Students

Scholarships

AASHE is inviting colleges and universities to become a Supporting Institution.  Supporting Institutions have generously agreed to provide a scholarship for one or more of their students to attend the conference (including registration and travel).  The Supporting Institution page lists all of the Supporting Institutions for the AASHE conference.  If your college or university is on the list, ask about scholarship opportunities.

Student Summit

A Student Summit is being planned for the afternoon on Sunday, November 9.  If you are interested in attending the summit, please register for it when you register for the conference or update your registration if you have already registered for the conference.  For more information, contact Andrea Webster, Publications and Education Coordinator, andrea@aashe.org or call 859-258-2551.

Career Fair

The Green Leaders Environmental Career Center will host a career fair on the second day of the conference.  This career fair will include a career skills seminar with 5 panelists representing diverse types of employers.  Featured panelists include Doug Brinkley, a LEED AP architect from Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee and Maria Kingery, co-founder of Southern Energy Management and John Esson of the Green Careers Center.  Over a dozen employers searching for sustainability personnel will be available to talk-one-on-one with job candidates.   

Room and Ride Sharing

AASHE is contracting with SpaceShare to facilitate room and ride sharing , thus making the conference more affordable and enhancing networking opportunities.  AASHE encourages you to conserve resources and save money by sharing a ride to the conference, or by sharing a hotel, dorm or residential room with another student.  Local students are providing opportunities for room-mate matching for those who prefer not to stay at a hotel, by generously volunteering to host visiting students in their dorms and/or homes.  Find someone with whom to share a room or a ride at the AASHE conference through the AASHE 2008 SpaceShare page. 

Accommodations

Red Roof Inn Raleigh Downtown NCSU
1-40/440 at US 70/401, Exit #298-B
1813 South Saunders Street
Raleigh, NC  27603
(919) 833-6005

$55  Double.  Up to four people may share a room at no extra charge. 
To reserve a room, call 919-833-6005 and ask for room block number:  B256AASHE 

Reservations must be confirmed 30 days prior to arrival; however, reservations will be accepted later if rooms are available.  Guests may cancel a reservation 7 days prior to arrival without any charge or penalty.

This hotel is located near downtown Raleigh just 3 miles from the Raleigh Convention Center and a 30 minute drive (14.5 miles) from the Raleigh-Durham airport. 

The Red Roof Inn has a "Save the Planet" program that lets guests know their bed linen will not be changed daily for water conservation purposes, and asks them to reuse bath towels at least twice.  Plastic waste from rooms is separated out for recycling.The hotel recycles cardboard, paper, and plastic.

Getting to the Red Roof Inn from the Airport

By Taxi 

RDU Airport Taxi Service Cab fare from the airport to the hotels or Convention Center is approximately $30 and the trip takes about 15-20 minutes. Vans are available for people with disabilities; however, you should make a reservation prior to your arrival. Call (919) 840-7277.

By Shuttle (for groups)

Greenway Transit, LLC At the AASHE group discount rate, the fare is $47 per trip (one passenger) and additional passengers are $8.50 each. The maximum rate is $81 per group. The following options are available:

To reserve a ride, please send an email to info@greenwayrides.com and a) arrange for payment, and b) provide date of travel and email confirmation of your schedule. Upon arrival, or if your flight is delayed, call (919) 957-8294. From baggage claim go to "Prearranged Services" (Purple area Zone 9 and 16), where Greenway Transit will pick you up.

By Bus

Limited bus service is available from the airport every day but Sunday. For information visit www.ridetta.org.

Getting to the Red Roof Inn from the Greyhound Bus Stop

By Taxi 
The Red Roof Inn is 2 miles away from the Greyhound bus station and cab fare is about $9.  Taxi cabs are always waiting in front of bus station. 

By Bus 

• Walk 1 block to Jones & Dawson
• Take the #8 to the Moore Square bus terminal
• Transfer to bus #7 to S. Saunders & Hubert
• Walk (5 minutes) south to the Red Roof Inn

Getting to the Red Roof Inn From the Amtrak Train Station

By Taxi 
The Red Roof Inn is less than 2 miles away from the Amtrak Train station and cab fare is about $9.  Taxi cabs are always waiting in front of the train station .

By Bus
First call 919-485-7433 to request that a bus stop by to pick you up

• Take the #7 bus to S. Saunders & Hubert
• Walk (5 minutes) south to the Red Roof Inn

Getting to Raleigh Convention Center from the Red Roof Inn

By Taxi
Either of the three taxi services below can be called to reserve a ride.  Reservations may be made a day in advance.  The taxi should arrive within 15-20 minutes.  Fares for a ride to the Convention Center are between $8 and $10.

• Cardinal Taxi:  919-828-3228
• Express Taxi:  919-233-6798
• U.S. Taxi:  919-802-2209

By Bus
Take a #7 CAT bus to Moore Square.

• Get  off at the Moore Square – Bus Station
• Get on the #12 Bus  
• Get off at Peace & Wilmington
• Five minute walk from there to the Convention Center

The trip should take about 30 minutes.  Fare will be $2.00 for a round trip and $4.00 for all day.  Tickets can be purchased on the bus.

By Shuttle

Greenway Transit will provide shuttle service to and from the convention center in the morning and at night. 

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