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First Annual Student Sustainability Summit
- 1. RCE Shenandoah Valley Student Sustainability Summit PRESENTED BY HEATHER KORZUN, MBU 23' UNDERGRADUATE First Annual
- 2. Sustainable Shenandoah Valley Networking Enhancing community priorities by accessing resources and potential of higher education Amplify and maximize existing community efforts addressing SDGs Connect Central Shenandoah Valley sustainability efforts more explicitly to the SDGs 1. 2. 3. 4. Mission: “Fostering collaborative partnerships for a sustainable Shenandoah Valley”
- 3. RCE Shenandoah Valley Challenges Helping students investigate how their work applies to the SDGs Connecting like-minded students from neighboring institutions
- 4. 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022 Academic conference format Challenged students to develop rigorous presentations with thoughtful connections to the SDGs Provided professional environment to encourage faculty and local NGO's to participate RCE Shenandoah Valley
- 5. 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022 RCE Shenandoah Valley Provided funding Provided volunteer organizers Initiated project Reviewed programs Provided funding, resources, and networks Provided volunteer organizers Collaboration Sustainable Shenandoah Valley Net Impact MBU
- 6. Objectives RCE Shenandoah Valley Students 50 Presentations 8 Higher education institutions 4 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022
- 7. RCE Shenandoah Valley 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022 Student teams proposed conference presentations December 2021
- 8. RCE Shenandoah Valley 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022 Proposals were reviewed by the RCE Steering Committee, who provided critical feedback January 2022
- 9. RCE Shenandoah Valley 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022 Marketing for attendees across institutions Seeking impact organization sponsors February - March 2022
- 10. Sponsor Structure Offered different rates for for profit and non profit Offered different benefits at different tiers Org reps at all tiers invited to attend
- 12. RCE Shenandoah Valley 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022 Conference Day! April 9th, 2022
- 13. Local carbon sequestration efforts Innovative approaches to remediating microplastics Mapping local "heat islands" Effectively supporting people that are homeless University climate action plans University composting initiatives
- 14. Networking and Panels RCE Shenandoah Valley Professor Panel Impact Organization Panel Speed Networking/Booths 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022
- 15. Sustainable Event Management Primarily plant based catering Compostable plates and utensils Custom coffee mugs Entirely digital schedules Group transportation offered Outcome: Less than one 65 gallon bag of landfill waste! RCE Shenandoah Valley 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022
- 16. Thoughtful presentations and great exchanges between students from various institutions as well as community members anchored in the SDGs led to powerful dialogues and discoveries: Key Messages RCE Shenandoah Valley
- 17. Students from Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University, and Mary Baldwin University strategized about enhancing campus composting Students from JMU proposed a functioning biomimicry device to remove microplastics connected with a Shenandoah River organization to test their device RCE Shenandoah Valley 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022
- 18. "Trevor is now interested in helping us replicate his heat study project for Staunton(...). Wow. Another incredible connection for us!” Fred Blanton, Shenandoah Green Treasurer RCE Shenandoah Valley 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022
- 19. Lessons Learned Impact of student led efforts on other students Importance of partnership development across campuses and between students and NGOs RCE Shenandoah Valley 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022
- 20. RCE Shenandoah Valley 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022 Student Sustainability Summit Second Annual Hosted by Eastern Mennonite University Student groups: Sustainable Food Initiative and Earthkeepers TO TAKE PLACE THIS UPCOMING APRIL 2023!
- 21. Thank you! @sustainableshenval RCE Shenandoah Valley Heather Korzun 11TH AMERICAS RCE REGIONAL MEETING October 2022