CCPS 2012

Nov. 1st, 2012 Keynote Speaker
Chris Martenson

"The Crash Course: Essential Insights For Prospering In Our Increasingly Uncertain Future"

The Kentucky Community & Technical College System has agreed to host the 7th annual Campus-Community Partnerships for Sustainability conference in 2013. More details to come...

We are actively looking for a volunteers to help organize CCPS 2013! If you're interested, please contact Billie Hardin at billie.hardin@kctcs.edu

CCPS brings together students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners from around Kentucky and the region to network, celebrate our achievements, and exchange ideas and best practices in sustainability.

The University of Louisville and Jefferson Community & Technical College were proud to co-host the 6th annual Campus-Community Partnerships for Sustainability conference, highlighting the theme of Cross-Pollination! CCPS 2012 took place November 1st at JCTC (110 W. Chestnut St. Louisville, KY 40202) with additional events November 2nd & 3rd at UofL (Strickler Hall).

Download 2012 conference presentations here. Send your presentations to Justin Mog for posting online.

Download the complete 2012 conference program here.

Conference sessions featured dozens of faculty, staff, students, and community partners from across Kentucky sharing ideas through presentations, panels, posters, and field trips covering the following themes:

• Food and agriculture
• Stormwater management
  
• Education for Sustainability
• Energy
• Green Architecture & Design
• Waste management
• Social & Environmental Justice
• Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration
• Transportation and Land Use
• Raising Sustainability Awareness
  

Our goal was to provide a collaborative space – a hive of activity – that united passionate people and transformational ideas for a future built on greater environmental, social and economic responsibility. Follow CCPS 2012 on Facebook!

 Nov. 2nd, 2012 Plenary Speaker
Llewellyn Wells

"Living City Block: Urban Regeneration at the Right Scale"

CCPS 2012 cross-pollinated with Bluegrass Bioneers to create four days rich with ideas and inspiration and we bridged the two gatherings with an unforgettable day-long Interdisciplinary Sustainability Symposium organized by UofL's Sustainability Council with sponsorship from UofL's Liberal Studies Project and the Dept. of Biology. We invited attendees to participate in any and all of the following:

• Thursday, Nov. 1st, 2012
  Campus Community Partnerships for Sustainability Conference (at JCTC).
• Thursday Evening - Friday Evening, Nov. 1-2, 2012
  Interdisciplinary Sustainability Symposium (Nov. 1 at JCTC and Nov. 2 at UofL Strickler Hall 101)
• Friday-Sunday, Nov. 2-4, 2012
  Bluegrass Bioneers (at UofL Strickler & Davidson Halls).

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