RCE Greater Portland-2017

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1. Project Title: 
GPSEN College Network
2. Thematic area/s addressed by the project
Select your options: 
Higher Education (HE)
3. Project partner contact information : 
Organization: 
Portland State University
Role: 
Host
Main Contact: 
Heather Spalding
Name: 
Oussama Lairichi
Affiliation: 
Leadership Fellow
Email: 
laraichi@pdx.edu
Alternative project contact: 
Name: 
Heather Spalding
Affiliation: 
Student Sustainability Center and GPSEN Board President
Email: 
hspaldin@pdx.edu
4. Project type
Select the relevant type for your project: 
Engaging with transformative learning and research for SD
Contributing to community engagement
Contributing to capacity development of stakeholders and partners
5. Project description
Provide a short description of the project including strategies, regional challenges, aims and specific project activities.: 

The Student Sustainability Center at Portland State University serves as the hub for the College Network and has hired a Leadership Fellow to coordinate efforts. Contact information of professors and staff at different colleges across the greater Portland region have been collected and students serve as point people for each college. They have identified that they would like to work together to have shared trainings, networking opportunities, and events. They co-hosted a group to join the Climate March and hosted a workshop at PSU, titled ”Food on Earth.”  Led by Leadership Fellow Oussama Lairichi, GPSEN Fellow Neeraja Havaligi and GPSEN Director Kim Smith presented, with college network members participating in interactive plant identification exercises.

6. Project status
On Going
Description: 
Thankfully, we have the commitment of our PSU partners and our Leadership Fellow to help carry this valuable work forward.
8. Tagging
Region: 
Americas
Tags (choose up to 5): 
Community Education
Curriculum Development