national student leadership for curriculum, campus & community sustainability

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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) 438-6322keniry@nwf.org

Sara Gassman(703) 438-6318gassmans@nwf.org

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