Call for Submissions: Best of Green Schools 2013 List
The Best of Green Schools list is an annual announcement made by the Center for Green Schools highlighting schools, districts, individuals and communities in 10 categories for their efforts to create healthy, efficient learning environments. Higher education leaders can be recognized for a variety of sustainable measures including energy conservation, environmental innovation and collaborative platforms. The 2013 Best of Green Schools nomination categories are: Higher education (institution or system), Policy maker (person), Ambassador (person), Community event, Collaboration, Student Leadership, Business Leadership, Transformation, Moment of the movement. Submit your nominations online by Friday, November 29.
Call for Submissions: Green Living Proj Student Film Competition
Green Living Project invites submissions for its Student Film Project. The competition encourages students to submit films of five minutes or less that share a unique, creative and compelling story about a local or global sustainability-related project. Winning films will be screened at GLP Films' events throughout the year, and winners also receive gear and prizes up to $1,000 in value. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 17, 2014.
Enrolling MSI Faculty for Climate Course Implementation Workshop
The Climate Studies Diversity Project, a partnership between the American Meteorological Society and Second Nature, is now enrolling minority-serving institution faculty to attend an expenses-paid, climate studies course implementation workshop in Washington, D.C. from May 18-23, 2014. The deadline for application is Mar. 14, 2014.
AASHE Seeks Nominations for Board of Directors
AASHE is seeking ambassadors who will assist the organization in achieving its mission to empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation. Responsibilities include staying informed about AASHE's mission, policies, and programs, as well as about developments in sustainability, higher education, and nonprofit governance; participating in fundraising and serving on board committees, volunteering for assignments, and working collaboratively with staff; and participating actively in the board's annual evaluation and strategic planning efforts. This year, the call for nominations has been rescheduled for two very important reasons: 1) to allow the AASHE community’s voice at the AASHE 2013 Conference & Expo in Nashville to provide input and dialogue during the nomination process and 2) to provide time for potential governance changes in AASHE’s bylaws that define the selection of new board members. Nominations will be accepted through October 31, 2013.
New York State Student ‘Greenovate NYS’ Competition
The 3rd annual competition for undergraduate and graduate students asks student teams to research, develop and design solutions to real world environmental challenges. Students may submit applications by November 1. This opportunity is provided by New York State Pollution Prevention Institute and sponsored by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
AASHE Listening Project Seeks Participants
The Listening Project will continue into 2014 as the basis for building a listening culture within AASHE. AASHE is looking for Catalysts and Interviewees for this project. Email Listening Project co-chairs Bob Koester and Shana Weber at listening@aashe.org if you'd like to participate. The deadline to participate in this capacity is December 1, 2013.
Campus Conservation Nationals 2014
Registration for Campus Conservation Nationals 2014 is officially open. Now in its fourth year, CCN is a national collegiate energy and water reduction competition program. Registration has been extended through November 1.
Campus Sustainability Day 2013
The theme for this year's October 23 Campus Sustainability Day is “Climate Adaptation: Resilient Campuses & Communities.” Supporting organizations invite you to join this year’s keynote broadcast hosted by Second Nature, organize and register your campus events on AASHE events calendar, and engage in the conversation. Follow the activity on Facebook, or follow #campussustainabilityday on Twitter.
Earthzine Seeks Student Juror for Science Competition
The online scientific journal seeks a university or college student as a juror to assist in scoring entries for NASA 2013 Earth Science Technology Showcase, an online presentation of technology developments for the earth science community.
2014 Agricultural Innovation Student Competition
Open to all graduate and undergraduate students in the U.S., the competition encourages teams to develop innovative ways and real-world plans to address social and agricultural challenges within food systems to improve the standard of living and quality of life for the world's population. Entries are due by February 28 and the grand prize is $100,000. The competition is organized by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the University of Wisconsin at Madison and in collaboration with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
C2C Sustainability Leadership Workshops
Over the next seven months, Campus to Congress Fellows is offering a series of workshops across the U.S. designed for college students and recent graduates who want careers in sustainable business, politics, and policy. The C2C Fellows workshops teach leadership skills and activities to discover your strengths. Sponsored by the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, workshops will be offered at Bentley University, University of California at Berkeley, Bard College, University of Florida, and Moraine Valley Community College.
Net Impact's 'Small Steps, Big Wins' Campus Challenge
Small Steps, Big Wins is a university-focused national student competition to spark undergraduates into doing positive social and environmental actions such as donating blood, recycling or organizing a volunteer day. The competition closes on December 1.
Call for Proposals: Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
The annual conference, slated for March 3-4, 2014 at the University of Maryland, seeks proposals in the themes of adaptation and resilience, change management and implementation, social sustainability, the built environment, and the campus as a learning laboratory. The proposal submission deadline is Oct. 18, 2013.
Call for Proposals: Washington HE Sustainability Conference
Calling upon faculty and students to submit proposals, the conference focuses on sharing best practices and dissemination and adoption of sustainability in academics, operations and research. Any stakeholders throughout the Pacific Northwest are invited to participate in the February 6-7, 2014 event in Bellingham, Washington. Proposals are due October 25.
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Envision Training
Open to full- and part-time students, ISI now offers a training program for EnvisionTM, an infrastructure rating system developed to help designers and building contractors build infrastructure projects toward increasing levels of sustainability.
Funding through Chevrolet Carbon Reduction Initiative
Supporting the development of a carbon credit methodology focused on campus-wide reductions and high performance in individual LEED certified buildings, new funding is available from Chevrolet for universities and colleges pursuing aggressive carbon reduction goals through clean, energy-efficient solutions. Chevrolet will be hosting a lunch networking event at the AASHE 2013 Conference & Expo on Monday and an educational workshop at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. David Tulauskas and Sue Hall will be available to answer questions. Chevrolet will also be recognizing the next generation of clean energy entrepreneurs through awards and competitions. Join its AASHE 2013 Student Summit session at 9 a.m. on Sunday to learn more about how Chevrolet is empowering students to pursue their leadership.
NWEI EcoChallenge
Hosted by the Northwest Earth Institute, this challenge asks participants to stick with one action to reduce their environmental impact for two weeks. Sign up as an individual, class or university team starting August 15. This year's EcoChallenge takes place October 15-30.
Call for Submissions: Research Proposals on Compost
The Composting Council Research and Education Foundation's Young Investigator Scholarship has an open call for projects which focus on research on compost application and utilization as it relates to reducing erosion and water pollution. The goal of the Young Investigator Scholarship is to bring attention to emerging young professionals in the field of compost research and to spark interest in the future of the composting industry. Application deadline is October 20.
Call for Submissions: Student Entrepreneur Awards
Called the Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneur Awards and in partnership with the Cambridge Program for Sustainability Leadership, students under age 30 from any part of the world are invited to submit ideas for innovative and practical solutions to help make sustainable living commonplace. A total of €200,000 in financial support and mentoring will be awarded to seven entries for development and scaling of their initiatives. Applications due by November 1.
Int'l Sustainable Electronics Competition Registration Open
Accepted registrants are asked to explore solutions to remediate the existing electronic waste problem, electronic waste generation in the future, and foster a more sustainable system for electronic device development, use, and management. Registration closes on November 1.
Renewable Energy Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
The Bonneville Environmental Foundation's Renewable University Grant Program is offering one-to-one cost share matching grants of up to $35,000 each toward the development of an on-site renewable electric energy generation system to higher education institutions within Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The first grant cycle closes October 15; the second closes December 15.
AASHE Membership Survey Open through September 20
This survey is part of a collective effort to guide dialogue at the AASHE 2013 Conference & Expo in Nashville and beyond. As part of ongoing member feedback activities, the goal of this survey, part of the AASHE Listening Project, is to provide the AASHE community with deeper opportunities for input and dialogue as the organization evolves. Responses are due September 20.
Limited-time AASHE Discount Offers Ending September 16
AASHE is offering discounts for new campuses, businesses and nonprofit organizations including up to 30 percent off of AASHE membership, 50 percent off of the AASHE 2013 Conference & Expo, and up to $400 off of STARS registration. These discount packages are good through September 16.
Call for Proposals: SCUP International Conference
The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) seeks ideas for fostering purposeful change through practical solutions and applications, fresh approaches and best planning practices for its annual conference taking place July 12-16, 2014 in Pittsburgh. The deadline for proposals for the conference, themed "Plan for Transformation," is Oct. 1, 2013.
Student Bike Trip to Greenbuild Nation 2013
The U.S. Green Building Council is accepting student applications to cycle from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia, PA while participating in service projects and public awareness initiatives. Students will share their experience at Greenbuild Nation 2013. The application deadline is September 6.
Author Jonathan Safran Foer Virtual Classroom Visit
Sponsored by Farm Forward, this free October 10 program gives educators the opportunity to discuss bringing Foer’s book, “Eating Animals,” to the classroom. The topic of the book is the moral and environmental impact of eating animals.
Emerging Writers Wanted for COP19
The Verb is looking for students or recent graduates with skills in writing, data communication and multimedia production for the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland in November 2013.
U Michigan Seeks Master’s Project Proposals
Targeted toward environmental and non-profit businesses, students at the School of Natural Resource and Environment will provide client organizations with solutions to complex environmental issues and useful products. Submission deadline is Dec. 3, 2013.
USGBC Seeks Volunteer Community Green Chair
The U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green School is looking to fill a volunteer leadership position in Washington for its Community Green program. This position will be focused on overseeing the development, implementation, management and growth of green building education and training activity at community colleges regionally.
USGBC Students Seeks National, Regional Chairs
National U.S. Green Building Council Students chairs work with the Center for Green Schools staff to manage a multi-state region, engaging with regional chairs and student groups. Regional chairs help shape and build a program that works toward large-scale sustainability projects on college campuses and communities as well as impact a large number of students to pursue careers in the green building and sustainability industry.
Workshops at AASHE 2013
These half day workshops taking place on October 6 and October 9 as part of the AASHE 2013 Conference & Expo are an opportunity for an intensive professional development experience in areas including behavior change, student affairs leadership, faculty development, research methods, STARS, and more.
Get Involved with President Obama's Climate Action Plan
In a recent conference call about President Obama's Climate Action Plan, White House Liaison to Young Americans Ronnie Cho encouraged higher education campuses to contact him to discuss ways that higher education can be involved. Email Ronnie at youth@who.eop.gov.
Call for Nominations: Center for Green Schools President's Awards
The U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools is now accepting nominations for its annual President’s Awards. The awards recognize two higher education leaders, from a two- and four-year institution each, who are propelling the green campus movement and activating change both on campus and in the broader community. Nominations are due by 11:59 p.m. Pacific on July 12, 2013.
Summer Women's Sustainability Leadership Circle
This Spheres of Influence monthly virtual series will join women sustainability leaders from a variety of settings including higher education for topics ranging from work-life balance to best practices for strategic planning and stakeholder engagement.
Call for Papers: BioCycle 13th Annual Conference
Abstracts are now being accepted for tracks including municipal, agricultural and industrial organic waste streams with a primary focus on anaerobic digestion. New this year, a fourth track is dedicated to food recovery and recycling including source reduction, donation, separation, collection, preprocessing and the integration of anaerobic digestion and composting.
Call for Proposals: AERA Environmental Ed Special Interest Group
Themed "Embodiment, Wellbeing, and the Inner Dimensions of Environmental Education," the 2014 meeting of the AERA Environmental Education Special Interest Group seeks submissions that explore, critique and extend ideas related to well-being, holism, embodiment, spirituality, psyche, emotion and the relation of these aspects of human experience to environment, culture and politics, as well as to innovations in environmental education policy and practice. Submissions are due by July 22.
Training: Undergraduate Sustainability Experiences in Math
In this Professional Enhancement Program for the Mathematical Association of America workshop, participants will explore the relationship between sustainability and introductory-level mathematics on college campuses. For example, how can data from dining halls, facilities management, or campus farms be used in undergraduate math courses?
Energy Department Announces $9 Mil for Fuel Cell Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy will make available up to $9 million for up to eight projects from academia, national labs and industry to accelerate the development of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for use in vehicles, backup power systems, and hydrogen refueling components. Projects selected for funding will demonstrate, deploy and validate hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in real-world environments.
Mosaic Launches Solar Schools Campaign
Mosaic, an online marketplace for investing in solar, invites higher education submissions for a new program that connects developers with potential solar projects at schools.
Call for Papers: AERA Annual Meeting
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) seeks paper and sessions submissions from the education research community and related disciplines for this year's theme, "The Power of Education Research for Innovation in Practice and Policy." The deadline is July 22.
Higher Education Green Sports Initiatives Survey
Along with AASHE, Natural Resources Defense Council, Green Sports Alliance and NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation, the University of Arizona invites colleges and universities in the U.S. to take a survey regarding green sports initiatives on their campus. The 10-15 minute survey aims to determine which campus groups are primarily responsible for implementing green initiatives; understand how students and fans are involved in green initiatives, and promote successes. The deadline has been extended to June 7.
Call for Applications: Green Gown Awards
Open to universities and colleges in the U.K. and organized by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges, the annual Green Gown Awards recognizes exceptional sustainability initiatives at higher education institutions. New award categories this year include Sustainability Champion, Technical Innovations for Sustainability, and Facilities and Services.
Green Living Project Student Film Competition
Sustainability-focused multimedia production organization Green Living Project is accepting submissions for its spring 2013 Student Film Project through May 30. Student films can be up to five minutes in length and cover any sustainability-related topic. Winning filmmakers will be eligible to have their film screened at events around the country.
$35.8 M in Funding Available for Climate, Energy Initiatives
The Sustainability Education & Economic Development (SEED) Center has identified nearly $35.8 million of funding for state, local and tribal governments from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Economic Development Administration (EDA), and National Tribal Air Association (NTAA) that can be used to support climate and energy initiatives including renewable energy, environmental job training and local agriculture.
