2015 CCCAP Winter Conference Program
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This document outlines the program for the 2015 CCCAP Winter Conference focused on sustainable bridges to collaboration and partnerships. The conference will take place over two days and include sessions on CCAP strategic initiatives and goals, environmental education and research priorities, institutional self-assessment, overcoming obstacles to sustainability initiatives, and developing partnerships and resource sharing. Keynote speakers will discuss topics like time banking and the food-energy-agriculture nexus. Workshops aim to help member institutions identify challenges, best practices, and strategies for collaboration and leveraging resources. The program concludes with planning next steps for CCAP and the 2016 NCSE conference.
2015 CCCAP Winter Conference Program
- 1. 1101 17th Street, NW • Suite 250 • Washington, DC 20036 • TEL: 202-530-5810 • EMAIL: ccap@ncseonline.org • ncseonline.org/ccap CCAP is a program of the National Council for Science and the Environment 2015 CCCAP Winter Conference Program* SUSTAINABLE BRIDGES TO COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS Day 1: Thursday, January 29, 2015 Time Event Led By / Coordinator(s) Noon – 1:30 PM CCAP Executive Committee Meeting, Lunch. Christopher Dyer Break (15 minutes) 1:45 – 2:30 PM Welcome and Introductions Overview of CCAP Strategic Initiatives, Goals and Mission Results from the 2014 Summer Meeting Goal: To come to a consensus on the guiding documents for CCAP, and vote on final versions of these documents after receiving input from attendees. The group can work off of existing documents that Sudeep Vyapari will send out before the conference. These finalized documents will be a strong marketing tool for CCAP moving forward. Christopher Dyer/ Stephen Summers 2:30 – 3:30 PM (Joint CEDD and CCAP Session) Discussion of priorities for environmental education and research David Blockstein Break (15 minutes) 3:45 – 4:15 PM NCSE’s Center for Environmental Education Research Report Shirley Vincent 4:15 – 5:30 PM Workshop A: Institutional Self-Assessment Goal: To develop program summaries for each of the community colleges. Attendees will perform a self- assessment and share how their campuses fit in the CCAP framework. Natoshia Anderson / Bob Rak 5:30 – 7:00 PM Networking Reception CEDD and CCAP Hosted by NCSE *Updates to the program will be shared as and when they are made available
- 2. 1101 17th Street, NW • Suite 250 • Washington, DC 20036 • TEL: 202-530-5810 • EMAIL: ccap@ncseonline.org • ncseonline.org/ccap CCAP is a program of the National Council for Science and the Environment 2015 CCCAP Winter Conference Program* Day 2: Friday, January 30, 2015 Time Event Led By / Coordinator(s) 7:15 – 8:00 AM Breakfast Hosted by NCSE 8:00 – 9:00 AM Keynote 1: Title TBD (Time Banking) Edgar Cahn, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of the District of Columbia Break (15 minutes) 9:15 – 10:00 AM “EnvironMentors: Science Mentoring Program Bridging High Schools and College Campuses” Jessica Soule, National Director of EnvironMentors, NCSE Break (15 minutes) 10:15 – 11:30 AM Workshop B: Bridges to Collaboration: Overcoming Obstacles Goals: 1. Attendees will identify the biggest challenges their Colleges have faced in implementing environmental and sustainability initiatives. 2. Best practices will be shared (e.g. who was involved, length of time, leverage of institutional assets to gain momentum, and advice to others) 3. Begin assembling into a helpful guide for member institutions. Allessandra Cairo/ Christine Williams Break (15 minutes) 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Lunch – Keynote “Just Sustainabilities: reimagining e/quality, living within limits” Dr. Julian Agyeman Professor, Tufts University Break (15 minutes) 1:00 – 2:00 PM Workshop C: Bridges to Partnerships: Resource Development Goal: To continue the progress of Workshop B. The group will identify partnership strategies that can lead to the development and sharing of curricular, programmatic, and financial resources. Bob Franco 2:00 – 2:30 PM Next Steps and Conclusion Goals: 1. Vision going forward 2. Ideas for 2015 Summer CCAP Meeting 3. Brainstorming for topics to be included in the 2016 NCSE’s National Conference and Global Forum on “Food-Energy- Agriculture” Nexus Christopher Dyer