N SHI GTO A N W HIGHER EDUCATION SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE O REG O N HIGHER EDUCATION SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE Hosted by 2019 REDUX At the end of February, over 600 passionate individuals came together in Seattle for WOHESC to learn, connect and strategize for the future of climate justice in higher education. This year’s event was an immense success thanks to our attendees, speakers, sponsors, and partners who helped us build the conference. We spent two and half days learning, growing and connecting around issues of equity, sustainability, and development within higher education. Audience Breakdown Attendees by School • Antioch University - 2 625 123 • Bellevue College - 20 Attendees Speakers • Cascadia College - 20 • Central Oregon Community College - 1 • Central Washington University - 14 • Centralia College - 2 32 18 • College of Southern Idaho - 7 • Community College of Spokane - 1 Sponsors & Community • Duke University - 1 Exhibitors Partners • Eastern Washington University - 5 • Edmonds Community College - 10 • Gonzaga University - 13 • Lane Community College - 3 Attendees by Category • Lewis & Clark College - 1 • Linn Benton Community College - 2 Facilities/ • Mount Si High School - 15 • Mt. Hood Community College - 1 Operations | 76 • Northwest Indian College - 5 • Olympic College - 4 • Oregon State University - 17 Student Instructional • Pacific Lutheran University - 3 • Pacific University - 5 216 Faculty | 72 • Portland Community College - 20 • Portland State University - 20 • Seattle Central College - 7 Institutional Leadership/ • Seattle University - 13 Senior Administration | 71 • Shoreline Community College - 1 • Skagit Valley College - 2 • South Seattle College - 16 • Spokane Falls Community College - 1 Student Affairs |26 • Tacoma Community College - 5 • Texas Tech University - 1 • The Evergreen State College - 13 Office Administration 26| • The Northwest School - 5 • University of Oregon - 17 • University of Puget Sound - 3 • University of Washington - 125 Attendees by Location • Western Oregon University - 5 • Western Washington University - 18 • Whatcom Community College - 12 • Whitman College - 15 • Whitworth University - 6 450 134 41 • Willamette University - 13 Washington Oregon Other Who Else Was There? Attendees by Organization • A&R Solar • Local-E • Ameresco • LONG Building Technologies • Americorps • Lucid • Applied Physics Lab • Mackenzie • Association for the Advancement of • Manager, UWFIN: C2 Operations Sustainability in Higher Education • McGranahan Architects • Bassetti Architects • Mitchell Thomashaw Consulting • Business & Sustainability Energy • Mortenson Concentration • Mount Si High School • BYD Coach & Bus • Multnomah County • Capital Planning Space Management • Our Children’s Trust • Carbon Leadership Forum • Perkins+Will • Chartwells • RCSA • City of Portland, Oregon • Scout Books • Community, Environment and Planning • Scranton Products • CopperTree Analytics • Seattle Area National Park Sites • Creative Communications • SEED • Daikin Applied • Self Enhancement Inc. (SEI) • Deloitte • Siemens Building Technologies • Energy Hippo • Sodexo • Energy Trust of Oregon New Buildings • Stillwater Energy Program • Sustainable Business Consulting • EnviroIssues • Sustainable Purchasing Leadership • Environmental Club Council • Farm Forward • Sustainable Urban Development • FFA Architecture and Interiors, Inc. • Swire Coca-Cola, USA • Finance and Administration JM Student • The Miller Hull Partnership • Flying Fish Company • TreeZero • Fovea, LLC • UMC: Energy and Environment • Friends of North Creek Forest • USG • Greater Portland Sustainability Education • Washington Sea Grant Network • Washington Trails Association • Green Square • Wind Associates, Inc. • Hennebery Eddy Architects • World Centric • HKP • YGH Architecture • Intel Ret. • Interface • International Specialized Programs • JE Dunn Construction • Lacey Glass Inc • Lime • LIVABLE CITY YEAR “This conference has immense potential to positively influence change. I definitely want to be a part of that.” -2019 Attendee “Team building among faculty, staff, and students from our institution was very valuable.” - 2019 Attendee Program ~ 5 CONFERENCE THEMES ~ Two Poster Keyno2 tes Receptions Session Sessions27 Six Tours Approved speaker presentations are available on the Conference website at wohesc.org/program/ “The 3 facilitators of the Teaching at the Edge of the Apocalypse breakout session did an excellent job of creating an active learning space and engaging everyone. This was a fantastic session.” -2019 Attendee “Our Children’s Trust and Juliana vs. United States Government was the best event I attended at WOHESC. The social justice forums that centered around the idea that inequity is not sustainable were amazing as well.” - 2019 Attendee Thank You 2019 Partners & Sponsors Exhibitors • Lacey Glass • Scranton Products • Wind Associates • Rad Power Bikes • Waxie Sanitary Supply “Attendees were genuinely interested and I made good contacts.” - Scranton Products “The breakout network sessions were the perfect amount of time.” - Waxie Sanitary Supply “We thought the event staff was exceptional, helpful and service oriented. They made consistent efforts to make sure we had a positive experience.” - Johnson Controls Campus & Community Partners In The News WOHESC 2019 Opening Keynote by Dean Lisa Graumlich // UW Sustainability Podcast Ellen Moore Named “Champion of Sustainability” // University of Washington | Tacoma Kevin Wilhelm at WOHESC 2019 // PCC Sustain Me! Podcast Kiran Oommen, Our Children’s Trust & The Climate Trial of the Century // PCC Sustain Me! Podcast Designing a Sustainable Future: Intersections of Energy, Buildings & Engagement at the University of Washington // Campus Energy and Sustainability Podcast Get involved with WOHESC! Contact us at [email protected] or 1.855.740.8417.