2nd SMART & SUSTAINABLE CAMPUSES CONFERENCE
April 17-19, 2007
Sponsored by USEPA, AASHE, APPA, NACUBO
College Park, MD
SCUP, CSHEMA, C2E2 and UM
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PROGRAM PARTNERS OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE
2nd Annual
“Smart & Sustainable Campuses Conference”
College Park, MD
Student Scholarship Information
(Applications Due By March 17, 2007)
We are pleased to announce that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA);
the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE);
APPA: The Association for Higher Education Facilities Officers; the National College
and University Business Officers (NACUBO); the Society for College and University
Planning (SCUP); the Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management
Association; the College Consortium for Environmental Excellence; and the University
of Maryland will hold the “2nd Smart & Sustainable Campuses Conference” on April 1719, 2007 at the Adele Stamp Student Union at the University of Maryland, College Park,
MD.
We are accepting applications from college students interested in receiving a
complimentary registration to attend the conference. All interested students must send a
resume, plus a one page letter that explains their career goals, why they wish to attend the
Conference, and how they intend to use what they learn in the future. Note: the letter will
be very important in selecting who will receive a scholarship. We expect to offer 30
scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate students.
The scholarship will include:
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on-site registration materials,
attendance at all conference sessions and
meals offered during the event.
The scholarship will not provide for travel, housing or non-conference meals.
Background:
Colleges and universities are faced with many environmental issues and have a
significant impact on the built and natural environment. Institutions are addressing issues
associated with growth, energy, transportation, waste management, and relationships with
local communities through innovative practices and solutions. This conference will bring
together university and college leaders in the areas of campus planning and development,
environmental health and safety, sustainability, finance and business, facilities
management, and procurement as well as decision makers in communities in which
colleges and universities are located.
Conference participants will discuss a wide range of innovations and solutions associated
with achieving smart and sustainable campuses. It is our hope that this conference will
help guide colleges and universities that are in the process of finding their own workable
solutions to these environmental challenges.
This year, the conference will focus on the following four topics:
1. Smart Growth and Campus Planning – development issues, master planning,
open spaces, density, mixed uses, future growth, connection between growth and
carbon emission reduction
2. Engaging Your Campus in Sustainability – student-led work, integration into
student government, housing, dining, and recreation/campus lifestyle, generating
interest among administrators, faculty and staff, academic assignments, faculty
research, curriculum
3. Facility Construction and Operation – high efficiency buildings, practical
LEED accreditation case studies, sustainable technologies related to heat, power
and water use, environmental management, climate change and greenhouse gas
reduction, recycling approaches and practices
4. Assessment and Measurement – case studies and approaches to measure
behavioral changes, metrics associated with campus improvements and reporting
Instructions:
To receive a scholarship, all students must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or
graduate program and must submit a resume and explain in a cover letter how the
conference relates to your course of study and your future career. Sustainability requires
many disciplines such as environmental sciences, engineering, landscape architecture,
architecture, business, public policy, administration, sociology, and political science.
Students from all applicable majors are welcomed to apply. Just remember that you
must make your case in your cover letter – so be factual but persuasive.
NOTE: All resumes must be current, and include the applicant’s major, GPA, the home
and school address, home and school telephone and fax number and email address.
NOTE: All applications must be received by March 17, 2007. Reviews will be
conducted following the closing date. Due to the volume of applications, only those
students who have been accepted (not declines) will be notified by March 30, 2007.
Send Applications to:
2nd Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
c/o Peggy Bagnoli
Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation
United States Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Mail code 1807T
Washington, DC 20460
Bagnoli.peggy@epamail.epa.gov