{"id":1485,"date":"2026-04-07T16:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:13:16","slug":"evergreen-represents-at-wohesc-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/evergreen-represents-at-wohesc-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Evergreen Represents at WOHESC \u201826!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Evergreen brought\u00a0eight students, staff, and faculty to the region\u2019s largest higher\u2011ed sustainability conference (WOHESC 2026) and, with a small team,\u00a0made\u00a0a\u00a0big impact!\u00a0Thanks to support from the\u00a0Clean Energy Committee (CEC), CCAS partnered as a conference sponsor, putting Evergreen\u2019s name on materials and giving us time on the main stage to spotlight our sustainability work.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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Evergreen’s breakout session \u201cFrom Vision to Action: Creating Solarpunk Strategies for a Sustainable World,\u201d led by Assistant Director Michael Joseph, with Evergreen Adjunct Faculty\u00a0Sam Saltiel, and MES Fellowship Student\u00a0Enija Reed, was an incredible success.<\/p>\r\n

The session drew about 80-130 participants, filling the room and generating lively discussion. The interactive workshop invited attendees to imagine what a Solarpunk future could look like. And, more importantly, how we begin building it now.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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Participants\u00a0explored\u00a0real-world examples of Solarpunk design and community projects, and tools like\u00a0Regenerative Design Thinking\u00a0and\u00a0Backcasting\u00a0to design collaborative processes for building local climate action strategies.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive, with many noting that the workshop helped them bridge imagination with practical, systems-based action.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

That evening, Evergreen also hosted a \u201cGames for Education and Change\u201d meetup, highlighting Evans Library\u2019s sustainability game collection and exploring how play can help us learn about climate, cooperation, and systems thinking. The event brought together educators, sustainability professionals, students, and even colleagues from our own SPSCC! Many of them were excited to explore gaming as a legitimate tool for education and behavioral change.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

For Evergreen students, attending WOHESC was both energizing and eye\u2011opening. Many shared that seeing how other colleges manage resource conservation while supporting student well\u2011being helped expand their understanding of\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0possible. They came away inspired by:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n