Bringing SDGs into Classrooms through RCE Partnerships Case Study Presentation Mr. William Gary Cocke, RCE North Texas 8th Americas Regional Meeting 23-25 September, 2019, Burlington, USA

1. Bringing SDGs Into
Classrooms through
RCE Partnerships

2. Hello! – We are…
Gary Cocke
Director of Sustainability,
UT Dallas
Gary.cocke@utdallas.edu
Meghna Tare
Chief Sustainability Officer
UT Arlington
Mtare@UTA.edu
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3. RCE North
Texas
SDG # 11
Sustainable
Cities and
COmmunities
SDG #3
Good Health
and Well Being
SDG #4
Quality
Education
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4. 4
Approval
Feb 7, 2019
Final Application
Submitted
Sept 30, 2018
Draft Application
Submitted
April 30, 2018
2nd Stakeholder
Meeting
April 10, 2018
Vision, Mission,
Objectives and
Goals
1st Stakeholder
Meeting
March 1, 2018
Selection of
SDGs and
SWOT
Timeline of RCE North Texas

5. “Universities are educating
students on issues related to
sustainability and energizing
students that want to create
change, but we don’t teach
them how.
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6. Funded by Quantum
Leap Grant – focused
on community engaged
learning and student
sense of place.
New course
University Core – 3
Credits
UNIV 3310
Sustainability
Leadership and
Global Impact
Weekly lectures on SDGs
- Targets, Indicators,
Progress, Future Work,
Highlighted Projects
- Facilitated Article
Discussions
- Collaborative Project
Development
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Public Sector
Dallas
Plano
Denton
Lewisville
DART
Federal Reserve
EPA
Council of
Governments
Education
UTD
UTA
DCCCD
UNT HSC
UNT
SMU
Texas A&M
Extension
Desoto ISD
Wylie ISD
UT Southwestern
Industry
Toyota
Schneider Electric
BNSF
Lennox
International
DFW Airport
Earth X
State Fair of Texas
Interface
Meraki Design
RPS
Trademark
YPO
Mag Collective
Parkland Hospital
Non Profit
Blue Zones
Dallas 2030
350 Dallas
North Texas Food Bank
Tarrant Area Food Bank
Texas Trees Foundation
Women In the
Environment
Nature Conservancy
Climate Reality

8. Food Waste
Project
▫ Guest Speakers – EPA, Wylie ISD, UT Dallas Dining
▫ Site Visit
▫ Facilitated Research – Running Slide Deck on Food
Recovery Hierarchy
▫ Collaborative Brainstorming In Class
▫ Proposal Development
◦ Problem Statement and justification
◦ Implementation Plan
◦ Budget
◦ Stakeholders
◦ Metrics
▫ Written Proposal
▫ Presentation
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9. Next Steps
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Partner with Dallas for Spring 2020
Leverage this model for more
community engaged courses at UTD
and regional Universities utilizing RCE.
Adapt SDG curriculum for larger
enrollment course
Grow Sustainability Service Program
and Engage RCE Stakeholders
Expand K-12 sustainability curriculum
through RCE stakeholder resources

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11. Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find us at…
gary.cocke@utdallas.edu
mtare@uta.edu
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