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In the April 2013
issue of AASHE Events: AASHE
2013
Workshops
Webinars
Partner Events
AASHE 2013
Early
Bird Registration Now Open!
Join us in Nashville for the AASHE 2013 Conference & Expo, taking place October 6-9 at the brand new Music City Center. Early bird registration opens today and ends June 7. Stay tuned for the full conference program next month. In the meantime, plan your trip with our Hotel Information and Explore Nashville pages. We'll see you in Nashville!
Green
Jobs Leader Joins Keynote Speaker Line-Up
Adding to the registration excitement, Green For All Chief Executive Officer Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is joining AASHE 2013 as a keynote speaker. One of Essence Magazine's 25 Most Influential African Americans, Phaedra has led Green For All in becoming one of the country’s leading advocates for a clean-energy economy. Her groundbreaking ideas for securing funding for job training and guaranteeing broad access to clean-energy jobs will be an important part of the AASHE 2013 conversation.
AASHE
Awards Due May 10
The deadline to have your sustainability wins and lessons learned recognized on a national scale is approaching fast. Held during the conference, the AASHE 2013 Awards ceremony will celebrate campus and student sustainability achievements. Email awards@aashe.org with any questions.
Workshops
Developing
a Campus Sustainability Living Lab
Just five days left to register for this workshop at Portland State University. If you are looking to break through the current curricular and operational paradigms and form a new model for both education and sustainability action, this is the opportunity to gain the tools you need. You'll leave this June 7-9 workshop with: a plan and a set of actions/strategies for implementing a living lab at your campus; a deep understanding about the underlying theory and value proposition in implementing a sustainability living lab on campus; clear typology and definition for a living lab program and courses that increase sustainability education; a network of peers; and more. Register by April 23.
Next
Steps for Campus Sustainability
When sustainability has been included in a few courses and all of the light bulbs have been changed, what comes next? This workshop, taking place August 26-28 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, will focus on helping you build the connections across disciplines, across campus and into the community that will transform the way your institution works toward sustainability. You will leave this workshop with: the ability to identify both opportunities for and barriers to transformative change in academics, operations and administration; and the skills to initiate strategies for meaningful change for sustainability. Register by July 25.
Webinars
Implementation
Strategies for Campus Green Revolving Funds
On the heels of our recent "Green Revolving Funds: An Introductory Guide to Implementation and Management" collaboration with Sustainable Endowments Institute, this webinar on April 23 at 2 p.m. Eastern will provide tips and insights to help you successfully design, implement and manage green revolving funds. Register here.
Partner Events
Collegiate
Sports Sustainability Summit
Representatives from student groups and athletic, recreation, sustainability, facilities, food service and recycling departments are welcome to attend this summit, now in its third year. Through networking and idea exchanges, the summit will focus on ways that higher education athletic programs can make socially, economically and environmentally responsible investments. Early bird registration ends April 25. |
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