Leveraging Leadership for Campus Sustainability

AASHE Sustainability Officers Workshop

Jenna Ringelheim, Environmental Leadership Program

Jesse Pyles, Unity College

ObjectivesFocus on youIdentify strengthsMap your networkIntroduce useful toolsDraft PLP

FacilitatorsJesse Pyles

Sustainability Coordinator Unity College

Jenna Ringelheim National Program Coordinator Environmental Leadership Program

Agenda Introductions Elevator Pitch Creative Session I: Our Influence Personal Leadership Plan Break Creative Session II: Resource Mapping Creative Session III: Mission/Vision Gallery Walk AASHE Survey

Ground RulesBring it. This is an active session.Think about yourself for once.No blockers. Every idea is a good idea.Focus on your strengths.Use each other.You’re all facilitators.

Elevator PitchGive your Institution/Sustainability

OverviewWhat are you REALLY good at?How are your strengths related to

achievement photos?Small groups of 44-5 minutes each

Creative Session I: Our Influence

“How can sustainability officers best influence change in higher education?”Individual post-it brainstorm (3 min)Group Share (10 min)Organize and Iterate (12 min)Scribe summarize on flip chart

Creative Session I: Our Influence

The Question:In What Ways Can We (Sustainability Officers) best influence change in higher education?

What is our impact?What should higher ed. look like?

Personal Leadership PlanStructure for reflection and intention.A tool for assessment.Integrated personal and professional

aspirations.Working document.

“[w]e encourage you to challenge yourself. Think about creative new ways to approach your work, push yourself to work across boundaries . . . or propose strategies for engaging new networks of people in more productive ways.”

PLP Framework1. Personal Statement

Mission / vision statement

2. Personal and Professional Goals3. Resources 4. Constituency/Diversity5. Challenges6. Milestones7. Happiness

Green Light. Delight. Ignite.

What efforts in your work are: Green Light: Immediately

actionable Delight: Personally satisfying Ignite: Professional game

changers

Break – 15 min

Creative Session II:Resource Mapping

Brainstorm:TrustCommunicationAdvice

Individual Sketch: 15 minutesGroup Share: 5-10 minutes each

Creative Session III:Mission/Vision

What do YOU want to get done in the next:

Two weeks? Two months? Two years?

Creative Session III:Mission/Vision

Craft your own Personal StatementWhat will satisfy you in your work? How does it meet your own goals?

Questions?Environmental Leadership Programhttp://www.elpnet.orgUnity Collegehttp://www.unity.edu

Thanks!ELP Networking Meet-up. Tuesday at 4:45. Rm. 511 A

Environmental Leadership Program http://www.elpnet.orgUnity College http://www.unity.edu