2001 Best Practices in Higher Education Workshop

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Second Nature
Midwest Regional Workshop
Shaping a Sustainable Future: Best Practices in Higher Education
June 7-10, 2001
Waycross Conference Center
Morgantown, Indiana

If you go to only one workshop this year, make it Second Nature's Midwest
Regional Workshop "Shaping a Sustainable Future: Best Practices in Higher
Education."  This workshop will highlight exciting sustainability activities
occurring at colleges and universities.  Interdisciplinary teams will have
an opportunity to share and acquire effective strategies for increasing the
impact of their activities.  A special focus of this workshop is going to be
institutional transformation through sustainable design.


WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS

Scheduled Presenters include renowned leaders in sustainability

--> WILLIAM McDONOUGH - discussing sustainable design and the implications
for climate change and our health
--> DIANE DILLON-RIDGLEY - presenting a global perspective on how to foster
institutional transformation by creating leadership
--> HILLARY BROWN - outlining high performance design and the practical
concerns and opportunities involved with building projects

Team Application Time and Resources

Workshop location and format facilitate reflection and application of the
workshop content.  Interactive presentations and experiential exercises have
been designed to provide teams with opportunities to meet productively.
Materials have been developed to be useful during the workshop and once
participants return to their campuses.

Concurrent Roundtable Sessions

Throughout the workshop there are designated times for participants to
organize or attend sessions on topics that are not outlined in the formal
agenda.  Do you... Have a teaching technique that you want to share? ...Need
feedback on a new project that you want to implement? ...Want to learn more
about a specific success mentioned during the workshop?  These breakout
sessions are your opportunities to share or acquire this information.

Poster Session

Each team of workshop participants will display posters during this event.
Posters promote an institution's activities, give a sense of place (size,
setting, resources & culture) and corresponding challenges and
opportunities faced by each institution.

Networking

Throughout the workshop, there are numerous opportunities for teams and
individuals to connect with each other and begin exchanging information and
ideas.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

The deadline to receive a discount on your registration fee is May 10, 2001.
Space is limited so don't delay.  For detailed information on the workshop,
please visit http://www.secondnature.org/workshops or contact
workshops@secondnature.org.