News Feed

Sustainability Rally

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:49:37 -0500

Campus and Community Sustainability Rally in Kinnick Stadium Press Box

A campus and community Sustainability Rally will be held at the Kinnick Stadium Press Box on Thursday, October 11^th from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the Rally is to introduce first-year University students to sustainability leaders on campus and in the community with hopes of creating lasting service-learning relationships. Student leaders from the University of Iowa Environmental Coalition, from Engineers for a Sustainable World, from ECO Hawks, and from the Sierra Student Coalition will be present. Community leaders from the City of Iowa City and the Backyard Abundance program will attend. And, University of Iowa faculty and staff, including representatives from President Sally Mason’s office, from Facilities Management, from the Sustainability Curriculum Advisory Committee, and from the Office of Sustainability will be present.

The newly developed Sustainable Citizen Program will be introduced at the Rally. The Sustainable Citizen Program guides students to discover potential sustainability problems on campus and in the community. The Program trains students to be sustainability literate, math inclined and information savvy as a means to create sustainable citizens who can think systematically and dialogue democratically.

Space is limited and confirmation of attendance is required. Please register for the Rally at:

http://www.uiesw.org/rally . Rally attendees will enter Gate D on the west side of Kinnick Stadium and be guided to the McCord Club Lounge on the first level of the Paul W. Brechler Press Box. Parking is available at hospital ramps #2 and #3.

For more information, email Melissa Ward at melissa-ward-1@uiowa.edu.

This event is sponsored by Engineers for a Sustainable World, the Office of the President, and the Office of Sustainability.

2013 Sustainability Summit

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:43:39 -0600

Net Impact Chapter will hold its third-annual Sustainability Summit. Net Impact is a national organization that strives to incorporate social responsibility andenvironmental sustainability in business.

The Net Impact chapter is holding its annual Sustainability Summit on February 8th, 2013. The 2013 Sustainability Summit: “Food for Thought” will have a focus on the business of local food, organic food, and sustainability within the manufacturing of food.

The Summit will be an excellent platform to network with like-minded individuals and will include numerous other sustainability groups, faculty of the University of Iowa, and local business leaders.

This year’s summit will feature the following speakers:

Tony Bedard: CEO of Frontier Natural Foods

Mark B. Weldon: Author - Fundamentals of Practical Environmentalism, Sr. Engineer - Resource Conservation Quaker Oats

Jesse Singerman: President of Prairie Ventures

Remarks about the University of Iowa’s Sustainable efforts by:

Liz Christenson, University of Iowa Director of Sustainability

University of Iowa President Sally Mason

Admission to the event is FREE and includes both a light breakfast and hot lunch. To gain free admission, you simply need to RSVP to the link below by February 5th, 2013.

http://tippie.uiowa.edu/fulltimemba/calendar/register.cfm?eid=9185

The details of the Summit are as follows:

Date: February 8th, 2013

Time: 8:30am – 1:30pm

Venue: IMU 2nd Floor Ball Room 125 North Madison St.

Iowa City, IA 52242

Fees: FREE admission to those who RSVP while space is available

RSVP link (attendees must RSVP to gain admission): http://tippie.uiowa.edu/fulltimemba/calendar/register.cfm?eid=9185

Dress Code: Business Casual

Meals: Light breakfast and hot lunch provided

Next UI ESW General Meeting

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:03:38 -0500

Please join us for a fun final meeting, Monday May, 6th at 6:00 p.m. on the engineering building 4th floor terrace. Kirkwood USGBC will be joining us. Food and refreshments will be provided.