This Way To Sustainability (Presentation Slides)

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Keynote: Dr. Debra Rowe, President of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

     Debra has been professor of energy management and renewable energy at Oakland Community College.  Dr. Rowe is the President of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development. She helps higher education associations and institutions integrate sustainability into mission, curricula, research, student life, purchasing and investments, facilities and operations, and community partnerships.
8:30 a.m.     Debra Rowe Presentation slide download / Video

Education, Business and Community Actions for a Sustainable Future - Next Steps

This workshop will focus on how core pedagogy of sustainability education can be used to improve the quality of learning and assist government, businesses, NGOs and the campus in their sustainability efforts. Workshop participants will discuss strategies and successful precedents from evolving trends in sustainability education that connect the learners with real world sustainability challenges and solution building to benefit all.
10:00 a.m.     Debra Rowe Presentation slide download

Clean Energy Workforce Development 

This panel will share best practices and results of design, development and implementation of Clean Energy Workforce Training including Solar PV Design & Installation, Solar Thermal, Water Conservation, Green Building, Energy Efficiencies, Team Building and Communication. Key learning including pre-training development for optimal NABCEP and HERS certification and testing results.
10:00 a.m.     Annie Rafferty, Jon Stallman, Butte College, David Villarino, FIELD, and Brian Boyer, Northern Rural Training & Employment Consortium (NoRTEC)  Presentation slide download