| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.05 |
| Liaison | Dedee DeLongpre Johnston |
| Submission Date | Jan. 28, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wake Forest University
Tier2-6: Sustainability Events
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Dedee
DeLongpre Johnston Chief Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability |
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):
Wake Forest hosted two conferences last year. The first, "Energizing the Future," addressed issues surrounding the energy economy. The idea for this conference was hatched by students in an environmental issues class, and the conference itself was co-organized and hosted by students. The conference featured keynote speaker, Thomas Friedman, who spoke at the university as part of the President's Voices of Our Time series. (http://energy2010.wfu.edu/)
The second conference addressed sustainability across the curriculum and offered a number of nationally noteworthy speakers. (http://sustainability.wfu.edu/conference/conference-overview/)
Wake Forest hosted The Piedmont Environmental Alliance's Earth Day Fair for the second year in 2010, which was attended by over 8000 people. Office of Sustainability interns and members of the Junior Panhellenic group hosted the main stage tent for the fair, which featured an installation made by students from fully reclaimed materials at which attendees could pledge to adopt more sustainable habits. (http://sustainability.wfu.edu/2010/05/30/earth-day-celebration-encourages-action-and-contemplation/)
The website URL where information about the event(s) are available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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