Sustainability at Work - Sparking Hope, Action, and Community

Thursday, March 20, 2025

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM US EST

Location: Pine, Mezzanine level

Session Leader(s)

Kayla Weiss (she/her/hers)

Program Enrollment Coordinator
CIS Abroad
Brandon, Vermont, United States

Slides

Presenter(s)

Erica Jorgenson

Assistant Director
University of Denver, United States
Katherine Martin (she/her/hers)

Study Abroad Manager
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

The last few years have seen hopeful action for a more sustainable international education field, yet we still face a progressing climate crisis, continued economic disparities, and social unrest.

Let’s gather to reignite our reasons for caring about our people & planet. We will meet important topics head on: climate anxiety, imposter thoughts, and climate justice and discuss existing resources and case studies to create a collaborative, resilient, and action-oriented community.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to: Recognize the full scope of “sustainability” to include social, economic, and environmental factors, and how it relates to the UN SDGs.
Upon completion, participants will be able to: Reflect on the deep impacts of climate change, economic disparities, and social unrest and revisit our reasons for working towards accelerated action in sustainability.
Upon completion, participants will be able to: Identify a community of new connections and new ideas to motivate and support their work in sustainable action.
Upon completion, participants will be able to: Distinguish tangible steps to take action and how to maximize their sphere of influence.