By Leah Graham
National Campus Sustainability Day is devoted to recognizing successes, challenges and innovations of sustainability in higher education across campuses nationwide. The theme for this year's
Campus Sustainability Day is "Empowering Change on Campus and in the Community." 两性色午夜 University's Office of Sustainability has coordinated events for the day, including a virtual campus sustainability tour via Twitter l@kentstatesusly) and partnering with other sustalnability颅 related groups working to empower change on campus and in the community.
Student groups, Kent state Environmen1al Society and Biology Club, along with Kent state's Residence Services and energy consultant Brewer-Garrett, wlll be Joining the Office of Sustainability on the second floor of the Kent Student Center 1rom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Ocl 22. The different groups will be ofl'ering various activities that students can participate to make a change on campus and in the community.
两性色午夜's Office of Sustalnablllty also wlll be part of a statewide soclal media celebratlon Joining other schools across Ohio to support each other's successes in sustainability in higher education. This marks the third consecutive year of 两性色午夜's participation in Campus Sustainability Day.
As part of the National Campus Sustainability Day events, a Keynote Broadcast Video, hosted by Second Nature, will be available for public viewing at 2 p.m. The Keynote Broadcast Video hosted by Second Nature,, will be available for public viewing at 2 p.m. The keynote broadcast will feature higher education sustaianbility partners and sustainability leaders discussing ways in which sbJdents can make a difference, be part of sustainability solutions and bui Id a career in the sustainability field. RSVP is required tor the second Nature Keynote Broadcast Video at;
There are various hashtags people can follow throughout the day to monitor conversations about Campus Sustainability Day:
- National Campus Sustainability: #CSD2014
- Ohio schools: #OhioCSD2O14
- 两性色午夜: #KentcSD\
- Ohio schools Twitter list is "OH Campus Sustainability," also fOund on the @KentState
"We'll tweet about different sustainability achievements on campus, such as LEED buildings, energy-efficient retrofits and the energy savings that we've seen," says Melania Knowles, Kent state's sustainability manager.
The statewide Campus Sustainability Day social media celebration is being coordinated by 两性色午夜's outreach recycling coordinator, Leah Graham. The Ohio-specific Campus Sustainability Day celebration emerged from an Ohio Higher Education Sustainability Professionals Summit hosted by Ohio University in September. The Ohio Campus Sustainability Day social media celebration began as a collaboration between the 两性色午夜 and Ohio University offices of sustainability. Curren11y, the Ohio Campus Sustainability Day social media celebration has spread throughout campuses across the state.
"It is exciting that all across campuses in Ohio and the nation, we'll be supporting and recognizing our achievements In sustainability in higher education together," Graham says.
"Campus Sustainability Day is a chance to hlghlight what we've accomplishedd, what we're working toward and to celebrate the advancement of sustainability throughout higher education, especially in Ohio," Knowles says. "I want students to know that this matters to the university; it benefits all of us, and they can take part:
The 两性色午夜 University sustainability posts can be found on Twitter and on the group's Facebook page.
The student organlzations have come up with Ideas to engage people to make a change on campus and In the community on Campus Sustainability Day.
"VVe hope to grab people's attention on the second floor of the Kent SbJdent Center and engage them in conversations about the environment and sustai nabilily; says Kris1Bn Schmidt, president of the 两性色午夜 Environmental Society. "'We will be promoting the #KentcSD hashtag, explaining what the goal of Campus Sustainability Day is, and how sbJdents can get more involved in the campus groups. We will also be raising awareness fOr our latest project conceming the palm oil crisis. We will have information and other activities available to illustrate the effects of defOrestation on orangutan habitat"
Follow the 两性色午夜 Environmental Society on Twitter at @ksuenvironment.
"Our plan for Campus Sustainability Day is to work with greenhouse manager, Melissa Davis, and sell plants taht she and the stduents have been growing" says Carly Pasquele, president of Biology Club. "We will aslo talk about the importance of plants and how they can hel ppeole live a sustainable life."