In view of the rapidly growing population and accelerating global ecological crisis, the concept of sustainability offers a promising, effective and pragmatic way to switch from a self-destructive mode of development to a balanced and sustainable way of life. There is an increasing global community consensus on the importance of education for sustainable development, which […]
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UMACS Conference 2019

This year’s Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) conference theme is Diversity, Community, & Creativity: Elements for Sustainable Transformation.
Research to Action: The Science of Drawdown

The three-day conference will focus on analysis and peer review of the portfolio of over 100 individual solutions to climate change, discuss synergies and interactions among sectors, and evaluate implementation pathways including successful examples from around the world.
Accelerating the Implementation of Sustainable Development in the Curriculum Symposium
Despite the fact that teaching on sustainable development is important, and that it may prove instrumental for future oriented action and for a sustainable society, there is at present a need to strengthen and accelerate the initiatives from higher education institutions in this key area. It is against this background that the Symposium “Accelerating the Implementation […]
Webinar: Celebrating Diversity is not Enough: Teaching Social Justice
This webinar will highlight ways to bring a social justice perspective to teaching through both course content and pedagogy.
ICSD 2019 : 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development

The 7th ICSD 2019 is inspired from the critical challenge of human, environmental, and economic sustainability concerning the present and future generations in a global-scale context. The Conference theme is: “Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: research, practice and education”.
International Conference on Sustainable Development
The International Conference on Sustainable Development is organized by the European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University. The 7th ICSD 2019 is inspired from the critical challenge of human, environmental, and economic sustainability concerning the present and future generations in a global-scale context. The Conference theme is: “Creating a unified foundation for […]
ESA & USSEE 2019 Annual Meeting
Environmental scientists, educators, and policy makers will explore the meeting theme “Bridging Communities and Ecosystems: Inclusion as an Ecological Imperative.”
To be rescheduled: Making Sustainability Accessible: A Curriculum Development Workshop
This workshop will explore themes of sense of place, community wellness, cooperative problem-solving to help incorporate sustaianbility in any discipline.
Webinar: STARS Incorporation into Capability-Based Gen Ed Curriculum
This webinar highlights a case study of sustainability reporting integration into undergraduate-level classwork including lessons learned and evolving syllabi.