Events you can’t miss!!! - Sustainapalooza and the Symposium on Sustainability. Mark your calendars, register, and
attend whatever you can. You won’t
be sorry!!!
My freshman year at Iowa State I attended the Symposium on
Sustainability and learned all about sustainability efforts on and off campus,
and also learned about the missions and outreach of different green oriented
ISU student organizations. One of the reasons I attended the event was to
obtain extra credit for a class on globalization and sustainability, and after
taking this class and learning about the new ISU minor program in sustainability,
I looked for different ways to become involved. I joined the Green Umbrella at
the beginning of my sophomore year and had the opportunity to help plan and
volunteer at Sustainapalooza in 2012.
Sustainapalooza is in its second year as an annual spring
event hosted by the Iowa State University Live Green initiative and The Green Umbrella
student organization. The highlights from last year’s event included opening
remarks by President Steven Leath, Empowerment Centers, and a Live Green!
carpet (made by The Green Umbrella from reused Astroturf discarded from
renovations of the indoor football practice facility). The event was fantastic
with over 300 students attending. Walking
down the green carpet at Sustainapalooza was something I will remember for a
long time… not just the walk itself, but all that it symbolized… students
committed to a sustainable future and making a difference and knowing I had
helped make such a successful and memorable campus event happen.
This year’s events are sure to prove no different; the
Symposium on Sustainability has combined with Sustainapalooza to offer several
key events throughout two days, February 25th and February 26th.
Sustainapalooza (February 25th) features the
opportunity to walk down the green carpet for the second year in a row, as well
as student research poster presentations, and “Green it Yourself” centers (to
learn about Urban Gardening, Green Cleaning, Slow Fashion, and Food
Labels). All this is followed by
an evening lecture from award-winning journalist, Charles Fishman - The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent
Future of Water.
The Symposium on Sustainability (February 26th)
features a keynote panel presentation from sustainability leaders from
Iowa-based corporations including Becker Underwood/BASF, Kum and Go, Hy-Vee,
and WebFilings. The symposium also includes additional
presentations from university leaders on sustainable energy initiatives on campus,
sustainability in curriculum as well as the presentation of the Live Green
Awards for Excellence in Sustainability.
I would encourage everyone to attend this event… learn from students,
faculty, business leaders and the community about specific projects, events,
and initiatives that are taking place to make Iowa State University, Ames,
Iowa, and the world a better and more sustainable place to live and take your
walk down the green carpet.
Check out the Live Green! website for more information about
both Sustainapalooza and the Symposium on Sustainability www.livegreen.iastate.edu.
See you next week!!
Dylan Gaudineer
Junior, Technical Communication, Minor Sustainability
American Packaging Corporation Intern
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