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Location Lied Lodge & Conference Center
2700 Sylvan Road, PO Box 817, Nebraska City, NE
Dates June 24-26, 2012
Registration Now Accepting Individual Applications.
Deadline to register, June 7, 2012

The retreat will offer professional development and support for staff managing institutional transformation for sustainability in higher education. Attendees will build relationships, develop leadership and change management skills and generate ideas to contribute to the development of the field. The event will provide space for learning tangible skills, sharing best practices, and learning from each other and from those with more experience.

Desired Outcomes

• Address attendees’ specific problem scenarios, work projects, case studies
• Engage in targeted visioning around long-term or frontier issues facing sustainability in higher education
• Identify resources needed to support professionals in this field
• Create space to explore the importance of the sustainability of outdoor space on college and university campuses
• Strengthen connections between sustainability professionals across the nation
• Build foundations for learning and sharing best practices

Hosts Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and Arbor Day Foundation
Anticipated Costs $350 members, $400 non-members includes lodging, food, shuttle and facilitators

Organizers

Leith Sharp (Leith Sharp. Chair, Sustainable Futures Academy. Instructor, Harvard University. Consultant and speaker.)
Jeremy Friedman (New York University)
Cindy Thomashow (AASHE)
Aurora Winslade (University of Hawaii, West Oahu)
Bonny Bentzin (GreenerU)
Mary Wildhelm (Arbor Day)