SSU Celebrates and Raises Awareness for Earth Day
To kick off Earth Day celebrations, on Monday, April 21, Associated Student Productions will hold an Earth Day Awareness Super Nooner. Students will be painting pots and planting flowers and other plants outside of Darwin Hall from noon – 2 p.m. Free pizza and live music will be provided. All students are invited to decorate their own pots and plant a seedling. Later that night, students will chalk the campus with eco-facts.
The Student Health Advisory Committee and the Student Health Center have also called Tuesday “No Butts Day”, encouraging all students to help clean the campus by picking up cigarette butts on April 21. They are promoting a clean and non-toxic campus, and will be handing out sandwich bags and gloves to those interested.
Before the cigarette butts are disposed of, they will be used for a display on Earth Day. For more information about No Butts Day, call Toni Boracchia at 4-2927.
On Tuesday, April 22, Sustainable SSU, ASP and various other clubs will be tabling around campus. There will be guest speakers, live music and plenty of information for those interested in helping the environment. Local mayor, Jake Mckenzie is scheduled to speak sometime during the even.
Members of Sustainable SSU will also be calling elected officials on Tuesday to call for a coal moratorium and action on Green Jobs.
Dining venues around campus will also honor Earth Day with discounts on drinks for clients who provide their own cup. Customers can get a free tea bag at Toast, a free fountain beverage at the University Commons and fifty-cent drip coffee at Charlie Brown’s.
On Thursday, April 24, Bikes of Sonoma State will participate in a statewide Bike-To-School Day and encourage all students to participate. Rather than drive, participants will ride to school, where they can have a free bike tune-up, maintenance tutorials, safety/route advice, and are eligible for free bike supplies and giveaways. For more information, e-mail BikeSSU@gmail.com.
The beginnings of a new Sustainable Sonoma State web site will be launched Monday. Watch for the link on SSU home page.
Sustainable Enterprise Conference Offers Tools for the Transition for North Bay Enterprises
As one of the founding organizations of the Sustainable Enterprise Conference, Sonoma State University is one of the co-sponsor's this years' one-day conference: Tools for the Transition. More than 300 business leaders are expected for this one-day conference focused on innovative and sustainable business opportunities and practices for North Bay enterprises on Friday, May 2 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a wine reception to follow. The event will be held at Sonoma Mountain Village in Rohnert Park.
Three keynote speakers will address the immediate concerns of today's enterprise: 6th district Assemblyman, Jared Huffman will discuss Why Green is Good for California Business. Pic Walker, from Blu Skye Consulting will discuss the world's largest corporation and their efforts in The Story of Wal-Mart: Reducing the Footprint of their Supply Chain. John Harrington, President of Harrington Investments, Inc. and co-founder of Working Assets, will discuss "Opportunities in the Green Market - Even in a Down-turned Economy."
More than 20 expert speakers and workshop leaders will speak throughout the day in four distinct parallel tracks catering to the needs and interests of the attendee. Workshop topics include: Breakthroughs in Sustainability, Measure What Matters, Case Studies: Big Thinking for Small Business, Sustainability Management & Planning, Green Marketing & Certification, Evolutionary Leadership, Managing Change Throughout an Organization, Stakeholder Engagement, Making the Business Case for Sustainability, Greening My Office and a Consulting Corner.
Space is limited and the event has sold out in the past. For more information or to register online visit http://www.SustainableEnterpriseConference.com or call (888) 497-3222.
The Conference host, Sonoma Mountain Village in Rohnert Park, is the first community in North America and fourth in the world to receive the prestigious endorsement of a One Planet Community: the governing body which endorses, measures, and provides global networking for communities which meet the ten rigorous principles of sustainability crafted by BioRegional UK. For information contact Ryn Longmaid, Conference Marketing (707) 696-1406.