Pre-Conference Workshops

The day before the conference begins, June 23rd, 2013, we will be hosting a series of in depth half and full day workshops. These will give registrants an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from other institutions and explore focused topics in more detail.

Workshops will include:

LEED GA Preparatory Workshop

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
8:00am-5:00pm
Bren 1414

$25.00 for students;
$45.00 for non-students

This workshop will cover the core concepts of the US Green Building Council's LEED green building rating system, including:

  • Overview and applicability of each LEED rating system;
  • Credit categories, point requirements and strategies;
  • Administrative structure and approach to LEED certification, and;
  • Examples from a handful of exceptional LEED certified building projects at UC Santa Barbara.

Participation in this full-day workshop fulfills the minimum eligibility requirement for taking the LEED Green Associate (GA) exam.

California Collegiate Recycling Council (CCRC)'s Zero Waste Workshop

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
9:00am-3:00pm
ESB 1001

$50.00 Registration Fee

Organized by the California Collegiate Recycling Council (CCRC), this workshop will showcase Zero Waste practices from different entities and provide an opportunity for interaction among individuals with different backgrounds, knowledge and experience in practices and topics relating to Zero Waste. Come join us to hear presentations given by individuals who are highly involved in waste reduction and Zero Waste.

Strategies for Communicating Sustainability: An Introduction

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
10:00am-4:30pm
Bren 4016

$65.00 for non-students
$35.00 for students

During this daylong interactive workshop, participants will be introduced to the basic concepts of strategic communications, with a focus on traditional and leading edge communications strategies and tactics most useful for promoting the sustainability initiatives they are currently working on. Together we'll explore ways sustainability work can be enhanced by greater communications successes, and each participant will begin a process of developing a communications plan. By identifying goals, objectives, target audiences and constituencies, participants will then be able to consider what kinds of frames, messages, messengers and communications channels will be most effective to reach their audiences and achieve their goals. The cohort will work individually, as well as collaboratively in large and small groups to explore this process and begin to build a customized plan to take back into their work. Participants will be asked to complete a short intake survey in advance of the session for planning purposes.

From Field to Fork: Sustainable Food Systems in Higher Education

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
11:30am-3:30pm
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER)

$15.00 for non-students
$5.00 for students

Join us for the 6th annual Field to Fork Pre-Conference at this year's California Higher Education Sustainability Conference. This year Real Food Challenge is partnering up with campus student leaders and the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems! While this event will be primarily student focused, all stakeholders in the campus food system are encouraged to attend. At this pre-conference, we hope to establish real connections between students organizing for sustainable food on campuses from all across our state. We hope to propel each campus forward through providing a space where students and campus stakeholders can share challenges and successes in food procurement practices, discuss "real" food definitions and ways of measuring them, as well as reflect on successful food system working group models. As an outcome of this pre-conference workshop, students walk away with clear tools, resources, and a vision of strategies that can be implemented on their campus in tandem with dining and other engaged stakeholders. Participants should bring: Notepad, writing utensil, lunch, open minds.

PowerSave Green Campus Program (PSGCP) End of the Year Meeting
By Invitation Only

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
11:30am-5:00pm
McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB

Free to campuses who host the PSGCP and invitees of PSGCP.

This is the end of the year gathering of the campus chapters of the PowerSave Green Campus Program and the stakeholders who support the PowerSave Green Campus Program Interns. Please contact Ellie Kim if you want more information: ekim at ase.org