Episode #4 ~ Elaine Cole, a sustainability rockstar here at PCC



What can I say? I’m a big fan of Elaine Cole Ph.D. She is the Sustainability Manager at PCC Rock Creek Campus and ever since first meeting her last year I was in awe of how engaged and passionate she was around PCC. It wasn’t long before I learned that this engagement and passion spans … Continue reading Episode #4 ~ Elaine Cole, a sustainability rockstar here at PCC


Episode #3 ~ A look at Sustainability at PCC with Briar Schoon



In today’s episode I sat down with PCC’s very own Briar Schoon to take a look at Portland Community College’s sustainability efforts and to touch on how we achieved being ranked the top Associates College in the US and 2nd overall in North America in the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index that was recently published by … Continue reading Episode #3 ~ A look at Sustainability at PCC with Briar Schoon


Episode #2 ~ WOHESC 2018 Pt. 2 (w/ the Washington Campus Beekeepers)



  Part 2 from the 2018 Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference is here! This episode features one great interview that took place during the conference with 4 fantastic educators from Washington colleges and universities who are working towards bringing there beekeeping programs together. As you’ll learn, the organization and collaboration is in its infancy … Continue reading Episode #2 ~ WOHESC 2018 Pt. 2 (w/ the Washington Campus Beekeepers)


Episode #1 ~ WOHESC 2018 Edition



Well, here we go! It’s the first episode of PCC, Sustain Me! A Higher Education Sustainability & Environmental Justice Podcast from Portland Community College. This edition focuses on and highlights the 2018 Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) that was held at Portland State University from February 6-8. This years conference really worked on … Continue reading Episode #1 ~ WOHESC 2018 Edition