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7th Annual UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference
The UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference was established in 2001 for the exchange of best practices between people engaged in, or seeking to learn more about, campus sustainability- from teaching and academic research to all aspects of campus operations.
This year's conference seeks to highlight innovative examples and implemented works in the following areas:
1. Poster and Presentation Topics
2. Curriculum and Research
3. Energy
4. Food Systems
5. Green Building - New Construction
6. Green Building - Operations, Maintenance, and Renovations
7. Institutionalizing Sustainability
8. Procurement and Sustainable Business Practices
9. Student Affairs
10. Transportation
11. Waste Reduction and Recycling
12. Water, Agriculture and Landscaping
13. (new in 2008) Medical Centers, Nursing Schools and Student Health Facilities
14. (new in 2008) Green Economy and Social Equity
Who Should Submit?
In order to foster a peer-to-peer network between and within the three California college and university systems, we are seeking presentations, micro-workshops, and posters from:
1. Campus operations and planning staff
2. Faculty and academic researchers
3. Campus administrators
4. College and university students
5. Providers of the products and services delivered to colleges and universities in teams co-presenting with any of the above members of the campus community
Deadlines:
Presentation proposals due *Feb 26, 2008.
Poster proposals due *June 1, 2008.
Registration opens in *March 2008.
Conference dates *July 31-Aug 3, 2008.
For more information, visit http://sustainability.calpoly.edu/ and click on the Call for Proposals.
New Course - Environmental Science 84
Want to help make a difference on campus by helping to reduce the environmental footprint of buildings? Take Environmental Science (ES) 84! ES 84 will teach you about the various aspects of sustainability as they relate to the built environment, how to perform waste and water audits, and how to create effective behavioral programs. With this knowledge, you will work in a campus building with building inhabitants to help them reduce their environmental impact by performing audits, implementing educational programs, and doing building occupant surveys. You will also create a Sustainability Plan of Action for the building that considers both long-term and short-term projects that can help building inhabitants reduce their impacts. You can take ES 84 for 1 or 2 units (2 units suggested). Sign up: CCN: 30427. As a part of this class, paid positions are also available to serve as Class Building Leaders. If you have any questions about this course, feel free to contact Laura Moreno (lmoreno@berkeley.edu).
Energy De-Cal
Interested in Sustainability/Energy? Then take the Energy DeCal class! The Energy DeCal (formally known as Energy 101) is a 2 unit pass/no pass DeCal class about energy,sustainability, renewables, global warming, etc. The class focuses on local and global issues and includes discussions, videos, guest lecturers, projects. Planned guest speakers/events for this semester is Professor Dan Kammen, Professor in the Energy and Resources group and director of the Renewable Appropriate Energy Lab, see a real hydrogen car, tour of the campus solar panels, an energy audit of your living space, experts on solar/wind, learn about our carbon based economy, and much more. The class is on Mondays, 5PM - 6:30PM and starts January 28th. If you are interested in the class, contact Kameron Kitajima, Kkitajima@berkeley.edu, for more questions and enrollment information or visit the website.
Focus the Nation
Join UC Berkeley in a nation-wide event called Focus the Nation - a chance to put the spotlight on institutional, community, and individual action on climate change. The UC Berkeley Focus the Nation team will invite local, state and federal political leaders and decision-makers to come to campus and participate in a non-partisan, round-table discussion of global warming. Student leaders are preparing breakout sessions to discuss all aspects of climate change and its connection with environmental sustainability at a policy and action level. This event will disseminate a unified message - " It affects us." The outcome will be an even stronger commitment to local, regional and global action to respond to the message. Stop by I-House on Thursday January 31st from 8am -4 pm. To get more information and make a reservation (and sign up for volunteer if you'd like!) please visit bie.berkeley.edu/ftn.
Virtual Debate with Yale University President Richard Levin
Yale President Richard Levin will give a presentation at the University of Copenhagen about Yale's plan to reduce campus carbon dioxide emissions January, Monday 21st. No need to buy a plane ticket though - you can watch the speech and debate virtually through Copenhagen UniVirtual. The event is a prelude to the large-scale climate-congress that the University of Copenhagan and Yale, among others, will host for climate researchers in Copenhagen in Spring 2009. You can ask questions in advance in video format by sending them to www.virtual.ku.dk.
Renewable Energy Essay Contest
The Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy is sponsoring a college student essay contest with a grand prize of $10,000. The essay is a challenge to write a 4-6 point renewable energy plan for America, including strategies for the next five to ten years (and beyond) to reduce our current dependence on non-renewable resources.
Eligibility: The contest is open to students who, as of January 1, 2008, are between the ages of 18 and 24; enrolled, full-time or part-time, in an undergraduate college program; and a citizen of the United States of America. Prize: An educational prize of $10,000 will be paid to each of the three students who submit a winning essay. The prizes will be paid to the students, in a lump sum, on or after May 1, 2008. Individual winners will be responsible for all tax liabilities. The due date is February 1, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.2008energyforum.org/essayContest.
Sustainability: Environment, Economy & Society
Check out this sustainability-oriented de-cal offered in Spring 2008. It's called Sustainability: Environment, Economy, & Society. The course hosts renowned authors, educators, and thinkers from diverse fields of knowledge and backgrounds. Lecture is followed by a guided discussion intended to incorporate students' reflections on speakers and short weekly readings. An optional hands-on approach is emphasized through Action Research Team (ART) project participation, in which students initiate projects or involve themselves in on-going community projects with focuses such as public transportation awareness, sustainable food systems, energy consumption and reduction, waste reduction and prevention (e.g. e-waste recycling education), environmental education, and green building/design. The course intends to empower students to reflect upon, explore, share, and implement principles of sustainability, and to use sustainability as a tool to analyze and change the world in which we live. It will be held in 170 Barrows, 5:30-7:30 on Wednesdays. Contact calsees@berkeley.edu or click on this link for more information and a syllabus.
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