ACPA Institute on Sustainability
Hilles Center, Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
June 11-13, 2009

Co-sponsors: Bon Appétit, NextGen & StudentVoice

Register Online | Download Registration Form | Download Program Booklet

Conference Overview

The second annual ACPA Institute on Sustainability will again bring together students, staff and faculty from colleges and universities across the country who are committed to sustainability. Now, more than ever, it is essential to implement sustainable practices that save money and reduce a campus’ carbon footprint. This Institute will provide participants with the tools necessary to help each campus become more sustainable.

The goal of the institute is to provide individuals and institution teams with a plethora of knowledge about sustainability so that they can return to their campuses prepared to contribute to the development of sustainable policies and practices and the education of campus community members.  Participants will have the opportunity to hear from some of the leading sustainability scholars and practitioners; explore promising practices from campuses across the country; and develop a framework and actionable goals that can be taken back to campus and integrated into the core of the institution.

The ACPA Institute on Sustainability will seek to create education and awareness for sustainability's triple bottom line and sessions will include the following:

Renewable Energies Technologies & Funding
Creating Regional Consortiums
Green Building and Renovation
Integrating Sustainability into the Fabric of Campus
Assessing Student Learning
Sustainability and Student Activism

 

Why Send a Team?

Last year, some of the best feedback received from participants was from those who attended as members of an institutional team.  While individual attendance is perfectly fine, if you can bring a team of students, faculty and administrators, we encourage it!  Students may register at a significantly discounted rate without being ACPA members.  Here are what one 2008 student participant who came as a part of a team said about last year’s Institute:

“The Sustainability Institute was really enjoyable.  I now think about sustainability whether hearing about a new building project, being a part of a search committee, or just thinking of how to connect various groups on campus. The social, economic, and environmental issues that make up sustainability on their own are so complicated that there of course is always much to learn and synthesize. Going as a team allowed us to reflect upon our shared experience and develop relationships from going to the conference together. We also were able to make some plans went beyond our individual departments.”  -Martin Mudry, Macalester College Student.

 

Call for Programs - Showcase Schools

Would you like to showcase what your institution, organization or company is doing in the area of sustainability? Submit a showcase proposal. Click here for details. Proposals are due May 1, 2009.

Hotel

Hotel reservations may be made with the Hyatt Regency Cambridge located at 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts. For online reservations visit http://cambridge.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels and enter G-FAMC in the special code box. Room rates are $199.00 a night (single or double occupancy).  For phone reservations, call the hotel directly at 1.617.492.1234.  Reservations must be made by May 5, 2009 to ensure that you receive the Institute’s rate.

Meals

Covered in your institute registration is a continental breakfast each morning, breaks in the morning and afternoon on Thursday and Friday, a break in the morning on Saturday and dinner on Thursday night.  Dinner on Friday night is “on your own”. 

Schedule

Speakers

Simran Sethi

Tom Kelly

Shanah Trevenna

Invited Sessions

“The Boston Collective:  Harvard, MIT and Tufts Share Their Sustainability Efforts”—Panel Discussion
“Green in the Desert: If We Can Do It Here…”—Kevin S. Konecny, Qatar Foundation
“Lowering Your Campus Carbon Footprint: The Potential of Renewable Energies”—NextGen
“The Ithaca College Initiatives”
“Assessing Sustainability on Your Campus”—StudentVoice
Shanah Trevenna, Graduate Student & Activist, University of Hawaii
Lyndsay Agans, Ph.D. & Jeanne Steffes, Ph.D., ACPA HEASC Sustainability Fellows
Keith E. Edwards, Ph.D., Director of Campus Life, Macalester College

Registration Information

Register Online | Download the registration form: Word [54KB] PDF [84KB]

You may register at the member rate if you have a membership in one of the following associations:  NACA, AASHE, NIRSA, HESC, & SCUP

Payment and Cancellation Policy

Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by June 4, 2009, less a $50 processing fee. After May 10, there are no refunds. ACPA reserves the right to charge a service fee of $20 for returned checks. A processing fee of $20 per registration will be charged for credit cards declined or to change payment methods after the initial payment is processed. Registrations are non-transferable. The conference may be cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges accessed by airlines and/or travel agencies.

Resources

Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau

ACPA 2010 Boston Convention

Task Force on Sustainability

Questions?

Contact Dr. Keith Edwards at kedward2@macalester.edu

Co-Sponsors

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