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Brought to You By the Sustainability Leadership Center

Did you know PSU offers campus sustainability tours at 12:00 pm on the last day of each month? Come and learn about student groups and projects, find out about the recycling program, visit campus gardens, and see current and proposed sustainable infrastructure.

 

This is How We Go Green - See the winning student videos here.

 

Volunteers Needed - Want to expand your resume? PSU Sustainability can help you gain experience and meet new people. To get involved, email Heather Spalding.

 

Support our Student Cafe - Visit Food for Thought Cafe in the basement of Smith for affordable vegetarian and vegan friendly food options.  The Cafe is open M-T 7:30AM - 5:30PM and F 8:30AM - 2:00PM.

 

Are you interested in creating a student learning garden on campus?  If so, contact Fallon Roderick, Ecological Sustainability Liaison.

 

Sustainable Coffee Guide - Students created an up-to-date guide rating 16 coffee shops closest to the Portland State campus.  Check it out here.

 

Tweet Tweet! - PSU Sustainability is on Facebook and Twitter.

 

Updates and funding opportunities from PSU's $25 million sustainability challenge grant are available here.

 

Sign up for the EcoWiki Bulletin!  The Bulletin is sent every Wednesday and has the most comprehensive, up-to-date sustainability news on campus.  Email psueco@pdx.edu and include "Bulletin" in the subject line.

 

P+OSI Aims for the Living Building Challenge - Learn about the proposed Oregon Sustainability Center, a partnership project between PSU, the City of Portland, and the Oregon University System (P+OSI). This building will be one of the most environmentally sustainable in the world.

 

 


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Big, Fun Public Waste Sort - Monday 2/8 @2pm Park Blocks PDF Print E-mail
Written by Christel Eichner   
Friday, 05 February 2010 14:16

This Monday afternoon PSU Recycles! and a group of 25 students from the sustainability FRINQ class with Dr. Jeff Fletcher, will be performing a public waste sort in the South Park Blocks. 

The sort will be conducted from 2p-4p, Feb. 8th under a white canopy located near the Smith Center. 

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Vote for your favorite Greener Gadget PDF Print E-mail
Written by Noelle Studer   
Friday, 05 February 2010 11:36

Imagine!

-charging your phone while riding your bike to work. Check out the bike generator “Rollergen”.  

-tracking your energy use using the EnergyHub Dashboard?

Vote here before Feb 25, 2010.

 



 
Webinar Available Featuring President Wiewel PDF Print E-mail
Written by David Santen   
Friday, 05 February 2010 09:07

For those of you who missed the excellent Jan 13 AASCU webinar "Infusing Sustainability Concepts in the Curriculum: A Guide for Academic Leaders," the full presentation is  available for free online viewing through March 13, 2010:


"Infusing Sustainability Concepts in the Curriculum: A Guide for Academic Leaders"
Presenters:
Geoff Chase, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, San Diego State University
Mary Spilde, President of Lane Community College and Current Chair of the AACC Board of Directors
Wim Wiewel, President, Portland State University

Sponsors: AASCU (American Association of State Colleges and Universities) & AACC (American Association of Community Colleges)
More information and speaker bios can be found here.

Hosted by Office of the President and the Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices at Portland State University.

Thanks.
David Santen

 
Round 3 Faculty & Student Travel/Conference Grants PDF Print E-mail
Written by Elizabeth Lloyd   
Friday, 05 February 2010 09:02

The Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices (CSP2) is pleased to announce the Round 3 Miller Grant Faculty Sustainability Travel and Conference Awards for the 2009-2010 Academic Year. It is the intent of the CSP2 to recognize outstanding work of PSU faculty and staff and undergraduate and graduate students in the area of sustainability by helping to fund their travel to sustainability conferences and events.


Instructions and Applications can be found here: http://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/research-funding-and-opportunities

  • FACULTY - Round 3 of funding will cover travel between April 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010. Applications are due February 25, 2010 by 5:00pm.
  • STUDENTS - Round 3 of funding will cover travel between April 1, 2010 through June 15, 2010. Applications are due March 2, 2010 by 5:00pm.
 
Join Engineers Without Borders to Support Haiti PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 05 February 2010 08:47

Written by Andreu Ferrero

 

PSU leaders,

I am organizing a Haiti benefit event and am trying to coordinate with different departments, student groups, and offices within the PSU community.  Since PSU as an organization has not made a formal effort towards Haitian relief I feel it would be appropriate for us to at least hold an event to inform students about whats going on there, and raise money to provide food and water for the displaced peoples of Port-au-prince, and the surrounding communities that have taken them in.

 

Via Simminch

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Internship Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, Food Innovation Center (Apply by March 1, 2010) PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mary Vance   
Thursday, 04 February 2010 16:21
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