Join us for these upcoming programs and events! 
UMACS events are small and interactive so that you can build connections with others throughout the Upper Midwest and develop strategies for applying tips shared during the event.  Stay up to date on UMACS programming by signing up for our newsletter.
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​Please send ideas for future programming!​

UMACS Energy Roundtable

​Join this virtual roundtable for discussion about energy projects on your campus: past, present, or future! Sharing your campus' experience with solar, wind, geothermal, etc. projects can help empower other campuses to be powered more sustainably and avoid energy project pitfalls. Register for each of these events:

Thursday, November 16, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST
Topic: Electric vehicles and EV Charging Infrastructure
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Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST
Topic: Inflation Reduction Act Talking Points-What do you need to tell your Campus Leadership?​​
Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT
Topic to be determined, please feel free to suggest ideas!
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UMACS "Connected Leadership" Course
January 15 - March 11, 2024  -  Reach out by November 15, 2023

Interested in pursuing a shared experience in leadership development with other UMACS professionals?  Alan Turnquist (Michigan Tech) invites you to join a small group in taking Connected Leadership, a free online course from Coursera. 
  • The course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. The instructor is Peter Boyd, an instructor at Yale and a leader in global climate change management. The course can be done at your own pace and takes ~28 hours to complete.
  • The pace of learning will advance at 2-3 hours per week, and a group will meet virtually every 2-3 weeks to discuss and reflect on each of the 4 main modules. The entire course would be complete in ~10 weeks, starting with the first meeting on January 15 and the final on March 11. 
Interested? Please email Alan (ideally by November 15 to help with scheduling).

En-ROADS Climate Simulation
Tuesday, November 28 11:00-12:30 CST

Fred Rose from the (University of Minnesota) will introduce this free online simulator that allows participants to test and explore cross-sector climate solutions. This interactive workshop will help you to think about which solutions would have the most impact on your own campus and in your community and prepare you to lead the simulation with others. Please invite others to participate in this free, interactive event!

Sustaining Ourselves Retreat
February 1st and 2nd, 2024

This beloved UMACS winter tradition, hosted by St. John’s University
and the College of St. Benedict, is back!
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Are you a Sustainability staff or faculty member?
Please plan to join your colleagues for time to reflect and connect.
​Planning to attend?  Please volunteer to help plan the retreat (2-3 hour time commitment)!