International Education is both an important global force for good and a contributor to the climate emergency. Join CJ Tremblay as she discusses what's happening at the intersection of climate action and international education and speaks with administrators, researchers, policy makers, students, and more for solutions on transforming our industry. If you want to start affect change in the business of international education as we work towards a more carbon-conscious and emissions-neutral industry, then this podcast is for you.
Using Green Grants to Support Student Climate Action Abroad
In this episode, co-host Amy Marcus speaks with an administrator and three students about Temple University’s Global Green Grants program, which funds student climate action and research projects while studying abroad.
Sarah Short Hutyra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-short-hutyra-18827123a/), the Assistant Director for Institutional Relations at Temple University Education Abroad & Overseas Campuses, explains how the program is managed. After her conversation with Sarah, Amy speaks with the following students who participated in the program:
Katie Chin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-chin-aa19401b3/ ), student at Thomas Jefferson University
Julie Kleaver (https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-kleaver/), FAO Schwarz Fellow with Audubon (https://www.audubon.org/) Mid-Atlantic
Ezekiel Cartwright (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezekiel-cartwright-34040a123/), student at Temple University
Katie, Julie, and Ezekiel share about their experiences with the program while studying in Italy and Japan. Their projects explored topics including sustainable food systems, single-use plastics education, and sports equipment waste and access.
In these interviews, you’ll learn more about the program, how it works, some challenges faced along the way, and even advice for both staff looking to run similar programs and students looking to take climate action while studying abroad.
Additional Resources:
Temple Global Green (https://studyabroad.temple.edu/about/temple-global-green)
Temple Education Abroad & Overseas Campuses (https://studyabroad.temple.edu/ )
Temple Office of Sustainability (https://sustainability.temple.edu/ )
Katie’s blog post (https://templeuabroad.blog/2024/07/22/leading-sustainability-workshops-in-japanese-schools/)
Julie’s blog post (https://templeuabroad.blog/2023/12/15/exploring-italian-sustainable-food-systems-farmer-direct-markets/ )
Ezekiel’s blog post (https://templeuabroad.blog/2024/05/09/how-to-donate-sustainably-while-abroad-and-at-home/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3ArL_hjS_OVXJzoUazqrgsVAVyJCCv5BB4QNX4eqaiZnd-Kaxg9Qpf5rs_aem_AbZ8vOatXK_srSc9NatG57j8Er9puMrOqkNNGuxN4WcZpuF9BYNaSSo0c8AnTn95tiDUDZk8IEXEe1sTIFx6R0p- )
Kim Association, Rome (https://www.associazionekim.it/ )
Fondazione Campagna Amica, Rome (https://www.campagnamica.it/chi-siamo/ )
Showa Women’s University (https://www.swu.ac.jp/en/)
Seicho School (https://seicho-sh.metro.ed.jp/site/zen/ )
10 Jun 2024
Comedy for Climate Action
In this episode, Co-host Amy Marcus speaks with Mark Kendall (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markokendall/), Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of CoolCoolCool Productions, about the power of comedy in facilitating learning, engagement, and collective action.
CoolCoolCool Productions: https://coolcoolcoolpro.com/ (https://coolcoolcoolpro.com/)
For a taste of Mark’s live show, “The Magic Negro and Other Blackness”, check out Mark’s Instagram: @markkendallcomedy
Generation 180 on Instagram: @generation.180
Climate Comedy Cohort: https://generation180.org/climate-comedy/comedy-cohort/ (https://generation180.org/climate-comedy/comedy-cohort/)
Center for Artistic Activism (website, free resources & book): https://c4aa.org/ (https://c4aa.org/)
Paige Curtis substack Bad Environmentalist: https://badenvironmentalist.substack.com/about (https://badenvironmentalist.substack.com/about)
20 May 2024
Engaging Students in Climate Action Through Microcredentials, with Mark Blakemore of Big Pond Education
In this episode, co-host Amy Marcus speaks with Mark Blakemore (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mblakemore/) of Big Pond Education about the value of carbon literacy, climate education and microcredentials on international programs.
Resources:
Big Pond Education: https://www.bigpondeducation.org/ (https://www.bigpondeducation.org/)
Big Zero Microcredential: https://www.big-zero.org/ (https://www.big-zero.org/)
The Forum on Education Abroad’s Advancing the SDGS award: https://www.forumea.org/award-for-advancing-the-sdgs-through-education-abroad.html (https://www.forumea.org/award-for-advancing-the-sdgs-through-education-abroad.html)
EUASA’s Climate Conscious Study Abroad: An Operational Guide (co-authored by today’s guest, Mark Blakemore): https://studyabroadclimate.guide/ (https://studyabroadclimate.guide/)
Hillary Clinton on “The Weaponization of Loneliness”: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/hillary-clinton-essay-loneliness-epidemic/674921/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/hillary-clinton-essay-loneliness-epidemic/674921/)
Zeroverse: https://zeroverse.org/index.html (https://zeroverse.org/index.html)
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