Decarbonization Imperative and You [DIY]

Overview

As colleges and universities welcome students back, we also bring forward the thousands of voices that urge for sustainability on campuses. Let’s develop a fossil fuel free future together. We have the responsibility as leaders in positions of influence to create actionable change to impact the social ecosystems of the lives of those we serve. By recognizing the power of explicit advocacy and systems of accountability, we commit to promoting just and equitable experiences on all campuses.

Join us as we build momentum around decarbonization by working together with regional champions who have been first adopters. Structured as a one-day symposium, we will begin the day with provocations from subject matter experts. How can we learn from experiences, research and tools to plan for and accelerate resiliency? Thereafter, we will take deeper dives into decarbonization through the lenses of: academic campuses + student life, greening specifications + procurement, operational carbon, and funding + planning. It’s a liminal moment for campus environments and it is imperative that we engage.

Gathering in community as planners, practitioners, and educators, we will discuss aspirational and achievable best practices, including those that prioritize alleviating anxiety, promote health for all living beings, address affordability, consider life cycle analysis and the variety of barriers, primarily financial, which when taken together and solved for, aggregate to environmental justice.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the challenges around decarbonization through the lenses of student wellbeing, campus and academic life, embodied and operational carbon, and funding.
2. Augment your vocabulary and fundamental knowledge around decarbonization to have conversations with clients, peers, supervisors, and colleagues about creating a healthier, more sustainable campus.
3. Identify integrated planning considerations and institutional champions to facilitate decarbonization and improve student life and wellbeing on active higher education campuses at various scales.
4. Establish a personal benchmark for action that is aligned with your professional expertise and sphere of influence within the architecture, construction, engineering, planning disciplines.

In-person CEUs
AIA LU/HSW 5.5 Unit (SCUPPM22)
AICP CM 5.5 Unit

Virtual CEUs
AIA LU/HSW 2.0 Unit (SCUPPMV22)
AICP CM 2.0 Unit

Join us in person for a full day symposium or virtually for the panel presentation and post-hackathon presentations.

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Program

Registration

Event Location

WRNS Studio
2003 Western Ave #500
Seattle, WA 98121

COVID Information
The WRNS building requires all visitors to fill out the following COVID form one week prior to the event. Please complete and send to allison.derrig@scup.org along with a photo of your vaccination card.

Online registration is closed; onsite registration will be available.

In-PersonEarly BirdRegularMember$95$115Non-Member$165$175

Deadlines

*Cancellations must be made in writing and may be submitted by email to your registration team registration@scup.org by 9/9/2022. Refunds are subject to a processing fee – 10% of the total purchase. No-shows are not eligible for a refund, and funds committed by purchase order must be paid in full by the first day of the event. Refunds will be issued within 30 days of received written notification.

Badge sharing, splitting, and reprints are strictly prohibited.

SCUP Photo Policy

Attendance at, or participation in, any workshop or conference organized by the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) constitutes consent to the use and distribution by SCUP of the attendee’s image or voice for informational, publicity, promotional, and/or reporting purposes in print or electronic communications media. Video recording by participants and other attendees during any portion of the workshop or conference is not allowed without special prior written permission of SCUP. Photographs of copyrighted PowerPoint or other slides are for personal use only and are not to be reproduced or distributed. Photographs of any images that are labeled as confidential and/or proprietary is forbidden.

Scholarship

SCUP, a community of forward-thinking college and university planning professionals with a deep affinity for preserving our campus environment for future generations, is offering 3 scholarships for attendance to an educational symposium focused on sustainability, particularly a Fossil Free Future.

We strive to define aspirational and achievable best practices to eliminate barriers that disallow campuses from crafting and/or implementing inspirational and innovative climate action plans or strategies. The event will take place on September 23, 2022, in Seattle, Washington.

Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to participate in this exciting, participatory all-day event that will serve as a springboard to our continuous discussions and efforts in future SCUP events focused on moving the needle toward a sustainable future, enhanced health and wellness for all living beings, and promoting action plan affordability.

Eligibility

To include as many diverse perspectives and to broaden the reach of the offering, SCUP will review applicants and select three (3) community colleges to award scholarships to cover registration fees. 

Applicants must provide the following:
1. Demonstrate financial need and explain desired benefits from attendance (one paragraph)
2. Optional: A brief statement of support by the institution, such as a supervisor (one paragraph)

Application Review

The planning committee will review applications and provide recommendations (ranked based on application criteria). Award recipients may elect whether to (1) receive the award directly or (2) have them paid to their institution, and whether or not to use some of the funds as a waiver of the symposium registration fee.

Application Deadline

Friday, September 2

Notification of Selection

Scholarship applicants will be notified of award status by Friday, September 9. If you have any questions, please contact Allison Derrig at Allison.Derrig@scup.org.

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Travel Information

Symposium Location

WRNS Studio
2003 Western Ave #500
Seattle, WA 98121

Driving Directions

Google map link

Parking

Parking is $25 per day at the garage.