interview as part of its Interview Series with campus sustainability professionals. This installment features Fahmida Ahmed, the Manager of Stanford University's (CA) Sustainability Programs. Ahmed co-chairs the Sustainability Working Group, connects the Sustainability Working Teams, coordinates implementation of sustainability projects, supports Stanford’s long term climate and infrastructure planning, and manages the office’s communications and community relations programs. In the interview, Ahmed discusses her current sustainability projects, how she incorporates the social dimension of sustainability into her work, how students are involved in sustainability initiatives at Stanford, and the challenges of renewable energy credits and carbon offsets.
Opportunities
32. AASHE Seeks Nominations for New Board Members
The Nominations Committee of AASHE's Board of Directors is inviting members to nominate candidates to fill several slots on the Board. The full board holds multi-day, in-person meetings at least once a year (usually twice), and holds monthly phone meetings. In addition, each board member is expected to participate in at least one board committee. Committees meet by phone an average of 6 times per year, depending on their respective work agenda. Overall, board members should expect to contribute an average of 8 to 16 hours per month to AASHE. The closing date for nominations is Friday, March 27, 2009.
See also: Description of Role and Responsibilities of AASHE Board Members
33. Clinton Global Initiative U Outstanding Commitment Awards
The Clinton Global Initiative University invites applications for its Outstanding Commitments Awards. Students, student groups, and universities have the chance to received funding directly from the Pat Tillman Foundation and the Wal-Mart Foundation to help them implement Commitments to Action in CGI U’s four main focus areas: energy & climate change, poverty alleviation, global health, peace & human rights, and education. A total of $400,000 will be distributed to various students and student-group commitments. Any CGI U commitment-maker is eligible to apply for this award. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 3, 2009.
34. Sixth Annual Byron Fellowship
The Byron Fellowship invites applicants for its 5-day seminar in sustainable communities. Topics of learning will include ethical and theological basis for sustainable community interaction; local natural heritage including geology, flora, and fauna; learning through the stories of place; economic structure and incentives for sustainability; political action and community initiative; building communities for sustainable living; restoration ecology; and sustainable agriculture and forestry. The program, which will take place during the 3rd week in May at Turkey Run State Park in Marshall, Indiana, is open to upper class undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates from the United States. Only 12 – 16 applicants will be accepted. Rolling admissions opened February 1, 2009. Applicants are reviewed and accepted weekly.
Jobs & Internships
35. Director, Center for Sustainable Communities, Sonoma State U
Sonoma State University (CA) seeks a Director for its Center for Sustainable Communities. The Director of the Center for Sustainable Communities (CSC) will report to the Dean of the School of Social Sciences and will work closely with faculty of the Department of Environmental Studies and Planning in developing and implementing the programs and activities of the CSC. The CSC Director will develop and implement programs and activities that will provide revenues to the CSC and ENSP through grants, fee-for-service contracts, and other sources. This is a half-time, fully benefited position. A Bachelor’s degree is required in environmental studies, city and regional planning, environmental planning, life sciences, energy, architecture, engineering, or other field closely related to the mission of the CSC. A graduate degree is preferred. The first review of applicants will take place March 31, 2009. The position is open until filled.
36. Executive Director, Institute for Sustainability, SUNY Alfred
The State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred seeks an Executive Director for its Institute for Sustainability. The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Sustainability and reports to the Provost. S/he is responsible for overall management and leadership of the Institute consistent with its mission and goals; promotes the advancement of sustainability at Alfred State College and Western New York through delivery of training programs, as well as public outreach and partnerships; and is responsible for all aspects of fundraising, and for development of the annual operating budget and plan of work for the Institute. A Bachelor's degree and five years of related experience is required. A Master's degree is preferred.
37. Energy Manager, Princeton U
Princeton University (NJ) invites applications for a full-time, 3 year term position as Energy Manager. The successful applicant will report to the Director of Engineering in the Facilities Management Department. Primary responsibility of this position is to reduce campus energy use while maintaining comfortable and safe environmental conditions within university buildings. The successful candidate will create an energy metering program to track energy use for individual campus buildings and determine the best opportunities for energy reduction projects. This position requires an undergraduate degree in engineering or a related field, 10 years of experience in HVAC controls and energy efficiency improvement projects. The position is open until filled.
38. Sustainability Coordinator, Pacific Lutheran U
Pacific Lutheran University (WA) seeks a Sustainability Coordinator to work to integrate sustainability values and practices into the everyday life of the University. The sustainability coordinator will develop and implement energy conservation actions to meet the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment, and will coordinate the development and implementation of programs that promote campus sustainability initiatives, including an Energy and Sustainability plan. S/he will report to the Director of Facilities Management. Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED, and have three years of job-related experience. A Bachelor's degree is preferred.
39. Research Associate, Carbon Trading Markets, Michigan State U
The School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University seeks a full time research associate to be part of a research project on regulation, compliance, and enforcement in emerging carbon trading markets. This research project will involve investigation of the regulatory systems that have emerged, and that are being proposed, to govern carbon trade markets, possibly by comparing with regulatory systems governing other pollutants. This will include study of the systems of compliance monitoring that range from purely voluntary reporting to technologically driven systems. The research associate is a 12 month appointment with a start date of July 1, 2009, though an earlier start date is possible. A Ph.D. in Criminal Justice or Criminology, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, or another social science is required. Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.
40. Adjunct Faculty, Energy Technology Programs, Salem CC
Salem Community College (NJ) seeks an Adjunct Professor to develop and teach two newly created Energy Technology program: Sustainable Energy Technology and Nuclear Energy Technology. The Sustainable Energy Program requires knowledge in renewable/sustainable energy technologies, such as wind, solar, biofuels, and gasification. The Nuclear Energy Program requires knowledge in the fundamental concepts of nuclear science as well as plant operations. Experience as a trainer in a nuclear facility is beneficial, but not essential. Preference will be given to candidates with graduate degrees.
41. Asst Prof, Env'l Science, U Texas of the Permian Basin
The Department of Physical Sciences at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is reopening the search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Environmental Science. The position begins in August 2009. The candidates should have a Ph.D. in Environmental Science. The position requires teaching three undergraduate courses per semester, one of them an introductory course in Environmental Science. Review of applications will being on April 1, 2009. The position is open until filled.
42. Visiting Asst Prof, Ecology & Env'l Science, Union College
The Department of Biological Sciences at Union College (NY) invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Ecology and Environmental Science, to begin in September 2009. The successful candidate will teach a course in Ecology, a course in Introduction to Environmental Studies, and one course in Union's first year majors' sequence. A Ph.D. and a strong commitment to undergraduate education are required. The position is open until filled.
43. Lecturer, Environmental Sciences, Longwood U
The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Longwood University (VA) invites applications for a full-time, one-year faculty appointment at the rank of Lecturer, beginning August 2009. The responsibilities for this position include: teaching an introductory environmental science general education course, teaching an earth science course for pre-service teachers, and collaborating with faculty to prepare courses consistent with departmental expectations. A Ph.D. and undergraduate teaching experience are preferred. The position is open until filled.
Events
44. Intercollegiate Biodiesel Conference
April 3-4, 2009; Dickinson College; Carlisle, PA
Dickinson College will host an Intercollegiate Biodiesel Conference. The conference will feature two days of tours, hands-on workshops, academic presentations, and networking opportunities for anyone interested in biodiesel fuel production, use, and research. Students, faculty, and staff from academic institutions are especially encouraged to attend. Speakers and workshop presenters will be primarily those associated with educational biodiesel programs from institutions in the region. The Keynote speakers will be Lyle Estill, co-founder of Piedmont Biofuels and author of Biodiesel Power. Registration is due March 20, 2009.
45. Webinar: Preparing for Wind Power – How the New Federal Legislation Affects You
March 25, 2009; 10AM; Online
Emergent will host a webinar entitled, "Preparing for Wind Power: How the new Federal Legislation Affects You." The event will discuss the new incentives introduced by the federal government as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the ways these incentives are affecting wind power development at colleges and universities.
46. Pre-Conf Workshop: Developing Your Institution's Climate Action Plan
April 5, 2009; U Maryland College Park
The American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment will host a pre-conference workshop at the 2009 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference entitled, "Developing Your Institution's Climate Action Plan – Evaluating the Carbon Reduction Efficacy of Different Mitigation Strategies." The workshop, will guide participants who have completed their greenhouse gas inventories in evaluating the cost/MTCO2e of various carbon reduction strategies to assist them in developing their Climate Action Plans. Presenters will include Toni Nelson - AASHE's Climate Programs Manager, Jenn Andrews of Clean Air-Cool Plant, Michael Kempa from Honeywell, and Scott Lupin and Heather Lair from the University of Maryland's Office of Sustainability.
47. Pre-Conf Workshop: Striving for Carbon Neutrality – The Roadmap
April 5, 2009; U Maryland College Park; 12:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern
APPA will host a pre-conference workshop at the 2009 Smart and Sustainability Campuses Conference entitled, "Striving for Carbon Neutrality – The Roadmap." Building on the recent APPA/AEI publication "The Educational Facilities Professional's Practical Guide to Reducing the Campus Carbon Footprint," this workshop will discuss the full process of forming a committee, developing a GHG inventory, and starting to plan for the Climate Action Plan.
48. Understanding Sustainable Dining Options Webcast
April 15, 2009; 1 – 3pm Eastern
Academic Impressions will host "Understanding Sustainable Dining Options, a webcast that will teach participants how a dining services manager can begin to assess opportunities and implement change to become more sustainable. Topics to be discussed include defining sustainable dining, understanding the key categories of sustainable Food Service, evaluating the levels of sustainable food to decide what is right for your campus, and developing a test site for better execution. Instructors include John Turenne, President and Founder of Sustainable Food Systems, and Owen Moore, the New York University Dining Services Director.
49. Lean and Green: The Sustainability Path in a Tough Economy
May 27-29, 2009; Boston, MA
Academic Impressions will host "Lean and Green: The Sustainability Path In A Tough Economy," a conference that will offer sustainability coordinators and those charged with organizing sustainability efforts across campus the skills to create a roadmap for promoting a culture of sustainability on campus. The conference will teach participants how to develop and increase sustainability efforts, think and plan strategically for carbon neutrality, develop creative financing strategies for sustainability initiatives, implement innovative strategies for engaging students, faculty, and staff, and track the progress of sustainability efforts on campus.
50. ACPA Institute on Sustainability
June 11-13, 2009; Harvard U; Cambridge, MA
The second annual ACPA Institute on Sustainability will again bring together students, staff, and faculty from colleges and universities across the country who are committed to sustainability. The goal of the institute is to provide individuals and institution teams with a plethora of knowledge about sustainability so that they can return to their campuses prepared to contribute to the development of sustainable policies and practices and the education of campus community members. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from some of the leading sustainability scholars and practitioners; explore promising practices from campuses across the country; and develop a framework and actionable goals that can be taken back to campus and integrated into the core of the institution. Topics will include renewable energies technologies, and funding; creating regional consortiums; green building and renovation; integrating sustainability into the fabric of campus; assessing student learning; and sustainability and student activism. Regular registration ends June 4, 2009.
51. International Sustainable Campus Network Conference
June 10-12, 2009; Lausanne, Switzerland
L'Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN), and the Global University Leaders Forum of the World Economic Forum are hosting "Sustainable Academic and Corporate Campuses: Time to Implement," a conference that will discuss the need to focus on sustainability during the construction and renovation of campuses, and on developing curriculum, training, and research and development strategies. The conference aims to continue the worldwide experience exchange and working group exploration of past conferences, but also to enhance discussions with a closer dialogue between academic and corporate organizations on campus sustainability. The two main tracks of the conference are for sustainable campus professions and faculty and for university and senior corporate leaders. In addition, a one-day "leadership track" will allow university leaders and corporate senior executives to contribute to the key conclusions and proceedings of the conference.
52. Sustainability Conference for Business Schools
July 29-31, 2009; Minneapolis, MN
AACSB International will host a sustainability conference for business schools. Participants will discuss elements of sustainable business, corporate social responsibility, ethics, and special initiatives to implement effective changes. Attendees will also learn examples of sustainability efforts on business school campuses and how certain businesses are working to further serve local and global communities. The early bird registration deadline is June 29, 2009.
53. Conference on Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Education
July 15-17, 2009; Iowa State University; Ames, Iowa
Iowa State University, in cooperation with Marshall College (IA) and Michigan State University, will host the third National Conference on Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Education. Participants will network with others involved in sustainable agriculture educational programs, exchange curricula and experiential learning practices, and visit farms in central Iowa engaged in sustainable agriculture education.
54. CFP: Education for Sustainable Development Conference
September 10 - 11, 2009; Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Bournemouth University (UK) will host its third Education for Sustainable Development: Graduates as Global Citizens Conference. The conference aims to bring together participants who are taking forward sustainable development and global citizenship within the context of Further/Higher Education. This may be through learning, teaching and assessment, student support, extracurricular activities, and initiatives that demonstrate to students and staff that universities are addressing sustainable development. Papers are invited from the following themes: developing the curriculum; extracurricular and co-curricular activities; and corporate responsibility, strategy, and leadership. Submissions are due April 24, 2009.
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