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av-lg6w5n07-e12688f93d8ce5c2c7dca618bbe57296 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >SOU Institute for Applied Sustainability to offer training in Portland, Oregon.<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lg6w69lp-b79f166e0e5feee47696a08e9da134fb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Southern Oregon University\u2019s new Institute for Applied Sustainability will team with Travel Southern Oregon and its statewide counterpart, Travel Oregon, to host a sustainable tourism training seminar on April 2, 2023, in Portland, Oregon, for travel industry professionals. The session is an opportunity for SOU to build its reputation as a respected and influential resource in Oregon for those interested in sustainable tourism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pavlina McGrady, an SOU associate professor with the School of Business<\/strong> and fellow in the Institute for Applied Sustainability will join Travel Oregon research coordinator Ladan Ghahramani as instructors for the training session. Participants will become the first cohort of SOU\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/business\/programs\/sustainable-tourism-management-bs\/professional-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Tourism Practitioner Training<\/a> program as they learn about the future of sustainable tourism through a day-long schedule of interactive lectures, and local and international case studies. There will also be a review of Travel Oregon\u2019s 10-year strategic plan.<\/p>\n<p>The session \u2013 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon \u2013 will serve as a lead-up to the three-day\u00a0Oregon Governor\u2019s Conference on Tourism, which begins at the convention center the following day. The sustainable tourism session is limited to 60 participants, and is sold out. The initial training session on Sunday is funded by a $10,000 strategic investment grant from Travel Southern Oregon. A second training session, to be scheduled in May or June in southern Oregon, will likely be paid for by the Institute for Applied Sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>The SOU institute was created last fall as part of an historic,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sou.edu\/2022\/09\/lithia-greencars-pledge-historic-commitment-philanthropy-sou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$12 million gift to SOU from Lithia Motors<\/a>\u00a0and its GreenCars division. The two largest elements of the gift are a $5 million scholarship fund and $4 million to establish the Institute for Applied Sustainability, which will collaborate with Lithia on projects including a national sustainability conference, an academic credential in corporate sustainability and a national sustainability demonstration site.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-164tp1f-6c4bb0883830eecd98fd6372704fef76 av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this entry<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-institute-for-applied-sustainability-to-offer-training-in-portland-oregon\/&#038;t=SOU%20Institute%20for%20Applied%20Sustainability%20to%20offer%20training%20in%20Portland%2C%20Oregon' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=SOU%20Institute%20for%20Applied%20Sustainability%20to%20offer%20training%20in%20Portland%2C%20Oregon&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=83331' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue932' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on X'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on X<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href='https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=SOU%20Institute%20for%20Applied%20Sustainability%20to%20offer%20training%20in%20Portland%2C%20Oregon&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-institute-for-applied-sustainability-to-offer-training-in-portland-oregon\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href='mailto:?subject=SOU%20Institute%20for%20Applied%20Sustainability%20to%20offer%20training%20in%20Portland%2C%20Oregon&#038;body=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-institute-for-applied-sustainability-to-offer-training-in-portland-oregon\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-re1r8j-2a4ec47f6dbd8b56b8a6a7125418e45d\">\n.flex_column.av-re1r8j-2a4ec47f6dbd8b56b8a6a7125418e45d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-re1r8j-2a4ec47f6dbd8b56b8a6a7125418e45d av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Oregon University\u2019s new Institute for Applied Sustainability will team with Travel Southern Oregon and its statewide counterpart, Travel Oregon, to host a sustainable tourism training seminar on April 2, 2023, in Portland, Oregon, for travel industry professionals. 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