In a Mapuche neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, artisans are trading traditional adobe bricks for experimental eco-friendly alternatives. In a canyon that straddles the U.S.–Mexico border, families are planting vegetation to stem polluted runoff. And in Panama’s Parita Bay, grassroots leaders are defending wetlands that shelter thousands of migratory shorebirds. These are just […]
The 2025 EPIC-Network Conference, held in partnership with the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress, took place in Chicago, Illinois from June 16th to the 19th. We’re thrilled to share that the event was a tremendous success- filled with energy, insight, and momentum for the future of sustainability and community engagement. Over four days, attendees from […]
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EPIC-N is delighted to announce the 2025 EPIC-N conference award winners! We released a call for nominations for three awards: Partnership of the Year, Faculty of the Year, and Student of the Year. We received a number of nominations, all of which were excellent. The remarkable nominations received by EPIC-N made the decisions by our […]
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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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 […]
Lauren Belle Sustainability Specialist at M-NCPPC Department of Parks and Recreation Lauren.Belle@pgparks.comLauren Belle’s LinkedIn Favorite Place My favorite place in my local community is Patuxent River Park which is part of the Park System I work for. It a stunningly beautiful 7,800 acre park that protects the land’s natural resources and preserves the view shed […]
Kristin Mroz GreenStep Cities and Tribal Nations Coordinator kristin.mroz-risse@state.mn.usKristin Mroz’s LinkedInGreenStep Cities Twitter (Photo credit – Tom Reiter) Favorite Place The William H. Houlton Conservation Area in Elk River will always be a favorite place of mine. I had the opportunity to help plan and support the transformation from a agricultural field to a native […]
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Maria Ines CarabajalEPIC-LAC Cono Sur Consultant micarabajal@gmail.comMaria Ines’ LinkedIn Favorite Place My favorite place is the local fair called “From Producers to Consumers”, which takes place twice a month at the Agronomy Faculty in Buenos Aires city. In this place, you can buy agroecological and healthy fruits and vegetables directly from the producers and […]
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Andrea ChavezEPIC-LAC Andes/Amazonia Consultant andreabirgitchavez@gmail.com Favorite Place Community-centered and farmer-driven farmer’s market and local community parks. If applicable, briefly describe your first interaction with a school-community project and the impact it had on you. During 2013 and 2015, I was co-director of the project “Building Conservation Capacity in a Changing Amazonia” in Pucallpa, Peru. The […]
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By: Ada Inman The Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) at the Universiti Sains Malaysia partnered with the community of Balik Pulau in 2021 with the goals of helping the community to establish a waste management programme that suits the community well, training the community on best practices of waste management toward zero waste, and […]