BRATTLEBORO — School for International Training will launch its 2017-18 Sustainability Speaker Series with several public events this month, including free lectures on the SIT campus by well-known sustainability advocates including Tony Hillery of Harlem Grown, 350.org Board Chairman KC Golden, environmental anthropologist and researcher Tatiana Schrieber, and others.
For a complete schedule of events, visit graduate.sit.edu/sit-campus-events.
The series is part of SIT's ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability and education. It is funded in part by a $100,000 grant SIT received earlier this year from Windham Regional Commission to install a campus-based solar energy system, an outgrowth of SIT's 2014 climate action plan, which aims to make the campus greener and more energy efficient.
The grant also supports SIT's efforts to expand community outreach and enhance curriculum at SIT Graduate Institute.
In July, SIT joined a coalition of regional colleges to support a new “Ecovation Hub” aimed at bringing jobs, investment, and visitors to the area in the wake of the closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
SIT, Greenfield Community College, Antioch University New England, and Keene State College have pledged to provide education, training, and support for efforts to enhance environmentally friendly industries and expertise.
This month, SIT Graduate Institute launched two new MA degrees related to environmental sustainability: one in Climate Change and Global Sustainability and another in Global Leadership and Social Innovation.