| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.10 |
| Liaison | Kristin Larson |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
San Diego State University
ER-T2-6: Sustainability Events
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Geoff
Chase Dean of Undergraduate Studies Center for Regional Sustainability, Division of Undergraduate Studies |
Does the institution hold major events related to sustainability, such as conferences, speaker series, or symposia, that have students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the event(s):
SDSU hosts multiple student oriented sustainability events including:
Green Fest: an annual week-long earth day and sustainability festival held in April and organized by Associated Students Green Love and E3 the student organization E3, the Enviro Business Society. Events include an off the grid concert, sustainable business fair, speakers, films and activities.
Weekly Farmer's Market: SDSU hosts a farmers market every Thursday during the semester, which is run by E3 and Aztec Shops.
Cultivating Food Justice Conference: In 2010 SDSU hosted the annual Cultivating Food Justice Conference a free two-day event open to campus and the community. The conference which was attended by more than 800 people included a keynote by Raj Patel, educational lectures, panels on food justice issues, interactive workshops, and complimentary food.
Green Lunch Series: Green Love and the Center for Regional Sustainability, CRS, host a monthly lunch and lecture series with presentations on sustainable business, hot topics and career choices for students and the campus community.
Center for Regional Sustainability Academic Engagement Events: CRS and the Common Experience program offer academic engagement opportunities and events several times a term including: speaker panels, author events, and lectures related to sustainability. These events are open to campus and community partners. http://crs.sdsu.edu/events.html
The website URL where information about the event(s) are available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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