Project Spotlight: Montana State University Students Produce Visual Media Promoting Fire and Emergency Safety in Bozeman

Public awareness is an essential part of emergency prevention and preparedness. A well informed public is better equipped to avoid emergencies altogether and safely navigate them should they arise. The City of Bozeman Fire Department wished to educate the community on relevant fire safety and emergency issues. Fire Chief Joshua Waldo saw an opportunity to […]

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EPIC-N Presented at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27)

On November 15, 2022, the EPIC-Network was featured during the 4th Capacity Building Hub side event at COP27. Find the details of the event below and more information in the event site here. Event title: Capacities For Building Climate Resilience: Insights & Learning From 3 Global Initiatives When: 15 November at 11:15am-12:30pm (Egypt)Where: 4th Capacity-Building Hub, Blue Zone, Sharm El […]

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Jane Rogan Joins the EPIC-N Executive Committee

Brown County State Park in Indiana has some of the best hiking and trails around here. And although I’m not into it, the mountain biking in the part is first rate. If applicable, briefly describe your first interaction with a school-community project and the impact it had on you. I saw the strength of community/university […]

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Universiti Sains Malaysia Established the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) to Mainstream Sustainability

By: Ada Inman Universiti Sains Malaysia has embraced the vision of becoming a sustainability-led university of world-class standing. The university established the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) to mainstream sustainability. This center is designed to work with all other relevant sections within CGSS, as well as regional and international organizations, national and regional governments, private sector, civil […]

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Resource Spotlight: EPIC-N Social Media Reports

By: Ada Inman EPIC-N’s weekly social media reports outline all of the EPIC-N content shared weekly on our social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. To view these weekly reports, complete the following steps: EPIC-N encourages those of you who participate in social media to like and share the important information provided on our […]

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EPIC Durban Builds Capacity for Young Professionals and Students

By: Ada Inman Following the African regional EPIC-N training in November 2017, the City of Durban and the University of KwaZulu-Natal began implementing the Durban EPIC pilot project within the Durban Research Action Partnership (DRAP). The Durban EPIC pilot project connects Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department (EPCPD) from eThekwini Municipality (city of Durban) and […]

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Building University and Community Collaboration in Latin America & the Caribbean: The First EPIC-LAC Workshops

By: María Inés Carabajal and Ada Inman Universities, as institutions, have an important role to play in society and in the communities where they are located. University students are an untapped resource for the community especially as many are eager to learn and serve in more real world scenarios. This is consistent in the US, […]

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Partnership Spotlight: Chiang Mai Rajabhat University Partnered with Local Municipality to Tackle Several Environmental Issues

By: Ada Inman In 2021, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University (CMRU) partnered with Chiang Mai City to tackle several environmental issues pertaining to water quality. Chiang Mai was founded in CE 1296 and was built as a walled city surrounded by a moat. Typically, the water circulation around the moat depends on the periodical water release […]

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Dr. Susanne M Wagner Engages With the “Real World” to Make Classroom Material More Relevant to Students

Dr. Susanne M Wagner Associate Professor, GermanDirector, German and International Engineering ProgramsUniversity of St. Thomas smwagner@stthomas.edu     Favorite thing about your community Many German cultural activities offered by the GAI. If applicable, briefly describe your first interaction with a school-community project and the impact it had on you. While in 8th grade, back in […]

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EPIC Model Refresher Trainings Continue in Southern African Cities

“Since June of 2022, START has partnered with the Education Partnerships for Innovation in Communities (EPIC) to conduct refresher trainings on the EPIC model in several southern African cities under the EPIC-N Africa Network. To date, these trainings have been held in Pretoria, South Africa for EPIC Coordinators from Durban and Lusaka, Zambia, Gaborone, Botswana […]

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