Increasingly, colleges and universities are incorporating sustainability into mission and planning, facilities, purchasing, partnerships, research, curricula, student life, governmental relations and community education. Speaking from her perspective as President of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, Co-facilitator of the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium, and founder of the Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability, Rowe will describe the triple bottom line of sustainability -- creating healthier ecosystems, social systems, and economies - and present a conceptual framework for education for a sustainable future. Concrete examples will be shared, along with opportunities and resources.

Debra has been professor of energy management, renewable energy technology and psychology for over 29 years at Oakland Community College. With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Rowe created a model for an energy services technician degree, and with National Science Foundation support she has also designed and taught energy management on line as part of the renewable energies certificate offered by the Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology (www.ceret.us). Dr. Rowe currently serves as President of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (www.uspartnership.org) and as National Co-coordinator of the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (www.aashe.org/heasc). She is a founder of the Disciplinary Associations' Network for Sustainability (www.aashe.org/dans) and Senior Advisor to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (www.aashe.org ). She is also a U.S. Designee to the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics' sustainability group (http://wfcp.accc.ca/). She is the author or editor of numerous publications on the integration of sustainability into education (see www.ncseonline.org/EFS/DebraRowe.pdf and http://www.michiganenergyoptions.org/learnmore/sustainable-education-handbook for examples). Dr. Row received a BA from Yale University and an MBA, MA, and PhD from the University of Michigan.

Email: dgrowe [at] oaklandcc [dot] edu