SISE 2020

Theme: Resiliency: Climate Change and the Power of Data + Response

Join us in Chicago for our 10th annual program focused on resiliency — Resiliency: Climate Change and the Power of Data + Response — from July 9-22, 2020. There is no program fee, everyone that participates receives lodging on campus free of charge, and there are travel scholarships available for most traveling to Chicago.

About Resiliency

• Can we survive climate change catastrophe, and if so, how? 

• Can we sustain our current quality of life? Is that even desirable? Can we do better? 

• Should we focus on sustainability or resiliency?

• What can we do to find balance and stabilize our world by 2050?

In 2020, the Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE) considers what it takes to be resilient in the face of climate change. It explores this generation’s greatest questions, the nature of resiliency and sustainability, and future opportunities through the research of local experts. SISE Fellows will engage with a new energy mapping initiative being develop by the American Energy Society and identify best-practices for activists and advocates committed to achieving climate justice by offsetting climate catastrophe.

Who Can Come

Required for Consideration: one year of collegiate education completed (sophomore-level status)

Preferred Background: graduate students and senior-level undergrads in STEM fields, business, political science, data science, and related fields; students in the humanities or anyone unenrolled but with related expertise and/or experience are also encouraged to apply

But if you really, really, really want to come and you meet the requirement, then please apply!