Greener Campus Webinar Series

Campus Ecology's Greener Campus Conference Series gives NWF Campus Ecology members and partners the opportunity to hear from leading practitioners in the field on conservation and sustainability topics and to provide a forum for questions and discussion.

Each conference features three to four speakers and provides a question and answer session to encourage discussion among the participants and speakers.

Check out Greener Campus webinar ARCHIVES below under "Past Conferences."

2011-2012 WEBINAR SCHEDULE:  

February 28: Green Jobs, Safe Jobs: Including occupational safety and health into environmental sustainability (in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

March 22 (tentative): Building a LEED Certified Building, From Start to Finish (in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council)

Date TBD: EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Managers Energy Management Tool for Campuses (in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Registration will open in January 2012

* All webinars begin at 2:00pm Eastern and end at 3:00pm or 3:30pm. 

A dial-in number and URL will be sent to each participant two days before the webinar. If you are unable to participate online a copy of the presentation will be sent to you via email upon request. Webinars are a free resource for Campus Ecology members and partners. Please contact campus@nwf.org with any questions or to suggest webinar topics.

 

Past Conferences

Download the .wav file and presentation slides from recent conferences below. As the audio files are rather large, you may wish to download them to your local system and open them from there for best results. 

Sustainability in the Curriculum

November 17, 2011

Watch Sustainability in the Curriculum

Green Credentials

October 20, 2011

Watch Green Credentials
Other materials: PowerPoint presentation (includes additional slides) and Transcript 

Student Perspectives

September 22, 2011

Watch Student Perspectives 

Green Campuses & Hands-on Training

April 27, 2011

Watch Green Campuses & Hands-on Training 

Green Community Partnerships

March 10, 2011

Watch Green Community Partnerships

Geothermal on Campus

February 24, 2011

Watch Geothermal on Campus

Eco-Reps

February 10, 2011

Watch Eco-Reps

Green Entrepreneurship

January 27, 2011

Watch Green Entrepreneurship

Evaluating Campus Sustainability

October 28, 2010

Watch Evaluating Campus Sustainability

Strengthening Green Career Pathways for Lower-Skilled Adults

August 17, 2010

View materials

Climate Policy 101

April 8, 2010

Student Leadership and Careers

March 25, 2010

Tropical Forests: Post-Copenhagen Policy and Perspective

March 11, 2010

Sustainability and Urban Campuses: How are city campuses greening their grounds and operations?

March 4, 2010

Greener Transportation: How are campuses greening their transportation systems and tracking their emissions?

February 23, 2010

Preparing for a Green Workforce: How are community colleges and other campuses preparing their students?

November 19, 2009

Students in Action: On campus sustainability and climate action

November 5, 2009

Climate and Clean Energy Policy in America: An overview of the current bill and opportunities for campuses

October 14, 2009

Forest Justice on Campus: Ensuring forests are a part of our solutions to climate change

October 8, 2009

Summer Green Jobs Training and Funding

April 23, 2009

Onsite Renewable Energy - Geothermal, Wind, Solar & More

March 12, 2009

Habitat Restoration and Protection - How Campuses Can Support Healthy Habitats and Conserve Resources

February 19, 2009

Climate and Global Warming Policy - What Role can Higher Education Play?

February 12, 2009

Purchasing "Green" for Your Campus - Local and Eco-friendly Products and Services

November 20, 2008

A Guide to Climate Action Plans

October 23, 2008

Habitat Restoration – Helping to Conserve Energy and Sequester Carbon

March 13, 2008

Greener Buildings-Beyond Breaking Ground:

February 21, 2008

Engaging Students in Climate Sustainability

November 15,2007

Campus Climate Action Plans

October 11,2007

Creative Financing and Endowments

April 12,2007

Purchasing Green Tags and Renewable Energy Certificates

March 8, 2007

Greener Transportation on Campus

February 15, 2007

Conducting GHG Inventories on Campus and Other Energy Tracking Strategies

December 7, 2006

Greener Purchasing on Campus

November 16, 2006

How to Engage Students and Gain Support from the Administration

October 26, 2006

Habitat Restoration and Protection

April 27, 2006

Renewable Energy

March 30, 2006

Ecological Building Design

February 23, 2006

Waste Reduction

February 8, 2006

Energy Efficiency and Renewables

December 14, 2005

Climate Action

November 17, 2005

Biodiesel

October 20, 2005

 

For more information about NWF Campus Ecology Teleconference Series please email campus@nwf.org.