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Real Food Challenge Summer Leadership Training Aug. 26-29
The West Coast Summer Leadership training will be held in Atascadero, CA (near San Luis Obispo) this summer to help students share their experiences and build organizational skills. Only 25-30 students are accepted for the training, and spots are filling up! This is a great way to learn from fellow students and devise strategies to…Read more »
2010 Spring Convergence Photo Contest
We saw you! You were taking awesome pictures at the Convergence. We want the best of the best Convergence photos. So, we’ve created a contest. Pick your ten best photos that you took of the Convergence. The Operating Team will then select the top three submitted photos that best campture the spirit of the Convergence. …Read more »
Are You Interested In Joining CSSC’s Statewide Leadership? Tell Us About It!
CSSC is very active right now and we need your help to keep going strong. We are dependent entirely on student and alumni volunteers to accomplish our work. Joining CSSC’s leadership is an excellent way to take your work to the next level, build your resume, cultivate your leadership skils, and meet lifelong friends and…Read more »
2010 Spring Convergence Reflections from Jared Muscat
Jared Muscat, 2010 Spring Convergence Coordinator, reflects on the amazing weekend that took place from April 30th to May 2nd at UC San Diego. This post includes a slideshow of photos from the Convergence!
Nikki Henderson, CSSC Board Member, Featured in ELLE Magazine’s 5 at 25
Nikki Henderson featured in the ELLE Gold Awards 2010: 5 at 25 Nikki Henderson has been with CSSC for a long time. As a student she participated in Convergences and Leadership Retreats, joining the CSSC Leadership along the way. As an alumni, she joined the CSSC Board of Directors where she currently acts as the…Read more »
Students Urge Regents to Strengthen Sustainability Policies
Gabi Kirk, UC Santa Cruz – On March 23rd, students from across the state pulled together successful messaging to ask the UC Regents to strengthen sustainable food policies and support UC’s investment in renewable energy projects. The UC Board of Regents met from March 23-25 at UC San Francisco. Various committees discussed every aspect of…Read more »
CSSC’s 2010 Winter Leadership Retreat Recap
The CSSC’s 5th biannual leadership retreat this Winter was a success! From January 16th to the 18th, twenty five students and alumni gathered at our beautiful retreat space amongst the hillsides of Arroyo Grande representing thirteen campuses to build community amongst our statewide leaders, exchange ideas, and collaborate on programs and campaigns that address the…Read more »
Important Message From CSSC’s Executive Director
Greetings All, I am writing to inform you of some big changes and opportunities for CSSC. After more than two years of service as Executive Director, I have decided it is time for me to move on and make space for a new era of leaders to step forward to bring their creative energies into…Read more »
CSSC Southern California Potluck Brings Students Together
October 15, Los Angeles, CA – The CSSC Southern California networking potluck was a success! 25 students and recent alumni representing 6 universities showed up to share delicious food and network with fellow sustainability leaders at their campuses. Over a candle lit dinner students and recent alumni shared what they are working on and their…Read more »
CSSC Teams with AASHE, Second Nature at Bioneers
OCT. 15, SAN RAFAEL, CA – On October 15th, CSSC partnered with AASHE and Second Nature to produce a one-day pre-conference intensive on sustainability in higher education in conjunction with Bioneers, the largest environmental and social justice conference in the US. Approximately 75 students, educators, community members, and campus staff were present, sharing in powerful…Read more »
Students Bear Rain and Gather for CSSC NorCal Potluck
OCT 12, UC DAVIS – The Community Building potluck in Davis on October 12 was a warm event despite the torrential rains. Twelve students, CSSC alumni, and staff gathered at the Cal Aggie Christian Association House (a multi-faith student living community) to discuss topics like improving student/staff ties on campus and in our work, the…Read more »
Recap: CSSC Chapters Gather at Winter Leadership Retreat in Arroyo Grande
AUG. 5-9, 2009, ARROYO GRANDE, CA – The California Student Sustainability Coalition’s 5th annual summer leadership retreat was a success! From August 5th through August 9th student leaders from across the state gathered in the beautiful hillsides of Newsom Springs Ranch in Arroyo Grande. Students represented from Community Colleges, Cal States, and UC’s shared best…Read more »
