RCE Greater Portland-2016

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1. Project Title: 
Earth Week Lecture: Connecting Higher Education to Agenda 2030
2. Thematic area/s addressed by the project
Select your options: 
Other
Other (please clarify) : 
Agenda 2030 and SDGs
3. Project partner contact information : 
Organization: 
RCE Greater Portland
Role: 
Host Organization
Main Contact: 
Kim Smith
Name: 
Kim Smith
Affiliation: 
Portland Community College
Email: 
kdsmith@pcc.edu
4. Project type
Select the relevant type for your project: 
Bridging local and global perspectives on SD
Engaging with transformative learning and research for SD
5. Project description
Provide a short description of the project including strategies, regional challenges, aims and specific project activities.: 

Dr. Kim Smith, PCC Sociology Instructor and Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN) Coordinator, introduced the UN’s Agenda 2030 and the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals. Co-sponsored by GPSEN and Portland Community College, this event builds on efforts to create a network across our region to support educational solutions to our sustainability challenges.

6. Project status
Finalized
Description: 
This event was held on April 19th. Sadly, the turnout was rather small, with only 9 people attending.
8. Tagging
Region: 
Americas
Tags (choose up to 5): 
Cities
Community Education
Curriculum Development