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Keynote highlights climate education and College Corps as community‑facing priorities
Summary
The presenter said climate action is a crosscutting priority in Vision 2030, naming community education, curriculum, workforce and facilities as four fields of practice and highlighting College Corps service work in disaster recovery and resilience.
The presenter said leadership on climate action belongs to community colleges and that Vision 2030 sets out four interconnected fields of climate practice: community education, curriculum, workforce and facilities. She said community education teaches residents to read air quality maps, understand water conservation and participate in local planning.
As an example of service‑oriented learning, the presenter described the College Corps/California Service Corps model, where students earn academic credit and financial support while addressing community needs such as tutoring K‑12 schools, advancing climate resilience and helping with rebuilding and recovery after fires. She cited recent work supporting recovery from Los Angeles area fires as an example of how service programs lift communities.
The keynote framed climate education as both curricular and practical—campuses should model sustainable practices while preparing students for green careers through workforce development and apprenticeships.
