The Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC)
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, Manchester, NH
Who: Higher education sustainability professionals in the Northeast
Stay tuned for registration details to come!
What do you want to teach others or learn about at the conference? Add your ideas to the conference brainstorm.
Interested in helping plan the conference? Sign up to serve on the conference committee.
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 |