Episode 60 - Environmental Leadership

NASPA Leadership Podcast

In Episode 60, we dive into a conversation with Shea Alevy, Bryan McGrath and Vigor Lam about the intersections between environmentalism, leadership, and social justice. Shea currently serves as an Assistant Director for Residential Life at Arizona State University and as the Chair for NASPA’s Sustainability Knowledge Community (KC). Bryan has over 20 years of experience in multiple student affairs roles and currently works at North Bennet Street School, a trade school in Boston, helping students prepare for and obtain employment. Vigor has experience in several areas in student affairs and currently works as a Project Engineer for Kitchell CEM, a construction management firm on the City College of San Francisco facilities master plan, and he serves as the Chair elect for NASPA’s Sustainability KC. At the beginning of this episode you’ll get to learn our guests interests in sustainability in higher education, the goals of the Sustainability KC, and where they are receiving their insights into leadership right now outside of the traditional methods. We then dive into dialogue on defining sustainability, behavioral changes in students, environmental factors in student learning and more! 00:00 - 03:20: Introduction 03:20 - 06:15: Interest in Sustainability in Higher Education 06:15 - 09:00: Sustainability KC Goals 09:00 - 14:00: Non-Traditional Leadership Resources 14:00 - 17:20: Define Sustainability 17:20 - 19:30: Connection to Leadership and Social Justice 19:30 - 21:50: Facilitate Student Behavioral Change 21:50 - 23:50: Environmental Contributions to Student Learning 23:50 - 28:40: Influencing Others as a Leader 28:40 - 31:40: Take a Lead in the Sustainable Movement 31:40 - 34:45: How to Stay Engaged and Encouraged 31:45 - 38:30: Advice for Getting Engaged in Sustainability Leadership 38:30 - 39:45: Getting Involved in the Sustainability KC 39:45 - 44:30: Next Question About Leadership 44:30 - 45:54: Outro