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January 2021
Resilience in the College & University Workplace
In this complimentary webinar, we’ll explore the nature of resilience by examining both theory and research. Then, we’ll engage in two activities that could be used in a workplace or a personal setting to identify existing sources of resilience and develop a resilience plan for the future. This webinar is designed to serve as resilience training for attendees, as well as a model that could easily be replicated at your institution for HR teams and other employees.
Find out more »Webinar: Reducing Dining Emissions: An Analysis of Beef and Milk Substitutions
This webinar highlights research on the purchasing practices of Smith College Dining to analyze methods of reducing GHG emissions through food substitutions.
Find out more »Distributed Generation: An Important Piece of Your Renewable Energy Puzzle
Panelists from Michigan State University, Lafayette College, Electric Power Research Institute, and CustomerFirst Renewables will discuss the benefits and challenges of distributed generation (DG) projects (e.g. onsite solar, storage) and how to effectively integrate DG into a broader renewable energy procurement strategy based on an organization’s specific footprint and goals. The speakers will walk through key considerations for choosing to implement DG projects and outline first steps for energy buyers to get started in considering DG projects in their energy…
Find out more »February 2021
Webinar: Intersectional Sustainability and Student Activism
This webinar highlights the need for universities to address issues of social sustainability on campus in order to provide a sustainable environment.
Find out more »Changing Curricula to Educate for Sustainable Development
This event will be a sharing of successful precedents, key resources and a facilitated discussion about how to shift curricula to include education for sustainable development. Participants will predominantly be from higher education but anyone interested in how to change curricula is welcome to participate. We will highlight success stories, quality strategies, challenges and solutions.
Find out more »March 2021
Webinar: Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development (VIP4SD)
The webinar shares Strathclyde University’s experience of engaging students in SDG related research through its award winning VIP4SD program.
Find out more »Webinar: Sustaining a Community Garden
This webinar highlights how faculty, staff, students and community members help sustain a community garden.
Find out more »Webinar: Mapping the (mis)alignment of HEIs with sustainability
This webinar presents the contribution of higher education research for sustainable development.
Find out more »Webinar: Greenspace Town Halls and Make-A-Thon
This webinar will outline the Greenspace Sustainability Design Make-A-Thon & Town Halls project.
Find out more »Webinar: Secrets for a Strong Course Affiliation Program
This webinar will offer a roadmap for starting a successful course affiliation program that will draw a diversity of faculty and students into your programming.
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