Higher Education’s Leadership in Climate Action and Sustainability

Higher Education’s Leadership in Climate Action and Sustainability

Elsa M. Nunez, Patricia Szczys
Pages: 300
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-5454-4
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For 25 years, Institutions of Higher Education across North America and around the world have been climate champions, leading by example through energy and infrastructure, operations, and mission-rich experiential education that develops the leaders of the future. Through their reflections, authors will provide examples of signature initiatives, highlighting measurable successes, acknowledging stubborn challenges, and share their visions for the next chapter of climate and sustainability in the higher education sector. This book will be a resource that chronicles the ways in which higher education was out ahead of government and private business in tackling climate change, and will inspire the next generation of leaders to take decisive action to fully realize the power of higher education in forging a just transition to a sustainable future. Now more than ever, all institutions of higher education must lead by providing the skills and knowledge students will require in their workplaces and communities to meet the challenge of climate change and sustainable development. The chapters within this book will be of great interest to campus leaders, administrators, sustainability directors, and the faculty working to accelerate climate action across the nation.

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Dr. Elsa M. Núñez served as Eastern Connecticut State University’s sixth president for 19 years. She became President of Eastern in 2006 following more than 20 years as a senior administrator at higher education institutions, including the City University of New York and the University of Maine System, where she served as Vice-Chancellor. Dr. Núñez also has been a tenured faculty member of English at Ramapo State College, the College of Staten Island (CUNY), Lehman College (CUNY), and Wheelock College in Massachusetts. She also held a faculty position as Professor of English at Eastern. Dr. Núñez is the author of two books and several book chapters and has published numerous articles on language acquisition, access, equity, academic attainment in higher education, and cultural differences in education and retention as it relates to the role of public universities in the 21st Century. Over the past 19 years, Dr. Núñez has firmly established Eastern’s reputation as Connecticut’s only public liberal arts university. Under her leadership, Eastern has climbed steadily in U.S. News and World Report’s annual Best Colleges rankings and was recognized as one of the best colleges for Veterans in New England in 2022. Eastern has been recognized for many years as a Green Campus, and a number of academic programs have also achieved national recognition. In addition, the University is recognized as one of the best colleges in the Northeast by The Princeton Review. Under Dr. Núñez’s stewardship, Eastern has a well-earned reputation for environmental sustainability. The University has been awarded "Green Campus" status by the Princeton Review 13 years in a row, its Science Building is Silver LEED certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, and Eastern recently received a Gold STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System) rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Eastern has one of only three Gold ratings in Connecticut and is one of 138 colleges and universities nationwide to be Gold-rated. Present and past board appointments for regional and national organizations include Liberty Bank, The Nellie Mae Education Foundation, The President's Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, and Second Nature. In her current appointment as President-in-Residence at The Harvard Graduate School of Education, she teaches public policy in higher education.
Dr. Patricia Szczys is Professor of Biology and Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainability. Her scholarly and professional life has been committed to the conservation of endangered and threatened seabirds and to mentoring the next generation of environmental scientists. Dr. Szczys is the author of more than 20 peer-reviewed research papers and has given dozens of scholarly presentations. She served as the University Honors Program Director, the John C. Hicks Endowed Chair for Undergraduate Research, and the President of The Waterbird Society. Dr. Szczys currently leads sustainability initiatives at Eastern Connecticut State University by collaborating with Facilities and Operations, Student Affairs, and Academic Affairs to achieve measurable sustainability goals, provide high quality curricular integration across the disciplines, and engage the regional community in these efforts. Dr. Szczys received her B.S. from the University of North Dakota and her Ph.D. in Environmental Biology from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
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