COOLER-Climate Leadership Program

Join the COOLER-CLImates 2024-25 program!

August 05, 2024

If you are a representative at a Northern Colorado organization, or a University of Northern Colorado student or faculty, we invite you to join our 2024-2025 COOLER-CLImates program.

The COOLER Climate Leadership Institute (COOLER CLImates) is a year-long professional development program with three cohorts: one for representatives from local community organizations, one for UNCO students, and one for faculty.

Each cohort will spend a year learning about climate, how it impacts their work or field of study, and how we can build local climate change resilience. There will be stipends offered for participation, and opportunities for cohorts to work on projects together that strengthen our local resilience.

Please see more details below about the CLImates program, and feel free to share about it in your networks!

Representatives of local organizations interested in building climate change resilience can find more information and an application here: Community webpage. Applications are due Sep 2, 2024. .

UNCO Students can find more information and an application for the Student Cohort here: Student COOLER-CLImates cohort. Applications are due Sep 2, 2024.

UNCO Faculty can find more information and an application for the Faculty Cohort here: Faculty COOLER-CLImates cohort. Applications are due Sep 2, 2024.

About Us

COOLER (Community Collaboration and Learning for Climate Resilience) is a National Science Foundation-funded project based at University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado that aims to build a learning community around climate change resilience in Northern Colorado.

Meet the COOLER Team

COOLER Faculty at UNCO: Cindy Shellito (Climate Science), Sharon Bywater-Reyes (Environmental Science), Chelsie Romulo (Sustainability)

COOLER Community Activator: Arika Virapongse (Middle Path EcoSolutions)

COOLER Evaluation Consultant: Rupu Gupta (Rupu Gupta Consulting)

COOLER Student Team: Kennedy Dechant (Community Manager), Sydnee Klug (Events Coordinator and Graphic Designer), Anna Dispirito and Kyle Thoutt (incoming Community Managers)