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Sustainability events are happening year-round at UofL!
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| May 24, 2013 |
Farm to Fork: Fresh Produce Cooking Demo & Tasting
Friday, May 24th, 12:30-12:50pm, Nursing School Room 2023
All
UofL employees and their spouses are encouraged to participate in Get
Healthy Now's TAKE 20 TO RELAX and impact your health and happiness in a
BIG way. Register here. |
| Aug. 21-28, 2013 |
Sustainability is being woven into Welcome Week events, including:
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Thursday, Aug. 22 - Morning Walk: Discover Old Louisville!
10 – 11 a.m., meet at the bottom of the Student
Activities Center ramp
Take a scenic walk in Old Louisville, highlighting local businesses, neighborhood vitality, and healthy local food options!
- Thursday, Aug. 22 - Car-Free Lunch Trip to
Gray St. Farmers' Market
11:00 a.m. meet up. Cyclists gather in front of the Red Barn. Bus
riders bring UofL ID and meet at the TARC Route #18 stop across from the Floyd
St. Garage and the Belknap Bus Station. Bring spending cash/debit card.
All attendees will receive a reusable UofL Sustainability shopping bag made in the USA of 100% recycled materials! - Saturday, Aug. 24th - S.O.U.L. volunteer projects Noon-6pm.
The Sustainability Council is organizing two volunteer sites for SOUL! The on-campus service option will be run by the UofL EcoReps program; and the off-campus option will be at the Portland Orchard Project. We'll also
introduce students to the Louisville TARC bus system and how to use it
free with UofL ID. The trip departs from the SAC Multipurpose Room and
involves a short walk to and from bus stops. Wear sturdy work shoes and
clothes you can get dirty! Registration details to come.
- Tuesday, Aug. 27 - Recognized Student Organizations (RSO) Fair & SAB Cook-Out, 11am-1pm, Red Barn plaza. Free food! Come learn about the many sustainability-related student groups on campus and sign-up to get involved!
- Wednesday, Aug. 28 - UofL Involvement Fair,
11am-1pm, Red Barn plaza. Free food! Stop by the UofL Sustainability table to find
out how you can make a difference, take the Cards Go Green! Pledge and grab some green goodies, or get a free
bike tune-up!
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| Sept. 12-13, 2013 |
 Ecologist Diana Wall Speaks at UofL
4pm Thursday Sept. 12th & Noon Friday Sept. 13th
Location and details TBA
UofL's Dept. of Biology is bringing to campus the 2013 Tyler Prize for the Environment laureate, Dr. Diana Wall! This highly prestigious award recognizes her many global contributions to ecology in helping us to understand the role soil biodiversity plays in the environment and for human well-being. Dr. Wall is a Professor of Biology at Colorado State University whose research program integrates collaborative, multidisciplinary studies at the organismal through ecosystem levels, to ask and answer questions about their impacts at landscape and global scales. She studies how soil biodiversity controls carbon cycling through decomposition and the processing of organic matter, and affect soil fertility by mineralizing nutrients and making these available for plants. The regulation of above and below ground interactions, especially the control and suppression of plant and animal pests and pathogens, after soils are disturbed, is an ongoing interest. Dr. Wall finds that studying simple, low diversity polar ecosystems (the McMurdo Antarctica LTER) contributes to understanding how physical and biotic factors shape soil ecosystems and their biota. Read more about her work in Antarctica.
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| Sept. 19, 2013 |
UofL Celebrates International Peace Day!
Thursday, Sept. 19th
The Peace, Justice & Conflict Transformation program at UofL will, once again, be coordinating a full day of activities on campus to raise awareness and continue the struggle for a more peaceful society. Details TBA...
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| Sept. 20, 2013 |
Mindfulness Meditation "Take 20" Class
Friday, Sept. 20th, 12:30-12:50pm, University Club
All
UofL employees and their spouses are encouraged to participate in Get
Healthy Now's TAKE 20 TO RELAX and impact your health and happiness in a
BIG way. Register here. |
| Sept. 27, 2013 |
Mindfulness Meditation "Take 20" Class
Friday, May 27th, 12:30-12:50pm, Nursing School Room 2023
All
UofL employees and their spouses are encouraged to participate in Get
Healthy Now's TAKE 20 TO RELAX and impact your health and happiness in a
BIG way. Register here. |
| Oct. 5, 2013 |
Louisville Solar Tour
Saturday, October 5th Noon-4pm. Various sites.
UofL will host tour sites along with UofL employees and students who live in solar-powered homes. We'll open our doors to give you a glimpse of our renewable energy future! Throughout the afternoon, you can tour dozens of different homes and institutions on your own or as part of group bus or bike tours. Full details to come...
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Oct. 6-9, 2013
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Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) 2013 Conference: "Resiliency & Adaptation"
Sunday, Oct. 6th through Wednesday, Oct. 9th
Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN
- The University of Louisville will be collaborating with other schools across the state to organize Car-Free Kentucky Caravans to travel to AASHE 2013 via bus and bicycle, picking up students, faculty and staff from institutions around the Commonwealth on the way down to Nashville! If you're interested in the caravan, please contact Justin Mog, 502-852-8575, justin.mog (at) louisville.edu.
- We also encourage UofL students, faculty, and staff to submit proposals to present at AASHE 2013! The Sustainability Council will defray costs for presenters. The deadline is March 21st. Full details here.
- Students and faculty are particularly encouraged to consider attending this year's AASHE conference as it coincides with UofL's Fall Break (Oct. 7-8).
- The Student Summit will be held Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.
- The keynote speaker will be controversial journalist and food policy expert Raj Patel, author of "Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System." Patel will offer sustainable and feasible solutions to dealing with the worldwide food crisis while achieving a fairer, more sustainable economy and society.
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| Oct. 12, 2013 |
Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference
Saturday, October 12th, all day
The Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference is for people and organizations who care about where their food comes from....and that their daily repast is ethically and sustainably raised / grown and harvested. The 14th annual conference will feature U.S. Culinary Ambassador, Barton Seaver and international social justice advocate, Sister Michele Morek. To learn more & get involved, contact Aloma Dew at (270) 316-0334 or aloma.dew@sierraclub.org. The conference is supported by UofL's Sustainability Council which supplies experts and learning stations. Full details and registration TBA here. |
| Oct. 27-29, 2013 |
“Transforming and Sustaining Communities through Partnerships”
UofL Hosts 19th annual conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU)
1pm Sunday, Oct. 27th through noon Tuesday, Oct. 29th
Galt House Hotel (140 N 4th St, Louisville, KY 40202)
Presentation Tracks include: Environmental Initiatives; Healthy Communities; Partnerships for Education; Economic Development and Revitalization. Call for Proposals (due April 15, 2013).
As the Coalition sets out to redefine itself, this year’s conference promises dynamic poster and concurrent sessions, thought-provoking panels, fantastic keynote speakers, and unlimited networking opportunities. Full Conference Details.
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| Through Oct. 31, 2013 |
Gray Street Farmers’ Market opens
Thursdays, 10:30am‒2pm (May 16th through Oct. 31st)
Health Sciences Center, 485 E. Gray St.
With 12 vendors
at this year's market, you'll find the finest in farm-fresh local
products, including prepared lunches, fruits, vegetables, honey, baked
& canned goods, oils, soaps, granola and more. Debit cards and SNAP
benefits accepted. UofL's School of Public Health and Information
Sciences sponsors the market. Full details here. Contact: Melissa Schreck. Easily accessible from Belknap Campus on TARC Route 18 (free with UofL ID) or via a pleasant 15 minute bike ride.
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| Oct. 31, 2013 |
Professional Development & Campus Sustainability Tour: “Culture Shift – Making UofL Lean and Green in 2013”
Wednesday, Oct. 31st 2:00-3:30pm, Cultural Center multipurpose room
All UofL employees are encouraged to join us for a Belknap Campus Sustainability Walking Tour and professional development session! This
dynamic and engaging session led by experts in the field will provide
you with a helpful introduction to the basic principles of
sustainability and how to apply them in your professional and personal
decision-making at work and at home. This professional development
session has been designed to offer staff and faculty at any level with a
wide variety of practical tips that you can use to help UofL shift our
culture towards become better stewards of the environment while saving
money and helping build a brighter tomorrow for society. Attendees will
better understand UofL's commitment to sustainability and learn how each
step we take contributes to big results for us individually, for the
university, and for the broader community. The session will also
introduce you to UofL’s new Eco-Reps Program,
which gives you the opportunity to go deeper with follow-up trainings
online, a certification, group and individual service projects, and the
empowerment of becoming a point-person for sustainability in your unit. Registration TBA here. |
- Meeting times for the Sustainability Council and its Committees are available here:
- The Sustainability Council's anchor event each fall is Campus Sustainability Day in mid-October:
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