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Debra Rowe

Debra Rowe is a professor at Oakland Community College in Oakland County, Michigan,[1] who is known nationally and internationally for her work in education and sustainability,[2] Much of her work explores the role of community colleges and other higher education institutions as leaders in educating a population and a workforce that can support the development of a green economy and meet sustainability goals.[3] Rowe has taught classes in energy management, renewable energy, and psychology.[4]

Debra Rowe
Alma mater
Employer

Rowe is the President of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development,[5][6] and Director of the Sustainability Education and Economic Development Center at the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE).[7]

Among others, Rowe works with the United Nations Youth Education Alliance (UNEP-YEA) and its Green Jobs Initiative, for which she co-authored Global Guidance for Education on Green Jobs (2021).[8] She has also co-authored the National Roundtable on the Workforce for a Green and Inclusive Economy: Recommendations to the White House and Federal Agency Staff (2021).[9]

Early life and education edit

Rowe attended Yale University, receiving her B.A. (1977), before going to the University of Michigan, from which she earned an M.B.A. in business (1988), an M.A. in psychology (1989), and a Ph.D. in business (1991).[10][11]

Career edit

Rowe co-designed and taught Campus and Corporate Sustainability at the University of Vermont while also teaching at the Oakland Community College (OCC) in Oakland County, Michigan.[2][12] She was a professor of psychology at OCC for 42 years, retiring in 2023.[13] She was active in a wide range of strategic and curriculum planning activities as well as teaching.[14][15]

In addition to addressing energy management, renewable energy and sustainability issues,[1] Rowe has focused on the role of higher education in educating people about sustainability and in creating a workforce that can support a green economy and meet sustainability goals.[3][16][17] As a consultant for the national Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE), with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Rowe created a model for an energy management degree, designed for use in community and technical colleges.[18][19] Rowe also edited the encyclopedia Achieving Sustainability: Vision, Principles and Practices (2014).[20][1]

Rowe has been described as "a mover and shaker in the field of sustainability in higher education, and a consummate connector."[21] She is the President of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, based in Washington, DC[5] and serves on the advisory council of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).[5] Rowe has co-founded related organizations including the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC, 2005)[22] and the Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability (DANS, 2006[23])[24][25][26][27]

Rowe is also the Director of the Sustainability Education and Economic Development Center at the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE), an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).[7][28] Rowe chairs the Technical Advisory Group for the national Sustainability Education & Economic Development (SEED) Center, originally created by the AACC[29][30] and later managed by the NCWE.[31] She has served as the AACC's designate to the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics[32]

Debra Rowe co-chairs the Education for Green Jobs action group for the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI).[33] HESI is an open partnership between United Nations entities and the higher education community. UN partners in the initiative include UN DESA, UNESCO, the UN Global Compact’s Principles for Responsible Management Education initiative, and the United Nations Academic Impact initiative, among others.[34] Rowe works with the UN Youth Education Alliance (UNEP-YEA) on its Green Jobs Initiative, and is a co-author with Mari Nishimura of Global Guidance for Education on Green Jobs (2021).[8][35] She also co-authored the National Roundtable on the Workforce for a Green and Inclusive Economy: Recommendations to the White House and Federal Agency Staff (2021).[9][36]

Rowe also co-chairs HESI's SDG Publishers Compact Fellows,[37][38] an action group that develops tools, strategies, initiatives and recommended actions for connecting practitioners, policymakers, researchers, educators, students and the public, and helping communities to address challenges related to the United Nations sustainable development goals.[39]

As a consultant, Rowe has worked with the U.S. Department of Education to develop a project on how “Sustainability Improves Students Learning”.[2] She works with higher education organizations, teachers and students to integrate sustainability through both professional and program development.[29][40][41] One initiative provides curricula and other resources relating to the solar, wind, green building, energy efficiency and sustainability education sectors, through the AACC's SEED Center.[29] Other projects have been developed to connect those teaching, learning and working in the field. "Projects That Matter" is a free nonprofit website for connecting people with projects and activities.[42][1][43] "Beyond Doom and Gloom: Engage in Climate Solutions" works to increase engagement and advocacy.[42][1][44][45]

Awards and honors edit

External videos
  Education Leadership Award: Debra Rowe, C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, 2014

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c Sengupta, Enakshi; Blessinger, Patrick; Yamin, Taisir Subhi (19 June 2020). University Partnerships for Sustainable Development. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-78973-643-4.
  3. ^ a b Martin, James (14 March 2012). The Sustainable University: Green Goals and New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders. JHU Press. pp. 145–147. ISBN 978-1-4214-0459-2.
  4. ^ "Campus Sustainability Leadership Instructor Biographies" (PDF). University of Vermont.
  5. ^ a b c "Meet the AASHE Advisory Council Members Today!". The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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  7. ^ a b Dembicki, Matthew (24 May 2022). "Q&A: Cultivating a diverse clean energy workforce - Community College Daily". Community College Daily. American Association of Community Colleges. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Education for Green Jobs | Department of Economic and Social Affairs". United Nations United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development.
  9. ^ a b "National Roundtable on the Workforce for a Green & Inclusive Economy: Report". The SEED Center.
  10. ^ "Debra Rowe – Curriculum for sustainability". Sustainability Curriculum Consortium.
  11. ^ "Dr. Debra Rowe" (PDF). Live Green.
  12. ^ a b "OCC Faculty Honored for Energy Leadership". Oakland Community College Spirit. 19 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Agenda" (PDF). Oakland Community College. February 21, 2023.
  14. ^ Leone, Katie; Komisar, Simeon; III, Edwin M. Everham (21 May 2021). Making the Sustainable University: Trials and Tribulations. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-334-477-8.
  15. ^ Barlett, Peggy F.; Chase, Geoffrey W. (2 April 2004). Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-25071-9.
  16. ^ Rowe, Debra (20 July 2007). "Education for a Sustainable Future". Science. 317 (5836): 323–324. doi:10.1126/science.1143552. ISSN 0036-8075.
  17. ^ Pronto, Lindon N. (2012). Exploring German and American Modes of Pedagogical and Institutional Sustainability: Forging a Way into the Future. Pitzer Senior Theses.
  18. ^ Martin, James (14 March 2012). The Sustainable University: Green Goals and New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders. JHU Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-4214-0459-2.
  19. ^ "Partnership for Environmental Technology Education - WTP Cooperative Agreement Awardee". National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
  20. ^ Eflin, James (1 March 2015). "Debra Rowe (Ed.): Achieving Sustainability: Visions, Principles, and Practices, 2 volumes (Gale/Cengage Learing)". Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 5 (1): 85–86. doi:10.1007/s13412-014-0209-5. ISSN 2190-6491.
  21. ^ Walton, Judy (February 2020). "Interview with Judy Walton, an AASHE Lifetime Achievement Award Winner". Sustainability. 13 (1): 26–31. doi:10.1089/sus.2020.29180.jw. ISSN 1937-0695.
  22. ^ Jacobs, Bruce A. (17 April 2012). Enhancing Sustainability Campuswide: New Directions for Student Services, Number 137. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-1-118-34580-1.
  23. ^ Calder, Wynn; Dautremont-Smith, Julian (2009). "Higher Education: More and More Laboratories for Inventing a Sustainable Future". In Dernbach, John C. (ed.). Agenda for a Sustainable America (PDF). Washington D.C.: Environmental Law Institute. pp. 93–107.
  24. ^ Desha, Cheryl; Rowe, Debra; Hargreaves, Doug (3 July 2019). "A review of progress and opportunities to foster development of sustainability-related competencies in engineering education". Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. 24 (2): 61–73. doi:10.1080/22054952.2019.1696652. hdl:10072/394416. ISSN 2205-4952.
  25. ^ Desha, Cheryl; Hargroves, Karlson 'Charlie' (8 October 2013). Higher Education and Sustainable Development: A model for curriculum renewal. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-66565-5.
  26. ^ Koehn, Peter H.; Uitto, Juha I. (7 April 2017). Universities and the Sustainable Development Future: Evaluating Higher-Education Contributions to the 2030 Agenda. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-315-44995-1.
  27. ^ "HEASC". The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
  28. ^ Brown, Gwen (8 December 2021). "IREC Launches Cross-Sector Alliance to Grow a Diverse Clean Energy Workforce". Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC).
  29. ^ a b c Pulaski, Jane (13 April 2011). "The SEED Center helps community colleges build green workforce development programs". Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC).
  30. ^ Ashford, Ellie (28 August 2020). "New toolkit helps colleges meet job demand in renewables - Community College Daily". Community College Daily.
  31. ^ "About". The SEED Center. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Five Questions: What's Happening on the International Environmental Education Scene?". The National Wildlife Federation Blog. March 7, 2012 [May 6, 2009].
  33. ^ Nuthall, Keith (22 July 2023). "UN initiative pushes integration of SDGs in rankings". University World News.
  34. ^ "Forum Examines Evolving Role of Higher Education in Achieving the SDGs - Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability". United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability. July 19, 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  35. ^ Nishimura, Mari; Rowe, Debra (2021). Global Guidance for Education on Green Jobs: Connecting Higher Education and Green Opportunities for Planetary Health 2021 (PDF). United Nations Environment Programme.
  36. ^ National Roundtable on the Workforce for a Green and Inclusive Economy (2021). "National Roundtable on the Workforce for a Green and Inclusive Economy: Recommendation to the White House and Federal Agency Staff" (PDF). Washington DC.
  37. ^ "Debra Rowe". SDG Compact Fellows.
  38. ^ "HESI Action Group webinar - SDG Publishers Compact 09.30 – 10.45 AM (EDT), 22 March 2023, virtual" (PDF). United Nations. 22 March 2023.
  39. ^ Worthington, Roger P.; Lough, Derek; Lad, Nikita; Gardner, Victoria (11 March 2022). "Supporting research and education stakeholders in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: practical advice from the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative SDG Publishers Compact Fellows" (PDF). Under the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) Section for Higher Education.
  40. ^ Rowe, Debra; Gentile, Susan Jane; Clevey, Lilah (3 April 2015). "The U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development: Progress and Challenges Ahead". Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 14 (2): 112–120. doi:10.1080/1533015X.2014.978048.
  41. ^ McKeown, Rosalyn; Nolet, Victor (26 July 2012). Schooling for Sustainable Development in Canada and the United States. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-007-4273-4.
  42. ^ a b Sustainability Report: Council for Sustainable Futures (PDF). Council for Sustainable Futures (CSF). 2022. pp. 17–18.
  43. ^ "Leadership and Advisors". Projects That Matter.
  44. ^ "Beyond Doom and Gloom: Climate Solutions". The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
  45. ^ "Beyond Doom and Gloom: Engage Students in Climate Solutions". The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
  46. ^ "Mid-Career Award Winners". The Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Initiative.
  47. ^ "Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Initiative" (PDF). Clean Energy Ministerial.
  48. ^ "Association of Energy Engineers Awards Winners | AEE®". AEE Center. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

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