What will higher education look like in 2020? How well-positioned are colleges and universities to adapt changing economic, social, and environmental conditions? How might these changes affect our institutions' ability to prepare students to contribute to meaningful change as citizens and community members.
The theme of this year's conference, "Sustainability and Emerging Futures in Higher Education," will explore the driving forces that could affect the nature of higher education and the readiness of sustainability programs to adapt to significant changes. Conference activities includes a college president's panel, presentations, and lively group dialogues that will explore possible sceanrios of the future as they apply to four conference tracks: Energy, Buildings & Transportation; Culture & Food; Leadership, Service & Community Connections; and Planning & Communications.
The Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC) was established in October 2004 to advance education and action for sustainable development on university campuses in the northeast and maritime region. Organized around the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, the NECSC members have committed to an annual meeting that advances campus sustainability by providing close networking opportunities, professional development, and access to the areas vibrant and growing college and university sustainability practitioner community. The NECSC represents more than forty institutions of higher education from the northeast United States and Eastern Canadian Provinces.
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