2009 UC, CSU, CCC Student Convergence

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
9:00am-1:00pm

Session 1

9:30am-10:15am

Live Sustainably
HSSB 1224

The “Live Sustainably” speech is intended to be motivational and to get people excited about how we as individuals conduct our lives as green citizens. The presentation will provide the audience with a feeling that the future lies within each of us, eliciting ways in which we can all make conscientious "green" decisions. The talk will educate on how to inspire individuals to make changes in their own lives, and those that surround them.

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Collaborating with Regional Transportation Agencies
HSSB 1228

In an effort to maintain the accessibility of California Community College's, many campuses are collaborating with regional transportation agencies. The mutually beneficial relationships increase ridership, improve service to campuses and save students money. There are, however, many obstacles to initiating and implementing such programs. Learn about the efforts to implement such a program between the Peralta Colleges and AC Transit, as well as other similar programs statewide.

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Greeks Going Green
HSSB 1232

This session will focus on the efforts being made at San Diego State University to Green their Greek system. The presenters will discuss their focus on education and the tools they use to raise awareness on sustainability practices and environmental conservation and stewardship among sororities and fraternities. They will also discuss their future goals, including energy conservation competitions between residential sorority chapter houses and energy audits of residential chapter houses.

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Sustainability Job Search
McCune Conference Room

Leveraging the hiring best practices from the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program, this session will feature the various aspects integral to a successful sustainability job search. Green Campus staff and interns will discuss lessons learned from recruiting interns for the program, and also how best to seek and find the green job or internship of your dreams. Topics covered will include: how best to represent your sustainability experience; search tools and resources to check out; and also tips from the other side of the interview table.

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Break

10:15am-10:30am

HSSB Courtyard

Session 2

10:30am-11:15am

Advancing Sustainability through Collaborative Media Initiatives
HSSB 1224

Campus-wide sustainability campaigns are most effective when students, faculty, and administrators are stakeholders in the entire process. Through interactive media, specifically video and websites that are developed and promoted by all constituents, initiatives can reach a targeted audience with greater success. These collaborations benefit from greater manpower and resources that can lead to stronger connections with the campus community that would otherwise be difficult to obtain.

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How to Bring a Green Fee to Your School
HSSB 1228

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is a student fee initiative that raises student fees to fund sustainability projects on campus. Implementing a TGIF initiative at your school can be a difficult process if you don't know the correct procedure to follow. This session will detail the steps to a successfully initiate TGIF.

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Education for Sustainable Living Program
HSSB 1232

The Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP) is a student-initiated course offered at six University of California institutions. At the statewide level, ESLP has been an active student-run organization and student-facilitated course for six years. Students gain experience with hands-on projects that result in a more sustainable campus and community. Student organizers spread awareness of ESLP and collaborate on curriculum ideas to enhance the quality of the course. Learn about these and other benefits of these programs.

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Real Food Challenge: Are You Up For It?
McCune Conference Room

We stand at a critical moment in the food system movement on college and university campuses. The different facets of this movement have been building momentum in recent years, approaching a critical mass capable of generating great change. Guided by an innovative cross section of students, youth, NGOs, higher education land-based learning staff, and national leaders, the Real Food Challenge invites all campus stakeholders to the table. This session will provide a space to dialogue across issues, explore ways to reach our collective goals, and share strategies to make our collective efforts a monumental success.

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Session 3

12:00pm-12:45pm

From Waste Audit to Campus Policy
HSSB 1228

Find out how to turn your ideas for sustainable practices on campuses into official policy. Members of UC Santa Barbara’s Ellison Hall Sustainability Committee will talk about how students can take an idea from the brainstorming age to convincing campus administration to take action through showing quantifiable data and clear results. This practical, hands-on workshop will teach students how to conduct a waste audit, how to put together and distribute a survey, how to analyze the findings, and how to translate the findings into effective results.

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Students Taking on Big Projects: A Guide to Overcoming Inefficiency
McCune Conference Room

With Stanford's outdoor lighting project as an example, the presentation is a step-by-step guide for new interns or people interested in starting new projects. It uses the way the outdoor lighting project has been conducted by the interns at Stanford (e.g. all the liaison work, emailing relevant sustainability people in various departments, meeting face-to-face with these people, and composing proposals and surveys) to demonstrate the basic format for taking on new large projects. The basic theme: all you need is a plan and persistence!

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