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Spring 2008
Penn State Kicks off Inaugural Green-PSU Listserv
What's Green at Penn State by Laura Priaino
Penn State is Taking the "Green" Challenge with New Campaign
Second ‘Forum for the Future’ scheduled for June
Ecological education, communications, and change are some of the hot topics to be discussed at this semester’s “Forum for the Future.” Penn State will hold its second environmental forum in June 2008. The meeting will be the second in a line of biannual forums to discuss Penn State’s work in supporting a sustainable community.
The inaugural forum was held on Oct. 24 in Founders Lounge in the Bryce Jordan Center. The event featured presentations from keynote speaker and Evan Pugh professor of Geosciences Richard Alley, among other environmental leaders at the University. Representatives from many Penn State units and campuses attended to learn and discuss environmental topics affecting Penn State, our communities, and the world.
According to the chair of the Finance & Business’ Environmental Stewardship Key Initiative Steve Maruszewski, the first conference aimed to educate University leaders and help better define this environmental concern and its causes. The morning-long meeting included attendees in several discussions led by leaders in the field including Alley, whose presentation foreshadowed future global conditions.
The goal of the second forum will be to draft “practical solutions and learn what each of us can do,” Maruszewski said. The goal of the conference will be to come full circle and develop action items that each attendee can learn and take with them.
Student Volunteers Help Penn State Stay Green and Clean
STATERs is a student group that promotes recycling awareness and other green activities on campus. They are best known for passing out blue recycling bags at football games, an activity that helped collect 87 tons of recyclable items last season.
Upcoming Events to Watch For:
April 20- Hub Lawn Earth Day Celebration
April 22- Official Earth Day
April 20-26- Conservation Challenge
April 29- Environmental Colloquium
For more events, visit the Green-PSU Calendar.
Penn State Encourages Conservation with Earth Week Challenge
Penn State is challenging faculty, staff, and students from every department and office across its campuses to reduce resource consumption. During this year’s Earth Week (April 20-26), the University community is encouraged to cut down on its consumption by 20 percent. The objective of the challenge is to promote conservation efforts in hopes to create long-term habits. Be sure to check Take Charge! and Green-PSU in the coming months for more information about Earth Week and Penn State’s challenge.
New Videoconferencing Program Saves Time and Money
Instead of driving across campus, why not hold your meetings right from your office? Thanks to Adobe Connect, Penn State employees can save time, money, and gas by using this new videoconferencing program.
Penn State Holds Inaugural Forum for the Future
On October 24, Penn State held one of many important meetings about what the University is doing to become environmentally friendly and sustainable. The Forum for the Future attracted many University leaders to discuss climate change and environmental action. For more information, contact Environmental Stewardship chair, Steve Maruszewski.
Green-PSU is Online
Green-PSU is a new Web site that is growing every day to become a central location for environmental information. The site will continuously grow and will provide up-to-date information about environmental happenings and innovations. Please provide us with any suggestions, comments and feedback.
Take Charge Tip of the Month
Take Shorter Showers
Why: If every student who lives on campus at University Park reduced his or her shower by just five minutes, we would save 100,000 gallons of water each school year. That’s enough to fill five swimming pools!
Get more tips at: www.takecharge.psu.edu