The Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC)
Registration is open for the 2024 NECSC Conference June 16th-18th. See below for details.
About NECSC
The Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC) was established in October 2004 to support sustainability officers in advancing education about and demonstration of sustainable systems on university campuses in the northeast and maritime region. Organized around the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, the NECSC members have committed to an annual meeting that advances campus sustainability by providing close networking opportunities, professional development, and access to the area’s vibrant and growing college and university sustainability practitioner community. With no formalized structure, the NECSC is a collaborative, participatory network serving sustainability professionals in higher education in the northeast region.
To be added to the NECSC google group, please contact sustainabilityoffice@tufts.edu.
The google group is to be used for idea-sharing and collaboration, facilitating calls about a particular topic, planning efforts associated with the annual meeting, and reminders of upcoming activities. This informal Consortium supports sustainability representatives from across all higher education institutions primarily in northeastern North America. To foster open dialogue we limit listserv access to higher education representatives only.
2024 NECSC Conference
When: June 16-18, 2024 (optional community event on the evening of June 16, with two full conference days on June 17 and 18)
Where: Southern New Hampshire University’s Millyard located at 55 South Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 03101
Who: Higher education sustainability professionals in the Northeast
Conference Pricing:
- The first conference option is our Full Conference. This includes access to Monday Sessions (breakfast and lunch served), Food Truck and Pub Event on Campus, and Tuesday Sessions (breakfast and lunch served). This package is $100 for the 2-day conference.
- The second option is our Full Conference with Add-on Event, which gets you access to everything listed above PLUS our Sunday afternoon event at LaBelle Winery. They are a member of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility and will be giving sustainability tours. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues before the conference. This option is limited to 50 people and is $150 for the 2 ½ day conference.
Lodging:
- We have a block at the DoubleTree Hotel within walking distance of where the conference will be held. The options are $149 per night for either two queens or one king. The hotel block rate expired on May 30, 2024. Hotels reservations can be made here.
- If you would like to stay in on-campus dorms (note that the dorms are in a different area of the city than the conference location – you will need to drive between the two), the price is $176 for a single room for 2 nights (the minimum stay time), the nights of June 16 and June 17. On-campus housing reservations can be made here.
We are excited to see you there! If the cost poses any barriers to your attendance, or if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to sustainability@snhu.edu.
Conference History
Since 2004, NECSC members have committed to hosting our annual gatherings. Interested in hosting at your institution next? Email sustainabilityoffice@tufts.edu.
2004 | New Hampshire | 2014 | Rhode Island (Brown University) |
2005 | Massachusetts (Harvard) | 2015 | Massachusetts (University of Massachusetts) |
2006 | Connecticut | 2016 | Massachusetts (Wellesley College and Babson College) |
2007 | Maine (Bowdoin College) | 2017 | New Hampshire (Dartmouth College) |
2008 | New Jersey (Princeton) | 2018 | Connecticut (Wesleyan University) |
2009 | Vermont (Middlebury and the University of Vermont) | 2019 | Maine (University of Southern Maine) |
2010 | Montreal (McGill University) | 2020 | Online Connector Session hosted by Dalhousie University and Dallase Scott of Trust |
2011 | Pennsylvania (Carnegie Mellon) | 2021 | Online Network Connector Session with a focus on campus trees |
2012 | New York (Syracuse University) | 2022 | Canada (Dalhousie University) |
2013 | Maryland | 2023 | University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth |