Category Archives: Sustainability
Learn to Grow at the March 13 Sustainability Fair Posted on March 12, 2013
Embrace this fun and interactive way to discuss sustainability at Augustana: this year’s Sustainability Fair promises activities, food, music, and door prizes.
Read more…Town Hall report Posted on March 11, 2013
The report, created by CSL student Emily Ervin, provides an update on on-campus sustainability since 2011.
Read more…Sustainability Fair Posted on March 6, 2013
Scheduled for: Wednesday March 13th, 2013 @ 10:00 AM
The Sustainability Fair is happening on Wednesday, March 13 from 10:00am until 12:00pm in the Augustana Forum. The fair will serve as a fun and interactive way for members of the Augustana Community to come together to discuss sustainability initiatives at Augustana, provide feedback and think about how we can continue to work together to …
Read more…The intersection of environment, conflict and innovation Posted on November 30, 2012
Author and researcher Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon spoke at Augustana Campus on Wednesday, November 28 about the present and some solutions for the future.
Read more…Thomas Homer-Dixon speaks at Augustana! Posted on November 28, 2012
Thomas Homer-Dixon is speaking tonight at Augustana about Community Resilience in a Turbulent World: Pathways to Innovation.
Read more…Fair Trade & Local-Made Sale, Nov 21-22 Posted on November 14, 2012
Scheduled for: Thursday November 22nd, 2012 @ 4:00 PM
Swing by Augustana’s Fair Trade & Local-Made Sale, held in the Forum from 9 am to 4 pm on November 21 and 22. You can score some MESH tablecloths and silk throws at half price, as well as globally-conscious Christmas gift ideas from 10,000 Villages or handcrafted items from local artists! This event is hosted …
Read more…Resilience: Guest speaker Thomas Homer-Dixon Posted on November 7, 2012
Scheduled for: Wednesday November 28th, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Doors at 6:30pm, talk at 7:00pm, Book Signing at 8:30pm Augustana Chapel, Camrose Community Resilience in a Turbulent World: Pathways to Innovation Read more about Thomas Homer-Dixon’s visit here!
Read more…Visiting lecturer explores the links between society, technology and nature Posted on November 1, 2012
Scheduled for: Wednesday November 28th, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
“Can we create ideas fast enough to solve the very problems – environmental, social and technological – we’ve created?” Thomas Homer-Dixon
Read more…Score! Freecycling Community Marketplace returned November 1 Posted on November 1, 2012
The student-built “free-cycling extravanganza” has brought community members from campus and the surrounding area into re-using excess stuff and discussion with each other.
Read more…Environmental activist challenges Augustana students to get involved Posted on November 1, 2012
Good things are happening on campus, but the danger that faces us is very real, says author Bill McKibben.
Read more…Sustainability Awareness Week: Score! Posted on October 23, 2012
Scheduled for: Thursday November 1st, 2012 @ 6:00 PM
Thursday, November 1 2 pm – 6 pm Augustana Forum, Augustana Campus A marketplace where all goods are free to give and free to take. Drop off any unwanted items at the Front Desk of the Forum between 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on October 31st. Come back for the community party at 2:00 p.m. …
Read more…Sustainability Awareness Week: Local Lunch Posted on October 23, 2012
Scheduled for: Thursday November 1st, 2012 @ 11:45 AM
Thursday, November 1 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Cafeteria, Augustana Campus Have you ever wondered how far the food on your plate has traveled? Join us for a delicious, locally-sourced meal at the Augustana Campus cafeteria and chat with some Community Service Learning students about the benefits and importance of eating local. Find out more …
Read more…Sustainability Awareness Week: Burning Water (Eco Film Series) Posted on October 23, 2012
Scheduled for: Tuesday October 30th, 2012 @ 5:30 PM
October 30 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm C101 Classroom Building Augustana Campus Start your evening off with a bowl of soup at soup supper in Faith & Life Lounge at 5:00 p.m. and stay for a film and conversation. Find out more about the University of Alberta’s Sustainability Awareness Week here! Organizer: Learning and Beyond
Read more…Sustainability Awareness Week: Keeping the Bees Posted on October 23, 2012
Scheduled for: Monday October 29th, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
Monday, October 29 7 pm – 9 pm Dr. Roger Epp Conference Room (2-004) Augustana Campus You are invited to join a rural Camrose family in an informative presentation on their experience of starting and keeping a bee farm. Take an evening out to explore the fascinating process for these small-scale bee keepers, who have …
Read more…Environmental Activist to speak at Augustana Posted on October 17, 2012
Adapting to that Which You Can’t Prevent–and Vice Versa. Bill McKibben speaks at Augustana Campus on Tuesday, October 23.
Read more…Sustainapalooza Posted on September 21, 2012
Scheduled for: Tuesday November 20th, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
Have you wondered where all the bees have gone? Or what the hoopla is all about between the invasive and native plant species? Why have all of our endangered critters lost substantial amounts of habitat? Find out the the causes and consequences of these issues, and what YOU can do about it at Sustainapalooza on …
Read more…Energy Conservation through Virtualization Posted on May 16, 2012
Everyone contributes to Sustainability at Augustana! The Technology and Learning Services (TLS) office at the Augustana Campus, University of Alberta is currently leading the way with their energy reduction efforts. Since 2009, TLS has helped this small campus reduce its energy draw by 157 000 kWh per year. This effort alone has saved the University …
Read more…Candice Tremblay recognized with inaugural Sustainability Leadership Award Posted on May 2, 2012
Candice has worked to incorporate sustainability at Augustana Campus into teaching, community outreach and operations for many years.
Read more…What is Fracking? With Jessica Ernst Posted on March 2, 2012
Scheduled for: Thursday March 8th, 2012 @ 2:15 PM
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, is a controversial natural gas extraction process. Despite moratoriums in New York state, Europe and Quebec, the process continues, largely unexamined, in Alberta. Jessica Ernst is an Alberta scientist with over 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry. In 2011, she launched a lawsuit against Encana and the Alberta …
Read more…Soul and Soil: Finding God in the Garden Posted on February 23, 2012
Scheduled for: Monday February 27th, 2012 @ 5:00 PM
Barb Ganske, alumna, will talk about her gardening experiences with women seeking to overcome addictions at the Hope Mission in Gwynne, Alberta (just 15 minutes from Camrose). Barb has observed the the intimate connection with the earth through the act of gardening provides an opportunity for sometimes unconventional and unexpected spiritual connection and insight. Please …
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