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Sessions for Professional Growth at AESS 2025

May 19, 2025 Uncategorized
The AESS Professional Development Committee is delighted to present a listing of all sessions related to PD that will be held at our June conference. Full session details can be found at our conference event website: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/AESS2025/sessions
Monday, June 23, 2025
1C: Lone Wolves and the Fierce Green Fire: A Workshop for Faculty Independently Managing Interdisciplinary Environmental Programs During Crisis June 23, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
1D: Bringing “Many Care, Just Differently” Into Your Scholarship & Teaching June 23, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
1E: Teaching, Scholarship, and Community Action under Trump 2.0 June 23, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
2A: Campuses as Living Labs: Local Actions, Community Engagement, and Environmental Practice June 23, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
2D: A review of core courses in Environmental Science curricula: Connecting best practices to on-the-ground program realities June 23, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
2C: New Applications for Documentary Film in Environmental Studies Pedagogy and Social Justice June 23, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
3B: Collaborating for Climate Resilience in Uncertain Times June 24, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
3C: The Lighter Side of Climate: Using Playfulness in our Sustainability Classrooms June 24, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
4D: Pedagogical Approaches to Capstone Experiences in Interdisciplinary Environmental Programs June 24, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
4C: Amplifying Sustainability in Higher Education Through Organizational Behavior Change June 24, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
4B: Community, Climate, and Public Health: Building Environmental Resilience Across Systems June 24, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
5E: DEI in 2025 Discussion June 25, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
5C: Is It You or Is It Burnout? – Acknowledging and Coping with Burnout (Symposia) June 25, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
5B: Why a true interdisciplinary curriculum is worth it; why it’s not easy; and strategies for how to get there.June 25, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
6B: Mentoring Excellence: Best Practices for Mentors and Mentees June 25, 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
7C: Creating a Regional Environmental Studies Community: A View from the Greater Twin Cities June 25, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Good to Know: dates and times are accurate as of publishing. Changes are reflected in real-time on the event website schedule. Plus, aessconference.org has all event-related details.
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Nominations Open for AESS Board and Committee

March 8, 2023 2016 Conference, 2017 Conference, 2018 Conference, AESS News Bulletins, AESS Voices, Branded Books Series

Nominations for the 2023 AESS Elections are open!

The AESS Nomination Committee is looking for enthusiastic and energetic AESS members to run for office next year. Nominations are due by March 20, 2023. SUBMIT FORM

Open positions beginning in 2023 will include:

  • (1) President-Elect (2023-2024), then President (2024-2025) & Past President (2025-2026)
  • (3) Board Member-At-Large (2023-2025)
  • (3) Nominations Committee Member-At-Large (2023-2025)

 

Serving in a professional organization is a great opportunity to build leadership skills, expand your professional network, and to help AESS grow and thrive.

Note that any nominees selected for the 2023 ballot will be asked to confirm or renew their AESS member status. Visit https://aessonline.org/#myaccount today to review your current membership status or become a new member!

Position descriptions including estimated time commitments are detailed on our elections webpage.  If you’re interested, please fill out and submit your self-nomination and candidate statement using this form. If you have questions, please contact Devin Judge-Lord, Nominations Chair via support@aessonline.org.

 

The nominations committee is responsible for recruiting and nominating candidates for the elective offices of the Association. Nominations Committee. In identifying candidates for positions, the Nominations Committee seeks to assure the representation of the Association’s diversity of membership, in terms of age, gender, racial and ethnic background, substantive interest, field of work, type of employing institutions, and other considerations.

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Two New Resources for AESS Members

August 13, 2020 AESS News Bulletins

The AESS Professional Development Committee is excited to share two new resources to assist with 2020-2021 teaching. These resources are available to AESS members after they have logged into their account at aessonline.org.

AESS Expert Network

In order to support online and socially distanced teaching this coming year, the AESS Professional Development Committee has created a list of AESS members who are willing to:

1) do virtual class visits to discuss their research;
2) do virtual class visits to discuss their community sustainability work; and/or
3) collaborate with faculty in other locations to connect their students with community stakeholders and activists in your city or town.

Teaching Out-of-Doors Workshop Notes

This compilation is available to AESS members as a benefit of membership.
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