Green Building Trends in Higher Ed

Yudelson Associates published a white paper on Green Building Trends in Higher Education. According to the company’s founder and co-author of this report, Jerry Yudelson, you can download this valuable report for FREE. “There are more than 3,000 LEED projects on U.S. college and university campuses today. This white paper is the …

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Q&A with sustainability experts

The International Society of Sustainability Professionals is hosting its April webinar on the topic: A Day in the Life of a Sustainability Professional.

This event is $10 to the public and free for members and will be April 19 at 11a ET.

The webinar will give listeners an opportunity to Q&A with Kathleen Shaver, Director of Corporate Responsibility at …

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North Cascades Institute Grad Program

The North Cascades Institute is now offering Master of Education in Environmental Education and Certificate in Leadership and Nonprofit Administration, and has scholarships and several undergraduate internships for Fall 2011. Learn more here. Described as a program seeking enrollees with a  …

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Green education — a path to green jobs

Students, here’s a link to a green jobs source, Clean Edge Jobs Bank. Look over these listings and consider the types of jobs that interest you. What kinds of skills would you need to excel in that particular field? Meet professionals currently engaged in roles that interest you. Contact people in your preferred fields, …

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Sustainable Marketing - a student's perspective

Although Pacific Lutheran University Morken School of Business has traditionally incorporated sustainability elements throughout the curriculum, the emphasis came to fruition with PLU offering a class focused solely on sustainable marketing in the spring of 2010. Taught in PLU’s LEED – GOLD certified building the class was centered on examining the four …

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Partners in greening higher ed

The new way of doing business includes working as a bridge among peers to connect resources and thereby expand the entire sustainability movement by driving awareness and building intentions. Here we offer another resource for your information and education whether you are a student, teacher or facility manager: Association for the Advancement of …

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PSE launches new round of energy grants for schools

Now in it’s eighth year, the Puget Sound Energy Renewable Energy Education Program (formerly Solar Schools) opened its grant application period for organizations seeking to install small-scale solar arrays or wind turbines. Grants range from $5,000 – $20,000 and cover hardware and installation, web-based monitoring software for tracking energy generation, science teacher training, classroom activity …

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Community College Seeing Green

There are almost 12 million students enrolled in Community Colleges throughout the US. In Washington state, 60% of higher education students in public and private institutions are in community colleges. The breadth and depth of class offerings and certifications has grown significantly over the last couple of decades. Community Colleges are not only …

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WA Higher Ed Resource

Here is a Washington State Council on High School – College Relations link that includes locations around the state to learn more about the programs offered in our state. According to their website their goal is “to assist all Washington state students to access and engage in post-secondary opportunities at its member institutions”. …

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Please join Washington Policy Center for the 2011 Education Breakfast. This year’s event will show how Fair Student Funding gives school principals the freedom to improve an existing program or turn around a failing school. The event will feature a keynote address by Andrés A. Alonso, Ed.D., Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore City Public Schools.