We are excited to invite you to this year’s Campuses for Environmental Stewardship national gathering: Campuses for Environmental Stewardship 2021 Summit Rising to the Challenge: Higher Education’s Role & Responsibility for Solving Climate Change & Other Critical Issues Wednesday, May 19th || 12:00-3:30 PM This virtual summit will bring together faculty and campus leadership in […]
Continue readingJoin us virtually by Zoom on Thursday, April 15th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm as we welcome Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx and the Majora Carter Group, for a discussion on Environmental Justice: Implications of America’s Land Uses The built environment plays an important role in community talent retention or repulsion. When the majority of success stories migrate […]
Continue readingSince last April when we were all together for the 2020 Solve Climate by 2030 panel, it has been a long Covid-19 year for teachers, students, and all Vermonters. Meanwhile, the planet kept getting hotter, with 2020 tying for the hottest year that humans have ever experienced. Yet it is likely that 2020 will be one of […]
Continue readingMembership | Resources | Events & Education | STARS | AASHE Connect We are pleased to bring you three upcoming professional learning opportunities that will help you sharpen your skills while remaining COVID safe! Register to attend any or all of AASHE’s virtual event offerings today: Participate in these professional learning opportunities to discover new […]
Continue readingApril E-Newsletter from VNRC We hope the spring weather has brought you some renewed energy and optimism. We’re feeling pretty excited ourselves: VNRC’s annual screening of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival is coming up on Thursday! Learn how to get tickets—and read on for many more updates about our work. Latest News —This week: 13th Annual Wild & Scenic […]
Continue reading“Grace happens when we act with others on behalf of our world.”— Joanna Macy, activist, author, scholar of Buddhism, systems thinking, and deep ecology HAPPY EARTH MONTH! We honor and celebrate the planet where people and nature coexist, while continuing to stand, fight and work for environmental protection, true to the founding of Earth Day in 1970.This […]
Continue readingMARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER “The Earth has music for those who listen.”– William Shakespeare UNEP Youth & Education Alliance (YEA!) Updates: Green Jobs for Youth:NEW RELEASE from UNEP’s Youth and Education Alliance! Global Guidance for Education on Green Jobs: Connecting Higher Education and Green Opportunities for Planetary Health – Designed for educators, career advisors, curricular developers, education commissions and administrators, this document has […]
Continue readingMarch 31, 2021 News of the Week EPA Releases 2020 Top 30 HEI List of Green Power UsersThe University of California tops the EPA’s ranking of higher education institutions based on their total annual usage of green power. Of those listed, Georgetown University has the highest amount of green power as a percentage of total […]
Continue readingAriel Burgess, adjunct faculty in the Core, is acting as the Vermont State Lead for a national virtual capitol hill lobbying day for ocean climate policy. It may be a neat way for students to get involved in a direct lobbying event and hopefully talk to their representatives! (….we may be landlocked, but we need […]
Continue readingMarch 24, 2021 AASHE Connect | Events | Resource Hub | STARS | Advertise Three days remain to submit a proposal for the annual conference, or for a webinar, workshop or course. Formats other than these also may be submitted. Submit soon for an opportunity to share your experiences and insights with others working to […]
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