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Higher Education and Actions for

a Sustainable Future:

U.S. Trends, Resources andOpportunities

Debra Rowe, Ph.D

PresidentU.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

ProfessorSustainable Energy Technologies and Behavioral Sciences

Oakland Community College

http://www.uspartnership.org/

http://www.oaklandcc.edu/EST

http://www.oaklandcc.edu/EST




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 all — economically, socially, and environmentally —

now and for future generations.



Strong

Economy

Social

Well-beingFlourishing

Environment

Sustainable

Society

Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability



Education for aSustainable 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.”



Applied

Knowledge/ Technological

Skills

Private Choices and

Behaviors-Habits

Public Choices and

Behaviors-Laws

Sustainable Communities

Sustainable Economies

EcosystemEcosystem

EcosystemEcosystem



U.S. Partnership for Education forSustainable Development:



•Convening mainstream national leaders

•Catalyse their national initiatives in sustainability

•Communicate their efforts

•Build collaborative partnerships•Work with governmental agencies

What we do:



Vision: Sustainable development integrated into education and

learning in the United States

• Non‐ partisan, multi‐sector partnership of over 360 registered

organizations

• The Partnership’s current Sector Teams are:

– Communities

– Business

– Faith Based Organizations

– Higher Education

– K-12 and Teacher Education

– Youth



Higher education is taking a leadershiprole to prepare students and provide theinformation, skills and knowledge to

achieve a sustainable society.

What does it look like?

(The following slide can also be aguideline for who is on your

sustainability committee.)



For higher education,sustainability and green is being integrated

into:

CurriculaResearch

Operations

CommunityOutreach andPartnerships

Student Life ProfessionalDevelopment

Mission andPlanning Purchasing

public awarenesslegislation

Thanks to Wynn Calder for this diagram



KEY THRUST – KEY OUTCOME

21st century learning outcomes requiresustainability perspectives and skills

Students, staff and community membersknow 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 doesn’t know that we areexceeding the carrying capacity of the planet.(www.myfootprint.org)

2. Public doesn’t know we can reduce humansuffering and environmental degradation nowwhile building stronger economies

3. Core pedagogy. Education to action is the key.Catalyzing sustainable communities asacademic assignments.

http://www.myfootprint.org/

http://www.myfootprint.org/



life supporting

resources

declining

consumption oflife supporting

resources

rising

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

solutions



Committed to the advancement of sustainability throughout higher education



AACC American Association of Community Colleges AASCU American Association of State Colleges & Universities

AASHE Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

ACCED-I Association of Collegiate Conference & Events Directors - International

ACE American Council on Education

ACPA College Student Educators International ACUHO-I Association of College & University Housing Officers International

AGB Association of Governing Boards of Universities & Colleges

APPA Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers

CCCU Council of Christian Colleges & Universities

NACA National Association for Campus Activities

NACUBO National Association of College & University Business Officers

NAEP National Association of Educational Procurement

NAICU National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities

NIRSA National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association

SCUP Society for College & University Planning

Hi h Ed ti A i ti S t i bilit



Higher Education Associations SustainabilityConsortium www.aashe.org/heasc Professional

Associations for:

1. Presidents

2. Academic Officers

3. Student Affairs

4. Trustees5. Campus Activities

6. Facilities

7. Business Officers

8. Planners9. Events Directors

10. Recreation Directors

11. Purchasers

12. More….. All Working on Sustainability

http://www.aashe.org/heasc

http://www.aashe.org/heasc



• HEASC Resource Center - Socially, economically and

environmentally responsible procurement, operations, planning, leadership, learning outcomes and more!!

Resources

http://www2.aashe.org/heasc/resources.php




DANS – the Disciplinary AssociationsNetwork for Sustainability

www.aashe.org/dans -

click on ResourcesIncluding sustainability in many

disciplines and degrees

http://www.aashe.org/dans




DANS – the Disciplinary Associations Network forSustainability – Participating Associations

• AmericanPsychologicalAssociation

• Sociology

• Religion• Philosophy• Math• Broadcasting

• Architecture• Engineering (civil,

mechanical, eng. ed.)• Business

• Ecological Economics• Chemistry• Biology

• American Associationfor the Advancement ofScience

• Computer Research• Humanities

• STEM disciplines• Political Science• Anthropology• More…



Academic Disciplines andU. S. Partnership created DANS

Infusing sustainability into:

1. Curricula, including textbooks

2. Promotion and tenure and accreditation3. Informing legislation and policy

4. Informing the public

5. Professional identity as an academic6. Grant received from U.S. Dept of Ed

Click on “Resources” at www.aashe.org/dans -scroll down the page!!!

S d L i O





Student Learning Outcomes ACPA President’s Sustainability Taskforce, 2006 –

College Student Educators International

1. Each student will be able to define sustainability.

2. Each student will be able to explain how sustainability

relates to their lives and their values, and how their

actions impact issues of sustainability.3. Each student will be able to utilize their knowledge of

sustainability to change their daily habits and consumer

mentality.

4. Each student will be able to explain how systems areinterrelated.

Student Learning Outcomes



Student Learning Outcomes

(cont.) ACPA President’s Sustainability Taskforce, 2006

5. Each student will learn change agent skills.

6. 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.

7. Each student will learn how to apply concepts of

sustainability globally by engaging in the challenges andthe solutions of sustainability in a world context.

These outcomes match international declarations

and other countries’ learning outcomes … Svanström,

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

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Essential instructional approach – real world problem solving for sustainability

Opportunity!

1. All of us engaged as effective change agents* to createa sustainable future –include as professional/personaldevelopment focus

1. Campus/school as a living lab and open to the public – use the media

1. Catalyze movement from apathy/fearful/obedientcaring, effective involvement (healthy self-

concepts & 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





Students are powerful!Empower them!

• Shopping for sustainability in their collegechoices

• Creating initiatives on campus and in the

community• Involved in policy, nationally and locally

• Changing curricula

• Reducing waste and pollution andsupporting family wage jobs

• Changing faculty, staff, community leaders

and the media and more!

W Off P f i l



We Offer ProfessionalDevelopment

Opportunity – Faculty Development that createsinterdisciplinary collaborations. You have five minutes:

• Faculty - Take a big idea you have to teach in yourcourse and a big sustainability idea. Create a learning

activity that includes both.

• Everyone else - Take your job activities and/or your dailyactivities and think about how you can make them moresustainability oriented in your behaviors, the normal

practices or the policies in the institution. Describe theactions you can choose to help build a culture ofsustainability.

• 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 EducationOver 650 presidents in all 50 states

R f th ACUPCC t k lit t

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/






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 furtherresources)

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/documents/EducationforClimateNeutralitySustainability_2009.05.07_finalWEB.pdf

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/solutions_ccitoolkit.php

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/documents/ACUPCCVoluntaryCarbonOffsetProtocol_Nov08.pdf

http://www.aashe.org/wiki/climate-planning-guide

http://acupcc.aashe.org/

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/pdf/ACUPCC_IG_Final.pdf

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/documents/ACUPCCGHGInv_Br_vFinal.pdf

http://presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/webinars.htm

http://presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/solutions.php

http://presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/solutions.php

http://presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/webinars.htm

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/documents/ACUPCCGHGInv_Br_vFinal.pdf

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/pdf/ACUPCC_IG_Final.pdf

http://acupcc.aashe.org/

http://www.aashe.org/wiki/climate-planning-guide

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/documents/ACUPCCVoluntaryCarbonOffsetProtocol_Nov08.pdf

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/solutions_ccitoolkit.php

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/documents/EducationforClimateNeutralitySustainability_2009.05.07_finalWEB.pdf



Two more Key Sites about activities

1. U.S. - Association for the Advancement ofSustainability in Higher Education – www.aashe.org Sign up for the free bulletin and search the extensiveresources and share what you are doing

2. American Association of Community Colleges and itsmembers colleges – a leader in greening the curricula

and the community – visit their SustainabilityEducation and Economic Development

Resource Center at www.TheSeedCenter.org – now have a Community of Action aroundPolicy for students, staff, presidents, thepublic - Opportunity

S l

http://www.aashe.org/

http://www.theseedcenter.org/

http://www.theseedcenter.org/




So many examples at so manycolleges!

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 d ti l t d



K-12 educational trends – links for your site

• Sustainability Standards – national, fromwww.uspartnership.org under K-12 andintegrated into global ed CCSSO standards

• Environmental literacy curricular plans in 40states

• 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 thepublic – working with your government offices, non-profits andbusinesses, motivate the public to take action.

2. Convene sustainability partnerships, community forums, communityeducation, etc. to catalyze entrepreneurship, and organizational andgovernment policies that will build a sustainable economy! Includepathways out of poverty, discussions on quality of life and happinessresearch

Economics as if people mattered!!!!



Help to create systemic change!Thousands of schools and colleges are:

1. Teaching green specific courses, certificates anddegrees: renewable energies, energy efficiency,sustainable agriculture, green in transportation,water, manufacturing, etc. and into all technical

programs2. Teaching sustainability specific courses in

hundreds of schools, colleges and universities andintegrating 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 youhave done.

Congratulations for all you will do in thefuture.

Let your enthusiasm show!

For more information,contact Debra Rowe at [email protected]

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