Campus Green Builder

The 2012 ACUPCC Climate Leadership Summit will be held at American University in Washington D.C. from June 21st through 22nd.  The theme of this year's summit is, "Economic Renewal: jump-starting a sustainable economy through the ACUPCC".  The 2012 Climate Leadership Summit will bring together professionals from the higher education sector to discuss topics such as green career preparation and relevance, increasing opportunities through access and affordability, and the concept of campuses as a basis for innovation in the field of sustainability. 

The Foundations of Sustainability: Concept and Communication workshop is the first in the University of Oregon's Sustainability Leadership Workshops.  It will be held Wednesday September 14 from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.  The all day workshop will focus on the basic principles of sustainability and provide a framework and resources for additional learning.

The 4th National Sustainable Agriculture Education Association's conference will be co-hosted by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, UK Sustainable Agriculture Program and the Virginia Tech Civic Agriculture and Food Systems Program.  The conference will be held on the University of Kentucky's campus in Lexington where they will discuss the means of achieving agricultural sustainability through education.  The conference will be held on August 4th and 5th. 

Dickinson College will host their "Seeding the Future" conference on October 14-15 on Dickinson's campus and at their farm in nearby Boiling Springs.  The conference will include speakers from schools with well known farming and gardening programs.  The conference will discuss the use of college farms and gardens to enhance students experience at higher education institutions.  The deadline for registration is September 30.

Join this NWF Campus Ecology’s webinar to learn more about successful strategies for integrating sustainability into the curriculum.