Posted under "Campus Planning and Development"

Walking the Talk Newsletter #34, January 2010: United Nations RCE Designation!

wttcoordinator — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:37:32 -0800

Greetings and Happy New Year! Walking the Talk is kicking off 2010 with an exciting announcement. The group has just been formally designated the new United Nations Regional Centre for Expertise for Education on Sustainable Development (RCE) for the British Columbia/North Cascades region. Dr. David Zandvliet of SFU spearheaded this designation on behalf of Walking the Talk, and he received the official certificate of designation from the United Nations University on January 10, 2010.

Craik Sustainable Living Project in Saskatchewan -- call for student boarders

wttcoordinator — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:30:25 -0800

Praxis International Institute (PII) is located in a new eco-constructed facility in the Craik Sustainable Living Project in Craik, Saskatchewan, Canada and is open to youth from around the world.

K-12 Group

SUSTAINABILITY ACADEMIC STRATEGY Final Report Released

wttcoordinator — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:56:18 -0800

The Sustainability Academic Strategy (SAS) final report has now been released. This detailed report presents a number of important recommendations and models for innovation and collaborative initiatives for sustainability educators. The SAS draft recommendations received unanimous endorsement from the AMS Council at their October 21, 2009 meeting. The SAS final report was submitted to the UBC Executive in October, 2009. A decision is expected on the recommendations by January, 2010.

Higher Education Group

Transformative Learning: Building Resilient Cities through Sustainability Education workshop

jlmoore — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:12:10 -0700

Do you want to transform the post-secondary system so that every student in BC is learning about sustainability issues?

Join Walking the Talk at the Transformative Learning: Building Resilient Cities through Sustainability Education workshop on Tuesday October 20, 2009 in Vancouver, BC!

Higher Education Group

GreenHeart Education - Transformative Education for Sustainability

GreenHearted — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:27:39 -0700

GreenHeart Education is a primer on transformative education for
sustainability — everything that K-12 teachers will need in order
to genuinely green:

Transformative Learning: Building Resilient Communities Through Sustainability Education

wttcoordinator — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:45:49 -0700

Transformative Learning: Building Resilient Communities Through Sustainability Education

Tuesday October 20, 2009 - Vancouver, BC

A workshop for students, faculty, staff and administrators focused on building capacity for sustainability education in post secondary institutions across BC.

This one-day workshop will feature inspirational speakers, case studies, and group discussion on topics such as:
- Trends and opportunities in the sustainability education movement

- Professional development tools and approaches for faculty members

- Building relationships with communities t

Taking Action: British Columbia's Universities and Colleges Respond to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act

AshleyWebster — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:30:30 -0700

Near the end of 2007 the BC government enacted the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act which put into law the greenhouse gas reduction commitments made in the province’s Climate Action Plan. Specifically, the province is now legally committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions: 6% below 2007 emission levels by 2012, 18% by 2016, 33% by 2020, and 80% by 2050.

Higher Education Group

How Sustainability Education? A Solutions Summit Final Report

jlmoore — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:59:53 -0700

On April 27, 2009, the BC Working Group and Network on Sustainability Education hosted the 2nd Summit on sustainability education.
HOW SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION? A SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

Higher Education Group

UBC Sustainability Academic Strategy

David Hendrickson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:49:44 -0700

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How Sustainability Education? A Solutions Summit POSTER

jlmoore — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:49:29 -0700

Please distribute this invitation widely....

How Sustainability Education? A Solutions Summit

Monday, April 27, 2009 at 8:00 AM

Are you too busy and working beyond capacity trying to make a positive impact? How can we work together to create a movement for sustainability education in BC?

Higher Education Group

GreenHeart Education

GreenHearted — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:32:29 -0800

Greenhearted.org is a primer on transformative environmental education and sustainable development learning, helping teachers green their curriculum, their classroom, and their school community -- in order to help students create the best possible future for themselves in light of 21st century realities.
Offers suggestions and resource links for a three-pronged approach to school greening: Operations & Facilities, Organizational Behaviour & Attitudes, and Curriculum & Professional Development, including a developmentally appropriate Green School Curriculum Model.

New Elementary School at SFU to be Ministry of Education's First LEED Gold renovation site

kbowen — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:50:19 -0800

The Province of BC and the Burnaby board of education recently signed an agreement to deliver a new elementary school on Burnaby Mountain, near Simon Fraser University. The elementary school will be the Ministry of Education's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold renovation site.

Building Environmental Systems Program at Douglas College

kbowen — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:54:53 -0800

Building Environmental Systems at Douglas College in British Columbia and the State of Washington.

Training for:

Economic Competitiveness
Effective Building Operations
Energy Efficiency
Environmental Sustainability

Program Features

goBeyond Teach-In Report

Maggie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:40:01 -0800

TD Canada Trust $100 000 Go Green Challenge

kbowen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:57:05 -0800

Everyone says they care about the environment. But do you have a big idea that could actually improve urban sustainability?

If you do, submit it to the $100,000 Go Green Challenge. We’re looking for ideas that can help urban communities coexist with the ecosystems around them. These could include initiatives related to –

* Public transit
* Community design
* Energy conservation
* Naturalizing urban spaces

Or anything else that could make your community more sustainable for the future.

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Apply to Host the 11th National Sustainable Campuses Conference!

kbowen — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:26:26 -0800

The 11th Annual Sustainable Campuses Conference

Every year the Sierra Youth Coalition (SYC) hosts the National Sustainable Campuses Conference in a different region. This year, the conference is scheduled to take place in the Prairies.

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Sierra Youth Coalition

Bonnie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:06:34 -0700

We are uber-excited to announce the Sierra Youth Coalition's new and improved website!!!

NOTE: If you cannot use flash, no worries: the wiki site is still running - www.syc-cjs.org/welcome; and www.syc-cjs.org/sustainable for sustainable campuses. we will soon install a direct link away from the flash page as well.

BC Working Group - May 2008 meeting notes

Bonnie — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:38:31 -0700

Attached are the notes of the BC Working Group on Sustainability Education May 2008 meeting.

UBC/UW Summer Institute in Sustainability

sustainability — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:49:15 -0700

The UBC/UW Summer Institute in Sustainability provides sustainability managers, strategic planners and institutional policy makers the opportunity to explore the why and how of making sustainability a core value in organizations. The Institute provides a full week of educational activities so that participants develop a deep understanding of the issues that surround sustainability planning, program development and on-going sustainability management.

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Shattering the "Grass" Ceiling: Overcoming Barriers To Implementing Sustainability Programs on Campus

Josina — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:51:38 -0700

New Rochelle, NY, April 21, 2008 - A provocative Roundtable Discussion on overcoming barriers to sustainability programs in higher education has been published online ahead of print in the April 2008 issue of the new journal, Sustainability: The Journal of Record, in recognition of Earth Day 2008. Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. presents the premier issue and this Roundtable free online as well as the full table of contents for the second issue at www.liebertpub.com/sus

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Taking Stock - Report on Sustainability in Universities and Colleges in BC

jlmoore — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:45:37 -0700

We would like to pass along a new report that aims to "take stock" of what is happening at colleges and universities across BC in terms of sustainability. In the report we are not attempting to "assess" or "rank" institutions...but instead get a sense of where we are at in order to make recommendations to government and to learn from one another.

In the report:

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AMS Lighter Footprint Strategy at UBC

Josina — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:32:42 -0700

The student union at UBC unanimously approved
the AMS Lighter Footprint Strategy. This document
provides a framwork for prioritizing our actions in order to most effectively
reduce our environmental impact. As it may take a while to get the documents up
on our website and I can't access the SYC sustainable campuses website at the moment I thought I would send them
to you directly.

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Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

Josina — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:59:39 -0800

AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is a member organization of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada working to create a sustainable future. Our mission is to promote sustainability in all sectors of higher education - from governance and operations to curriculum and outreach - through education, communication, research and professional development. We work in partnership with businesses, nonprofit organizations and government agencies that support our mission.

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Student Unions for Sustainability!

Josina — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:45:34 -0800

The Campaign Vision:

To unite the common goals of Student Union sustainability initiatives and ensure that campus sustainability is a focus of the student movement both now and in the future.

The Campaign Target:

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The Institute for Sustainability Education & Action (I-SEA)

Josina — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:01:08 -0800

Check out this great group.

The vision of the I-SEA is to be an integral, positive force for multiple communities, organizations, and individuals that are striving to practice sustainability and to play a facilitating role through education, research, and related services in the achievement of sustainability processes and outcomes. The overarching and interweaving I-SEA imperative is to connect people with one another and with the planet in ways that are holistic, respectful, and celebratory.

Up coming events include:

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