Jade Leadership Certificate

JADE LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATE
The Jade Certificate is designed to help students recognize the importance of sustainability issues in their personal and professional lives and to understand their responsibilities as individuals and community members to promote and encourage sustainable practices. The Jade certificate provides both a theoretical and practical foundation for students looking to take on leadership roles in the movement to build a more sustainable society.

The Jade Certificate will be awarded upon completion of eight workshops, including the four required workshops (If Sustainability is the Solution, What is the Problem?, From Preservation to Conservation to Sustainability and Intergenerational Equity, The Historical Origins of the Current Environmental Crisis, Beyond the 3 Rs: Education for Living in Ethical and Sustainable Ways) and submission of journal reflections for each workshop.

REQUIRED WORKSHOPS:

If Sustainability is the Solution, What is the Problem? 9/14 & 2/1
From Preservation to Conservation to Sustainability and Intergenerational Equity 9/27 & 2/13
Historical Origins of Current Environmental Crisis 10/12 & 3/21
Beyond the 3 Rs: An Education for Living in Ethical and Sustainable Ways 11/7 & 4/2

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS:

Assessing attitudes About Sustainability 3/7
Community Mapping 9/21 & 1/25
Critical Evaluation of Energy Use Choices (Issues in Social Justice Series) 11/8 & 2/14
EcoHouse Panel Discussion: Getting Involved 10/3
How to Grow Organic 3/27
Leadership in Energy Sustainability (Issues in Social Justice Series) 10/25
Live Green Expo 2/8
Planning and Leading Service Trips 2/15
Rebuilding Communities from Brooklyn to... (Pearls of Wisdom Series) 10/20
Rights and Responsibilities of Volunteers 10/19 & 3/7
Social Change Model of Leadership 10/19 & 1/17
Sustainability: Debating the Issues 3/5
The Environmental Movement 3/28
What is Civic & Community Engagement 9/14 & 1/18