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National Student Leadership for Curriculum, Campus & Community Sustainability
April 15, 2013, 8:40-10:00 AM
Presenters: Sara Gassman & Julian KenirySmart and Sustainable Campuses
ConferenceApril 15 and 16, 2013
AGENDA
1. Learning Objectives (8:40-8:45)2. Icebreaker (8:45-8:55)3. Student Leadership: Barriers and
solutions (8:55-9:15)4. Small groups: Questions (9:15-9:30)
– Report Back (9:30-9:45)
5. Resources, etc. (9:45-10:00)– Sign up as a pilot campus – Evaluation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Recall the “spark” of leadership, a moment when we felt empowered
• Identify some of the barriers to fostering leadership among students
• Reflect on examples of students addressing some of those barriers and imagine some of the possibilities moving forward
ICEBREAKER
What was your formative “leadership” experience in college?
Please share with a neighbor or two
We’ll share a couple of examples with a large group.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP: BARRIERS• Student as leaders or
minions?– Numerous wonderful, yet
competing, disconnected campaigns,
– Leadership education limited: i.e. purpose, goals, strategies, choices
– Limited geography, timeframes, opportunities
• Lack of clear sustainability management system to broaden and sustain engagement
March on Washington: No to Keystone XL!March on Washington: No to Keystone XL!
STUDENT LEADERSHIP: SOLUTIONS:
• Online leadership pathway that will motivate, support, and recognize leaders
• Offering resources to help students:– Learn how to plan projects (including declaring
purpose, setting goals, and making choices such as level and approach)
• Including on-line guides, webinars, classes
– Lear how to make impact – implement projects, connect with others, document and share their experiences
– Build careers and leadership skills: gain hands-on experience, connect to employers, earn certifications from NWF
Student Conservation Leadership
Image Credit (clockwise from left): Northland College; Forest Crimes Unit, UVM; ACES
CURRICULUMCommunity Garden Alfred State College, Alfred, NY
• Goals of the Garden:– Hands-on experience in
sustainable agriculture– Provide a site for
composting• Idea for garden
came about at a session of the Alfred State Green Team
• Project-based learning
Image credit: ACES
CAMPUS POLICYPaper Product Purchasing PolicyUniversity of Vermont, Burlington, VT
• Students organized and successfully lobbied for a change in purchasing policy for paper products
• Director of Custodial Services recognized students as partners in making campus decisions
Image Credit: Forest Crimes Unit, UVM
CAMPUS-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPClean Energy on CampusNorthland College, Ashland, WI• Students in
Photovoltaic Installation class researched, built a 2.1 kW sun-tracking PV array
• Offset consumption of the president’s house
• Prevents 3.1 tons of CO2 emissions each year
Image Credit: Northland College
Small Groups: Examining Campus Policies for Cultivating Student Leadership
Group 1: Engaging students on diverse
levels: curriculum, campus and community
Group 2: Engaging students in diverse ways:
projects, policies, education, outreach
Group 3: Developing student leaders Group 4: Engaging students in diverse
disciplines
Group Tasks:1. ID someone to
capture key ideas2. Brainstorm how the
campus leadership can support student leadership around the assigned topics
3. How might the campus shift the management systems and culture to better support student leadership?
GROUP REPORTS
Please share your group’s highlights
Need Ideas?www.CampusEcology.org
Visit the NWF Campus Ecology Campus Sustainability Case Study Database for accounts of 800+ projects, events and campaigns from colleges and universities nationwide.
Download guides and other resources
PLEASE SIGN UP TO PILOT WITH NWF
Please use the laptop or scan the QR code if you are interested in being further involved with this program!
CONTACT INFO & EVALUATION
Julian Keniry(703) [email protected]
Sara Gassman(703) [email protected]
NWF Campus [email protected]/CampusEcology@CampusEcology
