The University Global Coalition

IEEED Speaker Series: Disasters, Environment & the Economy
2022-03-02 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
SARIT Scholarship Program (https://www.saritscholarship.com/) has launched a Scholarship Competition for Canada’s University Students. Participating students will win nearly $250,000 in prizes and micromobility electric vehicles by submitting an essay to SARIT Scholarship entitled: “If you were the Prime Minister of Canada, what clear-cut policies and principles would you establish to improve the economy while also enhancing the environment?”
CIFAL York and BEST at Lassonde School of Engineering are organizing the IEEED speaker series. The purpose of the IEEED webinar series is to give experts, from academia, the media, and professional organizations, the opportunity to bring their perspectives to the challenge of how we might BOTH improve the economy and protect the environment. The speaker series is designed to provide thought provoking insights to help students develop ideas where they can integrate these two perspectives and relevant UN SDGs for their essay.
Presenters:
Ali Asgary, CIFAL York Director & Andrew Maxwell, Bergeron Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship
Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto: Organizers and Host
Lina Brand Correa, Assistant Professor from York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change Mar. 9 A Realistic Transition to Environmental sustainability
Idil Boran, Assoiate Professor and CIFAL York Associate Director Mar. 16 TBA
Steve Cohen & Nelson Switzer, Managing Partner, Climate Innovation Capital Mar. 23 A Realistic Transition to Environmental sustainability “The time for small moves is over: what does it take to hunt the mighty Gigacorn and solve the climate crisis?”
REGISTER AT: https://www.yorku.ca/cifal/ieeed/

Student Roundtable: The Effect of Climate Change on Tangible Cultural Sustainability
2022-03-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
Let the students talk! In this roundtable, students are going to discuss about their ideas and share their knowledge on the related topic. The senior student moderator of the roundtable will be introducing interesting questions for you. At the start of the student roundtable, an expert will join to the session for a short presentation on the topic. Passcode:[REDACTED]

Dr. Işılay Gürsu as the guest speaker, Ekin Berk Polat as the moderator
Organizer: Koç University
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Student Roundtable: Economic and Socio-Cultural Effects of Wildfires
2022-03-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
Let the students talk! In this roundtable, students are going to discuss about their ideas and share their knowledge on the related topic. The senior student moderator of the roundtable will be introducing interesting questions for you. At the of the student roundtable, an expert will join to the session for a short presentation on the topic.
Speaker: Dr. Ahmet Aydemir; Moderator: Deniz Aycan
Organizer: Koç University
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SDG7: Clean and Affordable Energy: The Future of Renewable Energy and Trends from the Field
2022-03-02 12:00 - 12:50 | Virtual, GA
Dr. Pamela Martin with lead Solar Ambassador Hannah Bennet with introduce a unique solar seed fund for nonprofits in the United States and discuss SDG 7: Clean and Affordable Energy in the context of solar energy. Then, Dr. Dominique deWit, Director of Business Development for GridX will discuss the renewable energy market, trends, and challenges, as well as career paths in the field. This conversation will connect the global and local renewable energy trajectories, and provide valuable career and private industry insights from a Coastal Carolina University alumna who is now at a cutting edge energy firm.
Pamela Martin, Professor, Coastal Carolina University
Hannah Bennet, Senior and Lead Solar Ambassador, Coastal Carolina University
Dominique de Wit, Director of Business Development, GridX
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Together|Ensemble
2022-03-02 11:00 - 2022-03-04 17:00 | Virtual, GA
Together|Ensemble is Canada’s national conference devoted to tracking progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conference represents an all-of-society approach to addressing Canada’s toughest sustainable development challenges, bringing together the private sector, academia, government, and civil society.

Detailed lists of session topics and presenters are available on the website for the conference: https://togetherensemble.tkeventsregistration.com/virtual2022/schedule?i=4uNbF48846_U58f6YsFbwW0al0dY-pOi
Sessions in English and French.

YUFE Diversity and Inclusivity (16:00-17:00 CET)
2022-03-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
In the YUFE Alliance, diversity and inclusivity are main values applied on every activity designed and implemented. A workshop on these topics will be proposed to assistants to the session. 10-11 am EST (16-17 UTC+1)
Presenter: Karen M. Bush -University of Essex
Moderator: María Durban – UC3M
Organizer: YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
To JOIN: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/e8a491982d484120ab36857f15005e66

17 Books: Higher Education and the SDGs
2022-03-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
Emerald Publishing has commissioned Wendy Purcell as Series Editor for 17 books, one per SDG. Wendy in turn has invited a global cadre of 17 editors, one per book, to address one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically through the lens of higher education (HE). The book series will examine the role of the global HE sector in delivering against that goal directly through teaching/learning, research/innovation and community engagement/service. It will also capture how HE works with public, private and plural actors to advance fulfillment of the goals. Identifying successes to date, challenges ahead and offering insights through relevant case studies, the series will reveal the opportunities afforded by embracing the SDGs at a strategic level within HE.
The event will showcase the upcoming book series, highlight the critical role of the student voice and hear from some of the editors about how they are planning to approach their goal and the role of HE in delivering the SDGs.
Short presentations with facilitated discussions.
Presenters:
Wendy M. Purcell, PhD FRSA Harvard Univeristy
Katy Mathers, Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing
Book editors, by invitation
Students, by invitation
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Introducing the UGC SDG Dashboard: Sharing Best SDG Impact Practices Across the University Global Coalition
2022-03-02 09:30 - 10:30 | Virtual, GA
As an initiative to contribute to advancing the SDGs in higher education, Saint Joseph’s University offers the SDG Dashboard: A collaborative data reporting and analytics platform for global higher education institutions to share best practice impacts on the SDGs. The SDG Dashboard allows higher education institutions to dynamically and interactively share their best SDG impact practices in five core Impact Areas: Teaching, Research, Partnerships, Dialogue, and Organizational Practices. The collaborative data sharing architecture of the SDG Dashboard makes it ideal for practical data exchange in higher education–SDG #17 Partnerships for the Goals in action.
The UGC SDG Dashboard will be introduced as an initiative to assist University Global Coalition members in fulfilling their signatory commitments to operationalize, report, and share their impact practices on advancing the SDGs. This will include an overview of the SDG Dashboard’s strategic role within the University Global Coalition ecosystem; a live demonstration of its functions; and an invitation for University Global Coalition members to participate with their home institutions.
Organizer: Saint Joseph’s University
Presenters:
David Steingard – Faculty
Francis Grey – Student
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Don't leave anyone behind: Results of the general research on xenophobia in university context and possible responses to reverse it (IN SPANISH; 15:00-16:00 CET)
2022-03-02 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual, GA
During this session we’ll present the results of a research carried in 10 Spanish universities on xenophobic attitudes in the higher education institutions. This research takes part of a broader project promoted by UNHCR Spanish Committee on global citizenship education called “”Don’t leave anyone behind: university moves for the refugees and the SDGs.”
9-10 am EST (15-16 UTC+1)
Annalisa Maitilasso, project coordinator “Don’t leave anyone behind: activism in the university”
Juncal Gislaz Blanco: Researcher, IUDC – UCM
Jorge García Burgos: Researcher, IUDC – UCM
Organizer: UNHCR Spanish Committee on global citizenship education and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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Addressing the Sustainable Development Goal of quality education through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) between Mexico and the U.S.
2022-03-02 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual, GA
Higher education institutions are charged with preparing students to be world citizens who possess holistic perspectives on diverse international cultures. The demand for technology-enhanced Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses with international partners has increased due to the travel restrictions as a result of the global pandemic since early 2020.
This presentation will explore two faculty members’ journey of collaboration between Mexico and the United States, and share the process of developing and delivering COIL courses using innovative pedagogy, high impact practice, and technology to facilitate the students’ learning experience and address the Sustainable Development Goal # 4 of quality education. Student voices will be highlighted in content, aligning to the student learning outcomes and professional organization’s standards. The presenter will discuss the lessons learned and strategies used to overcome the barriers related to different languages, time zones, cultures, and disciplines. The presentation will also talk about the pandemic’s impact on student’s motivation during the development of the COIL course, how teachers and students could work together to cope with low motivation due to the pandemic, and how students can be resilient and find education a tool to find the drive that has been blocked by the ongoing conditions around the world.
Presenters:
Dr. Jie Zhang, Professor, State University of New York Brockport
Ms. Silvia García Himmelstine, Professor, Universidad del Caribe

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How UN Country Teams are developing good practice in maximising the use of human rights to support governments’ efforts to achieve the SDGs (12:30-13:30 UTC)
2022-03-02 07:30 - 08:30 | Virtual, GA
As part of the Strathclyde Centre for Sustainable Development International Series, we will hear from Professor Alan Miller. Professor Miller has led a UN project to capture emerging good practice and provide guidance to UN Country Teams on how to maximise the use of human rights to support governments’ efforts to achieve the SDGs. He will preview the report which the UN is about to publish.
He is also leading a Scottish Government process to prepare a Human Rights Bill to introduce a new human rights framework for Scotland. The Bill will incorporate five key UN human rights treaties as well as include the right to a healthy environment. He will outline how this new framework will support Scotland’s efforts to achieve the SDGs.
Chair – Professor Andrew Goudie, University of Strathclyde
Presenter – Professor Alan Miller, University of Strathclyde
TO REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/international-development-series-alan-miller-tickets-272017621027?aff=SP

1Planet4All- taller de sensibilización sobre el cambio climático para jóvenes/ Workshop 1Planet4All: Raising awareness in young activists (IN SPANISH; 11 am-12:30 pm CET)
2022-03-02 05:00 - 06:30 | Virtual, GA
There is no doubt about climate change . It is clear that there is a climate emergency that puts millions of people at risk, and the most vulnerable population suffers the most. In order to raise awareness on this topic, Ayuda en Acción presents 1Planet4All, a project designed to encourage youth action against climate change. We propose this 1’5h workshop addressed to young people aged between 18 and 35 to discuss, inform, raise awareness, and provide the participants with answers to the current climate and social challenges.

11am-12:30 CET/5-6.30 am EST

Se trata de un taller de alrededor de 1 hora de duración dirigido a jóvenes a partir de 18 años. Su finalidad es informar, sensibilizar y dotar a sus participantes de capacidad de respuesta frente a la actual crisis socio-ambiental generada por el cambio climático. El taller busca:
– facilitar la comprensión del cambio climático desde la perspectiva de la ciencia.
– contribuir a sensibilizar sobre la gravedad del problema y los efectos y consecuencias sobre la naturaleza y las personas.
– ayudar a incorporar cambios en nuestro día a día para vivir de un modo más sostenible y construir iniciativas.
Enrique Pino- dinamizador y experto en educación ambiental y Elisa Iglesia- responsable de voluntariado de Fundación Ayuda en Acción.
El taller será conducido por Enrique Pino, dinamizador experto en educación ambiental con amplia experiencia en procesos de dinamización de la participación juvenil, talleres de motivación a la acción y acciones dirigidas a jóvenes sobre la
emergencia climática.

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Building a Legacy : The Sustainable Way (11:00 am-12:30 pm IST)
2022-03-02 00:30 - 02:00 | Virtual, GA
11:00 am-12:30 pm IST March 2
Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology,Haryana, India is hosting a session on various ways that are being adopted here towards accomplishing sustainable goals. This event including talka and round the table discussion of students will help everyone to understand that all technical efforts keeping an eye on sustainable goals can increase our attainments to a greater extent.
Sh. Rakesh Tayal, Vice Chairman, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology
Sh. Rajeev Gulati, UN Technology Innovation Labs UNTILabs, United Nations
Mr. Arindam Bhattacharya, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology
Prof.( Dr.) Bhawna Singla Gupta, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology
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Envisioning a World Beyond Plastics
2022-03-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual, GA
Dr. Erin Bell from UAlbany’s School of Public Health will interview Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator, highlighting her work in environmental advocacy. Ms. Enck was appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by President Barack Obama and was its longest serving Region 2 Regional Administrator. She is a Senior Fellow and Visiting Faculty member at Bennington College and founder of Beyond Plastic, an initiative that raises awareness about the environmental and health impacts of the production and disposal of plastic. This event focuses on SDG 12, Sustainable Production and Consumption and SDG 15, Life on Land. Register to attend this event virtually.
Presenters:
Judith Enck, Founder Beyond Plastics, Former Region 2 EPA Administrator
Dr. Erin Bell, Professor, University at Albany School of Public Health
Organizer: University at Albany
REGISTER AT: https://albany.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I_eCNfPJQ26AduBKMtc0CQ

Queen's University SDG Week Speaker Series: Day 2, SDG1: No Poverty
2022-03-01 17:00 - 18:30 | Virtual, GA
Day 2 of 3 of the SDG Speaker Series
Focusing on SDG 1: No Poverty, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and SDG 13: Climate Action, the SDG Speaker Series will feature local experts presenting their current initiatives and explore how they are making an impact. Featuring representatives from the City of Kingston, Queen’s University and an array of local not for profits, the SDG Speaker Series hopes to formulate connections and inspire action. The event will be totally on Zoom, please register ahead of time to ensure you have access to the link.

Day 1: SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Warren Mabee, Associate Dean of Policy Studies
Home Standards Project
Greenovations
Day 2: SDG1: No Poverty
Corinna Fitzgerald Associate Dean, Student Life and Learning: Food Security at Queen’s: Towards Zero Hunger.
Day 3: SDG 13: Climate Action
Jessica Wile, AMS Environmental Commissioner
Nathan Splinter, Sustainable Queen’s
Julie Salter Keane, Manager of Kingston Climate Leadership Division
REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2f-JuEM2aCI0G-gFQKJKOX0pXYwlnQqL_tK4nF0NFNI6qyQ/viewform

New ways of thinking about reducing consumption: Innovations from the Shenandoah Valley
2022-03-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual, GA
In conjunction with Sarah Stalcup-Jones from VA Clean Cities, James Madison University Assistant Professor Jared Stoltzfus, the JMU Environmental Management Club, representatives from Sustainable Shenandoah Valley, and JMU’s Community Service-Learning office are hosting a panel discussion addressing SDGs 12 and 13 (responsible production/consumption and climate action). Panelists will highlight the important work being done by their organizations related to the SDGs and will provide information about how students can get involved on and off campus. This will be an in-person event for JMU students and a virtual stream will be provided for the rest of the UGC participants.
Panelists:
Panelists: Sarah Stalcup-Jones, Program Coordinator for VA Clean Cities; Jared Stoltzfus, Asst. Professor at James Madison University; Lizzie Emch, James Madison University Student and President of the JMU Environmental Management Club
Hosts: Sophie Sons, Sustainable Shenandoah Valley Coordinator for JMU’s Community Service-Learning Office; Grayson Hefflin, Curricular Support Team Member and Sustainable Shenandoah Valley Representative for JMU’s Community Service-Learning Office, JMU Student; Steve Grande, PhD, Sustainable Shenandoah Valley Chair, Director of JMU’s Community-Service Learning
TO REGISTER: https://jmu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsce-hpj4oHdWvUrIxa_8u37aQHksX6ANf

Mapping the Gap: Visualizing Food Resource Needs to Address Community Food Insecurity
2022-03-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, GA
This presentation from UN RCE Georgetown at Coastal Carolina University will provide an overview of the team’s recent work examining food insecurity and addressing SDG 2 – Zero Hunger. The team will detail the methods undertaken to understand the community’s food insecurity challenges and explain how a thorough community-based data collection initiative led to the development of a food resource dashboard. The presenters will demonstrate the dashboard’s functionality and answer audience questions regarding how to undertake a similar process in their own communities.
Presenters:
Anthony P. Setari, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Research Methods, Coastal Carolina University
Michelle Dzurenda, Doctoral Candidate, Coastal Carolina University
To JOIN: https://ccuchants.zoom.us/j/6784000021

How Do I get to Know about Sustainability? Learning Practices in Koç University
2022-03-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
Sustainability is everywhere! This panel introduce students the diverse resources in Koc University, including Sustainability Manual of the Campus, Social Impact Forum, Entrepreneurship Research Center, courses, certification programs, projects and events.
Presenters:

KOÇKAM, KUSIF, KWORKS, Leadership Lab, Career Center, SGKM, ALIS, Diversity & Inclusion Office, Zeynep Aycan, Gonca Ongan, Yeliz Utku Konca, Merih Angın, Can Erkey, Emine Mavi Sıddıq

Organizer: Koç University
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Los ODS en las Ecoescuelas/Working with SDGs from EcoSchools (IN SPANISH; 13:30-14:30 CET)
2022-03-01 07:30 - 08:30 | Virtual, GA
Ponencia sobre como se trabaja en las Ecoescuelas de Leganés. Descripción de su metodología y actividades diseñadas para trabajar el agua en el sentido más amplio.
This session will present the methodology used in the city of Leganés for EcoSchools, in order to work with children on environmental contents. This year, the EcoSchools project is focused on taking care of water resources. 07:30-08:30 am EST (13:30-14:30 UTC+1)

Conchi Amil Morales, Técnico de Educación del Ayuntamiento de Leganés.
Auxi Serrano Serrano, Técnico de Educación del Ayuntamiento de Leganés.

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Organizer: Leganés City Town Hall and UC3M

International Workshop on Sustainable Development (10am-4pm Iraqi Time)
2022-03-01 02:00 - 08:00 | Virtual, GA
(10am-4pm Iraqi Time/8am-2pm Bitola Time)
This workshop focuses on the SDGs that are aligned with the current challenges of Iraq and the Middle East. We consider this event and the topic as very vital for our students and community in large.

Languages: English/Kurdish
Event Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OEsX9fyz8Z5Eh9G88KEr9Yz7ihHqYP1KC9QuuSiqh1M/edit?ts=621593ff
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dgi-wfet-zog

FULL AGENDA AVAILABLE HERE: Sustainable Development Workshop – 2022

The SDGs and Asset Based Community Organizing with Civic Georgia (in-person event)
2022-02-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech, Room 203, Atlanta, GA, United States
Join the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact and Serve-Learn-Sustain for a community workshop on the SDGs and ABCD led by CivicGeorgia.
CivicGeorgia is a BIPOC-led advocacy organization striving to amplify the voice, frequency, and impact of community-led efforts for progress.
This workshop is part of the Ideas to Serve weekly series and part of the UGC’s SDG Week Events line-up.
More about I2S:
We take a comprehensive approach to social innovation encouraging students to be compassionate listeners; identify and build on the assets of communities; research the solution landscape to learn from both what works and what failed; take a systems approach to identify the root cause versus the symptoms of the issue.
Students who aspire to work closely with and learn from a community partner/civic entrepreneur, those who want to affect change in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), and those who are wondering how they can make a real, lasting, and appropriate difference in other people’s lives are ideal candidates for I2S.
In the 2022 season, student teams will learn from and work with our Atlanta area community partners and civic entrepreneurs.
The deliverable for I2S is a Stakeholder Map of the social issue student teams explore with their community partner’s guidance. The I2S Showcase will take place on April 18 where teams will present the outcome of their work to an audience of practitioners, community leaders, faculty, and students.
Learn more about our community partners and our supporters at ilsi.gatech.edu/i2s
Presenters:
Dori Pap, Managing Director, Institute for Leadership and Social Impact, Georgia Tech
Kevin Shanker Sinha, Founder, Civic Georgia
Ruthie Yow, Service Learning and Partnerships Specialist, Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, Georgia Tech
In person event at Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech, Room 203

Queen's University SDG Week Speaker Series: Day 1, SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
2022-02-28 17:00 - 18:30 | Virtual, GA
Day 1 of 3 of the SDG Speaker Series
Focusing on SDG 1: No Poverty, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and SDG 13: Climate Action, the SDG Speaker Series will feature local experts presenting their current initiatives and explore how they are making an impact. Featuring representatives from the City of Kingston, Queen’s University and an array of local not for profits, the SDG Speaker Series hopes to formulate connections and inspire action. The event will be totally on Zoom, please register ahead of time to ensure you have access to the link.

Day 1: SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Warren Mabee, Associate Dean of Policy Studies
Home Standards Project
Greenovations
Day 2: SDG1: No Poverty
Corinna Fitzgerald Associate Dean, Student Life and Learning: Food Security at Queen’s: Towards Zero Hunger.
Day 3: SDG 13: Climate Action
Jessica Wile, AMS Environmental Commissioner
Nathan Splinter, Sustainable Queen’s
Julie Salter Keane, Manager of Kingston Climate Leadership Division
REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2f-JuEM2aCI0G-gFQKJKOX0pXYwlnQqL_tK4nF0NFNI6qyQ/viewform

Engaging with the SDGs Across Campus at Georgia Tech
2022-02-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual, GA
Kick-off SDG Action & Awareness Week 2022 by attending this interactive discussion focused on how the UN Sustainable Development Goals are being realized across Georgia Tech’s campus and ways to better work together across disciplines and departments to amplify our impact.
President Cabrera will moderate this discussion with participants from across campus including:
Juan Archila, Director of Facilities and Capital Planning for the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech
Jenny Hirsch, Director of Serve-Learn-Sustain at Georgia Tech
Julia Kubanek, VPP of Interdisciplinary Research and Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Biochemistry
Reed Walker, 3rd year International Affairs major and President of the GT Engineering Without Borders chapter
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Media for Impact (1:00-1:45 p.m. MST)
2022-02-28 15:00 - 15:45 | Virtual, GA
This will be a lecture style workshop showing examples of how students can use media to take action on the SDGs. This lecture will focus on the storytelling component and how students can create media that connects them with nature and also with the SDGs.
Donna Guerin
Founder and Executive Director
Global Lighthouse Studios
1:00-1:45 p.m. MST
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Building an SDG Youth Corps
2022-02-28 14:30 - 15:30 | Virtual, GA
This one hour session will review the SDG Youth Corps as part of the United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development in Georgetown, SC, an initiative of Coastal Carolina University, Georgetown County, and the Bunnelle Foundation in South Carolina. RCEs promote multi-stakeholder engagement for transformative learning and change in the framework of the SDGs among campus and community partners. This discussion will focus on the Youth Corps program and how students intern in community public and private organizations to gain career experience and contribute to building a more sustainable community. Youth Corps students will reflect on their experiences and their SDG assessments they are composing based on their internship organizations. A review of the program, its processes, and outcomes over the last 5 years will also be examined through the lens of building transformative learning and community spaces.
Pamela Martin, Executive Director UN Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development and Professor, Coastal Carolina University
Michelle Dzurenda, Graduate Coordinator, Coastal Carolina University
Brandon Peck, Youth Corps student
Jesse Morgan, Youth Corps student
Bailie Willis, Youth Corps student
Briar Ownby-Connolly, Youth Corps student
Nicole Rainwater, Youth Corps student
Daniel O’Hara, Youth Corps student
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Integrating Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability into Existing Learning Experiences to Maximize Resources and Reach a Broader Audience
2022-02-28 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual, GA
At James Madison University’s Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World, student engagement programs are designed to meet students where they are and demonstrate how environmental stewardship and sustainability can be connected to any academic discipline. Moving away from planning separate environmentally-focused programs and events and instead pursuing collaborative projects allows us to integrate environmental stewardship into other campus activities and reach a broader audience. In this online presentation, you will hear about how a new approach to an established partnership opened the door to introducing the Sustainable Development Goals to hundreds of students each semester in a way that is relevant, relatable, and replicable, and better reflects our learning outcome of “how environmental stewardship is and can be integrated into our lives.” Students attend the program at our Science On a Sphere site, a visualization system designed for teaching Earth system science that offers a museum-like experience, and woven into the content are local and global connections and examples of how their peers are tackling environmental challenges in and out of the classroom – and how they can, too.
This will be a short online presentation.
Organizer: James Madison University
Join at: https://jmu-edu.zoom.us/j/86495109197?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 864 9510 9197
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Why on Earth Should I Know about the SDGs?
2022-02-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
This workshop aims to create an interactive learning environment for international students to understand the holistic and inclusive aspects of sustainability while learning the mission and importance of SDGs by using a collaborative whiteboard. Passcode: [REDACTED]
Presenter: Pelin Sürmeli, International Projects and Education Programs Assistant Specialist in Koç University
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Finding a Meaningful International Internship
2022-02-28 12:00 - 12:30 | Virtual, GA
In this webinar, we will discuss the SDGs in the context of international internships. Internships are an amazing way for students to learn from and contribute to locally-led, sustainable initiatives already in place around the world, but how can students find these meaningful placements? What makes an internship abroad effective, responsible and sustainable – and aligned with the SDGs? Join us as we highlight key considerations, case studies, and questions to help guide the internship search. We will also touch on the value-add of virtual international internships that students can complete from home!
Presenter:
Emily Tong, University Relations Coordinator, Kaya Responsible Travel

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RenewABLE Energy Communities
2022-02-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
This event will discuss how to start RenewABLE energy Communities worldwide, including the technological and social-environmental benefits. Grand Challenges Scholars Program ALUMNI bring their experiences and proposals.
Presenters include:
Andrea Micangeli, Sapienza University of Rome, SUNY Siracuse (EU)
Theodore Endreny, SUNY Siracuse (US)
Andres Gonzaléz Garcia, MIT, Comillas (EU-US)
Izael Da Silva, Strathmore University Nairobi (AFRICA)
YOANNIS IEROPULOS University of Southampton (UK)
www.TechnicalSolidarity.org

Presentation of the YUFE Alliance (16:00-17:00 CET)
2022-02-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
The YUFE Alliance is based on the joint vision of ten young research-intensive universities and four non-academic partners located all across Europe. The alliance promote European values and identity, and are transforming the quality and competitiveness of European higher education while making it more diverse and inclusive. 10 am-11 am EST (16-17 UTC+1)
Presenters:
Daniela Trani – Director, YUFE Alliance
Magdalena Kohl – Policy Advisor, YUFE
Paulen Decorte – President Student Forum
George Apeitos – Vice-President Student Forum
Moderator: Celia López-Ongil
To Join: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/450dabe9499e4995bdcb41dab2d64f0c
