By: Marshall Curry and Ada Inman EPIC-Network Program Spotlight: Two years ago, leaders at Indiana State University met with EPIC-N staff and board member Jane Rogan of the University of Indiana, Bloomington after learning about EPIC-N Programs in a workshop. In these meetings, Indiana State University leaders devised a plan to go from piloting the […]
The COMpasso (Resilient Communities) Program is a partnership between the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and Municipalities in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. COMpasso engages the university community, municipalities’ staff, non-profit agencies and communities vulnerable to effects of local climate change in planning participatory processes for improving urban sustainability, environmental education and actions […]
Garrett Hurley Sustainability CoordinatorIndiana State UniversityGarrett.Hurley@indstate.edu+18122328502 Favorite Place One place I find myself escaping to constantly, whether physically or in my head, is the Oregon coast. The constant breeze and sand grains blowing. The scent of clam chowder […]
To start the year off with some improved functionality for EPIC-N members, staff and web developer Travis Cunningham of Enviral.io added new functionality to the EPIC-N Member Commons. The updates are described below: New Content AvailableOne change is the inclusion of the “News” and “Event” pages. Previously these pages were only found on the www.epicn.org website. Now within the […]
The 2021 EPIC-Network Conference was held virtually October 5-7. The conference featured nine individual sessions highlighting EPIC-N programs, partners, and friends of the Network. The virtual, interactive event focused on updating the membership on the growth and proliferation of the EPIC Network, the trending topics affecting EPIC programs, and the resources available to tackle them. The conference proved to be a great success with individuals from 11 countries and 86 different institutions in attendance. […]
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By: Marshall Curry, Ada Inman, and Max Prestigiacomo The Sustainable Cities Program at Indiana State University launched in 2020 with its inaugural partner city, the City of Sullivan. Local news stories announced the partnership to help market listening sessions hosted by the City to encourage “community members to provide input on sustainable projects within the […]
EPIC-N brings international partner to support Community Science projects. By Ada Inman Following the public announcement of their partnership, EPIC-N and the American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange (TEX) engaged one the EPIC Model programs, the University of Wisconsin’s UniverCity Alliance (UCA) to launch a pilot cohort of community science projects in Wisconsin. UCA, TEX, and […]
EPIC-N’s Rural and Assessment Community of Practice groups are off to a great start! Following their launch in fall 2021, members of the EPIC-Network inaugural communities of practice (COP) have convened bi-weekly to discuss best practices, personal experiences, and questions regarding their topic. The Rural COP is co-led by Megan Banks of the University of […]
Megan Banks DirectorSustainable City Year ProgramUniversity of OregonUniversity of Oregonmbanks@uoregon.edu(541) 346-6395 Favorite Place My favorite thing about Eugene, Oregon, is the livability/quality of life, and the beautiful trees! What was your […]
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The July 2020 to June 2021 Annual Report is the first annual report ever published by the EPIC-Network. Included in the report is a letter from the board chair, some selected successes, some numbers describing our engagement, and the fiscal year financial summary. […]
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