[Newleaf] April 9 Sustainability Event: Deadline Extended!

[jkr10 at hampshire.edu]

DEADLINE EXTENDED:  Student Sustainability Roundtable--Hosted at  
Hampshire College on April 9

A number of excellent abstracts have been submitted from students  
working on sustainability projects.  There is some space for more, so  
the deadline has been extended to March 15.  Please encourage your  
students who are working on any project related to sustainability to  
submit an abstract for the Second Annual Student Sustainability  
Roundtable, hosted at Hampshire College, in conjunction with Second  
Nature and the MA Schools Sustainability Coordinators Roundtable  
(MSSCOR). The event will take place on April 9, at the Red Barn at  
Hampshire College.

Because we would like the day to be interactive and lively, we have  
decided to have students prepare posters, for which they will give a  
brief "elevator" pitch to the entire group, prior to a poster session  
in the morning.  In the afternoon, we will have a roundtable  
discussion of some of the top Blue Sky Brainstorm ideas, as well as  
more opportunities to make connections with regional sustainability  
practitioners.  Other highlights include a keynote speech by Kevin  
Doyle (President of Green Economy), a welcome address from President  
Jonathan Lash, and a resource table for information about jobs and  
internships.

A full agenda for the day will be available soon.

Here are the submission requirements:

·Abstracts should be no more than a page

·Abstracts may describe a project in any state of implementation,  
including planning, or may discuss an aspect of sustainability  
implementation that is important to the success of school  
sustainability.

·Papers may be co-authored by faculty or staff, but must presented by  
students.

·The submission should include a statement that the paper has been  
reviewed and approved by staff or faculty, with a description of their  
role concerning sustainability at the campus and/or the subject of the  
paper.


Submit by email by March 15 to: rick.reibstein at state.ma.us  
<mailto:rick.reibstein at state.ma.us>, or by regular mail to Rick  
Reibstein, Office of Technical Assistance, 9^th Floor, 100 Cambridge  
Street, Boston, MA 02114.

-- 
Beth Hooker, Ph.D.
Sustainability Initiative Director
Office of the President

Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
Direct: 413-559-6903
Fax: 413-559-5584

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