{"id":20,"date":"2023-02-13T16:45:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:01:01","slug":"education-stewardship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/education-stewardship\/","title":{"rendered":"Education &amp; Stewardship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ACC offers many ways for students, faculty, and staff to get involved in sustainable initiatives on and off campus.&nbsp;Check out the ways you can reduce your impact on the environment:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18pIMTuAccfYYf8g_HR3-AqELUSEaWBmZ\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainability Welcome Guide<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Check out<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1WqevL883Z-Fz-3zTm2OW3rC_Bzz3xmnw_zDPvHc5FYA\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"> ACC&#8217;s Environmental Programs &amp; Courses <\/a>and apply for&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1rEyv21iGKmlaEqsXwx2Gc0t28k7a-CfynUBwJDaG0Hc\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Jobs.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Join your campus&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/education-stewardship\/green-team\/\">Green Team&nbsp;<\/a>to volunteer at Zero Waste events, stay up-to-date on sustainability initiatives, and take part in sustainability projects and activities at your campus.<\/li>\n<li>Sign up to receive our quarterly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe3drjUSXG_ZKpx-3GEQJUP1GWXufoAAWuQXB9V_DOhE3q2Pg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability Newsletter<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1T1kn9Pr8YiB52rrr0a8dbGwE7DcqE9oo\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/15Tk4wobNKhNBDbeF9hM3-MwKwkPre3Ck\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out the latest version here!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Opt for <a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/transportation\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/transportation\/\">Sustainable Transportation<\/a>, including free public transportation, carpool and car share promotions, electric vehicle charging, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer with a local sustainable organization from our <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/12XQFn_YMm6Kty13YFtPEpOu_vGTykoya\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/12XQFn_YMm6Kty13YFtPEpOu_vGTykoya\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Volunteering List<\/a> or with ACC&#8217;s Office of Energy and Sustainability.<\/li>\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/buildingos.com\/s\/austincc\/storyboard419\/\">ACC&#8217;s Sustainability Dashboards<\/a>&nbsp;for current&nbsp;energy and water consumption and solar energy production.<\/li>\n<li>Apply to work with the Office of Energy and Sustainability as a Sustainability Steward. When positions are available, they will be posted on the college&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com\/en-US\/External\">Workday<\/a> site. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apply for an Eco Conference Grant<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<p>ACC&#8217;s Office of Energy and Sustainability funds a number of student, staff, and faculty registrations and associated travel to several sustainability conferences each year. Past conferences include the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aashe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/texascampussustainability.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS)<\/a>.&nbsp;Applicants must be <strong>current<\/strong> students, staff, or faculty. Grant recipients must apply and are scored by an ACC panel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eco Conference Grant opportunities will be posted on this site when they are available during the Fall and Spring Semesters. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring Eco Conference Grant Opportunity<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/2026-Eco-Conference-Grant-1-1024x237.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/2026-Eco-Conference-Grant-1-1024x237.png 1024w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/2026-Eco-Conference-Grant-1-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/2026-Eco-Conference-Grant-1-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/2026-Eco-Conference-Grant-1-150x35.png 150w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/2026-Eco-Conference-Grant-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\"><strong>The Spring 2026 Eco Conference Grant Application is now closed. Stay tuned for announcements related to the Fall 2026 Eco Conference Grant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students, faculty, and staff are invited to apply for the Spring 2026 Eco Conference Grant opportunity, a chance to attend the Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS) Summit, hosted by St. Edward&#8217;s University in Austin, March 1-3, 2026. This year, there are two ways to participate. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Conference Grant:<\/strong> Apply for this year&#8217;s grant opportunity by submitting your responses to a short essay-based application. All responses will be reviewed anonymously by an ACC panel. Travel expenses including the conference registration fee, group travel, and meals will be provided by ACC to the selected applicants. Apply online by Monday, February 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Eco Conferences:<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Fall-2024-Eco-Conference-Grant-Digital-Signage-770-x-400-px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Fall-2024-Eco-Conference-Grant-Digital-Signage-770-x-400-px.png 770w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Fall-2024-Eco-Conference-Grant-Digital-Signage-770-x-400-px-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Fall-2024-Eco-Conference-Grant-Digital-Signage-770-x-400-px-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Fall-2024-Eco-Conference-Grant-Digital-Signage-770-x-400-px-150x78.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" data-id=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/TRACS-Conference-2024-800-x-451-px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/TRACS-Conference-2024-800-x-451-px.png 800w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/TRACS-Conference-2024-800-x-451-px-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/TRACS-Conference-2024-800-x-451-px-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/TRACS-Conference-2024-800-x-451-px-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/TRACS-Conference-2024-800-x-451-px-320x180.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACC offers many ways for students, faculty, and staff to get involved in sustainable initiatives on and off campus.&nbsp;Check out the ways you can reduce your impact on the environment: Apply for an Eco Conference &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/education-stewardship\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":-45,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1142,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/1142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}