Dear Colleagues, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) offers a variety of professional learning opportunities including webinars and workshops. We invite you to browse the listing of programs scheduled this summer and hope to see you at one or more of these upcoming online events <https://www.aashe.org/organizer/aashe/>.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS & COURSES <https://www.aashe.org/events-education/workshops-courses/> These programs provide in-depth learning experiences focused on advancing sustainability-related competencies and relationship building. A Cli-Fi Book Club for College Educators and Sustainability Advocates <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/cli-fi-2021/> June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2, October 7, November 4 @ 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm EDT This short course in climate fiction (“Cli-Fi”) is the ultimate academic book club for anyone in the higher education sustainability community! Are you a non-literary type who has never attended a book club? Or a bookworm who is obsessed with Cli-Fi? Somewhere in between? Everyone is welcome! Each session will include an overview of key themes from the books followed by an interdisciplinary discussion with other participants. Selected novels integrate science, economics, engineering, and psychology into humanities, communication, and storytelling to imagine a new future. Registration closes at noon on June 3. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/cli-fi-2021/> 2021 Sustainability Curriculum Colloquium <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/2021-sustainability-curriculum-colloquium/> June 16 - June 18 This online event, a collaboration between the Sustainability Curriculum Consortium and AASHE, brings together faculty teaching sustainability in higher education and others interested in advancing the field. It will be structured to facilitate a deeper dive into key issues than the typical conference panel format. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/2021-sustainability-curriculum-colloquium/> 2021 Sustainability Change Leaders Retreat <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/sustainability-professionals-retreat-2021/> June 21 - June 24 This has been a year of challenges and change. It is more important than ever for the community of sustainability in higher education change leaders to have a chance to recharge, connect, and be re-inspired so that we can stay motivated and continue to do the urgent work that we do through these uncertain and challenging times. Attend this event to advance your vision, energy, capabilities and support system as a sustainability champion. Registration closes at noon on June 21. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/sustainability-professionals-retreat-2021/> Personal and Campus-Wide Resilience <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/resilience-workshop-2021/> July 22 @ 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. EDT The converging crises of our time also include a mental health crisis. This workshop will explore the intersection of mental wellness and community wellness by exploring the complexities of moving through the climate emergency and other crises while maintaining mental health. Participants will gain language to describe and process the complex emotions associated with change work, as well as activities and discussion ideas they can take back and enact at their campuses. The goal of this workshop is to support the wellbeing of those that attend and help them support their campus on a journey of wellbeing. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/resilience-workshop-2021/> Earth as Relative: An Indigenous Lens for Sustainability in Higher Education, Part I <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/earth-as-relative-2021/> July 26, July 28 & July 30 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Tired of the same old messages around recycling, light bulbs, and composting? Attend this workshop to learn about a deeper and more lasting message of sustainability. See how Indigenous language, culture, and history can be integrated into campus and community life and provide a new lens for sustainability work. This workshop is intended for faculty, administrators, staff and students of all disciplines and at all educational levels, as well as community leaders and change agents who wish to integrate sustainability and an Indigenous way of thinking into their work. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/earth-as-relative-2021/> User Experience Research and Design in Sustainability <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/user-experience-workshop-2021/> August 12 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT This workshop introduces methods of user experience research and design, teaching you how to apply these methods to sustainability research, coordination & planning, and campus engagement. User experience research can help you learn about your audience, so you can streamline your project to impact behavior, knowledge, and/or campus culture. User experience design can help you deliver this project in a way that is intuitive, easy to use, and tailored to your audience. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/user-experience-workshop-2021/> Sustainability Across the Curriculum – Best Practices <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/sac-workshop-2021/> August 19 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT Join three members schools of the AASHE Centers for Sustainability Across the Curriculum network in an experiential virtual workshop where participants will experience hands-on activities and walk away with lesson plans that can be used with diverse groups of students, faculty or staff at their institutions to educate for and about sustainability. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/sac-workshop-2021/> WEBINARS <https://www.aashe.org/events-education/webinars/> Webinars are usually held on Wednesdays, starting at 3:00 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted and are free for everyone to attend. Video recordings and presentation materials are available for members in the webinar archive <http://aashe.events/AASHE-Webinar-Archive> at any time. Not a member? Join AASHE today <http://www.aashe.org/membership>! Climate Friendly Cooling Pledge and New Regulations Affecting Universities: Opportunities and Implications <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/refrigerant-management/> June 2 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT Action is needed now by college staff in facilities, EHS, sustainability, student life, business offices, auxiliary services, housing, dining, planning, and procurement to manage a group of very damaging greenhouse gases. This webinar will provide information about improved refrigerant management, legislation impacting HVAC equipment and buying options for sustainable technologies This webinar is brought to you by a collaboration of several higher education associations, including the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium, the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development and the Yale Refrigerants Initiative. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/refrigerant-management/> How Can Sustainability Education More Effectively Equip Students to Become Change Agents? <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/student-change-makers/> June 9 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT This interactive webinar explores ways higher education can equip students to understand and engage in social change. Join the discussion about opportunities and barriers to equip students to be change agents. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/student-change-makers/> Higher Education’s Crucial Role: Building a Sustainable and Circular Economy <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/circular-economy-2021/> June 30 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT Join presenters from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council and higher education institutions to explore how the circular economy can help shape better procurement decisions and ways in which you manage your campus, facilities and supply of goods and services. This interactive session will leave you equipped with tools and resources to help you integrate circular economy principles into your organizational activities. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/circular-economy-2021/> Working with Vulnerable Communities on Climate Action through Nonformal Higher Education and Peacebuilding <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/examining-nonformal-education/> July 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Join Dr. Arun Gandhi (grandson of Mahatma Gandhi) and presenters from RCE Salisbury to explore how nonformal higher education can assist vulnerable populations in sustainability efforts globally. Nonformal higher education takes many forms and the webinar will provide an overview of pedagogical tools that instructors incorporate in the classroom and are relevant and useful for vulnerable migrant populations, who have a lower capacity to adapt to climate change, and display how this education practice can serve as a tool of sustainability and revitalization for motivation, socialization, cross-cultural exchange. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/examining-nonformal-education/> Creating or Improving Green Office and Lab Certification Programs: Best Practices <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/improving-green-office-programs/> July 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT This presentation will provide valuable tips and models to consider for those looking to launch or evolve their own programs that make sustainability the norm in work, remote offices, labs, and restricted budgets adaptations. Although this session is focused on examples from the higher ed community, the information could be applied to non-profits and other organizations. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/improving-green-office-programs/> Data-Driven Campus Energy Management: the ENERGY STAR Higher Education Benchmarking Initiative <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/data-driven-energy-management/> July 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT This webinar will dive into the inaugural round of the ENERGY STAR Higher Education Benchmarking Initiative. A panel of three participating higher ed institutions will speak to the value they found in participating in the HEBI including how they plan to make use of their scorecard and how campuses can gain insights on consumption data to drive progress on climate goals. More information and register. <https://www.aashe.org/calendar/data-driven-energy-management/> Daita — Daita Serghi, PhD Education Programs Manager Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education www.aashe.org | [email protected] | (888) 347-9997 ext. 124 -- <http://aashe.events/GCSHE-Register> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/8EA03B50-2B75-4780-9810-0DB64C0E709D%40aashe.org.
