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Leading Sustainability in Public, Private and Nonprofit Organizations

Program Format, Location and Schedule

Friday, May 17, 2013
8:00 am	Check-in & registration		Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY
8:30 am	Introductions and course overview	Dr. Rick Smardon Dr. Kamal Shahrabi
8:45 am	Principles of sustainability	Dr. Rick Smardon
9:15 am	Policies and Practice Includes discussion of what policies & practices are in place respective participant organizations.	Dr. Rick Smardon
10:00 am	Break
10:15 am	Sustainability planning concepts & tools Includes life cycle analysis, energy analysis, GHG footprinting, LEED, campus rating systems examples and application	Dr. Rick Smardon Dr. Kamal Shahrabi
11:30 am	Break for campus tour of sustainability projects	Dr. Kamal Shahrabi
12:30 pm	Lunch on campus
1:15 pm	Sustainability planning process, indicators and indicators	Dr. Rick Smardon
2:15 pm	Participants break into groups (based on type of organization) and work on sustainability planning process plus indicators.
3:30 pm	Groups present results	Dr. Rick Smardon Dr. Kamal Shahrabi
4:00 pm	Wrap up for the day plus sustainability planning assignment	Dr. Rick Smardon
Thursday, May 23, 2013
TBD	1stWebinar + Facilitated work session Organizational/social functions and processes Developing and validating sustainability plans	Professor Elet Callahan Dr. Rick Smardon Mr. Stu Spiegel
Friday, May 31, 2013
TBD	2ndWebinar + Facilitated work session Physical plant functions and processes Developing and validating sustainability plans	Mr. Michael Kelleher Dr. Kamal Shahrabi Dr. Rick Smardon Mr. Stu Spiegel
Friday, June 7, 2013
TBD	3rdWebinar + Facilitated work session Sustainability indicators and rating systems Developing and validating sustainability plans	Ms. Andrea Webster Dr. Rick Smardon
Friday, June 14, 2013
TBD	Final on-campus session Sustainability plan presentations, peer review, instructor critique and program conclusion	Dr. Kamal Shahrabi Dr. Rick Smardon Mr. Stu Spiegel	Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY

Contact Information

If you have any questions about the Leading Sustainability Program or other SUNY ESF Outreach Programs, please contact Sean Nicholson at 315.470.4882.