Education And Training

Fellowship Spotlight: 2010 Harvard Fellowships in Sustainability Science

By Tracey de Morsella on September 12, 2009 Comments Off on Fellowship Spotlight: 2010 Harvard Fellowships in Sustainability Science Bill Clark, Center for International Development, Center for the Environment, doctoral, doctoral fellowship, fellowship, Giorgio Ruffolo Fellowships in Sustainability Science, Harvard University, human-environment systems, Michael Kremer, Nancy Dickson, post-doctoral, social Sciences, Sustainability Science, Sustainability Science Fellowships, Sustainability Science Program, sustainable development

The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University’s Center for International Development offers doctoral, post-doctoral, and mid-career fellowships in Sustainability Science. The fellowships are tenable at the Center for International Development during Harvard’s academic year beginning in September 2010. Fellowships are available for 10 months (September 2010-May 2011), 12 months (September 2010-August 2011), the fall semester (September-December 2010), the spring semester (February-May 2011), or for two academic years (post-doctoral fellows only) (September 2010-August 2012).

First Green Data Center Degree Established

By Tracey de Morsella on September 11, 2009 Comments Off on First Green Data Center Degree Established AIX, Associate Degree in Information Technology - Data Center Management, business resiliency, business security, compliance skills, Data Center, Data Center Internship, DNS, Encryption, energy efficiency, energy efficient data centers, green data center management degree, green data center management track, IBM, IBM hardware, IBM i, IBM Power Systems servers, IPSec, Linux, MCC, Metropolitan Community College, NAT, NE, Network Address Translation, Omaha, PKS, Remote Access, remote students, server consolidation, software, two-year associates degree, virtual learning program, virtualization, VPNs, Web servers

Last week, IBM announced a collaboration with Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Omaha, Nebraska, to develop a first-of-its-kind green data center management degree using IBM hardware, software and online skills training resources. The two-year associates degree includes courses to help students gain technical and business skills to prepare them for careers in the design and management of energy efficient data centers.

Back to School: Green Curricula

By Richard Matthews on September 9, 2009 1 Comment College of the Atlantic, Council of Environmental Deans and Directors, environmental curriculums, environmental education, green degrees, Green Majors, human ecology, Jay Friedlander, National Wildlife Federation, Non-Profit Business, Richard Matthews, Small Business Consulting, Socially Responsible Business, Stephanie Pfirman, sustainability certificates, sustainability degrees, sustainability programs, The Green Market

An increasing number of colleges are now offering environmental curricula. With unemployment hovering around 10 percent in the US, millions of Americans are enrolling in college hoping to improve their employment prospects.

Interview Series: Transition to a Clean / Green Career #2: From Software to Solar

By Jennifer_Massie on September 8, 2009 1 Comment Autodesk, CAD purchasing, career transition, cleantech jobs, construction, Cool Energy, customer service, design, designing welding machines, dotcom, electrical, electrical purchasing, ElliptlQ Energy Partners, engineering, field construction, field electrician, Glenn Booth, green career transition, green jobs, inverter manufacturing, Jennifer Massie, Laks Sampath, manufacturing, Massie Group, mba, project management, PV installation, R&D, renewable energy, sales, Si, software, solar module manufacturing, solar PV, solar;, system integrator, telecom, Thin Film, wafer, Xerox

This is the second installment of my weekly series of interviews I have conducted with people who have made a career transition to the clean/green sector. Last week focused on my interview with with Glenn Booth, VP of Marketing & Business Development at Cool Energy, Inc. He has made the transition from telecom to solar. This week we are presenting my interview with Laks Sampath, who is a Principal with ElliptlQ Energy Partners, who transitioned from working with dotcoms to solar.

Sierra Magazine Names Top 20 Most Eco-Enlightened Cool Schools

By Tracey de Morsella on August 27, 2009 2 Comments academics, administration, America’s greenest universities, American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment-, Arizona, Arizona State University, Arizona State University at Tempe, Arizona State University-Tempe, Asheville, Avital Binshtock, AZ, Bal Harbor, Bates College, battery recycling, Berea College, Berkeley, Bike Emory", bike rental, biodegradable take-out containers, Boulder, Buff Energy Star program, CA, California, Cambridge, campus climate plan, campus sustainability, Cape Cod Community Colleg, car-sharing, carbon neutrality, carbon reduction, Carbondale, Carleton College, Carlisle, Carnegie Mellon University, carpool, Center for Environment and Sustainability Education, climate warming, CO, coal research center, College of the Atlantic, Colorado, Columbia University, Commission on the Environment, compostable waste, computer recycling/disposal, Connecticut, COTE, CT, Dean of Environmental Affairs, Department of Environmental Affairs, Department of Environmental Studies, DePaul University, desk-side recycling program, Dickinson College, Duke University, Durham, e-waste collection, Eco-Dawgs, EcoMug, Ecovillage, efficiency, emissions reductions, Emory College, Emory University, energy, energy conservation, Energy Management Team, Energy Star, Energy Star Policy, Environmental Alliance, environmental impacts, Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee, environmental studies program, Evergreen State College, Facebook, FL, fluorescent bulb recycling, food, food waste composting program, Free Store, Gainesville, George Jones Farm, Georgia Tech, global warming, Green Campus Loan Fund, Green Purchasing, Green SealTM cleaning products, Harvard University, Haverford College, hazardous waste pickups, hydrogen fueling station, Irvine, Jimmy Carter Solar Panels, Legacy Flooring, Les Purce, Lewiston, locally grown, Los Angeles, MA, Maine, market garden, Massachusetts, ME, Middlebury, Middlebury College, NC, NetZero, New Hampshire, New Haven, New York, New York University, NH, North Carolina, NU, Oberlin, Oberlin College, Oberlin Student Cooperative Association, Office of Environmental Stewardship, OH, Ohio, Olympia, OR, organic food, organic food waste, Pennsylvania. PA, pollution prevention, Pomona College, purchasing, rank, ranking, Retrofit, ride board, Salem, Santa Cruz, Seattle, Sierra Magazine, solar panels, Southern Illinois University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Sustainability Coordinator, sustainable practices, sustainable transportation, Tempe, Texas Tech, transportation, Unity College, University of California, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at Santa Cruz, University of Colorado, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Florida at Gainesville, University of Georgia, University of New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, University of Vermont Burlington, University of Washington, VA, Vermont, VT, WA, Warren Wilson College, Washington, Waste Management, waste minimization, waste removal, Waste Watchers, Willamette University, Yale Sustainable Food Project, Yale University, zero-waste facility, Zimride, Zipcar

Last week, Sierra Magazine named the nation’s top 20 “coolest” schools for their efforts to stop global warming and operate sustainably. The magazine’s September/October cover story spotlights the schools that they believe are making a true impact for the planet, and marks Sierra’s third annual listing of America’s greenest universities and colleges. The […]

Internship Spotlight: US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Internship and Fellowship Programs

By Tracey de Morsella on August 17, 2009 1 Comment college internships, Energy and Commerce Committee, Fellowships, graduate internships, House of Representatives, Internships, post-graduate fellowships

The Energy and Commerce Committee offers three types of internships and fellowships on the majority staff: college internships, graduate internships, and post-graduate fellowships. All three programs are intended to provide educational benefit by exposing the intern or fellow to the work of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Schools Expanding Green Career Degree Options

By Tracey de Morsella on August 14, 2009 1 Comment A National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education, AASHE, Association for Sustainability in Higher Education, Campus Environment, campus sustainability, certificate, College of the Atlantic, colleges, Council of Environmental Deans and Directors, degrees, environment, going green, green careers, green degrees, green jobs, Green Majors, Harvard's Graduate School of Design, Julian Dautremont-Smith, LEED-certified classrooms, Maine, master's in environmental studies, mba, National Wildlife Federation, Stephanie Pfirman, sustainability, sustainable design, universities, University of Pennsylvania, US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

Colleges and universities are responding to a surging interest in green careers by offering more opportunities for degrees in sustainability. “The past few years, society as a whole has become increasingly interested in sustainability,” said Julian Dautremont-Smith of the Association for Sustainability in Higher Education, who was quoted in USA Today. “Higher education has been swept up as well.”

Princeton Review Rolls Out List of The Greenest Colleges

By Tracey de Morsella on July 28, 2009 1 Comment 2010 Green Rating Honor Roll, and ecological agriculture, Arizona State University, Atlanta, Bar Harbor, Bates College, Beech Hill Farm, beekeeping, Berkeley, Binghamton, Binghamton University, biodiesel, biomass gasification, Boston, buildings, CA, Cambridge, campus, campus sustainability, car-sharing, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon emissions, carbon neutral, carbon offsets, Carlisle, carpool, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education, Center for Sustainable Entrepreneurship, certification. organic landscaping, CO, co-generation power plant, College of the Atlantic, colleges, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, compost, compost. solar PV, compostable, compostable dishware, compostable paper cup, composting bins, composting toilets, compressed natural gas, CT, curriculum, Curriculum for the Bioregion, Dickinson College, Durham, ecoAmerica, EcoGastronomy, ecology, electric cars, energy conservation, energy consumption, energy use, environment, environmental issues, environmental studies, environmentally friendly, ethnobotany, Evergreen State College, facilities, fluorescent lamps, food, forest ecology, GA, Georgia Institute of Technology, green college, Green Majors, green products, Green Rating Honor Roll, Green Ratings, green university, greenhouse gas emission reductions, greenhouse gas emissions, Harvard College, human ecology, hydropower, International Village, Kroon Hall, landfill, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED Gold certification, LEED Platinum, LEED Silver, Lewiston ME, Local, MA, ME, Middlebury, Middlebury College, Nature Preserve, New Haven, NH, Northeastern University, NY, Olympia, organic agriculture, organic certification, organic garden, organic produce, PA, Project Clean Plate, recycle, recycling, renewable electricity, renewable wood pellets, Robert Franek, school of Forestry & Environmental Studies, School of Sustainability, Seattle, self-ventilated, socially responsible, socially responsible business program, soft drinks, solar panels, State University of New York at Binghamton, sustainability, Sustainable agriculture, sustainable commencement, sustainable dining program, sustainably produced wood, The Princeton Review, trails, Trans-Atlantic Food Systems, university, University of California Berkeley, University of New Hampshire, University of Washington, Used fryer oil, van pool, VT, WA, Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, wetland, wind, Yale Sustainable Food Project, Yale University, zero-waste, Zipcar

The Princeton Review, today released its second annual Green Ratings of colleges. In this measure of how environmentally friendly the institutions are on a scale of 60 to 99, the company tallied its Green Ratings for 697 institutions based on data it collected from the colleges in 2008-09 concerning their environmentally related policies, practices, and academic offerings. The Princeton Review also named 15 colleges to its “2010 Green Rating Honor Roll” – a list that salutes the institutions that received the highest possible score – 99 – in this year’s rating tallies.

Green Education and Training Update: University of Missouri, Northeastern Junior College, Eastern Mennonite University and Chatham University Launch Green Education Programs

By Tracey de Morsella on July 24, 2009 Comments Off on Green Education and Training Update: University of Missouri, Northeastern Junior College, Eastern Mennonite University and Chatham University Launch Green Education Programs Biostatistics, Chatham University, chemistry and physiology, Colorado, Earth Systems and Resources, Eastern Mennonite University, ecology, economics, engineering, Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Track, ethics, Field Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, geosciences, GIS, Graduate Biology Program, history, internship, Kansas, Master of Science in Biology, Northeastern Junior College, philosophy, Plant Development, political science, public administration, Soil Science, Sustainability Major, Sustainability Minor, sustainability practices, Sustainable Design and Analytical Tools, Sustainable Planning and Policy, Sustainable Thinking, training, University of Missouri, urban planning and design, veterans, Wetlands Ecology, wind energy

The University of Missouri, Kansas City is creating a new sustainability minor. Northeastern Junior College is launching a wind energy training program. Eastern Mennonite University has announced two sustainability majors an Chatham University has added a new environmental track to its graduate biology program.