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Energy Technology (AAS)
- Central Community College (NE)
Students in the Energy Technology Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program are prepared to enter the field as installation or maintenance technicians in energy technology, such as photovoltaic or …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Environmental Health and Safety (AAS)
- Central Community College (NE)
The Environmental Health & Safety program will prepare students for employment as front-line health & safety technicians or managers required in many industries throughout the Midwest. This program is designed …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Solar Power (Certificate)
- Central Community College (NE)
The purpose of the Solar Power Certificate is to provide students with the foundational skills needed for entry-level employment in the solar power industry.
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Wind Power (Certificate)
- Central Community College (NE)
The purpose of the Wind Power Certificate is to provide students with the foundational skills needed for entry-level employment in the wind power industry.
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Advanced Energy (Certificate)
- Central Community College (NE)
The purpose of the Advanced Energy Certificate is to provide students with the skills needed for employment in the Energy Technology industry.
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Central Community College-Hastings Fall Friday Bike Ride
- Central Community College (NE)
CCC's environmental sustainability office held a bike ride from the Hastings Campus to the wind turbine in 2020. The activity was to stress the importance of alternate transportation and to …
- Posted Aug. 29, 2023
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Central Community College, Sustainability Pavilion at Nebraska State Fair
- Central Community College (NE)
Members of the CCC environmental sustainability office welcomed some 300 Nebraska elementary school students to the sustainability pavilion on opening day, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.
- Posted Aug. 29, 2023
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Central Community College-Grand Island Pollinator Garden
- Central Community College (NE)
CCC Environmental Sustainability Director Ben Newton conducts a tour of the pollinator garden at the Grand Island Campus.
- Posted Aug. 29, 2023
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Nebraska State Fair Sustainability Pavilion
- Central Community College (NE)
In partnership with the Nebraska State Fair, students are invited to develop sustainability projects and present them at the Sustainability Pavilion. 2021 student projects include a kayak made from mushroom …
- Posted May 5, 2022
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17 kW Ground Mount Hastings Campus
- Central Community College (NE)
The Hastings Campus has a 17 kilowatt ground-mounted tracking solar system south of the Merrick Building.
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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1.7 MW Wind Turbine Hastings Campus
- Central Community College (NE)
A partnership between CCC, Bluestem Energy and the City of Hastings led to completion of a 1.7-megawatt wind turbine in December 2016 on the Hastings Campus. When operating, this turbine …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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Teaching the UN SDGs: Developing local goals in the classroom
- Central Community College (NE)
In 2015, Central Community College (CCC) developed a faculty-driven program to incorporate sustainability issues across the curriculum. The presenter is co-chair of the Environmental Sustainability Across the Curriculum (ESATC) committee. …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Mushroom Canoe, Algae Biofuels, and Earthwalls at the Nebraska State Fair Sustainability Pavilion
- Central Community College (NE)
CCC's environmental sustainability office has hosted student projects at the Nebraska State Fair Sustainability Pavilion and at on campus Earth Month events. Sustainability Director Benjamin Newton will give an overview …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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The MycHotel: A novel mycelial building material used to augment solitary bee and wasp conservation
- Central Community College (NE)
Rapidly declining bee populations have become increasingly common across the globe. Concerns are focused on European honey bees while North America's native pollinators are in peril. Solitary bees are often …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Successes and Lessons Learned: Using Digital Badges to Engage Students in Sustainability
- Central Community College (NE)
In 2015, Central Community College embarked on a series of sustainability digital badging projects in an effort to engage students, faculty, and the community on sustainability topics. To that end, …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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2016-2019 mini grants / 2019 Nebraska State Fair Sustainability Pavilion projects fund
- Central Community College (NE)
Project funds were given though a Central Community College Mini Grant from 2016-2019. In 2019 and currently the Nebraska State Fair is funding student projects for the Sustainability Pavilion through …
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Higher Education Institutions: Partners in Social & Economic Community Resilience
- Central Community College (NE)
- University at Buffalo (NY)
- Second Nature (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
This webinar is is brought to you by the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) with support from Second Nature and the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP).
There is …
- Posted Oct. 29, 2020
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Central Community College - Hastings Wind Turbine for SCI 2020
- Central Community College (NE)
SCI Overall Top Performer, Associates Institutions
The long- and near-term Central Community College action plan is to provide students and the community with a campus-wide living learning laboratory for resiliency …
- Posted Oct. 13, 2020
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Central Community College, NE Katy Ayers Myconoe eBadge project for SCI 2020
- Central Community College (NE)
eBadges - Students at Central Community College can earn eBadges to demonstrate skills and knowledge in environmental stewardship. eBadge opportunities are available at no additional cost for all fields of …
- Posted Oct. 5, 2020
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The Role of Rural Campuses in Building Community Resilience and Responding to Extreme Weather
- Black Hills State University (SD)
- California State University, Chico (CA)
- Central Community College (NE)
- Second Nature (MA)
Rural colleges/universities are often one of the driving cultural and economic forces in their region. As a result of this position, they can be a great resource in the community …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Creating a Buzz Across America: Supporting a Healthy Food Economy with Beekeeping
- Central Community College (NE)
- Delta College (MI)
- Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus (OR)
Higher education is an ideal platform to champion environmental practices toward a sustainable economy. Community colleges are at the forefront of raising awareness of the role pollinators have on their …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Considering Low-Income Students in Sustainability
- Central Community College (NE)
Lower-income students are more likely to feel the impacts of climate change and are less likely to be major contributors of carbon emissions. Despite this, many climate change solutions focus …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Central Community College Earth Month 2019
- Central Community College (NE)
Central Community College hosted Earth Month events across 4 of its college locations throughout the month of April. Events included expos with local organizations and student projects, a highway cleanup, …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Pollinator Friendly Campuses: Strategies to Help You Get Your Buzz on!
- Central Community College (NE)
- Colgate University (NY)
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus (OR)
This engaging and interactive panel will provide strategies from geographically diverse locations in North America to initiate or continue bee keeping and support pollinator health on your campus. Colgate University …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Pollinator Protection: Save the Monarch Butterfly!
- Central Community College (NE)
This poster will describe the process Central Community College uses to engage students in the support of pollinators, particularly the Monarch butterfly. Furthermore, basic information regarding Monarch butterfly behavior and …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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An Environmental Sustainability Badge Program Using Co-Curricular and Community Service Learning
- Central Community College (NE)
Integrating environmental sustainability community service learning into curriculum requires faculty, staff, and community engagement. Students and faculty that are passionate about implementing change in the community are developing mutually beneficial …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Assessing Campus and Community Resilience in Rural America
- Central Community College (NE)
- Green Mountain College (VT)
- Second Nature (MA)
Rural colleges and universities face unique considerations when assessing campus and community climate resilience. While there are common elements to resilience at any institution, the political and economic landscape for …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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E-badge: Leadership in Environmental Stewardship
- Central Community College (NE)
An e-badge is an award learners can share with potential employers, on their resume and with their social media networks. Earned e-badges also appear on thier co-curricular transcript at CCC. …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Health & Safety (Bachelor)
- Central Community College (NE)
The Environmental Health & Safety program will prepare students for employment as front-line health & safety technicians or managers required in many industries throughout the Midwest. This program is designed …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Sustainability and Agricultural Science - A Practical and Combined Effort to Engage and Educate
- Central Community College (NE)
Agriculture is the foundation of all sustainability efforts, many don't understand the true connection to our food and fiber systems and how sustainable agriculture production systems are. Being an active …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Insects as Food: Crawling towards Sustainability through Entomophagy
- Central Community College (NE)
Each year our world population grows, on average, by 75 million people. Projected to reach a staggering 9.7 billion people by 2050, earth's resources and the best way to utilize …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Developing Community Solidarity Through Beekeeping
- Central Community College (NE)
This presentation will cover how a college beekeeping course resulted in an informed community of concerned honey bee supporters. Central Community College started a beekeeping course that drew participants from …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Implementing an Environmental Sustainability Badge Program: Best Practices for Co-Curricular Learning and Community Engagement
- Central Community College (NE)
Integrating environmental sustainability across a community college's curriculum requires more than interest from administration and faculty. Integration needs employees across the entire college capable of communicating, implementing, maintaining and modeling …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability Solidarity on Multi-Campus Community Colleges
- Central Community College (NE)
- Cuyahoga Community College (OH)
Community colleges with a single sustainability office but multiple campuses in different cities and locations face challenges to create a sustainability solidarity that extends to all sites. One main campus …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Leadership in Environmental Stewardship E-badge at Central Community College, NE
- Central Community College (NE)
Speech faculty Brent Adrian showing students the campus bee hives.
- Posted Oct. 11, 2017
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Leadership in Environmental Stewardship E-badge at Central Community College, NE
- Central Community College (NE)
Leadership in Environmental Stewardship E-badge at Central Community College on campus Central Community College in Grand Island, NE
- Posted Oct. 11, 2017
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Central Community College Hastings Wind Turbine Tour
- Central Community College (NE)
Students, staff, and community members enjoyed a presentation on the new 1.7 MW wind turbine at Central Community College Hastings from the Bluestem Energy Solutions project manager.
Also at Central …
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Central Community College Grand Island Earth Week Expo
- Central Community College (NE)
Students from the Hospitality Management and Restaurant Management program giving away marigold seeds and promoting their Green Fling event which connected restaurant owners, farmers markets, and local farmers.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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To Bee or Not to Bee: A Beekeeping Community
- Central Community College (NE)
This poster will describe the process Central Community College used to engage its service area in the responsible management of honeybee populations. Starting with a beginner beekeeping course, the college …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Bee Nice: Creating a Community of Beekeepers
- Central Community College (NE)
Community education departments provide a variety of programs that work to educate the population that a college serves. As concerns related to Colony Collapse Disorder increase awareness of the dangers …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Using Creative Commons Licensing for Conference Presentations and Handouts
- Central Community College (NE)
Receiving materials at a conference for use in the classroom or elsewhere is a wonderful gift! The exchange of intellectual property is a fantastic way to share what works with …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Moving Beyond the Generic at Community Colleges: 100 and 200-Level Sustainability Education Courses, e-Badges and Co-Curricular Learning
- Central Community College (NE)
An environmentally sustainable future requires more than sustainability professionals working in sustainability-focused positions. Needed are employees across businesses and organizations capable of implementing, communicating, applying and maintaining environmentally sustainable practices …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Using Technology for Live Intercampus Conversations and Student Engagement Across a Region
- Central Community College (NE)
Central Community College (CCC) is a college system with multiple campuses and centers in rural Nebraska. As a way to increase student engagement in sustainability, CCC created a monthly (facilitated) …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Integrating Environmental Sustainability Across the Community College Curriculum: Courses, Co-Curricular Learning and Badges
- Central Community College (NE)
An environmentally sustainable future requires more than sustainability professionals working in sustainability-focused positions. Needed are employees across businesses and organizations capable of implementing, communicating, applying and maintaining sustainable practices within …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Open Education Model of Environmental Sustainability Course Creation
- Central Community College (NE)
The traditional textbook publishing model is not sustainable. The average yearly textbook expense of $1200 can impact student retention. Studies show that students saving on text expense sign up for …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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