"Our students are the future generation of leaders, and so it's important for us to help them promote sustainability and to become advocates and change agents in their own right. If not us, then who?"
Chancellor, Penn State Altoona
Sustainability-Related Events
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To add your sustainability event to the calendar, please e-mail sustainability@psu.edu.
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April
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Peter Diamandis Lecture: "Abundance is our future"8:00 pm to 10:00 pmEisenhower Auditorium |
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April
2
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Lecture: "Borderline Existence: Burmese Chin in Mizoram State, India"4:30 pm to 5:30 pmFoster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library |
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April
2
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Backyard Compost Workshop6:30 pm to 7:30 pmMillbrook Marsh Nature Center |
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April
3
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Sustainability Council Career Fair - Altoona12:00 pm to 1:00 pmSlep Student Center, Penn State Altoona |
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April
3
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Redifer Commons Local Meal5:00 pm to 8:30 pmRedifer Commons, University Park |
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April
4
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Nestlé Waters chairman, sustainability advocate Kim Jeffery to speak at Smeal11:15 am to 12:05 pmStruthers Auditorium,110 Business Building, University Park |
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April
4
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Seminar: "Scale-Sensitive Governance of the Environment"2:00 pm to 3:00 pm215 Armsby Building |
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April
4
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Lecture: “Understanding Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges for Data Driven Research”2:30 pm to 3:30 pm113 Information Sciences & Technology Building The Cybertorium |
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April
5
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Film Festival: "Sustainability and Collapse: Local and Global Resource Use from an Anthropological Perspective"1:00 pm to 6:30 pm26 Hosler, University Park, PA |
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April
8
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OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS-2012) Training8:00 am to 12:00 pmPenn State Erie |
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April
9
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OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS-2012) Training8:00 am to 12:00 pmPenn State DuBois |
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April
9
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Onward on Climate 20146:30 pm to 8:30 pmKern Building, University Park, PA |
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April
10
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21st Century Automotive Challenge at Penn State(All day)Penn State Larson Transportation Institute |
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April
10
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OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS-2012) Training8:00 am to 12:00 pmPenn State University Park |
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April
11
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Penn State's Carbon Emissions: Getting to Zero9:00 am to 12:00 pmPasquerilla Spiritual Center |
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April
11
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Seminar: "Integrating Program Evaluation into Extension and Research functions in the Land Grant System"2:00 pm to 3:00 pm215 Armsby Building, University Park, PA |
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April
12
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Earth Fest 201411:00 am to 4:00 pmPenn State Shenango |
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April
13
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Engineers Without Borders Golf Tournament11:00 am to 3:00 pmToftrees Golf Club |
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April
13
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8th Annual Earth Day Birthday2:00 pm to 5:00 pmMillbrook Marsh Nature Center, 548 Puddinton Road, State College, PA |
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April
15
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Riparian Buffer Restoration and Research Project Planting8:30 am to 12:30 pmPenns Creek Watershed, Spring Mills |
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April
15
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Sustainability Unites4:00 pm to 6:00 pmLife Sciences Bridge, University Park, PA |
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April
15
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SPA Lectures presents: James Balog from Chasing Ice8:00 pm to 9:00 pmSchwab Auditorum, University Park,PA |
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April
16
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Webinar: "Landscapes and Greenways in Pennsylvania"12:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
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April
17
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OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS-2012) Training8:00 am to 12:00 pmPenn State York |
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April
17
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Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium9:30 am to 3:30 pmPenn State Worthington Scranton |
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April
17
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Ancient Flowers: The Search for Earth's First Flowering Plants12:30 pm to 1:30 pmSchlow Centre Region Library, State College, PA |
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April
17
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Sustainability in Engineering Open House1:00 pm to 4:00 pm325 Hammond, University Park, PA |
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April
18
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Naturalist Outreach Program: Teaching scientific outreach and spreading the ethos of scientific engagement beyond the university11:15 am to 12:05 pm107 ASI Building |
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April
18
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Green accessibility: Calculating the environmental costs of space-time prisms in sustainable transportation planning3:30 pm to 5:00 pm112 Walker Building |
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April
18
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Africa Array Program Recognition/Expedition Denali: Inspiring Diversity in the Outdoors Presentation4:00 pm to 7:00 pm22 Deike Building, University Park, PA |
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April
19
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Polar Day 2014(All day)TBA |
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April
19
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Lecture: "Poverty and Politics in Rural Communities: What Has Changed over the Last 20 Years?"2:30 pm to 3:30 pm101 Agricultural Science & Industry Building |
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April
21
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Earth Day at Penn State Schuylkill(All day)Penn State Schuylkill |
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April
21
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Earth Day Week at The Navy Yard - Tour CBEI & GridSTAR Center12:00 pm to 1:00 pmPhiladelphia, PA |
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April
22
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Earth Day(All day) |
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April
22
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Earth Day at Penn State Altoona(All day)Penn State Altoona |
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April
22
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Outreach Green Team Earth Day Extravaganza9:00 am to 2:00 pmOutreach Building |
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April
22
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Earth Day at Penn State York1:30 pm to 5:00 pmPenn State York |
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April
22
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Student Sustainability Advisory Council Annual Tree Award & Planting1:30 pm to 2:15 pmMorningstar Solar Home |
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April
22
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Film: "Growing Cities"6:30 pm to 8:30 pm121 Sparks, University Park, PA |
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April
23
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Earth Day at Penn State Berks9:00 am to 2:00 pmIn front of Perkins Student Center, Penn State Berks |
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April
23
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Seminar: "Severe Weather and Climate Change"11:15 am to 12:30 pm529 Walker Building |
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April
23
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Electronics recycling & paper shredding at The Navy Yard11:30 am to 2:30 pmPhiladelphia Navy Yard |
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April
23
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Earth Day at Penn State DuBois12:00 pm to 1:30 pm |
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April
23
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Cutting Pollution, Adapting Now: How Pennsylvania Can Confront Climate Change & Planting4:00 pm to 5:30 pmSchlow Library Community Room, 211 S Allen St |
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April
24
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Shale Gas Development and Housing Values over a Decade: Evidence from the Barnett Shale1:30 pm to 2:30 pm214 Ferguson |
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April
25
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Capstone: The Global Field12:00 pm to 1:00 pmPenn State Law - University Park and Carlisle, and Penn State Allegheny Extension Office in Pittsburgh |
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April
25
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PSIEE First Annual Bar Charts & Barbeque12:00 pm to 2:00 pmLand & Water Research Building |
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April
25
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Lessons from the Wellhead: The Global Field12:00 pm to 1:00 pmThe Lewis Katz Building in University Park, Lewis Katz Hall in Carlisle, and Penn State's Allegheny Extension Office in Pittsburgh. |
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April
25
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Webinar: "Climate Change: Implications for Local and Regional Food Systems"2:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
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April
26
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New Orleans organizer Mack McClendon to speak about his community's recovery after hurricane Katrina3:00 am to 4:00 pmJury Space, Stuckeman Family Building |
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April
26
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Watershed Cleanup Day8:00 am to 12:00 pmCentre County |
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April
26
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The Drug Take Back Program10:00 am to 2:00 pmLocations TBA |
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April
28
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Trash to Treasure donations accepted(All day)Penn State residence halls |
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April
29
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Sustainable Communities Collaborative Student Presentations6:00 pm to 8:30 pmRoom 304, 243 South Allen Street, State College, PA 16801 |