seed center: community colleges & policy ecoamerica start with people
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SEED Center: Community Colleges & Policy
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SEED: Brought to you by AACC
A coordinated national strategy to support community colleges in building a green and
sustainable economy
Supported by the Kresge Foundation
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SEED is…
Leadership Initiative
Resource Centerwww.theseedcenter.org
Sharing Community
(441 colleges and growing…)
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444 SEED Colleges
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SEED Member Benefits• Access to curricular and other resources
• Regular webinars
• Scholarship opportunities for workshops
• Discounts/free ride to various national conferences as presenter
• Sustainability technical assistance and college-to-college mentoring
• And more…
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Policy-The Quickest Way to Sustainable Green Jobs
•Policy and regulatory changes at state/local levels: the strongest determinants of where green jobs will flourish
•Right now, hundreds of cities and states are considering new renewable standards, building code changes, tax credits….that will drive demand
• Community colleges can be a critical voice
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Green Policy Action Group: Join!Description: Organized cohort of community colleges interested in energy and related green regulations and public policies that: 1) lead directly to institutions becoming more energy efficient and green; and 2) promote a stronger green industry with job creation potential.
Outcomes:
• More colleges aware of regulations that impact their institutions
• Organized group prepared to influence regional and national energy /green-related policy
Activities:
• Webinars and phone conferences
• Conferences and meetings held as part of these conferences
• Ongoing policy alerts
• Local pilot projects
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Every One of These Policies has Implications for Colleges
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AACC’s SEED Policy Action Plan Toolkit written for you!
http://www.theseedcenter.org/Resources/SEED-Resources/SEED-Toolkits/AACC-s-SEED-Green-Action-Plan-Series
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SEED: Upcoming Next• New toolkit: Campus as a Living Laboratory: Using the
Built Environment as a Context for Learning & Preparing Students for Jobs in a Green Economy (Spring 2012)
• Workshop for Presidents and Senior Admin at AACC Convention: CEOs & Guiding Green Institutions. Tickets going fast!
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Upcoming SEED Project: Green Genome Initiative
• How to develop/deliver high-quality clean economy job training programs?
• How to integrate these efforts with other institutional sustainability efforts (campus greening, sustainability across curriculum…)
• What’s the role of the college in actually building a regional green economy?
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Green Genome Awards
• Awards will be based on the four institutional green competencies:
• Community Engagement
• Governance
• Program Design and Delivery
• Strategic Partnerships
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• Application released at AACC Convention in April (check www.theseedcenter.org )
• Four Winners—with $ reward—announced in fall
