SUNY Cortland Sustainability Week 2012

Lots of great talks and films for this year’s Sustainability Week.  Some highlights include the positive film YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip, which follows a group of young people as they travel the 50 states sharing positive solutions.

Don’t miss Cortland County’s Earth Day Festival (Sunday, April 22) a great family learning event “the Cortland Blooms Festival” at the Cortland County Office Building.  Free workshops, music by Colleen Kattau and Some Guys, local BBQ sandwiches, local farmers market, CSA sign-up, a kids corner, and more!

Monday April 16^th

“Swaying Instability”

An art Exhibit by Scott Oldfield exploring the dialog between human life and the natural world

Open all week at the Beard Building on Main St.

CHE 125 - Chemistry and the Environment Student Presentations 1:50 to 2:40 pm Van Hoesen B0140 (Open to Campus Community)

Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Hazardous Waste Sites in New York State Nuclear Energy / Nuclear Wastes

“Saving Civilization: The Global Fight Against Devastating Climate Change”

Keynote Address 7:30 – 9:00 pm Sperry Center, Room 105

Dr. Steven Leibo, Professor of Modern International History & Politics at the Sage Colleges.

Green Rep: Swap Shop

7:30 – 9:00 pm

Corey Union Function Room

Join the Cortland Green Reps to help reduce our impact on the environment by recycling and re-using clothing.

Tuesday April 17th

STARS: Tracking SUNY Cortland’s Progress Towards Sustainability

12:00 – 1:00 pm The Colloquium Faculty Lounge (Old Main)

Nasrin Parvizi, Associate Vice President, Facilities Management

Tim Slack, Director of the Physical Plant

Doug Roll, Physical Plant Energy Manager 

Showing of “Green Fire: Aldo Leopold And A Land Ethic For Our Time”

1:40 – 3:00 pm The Colloquium Faculty Lounge (Old Main)

A documentary film highlighting why many consider Leopold to be the “father of the modern environmental movement” and illustrates his continuing influence on projects that connect people and land at the local level.

Showing of “YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip”

7:30 – 9:30 pm Sperry Center, Room 204

Called to action by a planet in peril, three friends hit the road - traveling with hope, humor, and all of their garbage - to explore every state in America in search of the extraordinary innovators and citizens who are tackling humanity's greatest environmental crises.

Wednesday April 18th

Wellness Wednesday Farmer’s Market

11:00 am – 2:00 pm Neubig Hall

Enjoy offerings from local vendors and learn more about the food and other products available from Cortland County farms and businesses. Bring cash and you can purchase: vegetables, seedlings for planting, aquaponics, baked goods, personal care and cleaning products, and photography.

Sponsored by the Student Affairs Sustainability Committee with assistance from ASC.

CHE 125 - Chemistry and the Environment Student Presentations 

1:50 to 2:40 pm Van Hoesen B0140 (Open to Campus Community)

Global Warming / Climate Change

Transformations Concurrent Session II

3:00 – 4:00 pm Sperry Center, Room 205

Moderator and Faculty Mentor: Kathy Russell, Professor and Chair, Philosophy

Hydrofracking around NY Waterways

David Colletti, Professional Writing

Wind Power: An Alternative Side to the Hydrofracking Debate

Kelly Caulfield, Adolescence Education - Spanish

Hydrofracking is Unethical

Allison Drasser, Childhood Education

Sport and Sustainability

3:00 – 4:00 pm Bowers Hall, Room 140

Dylan Gioia, Sport Management Sarah Schmidt Zipp, Instructor, Sport Management 

Thursday April 19th

Alumni House Cleanup Day

Lynn Parks ’68 SUNY Cortland Alumni House on Tompkins Street

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Students and alumni are invited to stop in for a tour of the house and to help with projects such as spreading mulch, improving brickwork, general yard cleanup, and cleaning and caring for antiques, windows, drapery, and woodwork. Stay as long as you wish. All help is appreciated!

Earth Week Sandwich Seminar

12:00 – 1:00 pm Jacobus Lounge (Brockway Hall)

“Eating Sustainably at SUNY Cortland and Across the County”

Michelle Brackin, Assistant Executive Director of Auxiliary Services Corporation

Beth Klein, Professor Childhood / Early Childhood Education

Christine Applegate, Cortland County Local Agricultural Promotions Subcommittee Co-chair

*** Free refreshments will be provided on a first come - first serve basis. ***

Foxey Brown and The Rise Of Natural Resource Conservation In NY State

Charles Yaple, Professor Emeritus, Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department

1:40 – 2:40 pm Bowers Hall, Room 140

Hoxie Gorge: An Outdoor Classroom for Sustainability

4:00 to 6:00 pm

A tour of the 169-acre Hoxie Gorge Nature Preserve guided by two faculty from the Biology and Geology departments. Following an overview of ongoing research, the discussion will focus on carbon sequestration; biomimicry, and nutrient cycling.

(Note: You must sign up in advance by contacting the Center for Environmental and Outdoor Education at 607- 753-5488 or emailing outdooredinfo@cortand.edu.)

Energy and Sustainability Talk

7:30 – 9:00 pm Sperry Center, Room 204

“Utility Scale Wind Power: Separating Fact from Fiction”

Brice Smith, Associate Professor and Chair of Physics

Friday April 20th

Alumni House Cleanup Day

Lynn Parks ’68 SUNY Cortland Alumni House on Tompkins Street

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Students and alumni are invited to stop in for a tour of the house and to help with projects such as spreading mulch, improving brickwork, general yard cleanup, and cleaning and caring for antiques, windows, drapery, and woodwork. Stay as long as you wish. All help is appreciated!

4th Annual Outdoor Gear Sale and Fender Blender: Bike Your Own Smoothie SUNY Cortland Recreation Association 1:00 – 5:00 pm

Community Bike Shop Building next to the Lusk Field House

CHE 125 - Chemistry and the Environment Student Presentations 1:50 to 2:40 pm Van Hoesen B0140 (Open to Campus Community)

Pollution of the Oceans Alternatives to gasoline-powered cars Environmental impacts of food production

Sunday April 22nd (Earth Day)

Community Bike Project Bike-A-Thon: Ride for Earth Pride!

10:00 am Registration / 10:30 am Ride begins

Community Bike Shop Building next to the Lusk Field House

Contact jennifer.miller@cortland.edu for details

Cortland Blooms 

11:00 am – 3:00 pm Cortland County Gymnasium (46 Greenbush St)

Interactive student and family festival featuring exhibits on topics such as recycling, composting, backyard gardening, and renewable energy.

Sponsored by Sustainable Cortland, the Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Local Agricultural Promotion Committee.

Earth Day Clean-up at the Lime Hollow Center for Environment & Culture 1:00 – 4:00 pm Lime Hollow Visitor Center, 338 McLean Rd

Help prepare trails for the spring and summer season. Projects include wetland restoration, invasive plant removal, and tree planting.

All Events Are Free and Open to the Public!