Get involved in climate education and action at SUNY New Paltz!
Get involved in climate education and action at SUNY New Paltz!
Department of Campus Sustainability

Learn & Engage in Campus Climate Action
To support the formation of SUNY New Paltz's Carbon Neutrality Task Force, the Office of Campus Sustainability is organizing, sponsoring and/or supporting the following climate-focused learning opportunities:
  1. A Summer Sustainability Book Read ~ All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis ~ which centers the voices of 60 diverse women climate leaders from across the United States
  2. A virtual climate-focused professional development training series called Climate Action Pursuit designed to support carbon neutrality efforts in higher education
  3. A NYSERDA grant that supports climate pedagogy across the disciplines
Scroll down to learn more, including how to get involved!

All We Can Save:

Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

This anthology of essays uplifts the voices of 60 women climate leaders from across the United States and also features artwork and poetry.  This book is part of a "feminist climate renaissance" that seeks to "nurture a welcoming, connected, and leaderful climate community rooted in the work and wisdom of women to grow a life-giving future." 
All We Can Save features an essay by SUNY New Paltz alumni Emily Atkin (2011 ~ Journalism & Political Science) of Heated, a daily newsletter dedicated to original accountability reporting and analysis on the climate crisis.  
Learn more about the diverse backgrounds of the contributors here.
We will meet up virtually on Wednesdays during July on the following dates:
  • Wednesday, July 7 at 12 noon
  • Wednesday, July 14 at 12 noon
  • Wednesday, July 21 at 12 noon
  • Wednesday, July 28 at 12 noon
All We Can Save is accessible online through the Sojourner Truth Library.
Please fill out this Wufoo form to sign up for this book club and to receive the Webex meetup link!
Sign Up for the Climate Book Club

Professional Development for Carbon Neutrality

The Office of Campus Sustainability would like to send 10 employees and TBD number of students to attend Climate Action Pursuit: Towards Justice and Resilience, a series of four virtual trainings for the higher education sector to support carbon neutrality efforts.  This training is free for up to 10 employees and a TBD number of students.  This training is organized by Second Nature and the Intentional Endowments Network. 
This training opportunity is open to all employees and students from all majors.  
Upcoming virtual trainings will take place on:
  • June 10 - 11
  • October 7 - 8
  • December 9 - 10
Learn More about Climate Action Pursuit
Apply to Attend the Climate Action Pursuit Training

Grant Funding for Climate Pedagogy Across the Disciplines

NYSERDA, the New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority, has grant funding available to support "clean energy"/climate curriculum development.
A group of academic faculty is forming to develop an interdisciplinary approach to climate pedagogy professional development for academic faculty.  Would you like to join this interdisciplinary team?  Some faculty members have interests in facilitating this conversation across all schools and others are interested in forwarding this conversation in their own school.
To join in these discussions, email sustainability@newpaltz.edu.
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