Are you a program director for a Sustainability or Sustainability-Related degree program? Is your five-year curriculum review looming… and maybe that process isnʻt working for you?  We know that sustainability degrees are different: interdisciplinary, community-engaged, career-oriented, justice-focused, and integrating climate literacy and resilience in the rapidly changing field of Sustainability Education.

In AY 2024-2025 only, AASHE will host a cohort of program directors who will work together to evaluate and update their sustainability programs using new program standards collaboratively developed by scores of stakeholders in the sustainability education community. This peer cohort will pilot program learning outcomes integrating the Key Competencies in Sustainability Framework, and the Best Practices that support them. Participants will complete their own program evaluation while working with other directors to further develop dynamic, context-sensitive guidance for the field. This work was developed by the Pathways towards Accreditation initiative and the Sustainability Education Community of Practice at the Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE). 

The Program Directorsʻ Cohort will be facilitated by Krista Hiser, convener of the Sustainability Education Accreditation Commission. Teri Balser and Rod Parnell will co-facilitate. 

Learning Outcomes

Participants will complete a self-evaluation of core program elements, and give/receive peer feedback providing a unique collaborative experience with other program directors. Using the Key Competencies in Sustainability Framework and the Best Practices in Sustainability Program Guidelines, participants will: 

1. Reflect and report on the core practices of their program: curriculum, evaluation, and pedagogy, integrating the Key Competencies in Sustainability Framework. 
2. Reflect and report on support activities including campus operations, community engagement, leadership, student support, and faculty development, in cooperation with peer programs. 
3. Discuss issues of interdisciplinary program organization and support including resourcing, workload, and qualifications.
4. Integrate the Key Competencies in Sustainability Framework across program elements. 

Articulate your program’s unique theme and topic emphases. 

Key Details

This 6 meeting, 6-month course consists of the following asynchronous and synchronous components 

• Initial meeting: one 2 hour orientation meeting is required; offered twice to accommodate different time zones: 
  • Thursday November 7th at 2:45 Eastern (9:45 Hawaii) 
  • Saturday November 9th at Noon Eastern (7am Hawaii) 
  • *if necessary, another group or 1-1 orientation can be provided.
  • A monthly discussion group section on Zoom will be scheduled after registration to meet the needs of the enrolled group.

Registration Fees*

* To check if your organization is a current AASHE member, please search the AASHE Membership Directory.

Discounts are available for group registration. A limited number of scholarships are available to individuals who need financial assistance to participate. Please apply two weeks before the program begins (i.e., 7/25/2024) to be considered for a scholarship for this workshop.

Registration Policies:

• Registration deadline is Thursday, August 8, 12:00 p.m. ET.
• Payment is accepted in the form of Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards.
  If you need to pay by check or ACH, please contact us at least 5 weeks prior to the event start date. Registration using these forms of payment must be received 4 weeks prior to the event start date and full payment must be received by AASHE within 2 weeks of event start date.
• Cancellation Policy: A 20% processing fee applies to any cancellation prior to July 29, 2024. No refunds will be given after July 29, 2024.
• No substitutions are allowed.
• Registered participants will receive access to the recording after the live event.
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Instructor

Krista Hiser, Senior Advisor for Sustainability Education, Global Council for Science and the Environment
Dr. Krista Hiser is the convener of the Sustainability Education Accreditation Commission. She currently serves as Senior Advisor for Sustainability Education at the Global Council for Science and the Environment. She was formerly the Director of the University of Hawaiʻi System Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum, and is an active sustainability leader with the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.  She teaches writing and literature at Kapiʻolani Community College with an emphasis on climate change education, service-learning, and community resilience. She received her doctoral degree in Educational Administration from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.