Events
CCESS2026 "Ways of Knowing in Climate Change Education"
Date and Time
Thursday, October 15, 2026 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
RSVP
You can RSVP for this event until October 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Location
October 14 - GVSU Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room
October 15 - International webinars
Description
The Climate Change Education Solutions Summit (CCESS) is an annual, multi-disciplinary international conference hosted by Grand Valley State University. CCESS serves as a forum for all students, faculty, staff, and community partners on solution-oriented place-based transdisciplinary climate education rooted in community action, innovation, and collaboration. The GVSU 8th Annual Climate Change Education Solutions Summit (CCESS 2026) "Ways of Knowing in Climate Change Education" will be held October 14–15, 2026 in Russel H. Kirkhof Center on GVSU Valley Campus and online. Climate change education relies on diverse, multi-/inter-/and trans-disciplinary ways of knowing – including Indigenous and traditional knowledge, information derived from empirical scientific data, measurements, and models, experiential place-based/outdoor learning, community storytelling, citizen science, and collective engagement with diverse artistic practices. CCESS2026 will examine diverse epistemological and methodological frameworks for advancing formal and informal climate change education. We welcome proposals exploring all ways of knowing, especially culturally responsive and socially transformative pedagogies oriented toward climate justice for all, humans and nonhumans alike. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and young scholars are especially encouraged to attend and present their scholarly and creative work. Registration for CCESS2026 is free and is open to everyone on a first-come first-served basis with in-person space being limited to 320 participants.
This event has been tagged as academic, climate, community, education, environment, ethics, and sustainability.
Information
For more information, please visit: CCESS2026 Welcome and Call for Proposals
Contact
Elena Lioubimtseva, Professor of Geography and Sustainable Planning, GVSU
Recurring
This event also occurs on 10/14/26