Curriculum Workshop at St. Olaf College - June 13-14
UMACS is partnering with St. Olaf College to offer a workshop on Sustainability across the Curriculum June 13-14. Modeled on the faculty leadership workshops of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the gathering at St. Olaf will provide chances for individual faculty to re-think courses to see where the big ideas of their disciplines might intersect profitably with the big ideas of sustainability. It will also provide suggestions for ways that faculty might be more involved in the sustainability initiatives on their diverse campuses, and for ways they could organize faculty workshops at home.
Sustainability Across the Curriculum Workshop at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Reserve
Welcome
The Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) is a non-profit organization focusing on sustainability in higher education institutions throughout the region. UMACS serves as a networking tool, information resource, and conference organizer for faculty, staff, campus administrators, students, and others seeking to place their campuses on a more sustainable footing. UMACS strives to serve as a vital link between campuses in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. We hope you find the information on this website to be useful as we work together to make colleges and universities leaders in creating a more sustainable society. If you have a question about UMACS, send an e-mail via our contact page.
Nominations for UMACS Steering Committee
The Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability is currently seeking nominations for its steering committee. Click on "go to form" below for more information. The committee is composed of eight individuals from colleges and universities across the upper Midwest as well as a representative from NWF Campus Ecology. We seek regional representation as well as diversity in institution size and type. The committee is comprised of a mix of faculty and staff working on campus sustainability. Self nominations from interested individuals are strongly encouraged. Deadline for nominations is June 1. Committee members serve two year terms with most of the work being done in monthly conference calls. The primary work of UMACS is encouraging collaboration and sharing of resources and strategies between schools in the region. UMACS organizes a biennial conference as well as hosting and co-sponsoring workshops and conferences at various sites throughout the upper Midwest. We also maintain a website of campus sustainability resources and strive to encourage electronic sharing of resources. Interested individuals should nominate themselves or others by filling out the form below. If you have questions about the UMACS Steering Committee or would like more information, please contact Troy Goodnough, Jon Jensen, Juliana Goodlaw-Morris.