Name
Building Campus Engagement in Local and Regional Climate Solutions
Date & Time
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Description
This workshop will provide an overview of several key resources and programs that college campuses can host and run to advance climate solutions research, action, and implementation. During this session participants will learn about 1) valuable climate solutions education resources that they can incorporate into their learning/classroom, 2) a program model for helping students engage with climate solutions research and how this model is be connected to building regional climate resilience, and 3) how to engage campus staff and students in community-oriented climate action. 
Elizabeth Bagley, PhD, Director of Drawdown Learn, Project Drawdown, Rachel Brennan, PhD and Cindy Reed, PhD, Co-Directors, Drawdown Scholars Program, Pennsylvania State University, Debra Rowe, PhD., President U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, and Peter Friedland, MSW, Worcester State University CES Fellow and Campus Project Manager.