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Higher Education and Actions for a Sustainable Future: U.S.

Trends, Resources and Opportunities

Debra Rowe, Ph.D President U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development Professor Sustainable Energy Technologies and Behavioral Sciences Oakland Community College

Sustainability is
meeting the needs of the present without comprising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
~ Our Common Future, United Nations Brundtland Report, 1987

Another way to think about Sustainability is:

the shared responsibility for improving the quality of life for alleconomically, socially, and environmentally now and for future generations.

Flourishing Environment

Social Well-being Sustainable Society

Strong Economy

Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability

Education for a Sustainable Society:


enables people to develop the knowledge, values and skills to participate in decisions , that will improve the quality of life now without damaging the planet for the future.

Ecosystem

Sustainable Communities Public Choices and Behaviors-Laws


Applied Knowledge/ Technological Skills

Ecosystem

Private Choices and Behaviors-Habits Sustainable Economies


Ecosystem Ecosystem

Key Government Initiatives


Sustainability Summit Green Ribbon Schools!!! Including Green/Sustainability into Career Pathways for State Directors of Career and Tech Ed Funds from multiple federal agencies in energy/environment/climate change NOAA, EPA, NSF, FIPSE Sustainability and STEM Executive Order

U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development:

What we do:
Convening mainstream national leaders Catalyse their national initiatives in sustainability Communicate their efforts Build collaborative partnerships Work with governmental agencies

Vision: Sustainable development integrated into education and


learning in the United States Nonpartisan, multisector partnership of over 360 registered organizations The Partnerships current Sector Teams are: Communities Business Faith Based Organizations Higher Education K-12 and Teacher Education Youth

Higher education is taking a leadership role to prepare students and provide the information, skills and knowledge to achieve a sustainable society.

What does it look like?


(The following slide can also be a guideline for who is on your sustainability committee.)

For higher education, sustainability and green is being integrated into: legislation public awareness
Curricula Research Operations Mission and Planning Community Outreach and Partnerships Purchasing

Student Life

Professional Development

Thanks to Wynn Calder for this diagram

KEY THRUST KEY OUTCOME

21st century learning outcomes require sustainability perspectives and skills

Students, staff and community members know how to and choose to be more environmentally, socially and economically responsible.
Where? In the personal, career, community and governmental spheres.

Why is it such a high priority?

1. Much of the public doesnt know that we are exceeding the carrying capacity of the planet. (www.myfootprint.org)
2. Public doesnt know we can reduce human suffering and environmental degradation now while building stronger economies 3. Core pedagogy. Education to action is the key. Catalyzing sustainable communities as academic assignments.

In higher education, we focus on the problems and engage students and the community in building solutions

life supporting resources

declining

consumption of life supporting resources

rising

Committed to the advancement of sustainability throughout higher education

AACC AASCU AASHE ACCED-I ACE ACPA ACUHO-I AGB APPA CCCU NACA NACUBO NAEP NAICU NIRSA SCUP

American Association of Community Colleges American Association of State Colleges & Universities Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Association of Collegiate Conference & Events Directors - International American Council on Education College Student Educators International Association of College & University Housing Officers International Association of Governing Boards of Universities & Colleges Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers Council of Christian Colleges & Universities National Association for Campus Activities National Association of College & University Business Officers National Association of Educational Procurement National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Society for College & University Planning

Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium www.aashe.org/heasc Professional Associations for:


1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Presidents Academic Officers Student Affairs Trustees Campus Activities Facilities Business Officers Planners Events Directors Recreation Directors Purchasers More.. All Working on Sustainability

Resources
HEASC Resource Center - Socially, economically and environmentally responsible procurement, operations, planning, leadership, learning outcomes and more!!

DANS the Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability www.aashe.org/dans click on Resources Including sustainability in many disciplines and degrees

DANS the Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability Participating Associations

American Psychological Association Sociology Religion Philosophy Math Broadcasting Architecture Engineering (civil, mechanical, eng. ed.) Business

Ecological Economics Chemistry Biology American Association for the Advancement of Science Computer Research Humanities STEM disciplines Political Science Anthropology More

Academic Disciplines and U. S. Partnership created DANS


Infusing sustainability into:
1. Curricula, including textbooks 2. Promotion and tenure and accreditation 3. Informing legislation and policy 4. Informing the public 5. Professional identity as an academic 6. Grant received from U.S. Dept of Ed Click on Resources at www.aashe.org/dans scroll down the page!!!

Student Learning Outcomes


ACPA Presidents Sustainability Taskforce, 2006 College Student Educators International

1. 2.

3.

4.

Each student will be able to define sustainability. Each student will be able to explain how sustainability relates to their lives and their values, and how their actions impact issues of sustainability. Each student will be able to utilize their knowledge of sustainability to change their daily habits and consumer mentality. Each student will be able to explain how systems are interrelated.

Student Learning Outcomes (cont.)


ACPA Presidents Sustainability Taskforce, 2006

5. 6.

7.

Each student will learn change agent skills. Each student will learn how to apply concepts of sustainability to their campus and community by engaging in the challenges and solutions of sustainability on their campus. Each student will learn how to apply concepts of sustainability globally by engaging in the challenges and the solutions of sustainability in a world context.

These outcomes match international declarations and other countries learning outcomes Svanstrm,
Lozano-G, Rowe (2008) Learning outcomes for sustainable development in higher education, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education; Volume: 9 Issue: 3; 2008

Essential instructional approach real world problem solving for sustainability Opportunity!

1. All of us engaged as effective change agents* to create a sustainable future include as professional/personal development focus

1. Campus/school as a living lab and open to the public use the media
1. Catalyze movement from apathy/fearful/obedient caring, effective involvement (healthy selfconcepts & emotional/interpersonal intelligence)

2. Sustainability literacy and engagement for all students a 21st century core competency in all jobs * Change agent skills list http://www2.aashe.org/heasc/resources.php#ACPA

Shopping for sustainability in their college choices Creating initiatives on campus and in the community Involved in policy, nationally and locally Changing curricula Reducing waste and pollution and supporting family wage jobs Changing faculty, staff, community leaders and the media and more!

Students are powerful! Empower them!

We Offer Professional Development

Opportunity Faculty Development that creates interdisciplinary collaborations. You have five minutes: Faculty - Take a big idea you have to teach in your course and a big sustainability idea. Create a learning activity that includes both. Everyone else - Take your job activities and/or your daily activities and think about how you can make them more sustainability oriented in your behaviors, the normal practices or the policies in the institution. Describe the actions you can choose to help build a culture of sustainability. Now share in the large group! Thanks to Jean MacGregor at Evergreen for this idea.

The American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment


Climate Leadership in Higher Education Over 650 presidents in all 50 states

Resources from the ACUPCC to make us literate about our challenges and engaged in solutions
Education for Climate Neutrality and Sustainability very good - Opportunity!! Energy Performance Contracting Toolkit ACUPCC Voluntary Carbon Offset Protocol ACUPCC Climate Action Planning Wiki ACUPCC Reporting Tool ACUPCC Implementation Guide ACUPCC GHG Inventory Brief ACUPCC Webinar Series ACUPCC Solutions Page (includes links to further resources)

Two more Key Sites about activities


1. U.S. - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education www.aashe.org Sign up for the free bulletin and search the extensive resources and share what you are doing 2. American Association of Community Colleges and its members colleges a leader in greening the curricula and the community visit their Sustainability

Education and Economic Development Resource Center at www.TheSeedCenter.org now have a Community of Action around Policy for students, staff, presidents, the public - Opportunity

So many examples at so many colleges!


Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education AASHE (AY-shee)

www.aashe.org Opportunities: Sign up for the free bulletin Search the extensive resources and the digest Use STARS Sustainability Tracking and Rating System

K-12 & Teacher Education Sector 2011 Priorities

K-12 educational trends links for your site


Sustainability Standards national, from www.uspartnership.org under K-12 and integrated into global ed CCSSO standards Environmental literacy curricular plans in 40 states K-12 National Associations Network for Sustainability, including NSTA, NCSS, ACTE, AASA (teachers of science, social studies, technical ed, superintendents)

Key Actions:
1. Colleges and schools are the neutral high credibility source for the public working with your government offices, non-profits and businesses, motivate the public to take action.

2. Convene sustainability partnerships, community forums, community education, etc. to catalyze entrepreneurship, and organizational and government policies that will build a sustainable economy! Include pathways out of poverty, discussions on quality of life and happiness research
Economics as if people mattered!!!!

Help to create systemic change!


Thousands of schools and colleges are:
1. Teaching green specific courses, certificates and degrees: renewable energies, energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, green in transportation, water, manufacturing, etc. and into all technical programs 2. Teaching sustainability specific courses in hundreds of schools, colleges and universities and integrating sustainability into thousands of existing courses, 3. Integrating sustainability into educational core for students in all degrees 4. Educating and catalyzing the employers and the public to be more sustainable

The Power of What You Do


We can choose a sustainable future. Take bigger steps.

Congratulations for all you have done.


Congratulations for all you will do in the future.
Let your enthusiasm show! For more information, contact Debra Rowe at dgrowe@oaklandcc.edu

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