Solutions Generator 2013 - Application for Sustainability Leadership Series
Congratulations on your project being selected or endorsed by the Solutions Generator (SolGen) program.  As a result, you are qualify to apply into the SolGen Sustainability Leadership Series (SLS).  The focus will be on deepening sustainability leadership knowledge and practice while utilizing the participants' projects as the applied context for the group's collaborative learning.  It will be an opportunity to share resources, challenges, successes, and strategies while also exploring questions and emerging theories of what distinguishes sustainability leadership from other forms of leadership.  

Selection into the Sustainability Leadership Series (SLS) awards all eligible* students with an Educational Leadership & Service Award (ELSA) of $600.  Students who do not meet ELSA eligibility requirements for number of credits enrolled are also welcome to apply into the SLS.

Participation in the SolGen SLS is approximately the equivalent of a 1-credit course.  Applicants are committing to attend ten (10) two-hour sessions approximately every two weeks during Winter 2013 and Spring 2013 (a total of ten sessions).  There will also be a reading and/or assignment associated with each session.  

Session day and time: Fridays from 10:00am to 12:00pm
The session dates are as follows:  2/8, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 4/5, 4/19, 5/3, 5/17, 5/31

* ELSA Eligibility Requirements: Undergraduates must have a 2.5 cumulative Portland State GPA and a 2.5 GPA each term that they receive an award. They must take and complete six Portland State undergraduate credits each term. Graduate students must have a 3.0 cumulative Portland State GPA and a 3.0 GPA each term that they receive an award. They must take and complete five Portland State graduate credits each term.

If you have any questions, please contact Angela or Nichole at solution@pdx.edu.
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Name *
Student ID# *
Name of Project *
Program of Study / Major *
I am pursuing... *
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Expected Term of Graduation *
Would you be interested in taking the Sustainability Leadership Series for credit? *
Please check all that apply.  This is not currently an option, but we are moving to develop this option pending student interests.
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Why are you interested in participating in the Sustainability Leadership Series?   *
Please describe how participating in the SolGen SLS 1) builds upon previous sustainability and/or leadership experience and/or studies and 2) how the study of sustainability leadership is relevant to your future plans--personal or career-related?  Also, how do you foresee connecting the SLS to your SolGen project and team?
When someone asks you what sustainability is, how do you tend to define or describe it?  Please explain why you have chosen this definition and how you feel about using it. *
Please describe a lesson learned, a certain quality observed, or a way you were treated by a leadership role model that inspires you to express yourself similarly in your leadership roles on campus or in the community. *
What would you like to learn and practice during the Sustainability Leadership Series?  Why are these your areas of interest? *
Please be as specific as possible because this will help decide the course design.  Sample topics could include: Systems Thinking, Facilitating Teams, Organizational Learning, Living Systems Principles, Social Change Models, Community Partner Collaboration, Convening Coalitions, Strategic Navigation, Holistic Sustainability, Power & Privilege, Integrity & Personal Responsibility, Adaptive Management, etc.
Is there anything we should know about your personal or academic situation that will affect your ability to participate in the SolGen SLS or your eligibility to receive the ELSA? *
Would you be interested in participating in the SolGen SLS even if you are not awarded an ELSA? *
Permission to Access Academic Records *
By checking the box below and submitting this form, I give permission for access to my GPA and number of enrolled credits to the university staff involved in processing Educational Leadership & Service Awards.
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