September 26, 2012 – 12:24 pm
Head to LA on October 14th for the 2012 Student Summit of the annual Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) conference.
At the summit, students have the opportunity to present their unique sustainability projects. They can each contribute their ideas, resources, and opinions on sustainability efforts, and will have the opportunity to network with other students from different schools after these student presentations. The summit will also include a variety of workshops that can guide students in starting sustainability efforts at their school.
The summit will also feature keynote speaker Billy Parish, the Co-Founder and President of Solar Mosaic, a solar investment marketplace. Among his many accomplishments, he founded the Energy Action Coalition, the largest youth advocacy organization in the world focused on climate crisis, and was honored as a “Climate Hero” by Rolling Stone magazine.
The Student Summit provides opportunities for information and resources to start initiatives on your campus. AASHE also provides students with the opportunity to submit their individual research, as well as apply for their two awards: the Student Sustainability Leadership Award and the Student Research on Campus Sustainability Award.
For a full schedule of events and to sign up, visit the AASHE website!
Apply by June 1 for full consideration. The assistant director will coordinate sustainability efforts with the university’s Campus Master Plan, Capital Campaign and Facilities Management priorities, engaging all campus sectors in broad, interdisciplinary conversations about sustainability. The position will also facilitate university leadership in community, regional and national networks including the Indiana Green Campus Network and AASHE. Successful applicants will have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a sustainability-related field and at least six months of higher education sustainability experience. Apply online.
February 14, 2012 – 7:56 pm
AASHE is seeking a part-time events assistant to help with the development of AASHE’s yearly conference and other events. Duties will include creating conference comparison reports; overseeing and formatting a contact database of multiple audiences; gathering and creating content for AASHE conference announcements, mass emails and website; and promoting and planning portions of the conference including the AASHE Student Summit. Successful candidates will have a minimum of two years of experience with event-planning, communications, hospitality and/or project management. This position will be based out of the AASHE office in Denver, Colo. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 24, 2012.
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February 14, 2012 – 7:52 pm
AASHE is accepting applications for a full-time web application developer. This position will build web-based software that helps AASHE’s members, colleges and universities to collaborate, share information and measure progress toward sustainability goals. Successful candidates will a have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information sciences or similar curriculum with a software development emphasis and three years of combined relevant post-secondary education or work experience. This position will be based out of a home office in Pennsylvania, Ohio or North Carolina. The review of applications begins Feb. 15, 2012.
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January 9, 2012 – 5:25 pm
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) seeks a Membership Coordinator to coordinate and execute membership renewal and retention, membership processing, and reporting membership data.
Position description: The Membership Coordinator is responsible for soliciting membership renewals, processing membership applications, updating member information in the database and on the website, and producing membership-related reports. This position will support the membership team and AASHE membership via a sales/marketing role. AASHE members and associate members include approximately 1,100 colleges, universities, businesses, non-profits, K-12 schools, and government agencies.
The Membership Coordinator reports to the Membership and Marketing Director, and works closely with the Database Administrator and the Membership Outreach Coordinator. The ability to work collaboratively and creatively within a distributed organization is vital to this position, since team members are in different locations.
Visit their website for details. Screening of applications begins on January 23, 2012 but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
