Who is this program for? 

If you work at a college or university and are holding questions about your place in climate engagement and/or are looking to support students’ sense of purpose & direction, this workshop is designed for you. We think it will be especially suited to faculty and staff with student-facing roles who are looking to unpack their deeper motivations and gain focus and clarity in an affirming community. 

How is this program structured?

Over the course of the 4-day workshop, ~15 selected participants will attend five sessions facilitated by Dr. Katharine Wilkinson and Nasim Fluker.

We will eat meals communally at Omega’s dining hall. 

Outside of workshop sessions, participants can enjoy Omega’s beautiful campus and partake in their optional activities and amenities (e.g., meditation, yoga, canoeing, hiking).

The program breakdown

Part 1: Grounding & Climate Feelings
We’ll begin the work of building community. Then, we’ll explore essential emotions we bring with us to climate engagement, honoring them as critical grounding, guidance, and fuel.

Part 2: Solutions & Accelerators for Change
We’ll traverse the landscape of climate solutions and accelerators for change, using our energy and curiosity as a guide and a means to filter and hone.

Part 3: Skills & Superpowers
We’ll reflect on the skills and superpowers we bring to climate engagement, reflecting on personal insights both past and present.

Part 4: Context & Community
We’ll consider the contexts we’re nested within and communities we’re a part of (or could be), with attention to what feels kindred to us and relevant to climate engagement.

Part 5: Purpose & Plan
We’ll unpack our guiding values, create a “compass” to guide our paths forward, and lay out next steps to deepen/enliven our place in climate engagement.

Co-design Process
Following completion of the workshop, participants will engage in written feedback and an online co-design session (dates/times to be announced), to help the AWCS Project team tune Climate Wayfinding for use in higher education.

About the facilitators

Dr. Katharine Wilkinson • co-founder + executive director at The All We Can Save Project

Katharine (she/her) is an author, strategist, teacher, and one of 15 “women who will save the world,” according to Time magazine. She is co-founder and executive director of The All We Can Save Project and co-host of the podcast A Matter of Degrees.

Her books on climate include the bestselling anthology All We Can Save, The Drawdown Review, the New York Times bestseller Drawdown, and Between God & Green. Previously, she was the principal writer and editor-in-chief a Project Drawdown.

A former Rhodes Scholar and frequent visiting professor, Katharine holds a doctorate in geography and environment from Oxford and a BA in religion from Sewanee.

Nasim Fluker • deputy director at The All We Can Save Project

Nasim is a community builder who specializes in connecting people to places and to each other. Before joining The All We Can Save Project, she was the founder and principal of ThrdSpace, a consulting firm focused on community engagement strategy, cultural programming, and evaluation. 

Through her work and lived experience, Nasim has developed a toolkit of creative strategies that bring diverse groups together to co-create frameworks for social impact. She holds an MA in sociology from Georgia State University and a BA in international studies from American University.