October 26, 2011 - "Higher Education Moving Sustainability Forward"

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How will you celebrate the power of the sustainability movement on your campus this year?

Since 2003, Campus Sustainability Day (CSD) has been a time to reflect on the success of the sustainability movement in higher education. Together, we’re moving society forward to a sustainable future. As individual campuses we are strong, but as a movement, we are stronger still.

Read the exciting and inspiring history of Campus Sustainability Day!

CSD is a day of focus - on what has been accomplished and what is needed to maintain momentum. Emphasis is on connecting to new groups and allies on campus, highlighting student stories, planning for the future, and reaching out to external partners. CSD is devoted to the achievements of, and challenges for, the students, faculty, and staff who are instilling sustainability principles and practices into their institutions and surrounding communities.

Please plan an event, commit to a shared challenge, participate in the CSD webcast (below), and help raise the bar for sustainability leadership in higher education as we take the next steps forward together.

Individual campuses and organizations may plan their own events, programs, and initiatives and post them to this dedicated CSD events listing.

Participate in the Campus Sustainability Day Webcast and Collective Conversation

Second Nature. invites campuses to participate in a new resource to foster dialogue, connection, and conversation on campus around the importance of sustainability in higher education – Campus Conversations: A Useful Education: Sustainability in Admissions, Retention, and Educational Value. This interactive webcast and live Q&A will pose the question: In a time of increasing focus on the value and use of a college education, how are sustainability and climate programs offering prospective students and their families, as well as enrolled students, the opportunity to engage in a useful, innovative, and valued educational experience? Campus Conversations will provide a short webcast to spark conversation, engagement, and inquiry into the concept of sustainability as a core facet of a useful education. Then, share your opinions and insights, and see feedback from across the country, by participating in an interactive dialogue with video responses from students, faculty and staff, and admissions staff. Click here to register your campus.

Post Your Events, Programs and Initiatives (for Campuses and Organizations)

Please let everyone know what is happening on your campus or what activities your organization has planned to celebrate Campus Sustainability Day! Events do not necessarily have to take place on Oct. 26. We would like to invite you to include all events happening this fall that are related to and will celebrate Campus Sustainability Day: