Provincial Network
From Common Energy
Universities and colleges are the place for change. We have experts across an incredibly diverse array of fields, we have an enormous economic impact, including employment and purchasing power, we support research, innovation and nurture new ways of thinking. We create linkages between community, government and the private sector, and most of all - we are institutions of teaching and learning, shaping our future through tomorrow's leaders.
But universities and colleges are currently not fulfulling these unique roles when it comes to creating solutions for climate change. Which is why student leaders from BC's institutions of higher learning are coming together to collaborate:
We envision institutions of higher learning working together to help BC solve its climate crisis.
Our mission is to connect institutions of higher learning, enhancing their ability to harness the unique capacity of the academic environment to bring about climate change solutions.
On July 8th, 2007, 14 students from 5 universities, colleges and institutions in BC came together at a Strategizing Session to figure out how to connect our schools.
Collectively, we decided that our role is to ensure collaboration in the following areas:
- Information sharing
- Administrative Policy and Securing Commitment
- Government and institutional lobbying and funding
- Awareness and Engagement
- Resource and Coalition Building
- Integrating Research and Education
As our network grows and develops, we will facilitate common campaigns to lend strength in numbers, and to increase our credibility and effectiveness.
Don't miss the upcoming Campus Climate Summit!
SFU, Sunday October 28th, 8:30am - 6:00pm
BC Provincial Network Meeting Minutes
Our immediate next steps are to:
- Decide on a name for our team! (Please add comments to the discussion tab at the top of the page)
- Establish a listserv, our first monthly teleconfence, and a framework for our common wiki website
- Grow our Network Members
To learn more or connect with us, contact: bc(at)syc-cjs.org.
