News of the Week U Virginia Raises Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour UVA recently announced that it will pay all full-time, benefits-eligible employees in its academic division and medical center a living wage of at least $15 an hour, beginning Jan. 1. Of the university’s more than 17,400 full-time, benefits-eligible workers, 1,400 paychecks will […]
Continue readingGreetings from the Sara Holbrook Community Center. We are just around the corner from campus! We have really enjoyed and felt very fortunate to have the help of Champlain College students within our children’s programs at the Sara Holbrook Center, where we serve 1100 kids a year! Do you currently have students you think would […]
Continue readingView this email in your browser Salvation Farms is looking for the right person to fill our Workforce Development Coordinator position. This position is responsible for coordinating and administering the work-readiness training components of Salvation Farms’ Vermont Commodity Program. Included is trainee recruitment, case-management, soft-skill development, and employment search. Additionally, this staff person will foster and maintain […]
Continue readingMarch 5, 2019 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs Submit | Subscribe | Advertise The call for proposals and reviewers closes this Friday, March 8 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. The deadline won’t be extended! Submit a proposal or sign up to be a reviewer soon to help shape AASHE 2019 programming, themed Co-Creating a Sustainable Economy. News of the Week U Washington Press Receives $1.2M to Diversify Academic […]
Continue readingFebruary 26, 2019 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs Submit | Subscribe | Advertise Applications for the 2019 Sustainability Across the Curriculum workshop are due by this Friday, March 29 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. News of the Week U San Diego Introduces PhD in Education for Social Justice The School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego will welcome its […]
Continue readingThe Harvard Office for Sustainability is hiring for a Sustainability Communications Officer. I have included a short summary of the position below, and the full details about this job opportunity are available online. All applications must go through the official “Harvard Careers” system (available via the link), so please encourage anybody interested to submit applications through the system – […]
Continue readingHaving trouble viewing this email? Click here February 12, 2019 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs Submit | Subscribe | Advertise News of the Week CSU System Adopts Policy on Single-Use Plastics The California State University system released a new policy on single-use plastics that aims to eliminate the distribution and sale of plastic straws, bottled water, plastic carryout bags, and styrofoam food packaging by […]
Continue readingThe Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) has three full-time job openings for recent college graduates starting this summer. Graduating seniors with experience running zero waste (or sustainability) programs on campus will be well suited for these roles — please share with student leaders in your network! Applications due Sunday March 24th. See our Careers page for more information. Thank you, […]
Continue readingTrouble viewing this email? Read it online We’re Hiring! 2019 is shaping up to be an amazing year for us and our member groups, with some of our biggest victories ever (hint). If you fit the description, we’d love for you to join us and help even more communities win!We’re hiring two positions — one in […]
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Join the Community Teaching Garden! There is still time to register for the Community Teaching Garden Courses! This growing season we are running a beginner course for new (or relatively new) gardeners who are interested in learning how to tend to an individual garden bed as well as an advanced course for individuals with more gardening experience and an interest in […]
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