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Collaborative Track Record
The concept of I-SEA was initially proposed by a team of graduate students from George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) who visited Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada in the summer of 2004 for a study abroad MBA course in Sustainable Communities and Organizations. The following summer, another team of graduate students in the same course provided additional analyses and recommendations for such an Institute, which was established during the fall of 2005. In addition other teams of students, during those summer study abroad courses, also provided important sustainability consulting information to a number of Salt Spring Island organizations, including the Capital Regional District, the Islands Trust, ArtSpring, the Centre for Economic Development, the Chamber of Commerce, the Earth Festival Society, the One Tonne Challenge, and Core Inn.
The Institute intends to re-invite George Washington University sustainability-oriented graduate students each summer to interact with business, government, and nonprofit organizations in the Gulf Islands, BC region, and is very interested in inviting students from other universities and colleges to participate in similar (but separate) courses in the region. The Institute also welcomes other organizations in the region to interact with these sustainability-oriented students.
Past and Current Projects that students have participated in on Salt Spring Island in 2004 and 2005:
ArtSpring - Strategic Plan for Organization
Salt Spring Centre for Economic Development - Marketing Plan for Simply Salt Spring
Earth Festival Society - Salt Spring Transportation Alternatives
Salt Spring Chamber of Commerce - Sustainable Accommodations Guide for Salt Spring Island
One Tonne Challenge - Car Free Ganges Day and Alternatives on Salt Spring Island
Friends of the Institute for Sustainability:
I-SEA Community Sample Projects - 2006 to Present
- 2 Tourism Round-tables with over 60 community members, Spring 2006
- Salt Spring Roots Forum co-sponsor, June, 2006
- Sponsored Green Pilgrims Guide book launch, Summer 2006
- 2 OCP Pre-planning meetings with Islands Trust, Fall 2006
- UNBC Farmer’s Market Dot-Survey sponsor (with PARC and Natural Growers), over 500 surveyed in 2 days, Summer, 2006
- Community Profile Report (100+ pages), Fall 2006
- SSIC & I-SEA co-sponsored OCP Speaker Series, January –April 2007
- Salt Spring Island Villages Design Charrette, May, 2007
- Eco-Home Tour co-sponsor, June, 2007
- Sustainability Challenge, Driftwood, Sponsored by I-SEA, Fall 2007
- Green Accommodation Program & Checklist development, co-sponsor I-SEA and Chamber of Commerce, 2006-Present
- Opening of Community Center, January 2007
- Hosted David Suzuki Foundation book launch, November 2007
- Salt Spring Sustainability Business Workshop, March 2007
- Launch of Green Drinks, August 2007 – Present
- Driftwood Sustainability Challenge coordinator – Spring 2007
- Climate Worksheets developed for free for public use, September 2007
- Green Business Awards sponsor, 2007 & 2008
- Development of Salt Spring GreenWise Map, January 2008 (http://www.saltspringgreenwise.com/)
- Earth in Crisis, Neil Dawe speaker event, SSIC and I-SEA co-sponsored event, January 2008
- Co-sponsor of GISS (Gulf Islands Secondary School) Eco-Action Education Day, February, 2008
- Co-sponsor of Salt Spring Energy Circles, Fall 2007/Spring 2008
- Launch of Eco-Build Directory, May 2008 (http://www.i-sea.org/directory/index.php)
- Woman in Business – Greening your Business Workshop, April 2008
- Sustainability Business Management Certificate Program, June, 2008
- Recycling in Centennial Park Feasibility Study, Summer 2008
- Oka Community Concert in the Park, July 2008
- Eco-Mentoring Fellowship Program Launch, GISS, November 2008
- De-clutter Workshop, February, 2008
- Eco-Mentoring Fellowship – Sustainability Workshop for Grades 10-12, May, 2009
- Recycling on Salt Spring (Vesuvius, Fulford) Feasibility Study, Summer 2009
- GISS Gifted Program: Charrette on Climate Change, November 2009
- Sponsor of Climate Action Workshop, CRD & Trust initiative, February, 2010
Download pdf version of this list here.
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