Schedule

This page includes the full schedule for the 2023 Sustainable Leadership Academy. Please email Kelly Henderson with any questions. Schedule is subject to change.

Saturday, July 22 

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. / Check-In and Move-In

3:15 - 4:00 p.m. / Campus Tour (first time visitors)

4:00 - 5:30 p.m. / Orientation and Icebreakers

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. / Dinner

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. / Evening Social Activity


Sunday, July 23

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. / Introduction to Sustainability and Transformative Projects

10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / Future Visioning

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. / Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. / Free time, Recreational Options TBA (may include archery, hikes, yoga, art, music, sports, geocaching)

3:30 - 5:30 p.m. / Dialogue Circle and Project Planning

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. / Dinner

6:30 - 9:00 p.m. / Team Building on the Challenge Course


Monday, July 24

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast

9:00 a.m. / Shuttle to Pittsburgh

10:00 - 12:00 p.m. / Experiential Activity Options: (1) Urban Farm Tour and Volunteer Gardening or (2) Urban Planning, Transit and Gentrification Tour

12:00 - 12:15 p.m. / Travel to Shadyside Campus

12:15 - 2:45 p.m. / Lunch and Free Time

3:00 - 6:00 p.m. / Dialogue Circle and Project Planning

6:00 - 8:30 p.m. / Free Time at Shadyside Campus Athletic and Fitness Center, JKM Library or Carriage House Game Room (Gym activities may include: Swimming, Basketball, Squash, Ping Pong)

8:30 p.m. / Shuttle to Eden Hall


Tuesday, July 25

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. / Project Planning Time

10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. / Experiential Sustainability Learning Workshops, Options TBA (may include Aquaculture, Apiary, Agroecology Garden, Tree Climbing and Tree Care, Energy Systems, Water Management, Woodland Ecology, Interior Architecture, Green Buildings, Virtual Reality, Ecofeminist World Building, Plant Collecting, and more)

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. / Lunch 

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. / Free Time, Recreational Options TBA

3:30 - 5:30 p.m. / Dialogue Circle and Project Planning 

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. / Dinner

6:30 - 9:00 p.m. / Team Building on the Challenge Course


Wednesday, July 26

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast

9:00 - 9:45 a.m. / Shuttle to Shadyside Campus

10:00 - 11:30 a.m. / Experiential Sustainability Learning Workshops, Options TBA

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. / Lunch and Free Time at Shadyside Campus

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. / Shadyside Campus Tour and Admissions Info Session

3:15 - 5:00 p.m. / Sustainable Careers Panel

5:00 - 5:30 p.m. / Walk to Dinner and Free Time in Squirrel Hill

5:30 - 8:15 p.m. / Free Time in Squirrel Hill

8:15 - 8:30 p.m. / Walk to AFC

8:30 p.m. / Shuttle to Eden Hall Campus


Thursday, July 27

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast

9:00 a.m. / Shuttle Departs for Pittsburgh

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. / Experiential Learning Opportunities: (1) Stormwater Kayak Tour or (2) Green Building Bike Tour

1:00 - 2:30 p.m. / Lunch and Free Time in Neighborhood Business District TBD

2:30 - 4:30 p.m. / Experiential Learning Opportunities: (1) Corporate Sustainability or (2) Sustainability and Fashion

4:45 p.m. / Shuttle to Eden Hall Campus

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. / Dinner (EBC Dining Room)

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. / Dialogue Circle (EBC 127/128)

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. / Optional Game Night (Outside Orchard Hall)


Friday, July 28

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. / Final Project Presentation Prep Time

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / Experiential Sustainability Learning Workshops, Options TBA

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. / Lunch 

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. / Free Time, Recretational Options TBA 

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. / Final Project Presentation Gallery Set-Up

3:30 - 5:00 p.m. / Final Project Presentation Gallery Open to Guests

5:00 - 5:30 p.m. / Post Presentation Celebration and Debrief

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. / Dinner 

6:30 - 8:00 p.m. / Free Time

8:00 p.m. / Night Hike


Saturday, July 29

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. / College Prep Session with Admissions and Q&A with SLA Counselors on "What you wish you knew when applying to college?"

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / Experiential Sustainability Learning Workshops, Options TBA

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. / Lunch 

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. / Free Time, Recretational Options TBA 

3:30 - 5:30 p.m. / Final Dialogue Circle

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. / Dinner in EBC

7:30 - 9:00 p.m. / Closing Session

9:00 p.m. / Campfire


Sunday, July 30

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. / Photos and Program Evaluation

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / Pack and Free Time

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. / Lunch

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. / Departures