Today, as K-12 schools work to achieve sustainability, they face issues of rising costs for maintenance and operations, lack of funding for special programs, new curriculum development around sustainability, and difficulties in connecting with their communities on broader sustainability initiatives. This one-day symposium will explore these issues through a set of plenary sessions and break-out sessions with speakers from across the country.
This event is jointly sponsored by the Global Institute of Sustainability and the Council of Educational Facility Planners International. CEFPI is the only professional organization whose principal purpose is improving the places where children learn. CEFPI embraces a diverse group of professionals with one single goal–building healthy, safe, high-performing, and sustainable learning environments that enhance student and teacher performance and support culture and community vitality.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Wrigley Hall, 800 S. Cady Mall
Arizona State University, Tempe
At June’s Rio+20 Conference, representatives from across the globe will meet to adopt a new framework for sustainable development. In this talk, Guzman argues that population dynamics should be part of the outcome document of Rio and shows the difficulties in ensuring this outcome.
Before joining the UN, Guzman worked for the Population Division of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Over his career, Guzman has focused on population dynamics, fertility, mortality, demographic transition, population projections, urbanization, and, most recently, linkages between population and climate change.
February 14, 2012
12:00 -1:30 p.m.
(lunch will be served)
Wrigley Hall, Room 481
Need some help getting your résumé ready for internships, jobs, or the upcoming career fair? Not sure how to effectively write about sustainability? Want to learn how to explain those class projects and extracurricular activities in a way that is valuable to employers?
Please join us for a session on how to write résumés and cover letters that will get you wherever you’re looking to go!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
(refreshments will be served)
Wrigley Hall, Room 201
The School of Nutrition and Health Promotion will host the 2012 Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference, "Changing Environments/Shaping Lives." The conference will highlight and examine the scientific evidence on the importance of food sustainability and the impact of built environments on physical activity and food choices. Confirmed speakers include:
School of Nutrition and Health Promotion faculty and topics that they will present at the conference include:
Learn more about the conference.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Registration at 12:00 p.m.
1:00-7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
9:00-4:00 p.m.
Friday, Ventana Room, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
Saturday, Arizona Room, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
The 2012 International Conference on Sustainability Science is the third meeting of its kind, and will be held at Arizona State University. ICSS 2012 will depart from the traditional conference model to employ an innovative case study approach. In-depth engagement with three case studies will provide a framework in which to examine state-of-the-art sustainability science practice. Participation in this conference is by invitation only.
February 20-23, 2012
Location: TBD
Tempe, Arizona
William McDonough has been a leader in sustainable development since the 1970s. Trained as an architect, McDonough’s interests and influence range widely, and he works at scales from the global to the molecular. He has written and lectured extensively on his design philosophy and practice; 20 years ago, he wrote The Hannover Principles: Design for Sustainability, and 10 years ago, he and Dr. Michael Braungart co-authored Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Both are considered seminal texts of the sustainability movement.
McDonough served as Dean of the University of Virginia School of Architecture; he is also a Visiting Professor at the same university’s Darden School of Business and a Consulting Professor at Stanford University. He is a member of the board of trustees of ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability.
In this Wrigley Lecture, McDonough will discuss his co-authored book, Cradle to Cradle, which offers practical steps for innovating within today’s economic environment. Part social history, part green-business primer, part design manual, he argues that an industrial system that “takes, makes, and wastes” can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social, and economic value.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
(Reception to Follow)
Neeb Hall
Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
Join us for an outdoor event at The Ro2 Lot—a temporary pocket park—for a vibrant conversation on urban sustainability and the pressing issue of what should happen to vacant lots and underused public spaces.
Greg Stanton, recently elected Mayor of Phoenix, has committed to transforming Phoenix into the "Silicon Valley of Sustainability."
William McDonough, co-author of Cradle to Cradle, has been a leader in sustainable development since the 1970s. Trained as an architect, McDonough’s interests and influence range widely, and he works at scales from the global to the molecular.
Moderated by School of Sustainability alumnus Colin Tetreault, Senior Policy Advisor for Sustainability, Office of the Mayor
Additional Sponsors: Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation, Urban Initiatives, Continental Shift, Edge Industries
February 22, 2012
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
(continental breakfast by Nami)
The Ro2 Lot, NE Corner 2nd & Roosevelt
1005 N 2nd St, Phoenix
Street parking available
In this talk, Edwards discusses how we can grow healthier foods, feeds, fertilizers, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, medicines, and vaccines with abundant resources that will not run out.
Edwards writes, speaks, and consults globally on sustainable food and energy. He has authored nine books on sustainable and affordable food and energy. His book Green Algae Strategy won the Independent Publisher Gold Medal for Best Science Book in 2009. His most recent book, Abundance: Sustainable Fossil-Free Foods with Superior Nutrition and Taste, won the Pinnacle Gold Medal for the Best Environmental Book of 2011.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
(lunch will be served)
Wrigley Hall, Room 481
Reservations are at capacity. Please arrive early to ensure a good seat.
Within the next two decades the population of the world is expected to climb to 8 billion people. Feed 8 Billion is a public event featuring a panel of internationally recognized scientists who will discuss the role of biotechnology in feeding the future population of the world.
This event is co-sponsored by the ASU Biotechnology Club and Campus Student Sustainability Initiatives.
For more information or to RSVP, visit facebook.com/feed8billion
Thursday, February 2, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Business Administration - C-Wing, Room 116
Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
Building on the public lecture: "Global Financial Crisis: Is Green Growth the Answer?" that I gave at ASU on December 7, the seminar will give a comprehensive overview over the challenges on the way to global sustainability – and on possibilities to overcome those challenges. We will outline a possible path to sustainability in four steps: past and present, the next ten years, 2050, 2100.
In the first step, we will look into the history of economic growth up to the present crisis of globalisation. The emphasis will be on facts and on methods for assessing them. Particular emphasis will be laid on the long-term dynamics of wealth and its distribution.
In the second step we will focus on the ecological, social and economic challenges of the next ten years. This will include an analysis on the possibilities of job creation via green growth. Again, key facts will be in the foreground, but now mechanisms that shape the dynamics of the global socio-ecological system will become crucial, leading to a discussion of some advanced theoretical insights, too.
Next, we will look at the period up to 2050. Here, the likely – although not certain – rise of China will be crucial. We will look into the risks and opportunities involved, including issues of war and peace and the risks of environmental tipping points. Demography will be essential, leading to the huge financial implications of securing pensions for 9 billion people all over the world.
Finally, we will look at how a sustainable world society might look in 2100. This will become an exercise in institution design: how might markets, governments and other institutions work in a society that has overcome poverty and global environmental disruption without breaking down in a world war or another catastrophe of similar dimensions? Questions and ideas formulated by influential thinkers of the past will be discussed, a search for new answers will be launched.
SOS 494/591 Meets from 1/18 – 2/8
Wednesdays from 2 – 4pm
ASU Tempe WGHL L1-14
The Arizona SciTech festival showcases Arizona as a national leader in science, technology, and innovation through a series of hands-on activities and workshops, conversations and debates, exhibitions, concerts, guided walks, and tours taking place during the month of February 2012. Spearheaded by the Arizona Technology Council Foundation in partnership with Arizona State University and the Arizona Science Center, the Arizona SciTech Festival is a grass roots collaboration of over 200 organizations in industry, academia, arts, community and K-12, geared to excite and inform Arizonans age three to 103 how science, technology and innovation will drive our state for next 100 years.
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Showing of the documentary Vegucated, with a post-film discussion led by School of Sustainability Professor Chris Wharton with Cathy LaSusa from Vegan Arizona.
Vegucated is a feature-length documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. Vegucated showcases the rapid and at times comedic evolution of three people who share one journey and ultimately discover their own paths in creating a kinder, cleaner, greener world, one bite at a time.
This one-night only showing is FREE to the public, however we will be collecting monetary donations to benefit the Tempe Flour Mill Urban Garden or nonperishable (healthy) food items for a local food bank. Free parking is available at the Brickyard Parking Garage on 6th St & Mill. Be sure to bring your ticket and the theater will validate.
Thursday, January 26th
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Screening begins at 7:00 p.m.
Valley Art
509 S. Mill Ave., Tempe
Sold out! Please arrive early to ensure a good seat.
The Water Resources Research Center's annual conference, “Urbanization, Uncertainty and Water: Planning for Arizona's Second Hundred Years,” will focus on the major challenges facing Arizona in its second century as a state, including changing demands on our finite water supplies.
Organized in collaboration with Morrison Institute for Public Policy, the conference complements the Arizona State University center's recently released report “Watering the Sun Corridor,” addressing overarching questions about the kind of future we want and how we might get there — with a special focus on water.
Grady Gammage Jr., a senior fellow at Morrison Institute and senior sustainability scholar at the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability, will be a keynote speaker and panelist.
The one-day conference will be preceded by an optional workshop on January 23, sponsored by the Sonoran Institute and the Lincoln Land Institute, where the report will be reviewed and discussed.
Registration fees vary by events. Register here.
January 24, 2012
8:30 a.m.
The University of Arizona
Student Union Memorial Center Ballroom
1303 E. University Blvd., Tucson
In this talk, Wallace S. Broecker argues that global warming is creating a northward shift of the tropical rain belt, leading to marked drying in the West.
Broecker, a geochemist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and arguably one of the world's greatest living scientists, is a leading advocate against human-caused climate change. He is a recipient of the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change Research, one of the world’s largest science prizes.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
(lunch will be served)
Wrigley Hall, Room 101
Over the next two decades, the combined urban population in China and India will grow by more than 700 million. During this same period, China will create at least 30 new cities of 1 million; India is expected to add 26 cities of this size. Is urbanization of this scale a problem or solution for sustainability? This talk will compare the drivers and patterns of urbanization in these two countries and discusses sustainability challenges and opportunities.
Seto studies the human transformation of land and the links between urbanization, global change, and sustainability. Before joining Yale, she was on the faculty of the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University for 8 years.
Free parking is available north of the building, and SkySong is also accessible by Valley Metro (bus 72) from the Tempe Transit Center.
Friday, January 13, 2012
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
(refreshments will be served)
ASU SkySong, Convergence Room 150
1475 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale
Dr. Karen Seto, Associate Professor at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University, will present “Rethinking urbanization and sustainability: Lessons from China and India.”
Dr. Wallace Broecker, Newberry Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, will present “The global CO2 problem and some possible solutions: What it all means for cities.”
The agenda includes update presentations on CAP’s current research in the areas of water, climate, biodiversity, and biogeochemistry. There also will be two interactive poster sessions featuring 40 posters from a variety of CAP LTER initiatives as well as exhibits from high school and middle school students participating in the Ecology Explorers program.
January 13, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
ASU Skysong (map), Convergence 150
Scottsdale, Arizona
The Convergence Room is in the northeast corner of the building. There is FREE PARKING north of the building, and SkySong is also accessible by Valley Metro (bus 72) from the Tempe Transit Center.
Christopher Kuzdas will defense his Ph.D. Prospectus Toward Sustainable Governance of Water Resources in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited.
Monday, January 9, 2012
2:00 p.m.
Wrigley Hall, Room 481
Join friends, family, and co-workers at a deeply discounted Phoenix Suns v. Milwaukee Bucks game (cheapest tickets are $15 for upper level) on Sunday, January 8th at 6pm! Great holiday gift idea!
As part of our "Night Out with The Phoenix Suns," they are giving us early entry and a green-building tour. Pick up your tickets ahead of time at will-call, and the tickets serve as free light-rail passes! Phone or fax your order no later than December 21. Order soon for the best seats in that section!
Order formJanuary 8, 2012
Game 6:00 p.m.
Order by December 21, 2011
US Airways Center
Phoenix, AZ
Convocation is a special celebration, with tradition and symbolism that date back centuries in the history of higher education. "Convocation" means a gathering and in academics, College and cultural convocations are a time for smaller groups to gather and celebrate educational achievements.
The School of Sustainability Convocation is an exclusive ceremony that individually recognizes undergraduate and graduate candidates from the School of Sustainability. Graduates' names are read as they cross the stage to receive personal congratulations from the School of Sustainability administration, faculty, staff and family.
All Global Institute of Sustainability/School of Sustainability faculty and staff are welcome to attend the School of Sustainability Convocation ceremony. Your show of support to the graduates is important. Tickets are required for the event so please RSVP to sosgraduation@asu.edu or pick them up at the School of Sustainability Academic Advising Office, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Extra tickets will be available the day of Convocation at the Gammage Auditorium box office.
For more information about graduation.Thursday, December 15, 2011
11:30 a.m.
Grady Gammage Auditorium
Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
In the current global financial crisis, huge amounts of financial capital are destabilizing the world economy because this capital does not meet promising opportunities for entrepreneurial investment. In this talk, visiting scientist Carlo Jaeger discusses research on how a green-growth strategy can tackle this situation more successfully than the present obsession with public debt.
Jaeger is an economist working at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. His research focuses on coordination challenges arising from global problems like financial crises and climate change.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
(refreshments will be provided)
Wrigley Hall, Room 101
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Wrigley Hall, Room 481
Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
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The term “green economy” has become something of an incantation, a promise of future jobs and prosperity, technological advances that will lead to benign ways of generating wealth and lessen the effects of climate change, and a way of sustainably conducting business.
Join us for a discussion of the challenges and opportunities presented by the green economy, as panelists address these questions:
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Wrigley Hall, Room 481
Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
Elke U. Weber
Of all environmentally relevant decisions, the adoption of energy-efficiency technologies would appear to be a "no-brainer," yet these solutions are vastly underused. In this talk, Dr. Weber will highlight the psychological reasons for this paradox and suggest ways in which we can harness cognitive limitations to spark greater adoption of win-win solutions.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Please RSVP to Estella O'Hanlon
Room 220 (Turquoise Room), Memorial Union
Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
Sustainability is often described as the three "E"s—ecology, economics, and equity. Modern, technological societies must face the challenges of equity in contemporary life. Environmental justice is an American-based movement challenging disparities in risk-exposure and access to benefits. Environmental justice and sustainability reflect a deep division along race and class lines. This talk will explore the need for collaboration and repurposing in both movements.
Morris Collin, who has taught law since 1984, came to Willamette after a distinguished 10-year career as a tenured faculty member of the University of Oregon School of Law. One of her latest publications is “Restoration and Redemption” in Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril, a collection of testimonies by visionaries including Michael M. Crow, the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Barack Obama.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
(reception to follow)
Old Main, Carson Ballroom
Arizona State University, Tempe Campus
The Global Institute of Sustainability and NASA host an invitation-only event.
For more information contact Patricia Reiter.
Sustainability Base: NASA’s First Space Station on Earth / Moffett Field, CA
Design team: William McDonough + Partners, AECOM, Loisos+Ubbelohde
Contractor: Swinerton
Save the Date
November 14, 2011
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
NASA Sustainability Base
Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA
ASU has approximately 142,000 alumni on LinkedIn—why aren't you? Find out why LinkedIn is the fastest growing social network and how you can use it to figure out what you want to do when you graduate, connect with professionals and alumni, and build a personal brand that will help you get a job.
Join us over lunch as we share practical tools to sustain your career.
Monday, November 14, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
(lunch will be served)
Wrigley Hall, Room 481
Rajesh Buch will defend his dissertation Decision Support Framework for Sustainability Assessment of Institutional Energy Use. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited.
Monday, November 14, 2011
10:00 a.m.
Room 401, Wrigley Hall
Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
Gustavo Marco Antonio Ugarte Irizarri will defend his Ph.D. dissertation Energy and Carbon Dioxide Impacts from Lean Logistics and Retailing Systems: A Discrete Event Simulation Approach for the Consumer Goods Industry. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Decision Theater, Executive Conference Room
21 E 6th Street, Suite 126A
Tempe, AZ 85281
Established in 2007, the School of Sustainability brings together multiple disciplines and leaders to create and share knowledge, train a new generation of scholars and practitioners, and develop practical solutions to the most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges of sustainability - especially as they relate to urban areas.
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