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Episode #6 ~ Teri Fane n’ Joe Culhane getting ready to go to AASHE 2018!

September 25, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainabilityAASHE, diversity, environmental justice, equity, higher education, inclusion, Joe Culhane, pcc, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, sustainability, Teri Fane, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Educationpcc-sustain-me

Well now, this episode veers a wee bit away from the more formal format of the first handful of episodes. Teri Fane, the Student Body President of PCC Cascade Campus and I had ourselves a wonderfully candid, honest, and unabashed conversation about sustainability and social/environmental justice both at PCC and in general. We looked at … Continue reading Episode #6 ~ Teri Fane n’ Joe Culhane getting ready to go to AASHE 2018! →

Episode #5 ~ 2018 Eco Challenge & GPSEN Website Launch w/ David Macek

September 19, 2018PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, sustainabilityDavid Macek, ecochallenge, higher education, nwei, pcc, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, sustainabilitypcc-sustain-me

Can you feel it? The Autumn Equinox is just around the bend. The sun is setting earlier each day, encouraging us to rest up and get a good nights sleep. There’s that brisk and invigorating chill in the air, requiring that extra layer of clothes that’s been tucked away all summer. All those colorful leaves … Continue reading Episode #5 ~ 2018 Eco Challenge & GPSEN Website Launch w/ David Macek →

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

September 11, 2018PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, sustainabilityAASHE, Deep Harvest Farm, Elaine Cole, higher education, learning garden, Nathaniel Talbot, pcc rock creek, pcc sustain me, podcast, portland community college, sustainabilitypcc-sustain-me

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

September 4, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, sustainability2018 Sustainable Campus Index, 2nd Nature Climate Award, AASHE, Benjamin Cartel, Conference of the Parties, COP23, Flickering Light, higher education, podcast, portland community college, sustainability, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, UN Convention on Climate Change, UNFCC, We Are Still Inpcc-sustain-me

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)

August 28, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainability, WOHESCAASHE, diversity, Edmonds Community College, environmental justice, equity, Green River College, higher education, inclusion, portland community college, social justice, sustainability, University of Washington, Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference, wohesc, wohesc 2018, wohesc 2019pcc-sustain-me

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

August 21, 2018environmental justice, PCC, podcast, Portland Community College, social justice, sustainability, WOHESCAASHE, Brandon trelstad, celilo falls, diversity, environmental justice, equity, higher education, inclusion, Jesse Nichols, Joe Abraham, pcc, portland community college, social justice, steph fregosi, stone boat farms, stoneboatpdx, sustainability, Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference, wohesc, wohesc 2018, wohesc 2019pcc-sustain-me

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 →