ASMSU Sustainability Center
Green Week 2011
Join the US 101 First Year Seminar students, US 101 Peer Leaders, NECO and the ASMSU Sustainability Center for Green Week -- a week of activities organized around sustainability efforts on our campus and in our community!
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2010 Schedule of Events - All events are FREE and open to the public!
Monday, November 14th
- Compost Unveiling - on the Mall outside Montana Hall, 11am
NECO will recognize MSU Facilities and University Food Service at a ribbon cuting ceremony celebrating MSU"s new dining hall composting program. CANCELLED - SORRY!
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Tuesday, November 15th |
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- Re-Rev Energy Competition - Hoseaus Fitness Center - Tuesday & Wednesday - all day long
Get your sweat on while creating energy using the new Re-Rev exercise machines at the fitness center. Create a team and log your watts to win prizes. Sponsored by University Seminar and ASMSU Rec Sports & Fitness. For more info contact: k.derrik.krueger@gmail.com
- Greening the Halls and Clothing Swap - SUB 235, 2-4pm
Check out innovative and creative ways to make your room a more sustainable living space. Sponsored by University Seminar
- “Montana Fare” - EPS 103, 7pm
A screening of the locally produced documentary film with discussion on food and well-being in Montana with the director Jamie Jelenchick Jacobsen. Sponsored by NECO Food Council.
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Wednesday, November 16th
- New Perspectives:
Free Market
Environmentalism - Procrastinator Theater, 1pm
A discussion on alternative approaches to environmental sustainability based on the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) Environprenuer program. Sponsored by PERC, College Republicans, and the Green Tea Party.
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Thursday, November 17th
- Dichotomy of Habitat:
An Exploration of
Wilderness & Civilization
Quad F Basement (Honors Classroom), 12:30 - 2pm
Where did the separation between wilderness and civilization originate? What does it say about our worldview?Is this a mentality held by cultures distanced both geographically and temporally? Hosted University Honors Program and MSU Philosophy Society. |
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- The Greenies
Awards Ceremony - Strand Union Market, 5pm
Join NECO in celebrating those who have taken active roles in creating a more sustainable community at MSU. Think you know someone who should get a Greenie? Nominate them! Categories and information here.
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Rob Abbott, one of Canada’s leading sustainability and strategy thinkers, writers, and speakers, will visit MSU. A frequent advisor to the c-suite across Canada and internationally on the integration of sustainability with organizational and competitive strategy. He is also a trusted advisor to government agencies, NGOs, and academia and founder of ABBOTT STRATEGIES, one of Canada’s leading sustainability and strategy advisory firms and think tanks. Mr. Abbot's visit is presented as part of the College of Engineering Seminar Series. Co-sponsored by the ASMSU Sustainability Center, MSU Sustainable Foods and Bioenergy Systems degree program, and Simms.
- What’s in a Name?: Making Sense of
Sustainability
Museum of the Rockies Hager Auditorium, 7pm
Sustainability is a word that means many things to many people - so many, in fact, that it is tempting to say that the word has lost any meaning. Tempting, perhaps, but not true. In this public lecture, Rob Abbott will take us on a journey from the origins of the word, through its current use (or mis-use) and suggest where and how our future will be shaped by sustainability. Drawing on his experience with government agencies; non-government organizations; academic institutions; and businesses around the world, Rob's remarks will help us all make sense of a name and a concept that touches all of our lives.
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Friday November 18th
Student Luncheon with Rob Abbott - SUB 258,11:30 - 12:30pm
Meet and greet with FREE food provided by NECO. (see above for information about Mr. Abbott.)
Rob Abbott - Sustainability as Innovation: Engineering and the Future of Society
Roberts Hall 101, 3pm
Sustainability, that most vexing of words, is sometimes thought of as either "nice to have, when other more pressing concerns have been met”, or as a domain that is limited to environmental consciousness. And therein lies both the challenge and the opportunity for society: to reframe sustainability as shorthand for innovation that can grow bottom lines while shrinking environmental footprints; that can solve real-world environmental concerns while protecting the economy; that can make businesses more efficient, not less, thereby improving our quality of life. Engineers have a pivotal role to play in this reframing process - as architects of both technical and process innovation. In this lively seminar, Rob Abbott will highlight ways in which engineering can and should be viewed as the "glue" connecting our present to the future. (see above for information about Mr. Abbott.) |
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