NACCE 2012

Dr. Ginger Clark Dr. Peter Saundry

Dr. Bill Sullivan Dr. Sudeep Vyapari

Meeting the Challenge of Sustained Innovation How Emergent Partnerships are Redefining

Entrepreneurial Colleges

L O C A T I O N S

Dale Mabry

Plant City

Southshore

Ybor City

District & ICCE

Brandon

Brandon

> 408 acres of Environmental Studies Centers and Education Space

2011 HCC Factbook Data

> 9th Leading Producer of Associate Degrees in U.S.

5th Largest Public Community College in Florida - FTE Production

Career and Technical Academic Programs

66 Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science Programs 74 Certificate and PSAV Programs

Astrid Struck, dietetic technician student fulfilling her food practicum experience at the University Community Hospital

Nursing students assisting with H1N1 vaccine injections

Dental Assisting Students promoting dental health to Ybor

City Lab School Children

The HCC Aquaculture Club hosting a summer camp for 150 elementary

school children

Law Enforcement cadets assisting with annual community food drive

Beyond the Classroom: Experience & Service

Engineering students partnering with USF for robotics camp

Veterinary technology students assisting local animal services agency

with surgery

41 Years of Environmental Education and Outreach (IFS)

C U R R I C U L M

C O M M I T M E N T

C A R I N G

E D U C A T I O N E C O N O M I C S E N V I R O N M E N T

Sustainability Council

Year 1 Accomplishments

HCC Climate Action Plan

HCC Sustainability Master Plan

Year 2

An Organic Process

Staff

Students

Community

Facilities

Leadership and Commitment

Green Career Pathways

LEED Gold Campus

HCC Community

Business and Community Partners

Environmental Outreach

Mission: improve the scientific basis of environmental decisionmaking Focus: programs that bring together diverse institutions, communities and individuals to collaborate

Five Strategies:

1. Education and Careers - People

2. Science Solutions - Problems

3. Science Policy - Policies

4. National Conference - Pathways

5. Encyclopedia of Earth - Public

Membership Oriented Programs • University Affiliate Program & Council of Environmental Deans and Directors • Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders • Association of Environmental Sciences and Studies • Community Colleges ?

Other Education and Career Development

• EnvironMentors • Internship Clearing House

University Affiliates • 170 schools and growing • Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD) • Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders

(CEREL) • Community Colleges?

Affiliate Services – Defined by Members

• Winter and Summer meetings • Reports - R&D Handbook - Interdisciplinary Environmental and Sustainability Education: 2012 Census - Interdisciplinary faculty • Webinars

• Online news services

• Joint Projects (Multi-affiliate proposals to NSF, NASA and elsewhere)

• Program assessments

Council of Environmental Deans and Directors

Mission: Help members improve their environmental programs

Strategies:

• Members lead – NCSE is secretariat

• Communication – sharing lessons, networking, joint learning, outreach to federal agencies and others

• Collaboration – joint projects (research & education)

• Professional advancement

Projects:

• Understanding programs and curricula

• Understanding students and impacts

• Shaping Policy

• Developing new educational tools

• Peer groups

• Topic groups

Annual meetings • Winter (January – One day)

• Summer (June – Two days)

Reports

ONLINE EDUCATION AND OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES WEBINAR SERIES

1. How can we leverage our entrepreneurial efforts to positively impact student success?

2. How can entrepreneurial community colleges address funding gaps through university partnerships at a national level?

3. How can we be more entrepreneurial in leveraging technology to build capacity and support our environmental science/sustainability programs?

4. How can we build programs of study that link sustainability, environmental science, and entrepreneurship in order to create career pathways to our universities?

5. How can we collaborate to share and promote our entrepreneurial efforts on environmental issues on an ongoing basis?

Thank You