SUSTAINABILITY WEEK

2009 

Schedule


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Monday, April 6 2009 - Food & Agriculture

10:30pm - 11:45pm  Sustainability at Work: The Story of Bottle Stone(Hosted by SVCE) Lecture Presented by Mike Looney Baccardo Business Center, BBC104

12:00pm - 1:15pm  Organic vs. Local, Lecture Presented by Mark Anthony Medeiros,  Veggielution, Almaden Room, Student Union 

4:00pm - 5:45pm  Food Discussion Panel: "Why Eat Organics?", FeaturingAmie Frisch, Margarie Freedman, and Smart Cart Project Sal Arciniega, Whole Foods, Baccardo Business Center, BBC 022

Tuesday, April 7 2009 - Transportation & Energy

12:00pm - 1:15pm  What is SJSU's Carbon Footprint?  Lecture Presented by Jared Isaacson, Student Union, Guadalupe Room                                                                                                                                                                                 

1:30pm - 2:45pm  Behind the Scenes with SJSU's Energy, Lecture Presented by Carol Beebe Student Union, Guadalupe room 

11:00am, 12:00pm, & 1:00pm Campus Energy Plant Tour, Tour hosted by Chris Nordby, Campus Energy Plant (next to BBC)

 3:30pm - 5:30pm Energy Discussion Panel "Green Energy is the #1 Priority!"Panel Participants:  Jessie Denver (City Officer)Eyedin Zonobi (Transportation Solutions), Eugene Cordero (Energy Expert), and John Brazil (Bicycle Program).  Costonoan Room, Student Union               

Wednesday, April 8 2009 - Waste Management

12:00pm - 1:15pm  Behind the Scenes with SJSU's Waste, Lecture Presented by Terri Ramirez Costonoan Room, Student Union

 1:30pm - 2:45pm  Frank Schiavo's Passive Solar Home Tour, Movie Presented by ERC, Costonoan Room, Student Union (Canceled, sorry for any inconvenience)

5:00pm - 6:45pm  Waste Management Discussion Panel "Reducing is greener than Recycling", Panel Participants: Terri Ramirez (Waste Management Specialist), Bruce Olszewski (Recycling Specialist), and Michele Young (Worm Composting Expert), Costonoan Room, Student Union

7:00pm - 8:30pm  Trashion Show! (Recycled Fashion Show) Hosted by Associated Students Campus Village Quad

Thursday, April 9 2009 - Resource Conservation & Biodiversity

12:00pm - 1:15pm  The Science of Trees, Lecture Presented by Amanda Gardner Business Baccardo Center, BBC 104 

1:30pm - 2:45pm  Come see a Live Hawk! The importance of Conservation, Lecture Presented  by Valerie Baldwin, the fenced garden (between Washington Square Hall and the Science Building).

 3:00pm - 4:00pm  SJSU Botany Garden Tour, Tour by Suzie Woolhouse In front of Duncan Hall, Campus side                                                                                                                                                                                    

4:00pm - 6:00pm  Spiritual Ecology Discussion Panel: "Ask a Christian and a Muslim Representative", Panel Presented by Roger Wharton (SJSpirit Muslim Green Team)., Costonoan Room, Student Union

Friday, April 10 2009 - Recycle Your E-Waste

9:00am - 5:00pm E-waste: Bring anything electronic, broken or not!, Presented by The Environmental Resource Center, Location at Parking lot by the ATMs (11th Street between San Fernando and San Antonio.

Wednesday, April 22 2009 ~Earth Day~

10:00am - 2:00pm  Earth Day 2009 Yearly Event, Presented by The Environmental Resource Center, 7th St. Plaza