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Techniques to Foster Interpersonal Competences
- Nanyang Technological University
Interpersonal Competences (ICs) are vital for sustainability change agents. Evidence shows that ICs are also highly-prized career skills. A student with strong ICs can productively interact and empathize with collaborators ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Defining Sustainability: An Innovative, Employee Online Training to Reach Beyond the Choir
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Universities and organizations across the world are integrating sustainability into their services and operations and see sustainability literacy across their workforce as a key step in the integration process. Penn ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Leading High-Functioning and Resilient Sustainability Offices - Making a difference via practical and effective leadership
- Stanford University (CA)
This workshop will focus on one of the key leadership and professional development skills - building/leading the most effective and resilient sustainability organization possible. This workshop will cover the best ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Employee Outreach: Creating a Culture of Sustainability in all Stakeholders at Arizona State University
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Aramark (PA)
Arizona State University is committed to being a leader in all areas of sustainability in Higher Education. A vital role in accomplishing this is to create awareness, educate, and integrate ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Breaking Through the "Green Ceiling": Sustainability as a Path to Executive Leadership
- Princeton University (NJ)
- University of Connecticut (CT)
- National Association of College & University Business Officers (NACUBO) (DC)
- AASHE (MA)
- Korn Ferry International (PA)
One way to measure the value of sustainability in higher education is to determine whether any of our more experienced and successful members have climbed the ladder and been promoted ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Captain Planet joins The GREEN Program Team for the Philadelphia Science March
- The GREEN Program (PA)
Saturday, April 22, Earth Day 2017, The GREEN Program team, partners and GREEN Alumni (with honorary team member, Captain Planet), took to the streets of Philadelphia to join our city ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Assessing the impact of a program designed to develop sustainability leadership amongst staff members in higher education institutes: a case study from a community of practice perspective
This study focuses on the impact of a sustainability leadership development program (SLDP) designed to develop staff members as leaders who encourage sustainability practices within institutions of higher education (IHE ...
- Posted March 7, 2017
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Modernizing the Organic Chemistry Laboratory with Green Chemistry
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Green Chemistry Education Webinar Series: A new webinar series for chemistry faculty and students highlighting relevant topics in green chemistry education.
Presented by: Dr. Jane Wissinger Associate Professor, Department of ...
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Beyond Operational Sustainability: Facilities Staff as Leaders, Teachers, and Guinea Pigs
- Portland Community College (OR)
- University of Virginia (VA)
At Portland Community College, 'we're all in this together' to promote a sustainable college experience. PCC Facilities Management Services extends beyond traditional roles to encourage educational opportunities related to ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Across the Curriculum
- Bemidji State University (MN)
- North Hennepin Community College (MN)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- Robbinsdale Area Schools (MN)
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, North Hennepin Community College and Bemidji State University are offering a one day Sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Across the Curriculum workshop for faculty and ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Formalizing Sustainability Education as an Opportunity for Faculty and Staff Development
- University of Denver (CO)
The University of Denver has identified employee professional development as a focal point of human resources. The Colorado 14ers People Development Program provides a platform for centralizing many opportunities offered ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Cultural Competencies: Developing a sustainable professional development model for a student services office
- Kent State University (OH)
This poster session describes the development of a multi-year professional development plan focused on increasing the cultural competencies of staff members in the Vacca Office of Student Services (VOSS), in ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Sustainable Carolina Leadership Program
- University of South Carolina (SC)
The Sustainable Carolina Leadership Program is a sustainability-focused, student professional development program at the University of South Carolina, . It was conceived and developed over the course of six years to ...
- Posted June 11, 2016
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Ohio University's Professional Development Program for the Advancement of Sustainability
- Ohio University (OH)
Ohio University's Office of Sustainability designed a Professional Development Program to advance the university's sustainability profile, particularly with its built environment. On a monthly basis staff from Architecture ...
- Posted June 10, 2016
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For the Planet Leadership Series: Building Sustainability Leadership in Higher Education
- University of North Texas (TX)
The “For the Planet Leadership Series” is a five-week professional development course planned, researched, and taught by Senior Alyssa Wolverton at the University of North Texas. Her goal was to ...
- Posted June 6, 2016
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An MBA’s Guide to the Triple Bottom Line
- University of Scranton (PA)
The “Sustainability and the MBA: The Triple Bottom Line” guide helps you discover how to build stronger and more sustainable relationships between organizations, stakeholders, and the community.
- Posted April 21, 2016
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Sustainable Development Primer for Higher Education Presidents, Chancellors, Trustees and Senior Leaders
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
This primer describes the sustainability related, crucial roles and tasks for presidents, trustees and senior leadership and explains how sustainability is a robust national trend in higher education. The primer ...
- Posted March 30, 2016
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Connecting Sustainability with Design and Construction: The Project Managers Professional Development Program
- Ohio University (OH)
The Office of Sustainability at Ohio University realized there was a disconnect between our office and others on campus that play direct roles in the sustainability of the institution. In ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Educating Energy Professionals of the Future
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- Xcel Energy
What's needed in our programs to educate future energy leaders? How will the gap of 50% of the utility workforce retiring in the next decade be filled? How can ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Competitive Edge: Student Leadership and Professional Development Through Campus Competition
- California State University, Chico (CA)
- American University (DC)
- Claremont McKenna College (CA)
- GreenerU (MA)
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
- Atrius (CA)
For the last five years, Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN), the nation's largest electricity and water reduction competition on college campuses, has engaged hundreds of thousands of students, faculty and ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Aligning sustainability education with the needs of business
- Global Council Science and the Environment (DC)
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) (OR)
How is higher education preparing students to be sustainability professionals? What sustainability skills do businesses look for? How can professional certification help businesses, academics and most importantly, the students themselves ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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What should a Specialty Certification for Higher Educational Sustainability Practitioners look like?
- Oakland Community College (MI)
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) (OR)
This highly interactive session is focused on collecting input from participants on a specialty certification for a sustainability practitioner in higher education. The session will begin with an overview of ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Professional Skills in Sustainability
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The practice of professional sustainability requires critical competencies that focus on teamwork, communication, project management and stakeholder engagement. A one-credit hour course which highlights these critical professional competencies in sustainability ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability meets employability: developing career readiness skills in our students
- University of South Carolina (SC)
At the University of South Carolina we've developed a high impact coaching program for students to develop skills employers seek, while working on projects to further the impact of ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Storytelling: The Buzzword That Can Actually Get You A Job
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
Your last year of school looms ahead, perhaps even that dreaded G word in May. All those times your advisors tried to convince you to follow their career path, or ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Revisioning Development of Professional Skills in Graduate University Programs
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Within the pedagogical community, a problem exists about how to train specialists who are academically qualified and creative, and how to provide students with more opportunities to develop a broader ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Story of Self: Defining Your Story to Advance your Movement
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
Every person has taken their own path to develop passion and drive in the sustainability field or chosen career. In “Story of Self,” we will define and leverage each journey ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Role of Sustainability Offices in Career & Workforce Development
- College of Charleston (SC)
- Connecticut College (CT)
- University of Georgia (GA)
- Wake Forest University (NC)
- University of Vermont (VT)
Sustainability offices are in a unique position on campus. With the ability to work across departmental boundaries of campus on sustainability initiatives, our offices can provide professional development opportunities for ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Train to Sustain: Creating Effective Professional Development
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Are you responsible for teaching professional or student staffs about sustainability? Whether it is the coworkers in your office, your institution’s Resident Assistants, or professional development sessions open to ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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How to Build a Career Saving the Planet? Just Ask
- Bard College (NY)
What skills and experiences do you need to become people of power, people with the ability to affect the future, within five to ten years? What does it take to ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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WORK Bright Green-Building a Community Through Staff Sustainability Training
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
This session will share the recent experience of offering the first ever staff training on campus sustainability in an effort to expand the environmental community and stewardship efforts. The presentation ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Canadian Centre for Environmental Education
- Royal Roads University (BC)
The Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO Canada) and Royal Roads University have formed a partnership to create the Canadian Centre for Environmental Education. Geared towards both Canadian and international ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability
- Virginia Tech (VA)
The Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability (CLiGS) educates, inspires, and empowers professionals to create a better future for people and our planet through graduate education, professional development and research ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Center for Environmental Education & Sustainability
- Western Kentucky University (KY)
The WKU Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability (CEES) has been in existence at WKU for over 25 years. The Center works with formal and non-formal educators from preK through ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The Sustainability Professional: 2010 Competency Survey Report
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) (OR)
In response to a growing need to move the world towards sustainable development and sustainable practices within government and industry, a whole new profession is emerging. This research study was ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Sustainability Faculty Fellows Program at the University of Vermont (UVM)
- University of Vermont (VT)
The University of Vermont Sustainability Faculty Fellows Program serves as an example of successfully integrating sustainability into courses across disciplinary boundaries with a modest budget, Provost-level support, and a handful ...
- Posted June 25, 2010
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Sustainability Education Across the Province (SEAP): Faculty Train the Trainer Workshop at Simon Fraser University
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
This project's purpose was to train faculty members from across British Columbia, Canada to be sustainability education trainers. The workshop enabled them to not only integrate sustainability into their ...
- Posted June 9, 2010
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