Miami, Sept. 25, 2018 – Miami Dade College (MDC) in collaboration with the United Nations Association of Miami Chapter will host its first community workshop focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to activate local commitments for change in support of SDG #13: Climate Action, Saturday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m., at MDC’s Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. The event is free and open to the public.
During the workshop, Frances Colon will host a panel of community leaders engaged in Miami Dade’s collective response to climate change, while supporting participants through a series of experiences designed to help them craft personal commitments. Panelists include Jim Murley, Miami Dade County’s Chief Resiliency Officer, Caroline Lewis, Executive Director of The CLEO Institute, and Lucas Hernandez of the Technology & Corporate Responsibility Cities team at Microsoft.
Colon recently served as the Deputy Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State from 2012-2017. She is currently a 2018 New Voices Fellow of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, and City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s appointee to the City of Miami Sea Level Rise Committee.
MDC is a designated “Changemaker Campus” – a distinction awarded by Ashoka U, the higher education arm of the premiere global social entrepreneur network. Changemaker Campus schools are recognized for their institution-wide commitment to supporting social impact education.
The Idea Center is the College’s hub of innovation, the place where students from all disciplines can gather, collaborate and take advantage of resources and training to develop their entrepreneurial ideas. Through cutting-edge entrepreneurship education, professional development and experiential learning, students and community members can acquire the tools needed to identify challenges and develop solutions. The Idea Center has several components including the CREATE accelerator, CodePro,The Startup Challenge, Operation Startup and the Innovation Lab. It is made possible through the support of Knight Foundation. For more information, visit www.theideacenter.co
To RSVP, please visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-for-change-activating-our-collective-impact-tickets-49606353940
For more information, please contact Sandra LaFleur, slafleur@mdc.edu, 305-237-7825, or Gustavo Grande, ggrande@mdc.edu.