Penn State Sustainability

Home football games are back in State College this Saturday in a BIG way after a long hiatus with the Ohio State game! While many fans are probably going to be looking for ESPN's College GameDay crew, keep an eye out for our amazing Tailgate Ambassadors, who help educate tailgaters about how to sort their trash and recyclables. This year, the Tailgate Ambassadors have a 2024 Recycling Grand Prize contest sponsored by Pepsi! Send in a picture of yourself recycling on gameday and you can win a prize pack for the Penn State vs. Maryland game, including 4 tickets to the game! Final entries due by November 9. Learn more and enter here: https://lnkd.in/ejuN53SW.

Great to see all the community-building and inspiring work happening at Berks. Hats off to Mahsa Kazempour and everyone at Penn State Berks!

There's nothing like a beautiful, crisp fall morning at Penn State's Sustainability Experience Center! Even better is getting to share this hidden 9.5-acre gem of student-led and student-focused sustainability research and engagement with folks who haven't seen it before. Thanks to the Penn State University Park Fee Board for coming out to visit us this past week! Have you checked out the SEC? Learn more about the site and how you can tour it here: https://lnkd.in/gCgF8D2b

We are humbled by the dedication and leadership of Pennsylvania's K-12 teachers and administrators, as witnessed at our inaugural K-12 Sustainability Summit last week. We are also so grateful to KnowledgeWorks' Anna Russo for facilitating our attendees as they envisioned their learners of today and their learners of the future to find a vision forward for sustainability education across Pennsylvania. We are excited to continue this partnership with this first cohort of 20 schools and with Penn State Outreach and its K-12 Engagement Network throughout this next year!

Excited to start Day 2 of our inaugural K-12 Sustainability Summit today out at Penn State's Shaver's Creek. Such an awesome opportunity to build connections and partnerships between the 20 school districts from across PA attending and the many Penn State units eager to support the Commonwealth's schools in their sustainability journeys. Already, we've seen the wheels turning on Day 1, as our attendees saw everything from "Insect Hotels" and agricultural curricula to ways Penn State's Facilities Engineering Institute can consult on installing solar for schools.

It's Indigenous Peoples Day. Penn State has a whole lineup of activities to celebrate the occasion (https://lnkd.in/eh3jF9EJ). At Penn State Sustainability, we're honored to be celebrating this week with a screening on Wednesday, October 16, at 7 p.m. (EDT) online of "Newtok." This urgent documentary profiles the efforts of an Indigenous community in Alaska losing feet of shoreline daily to sea level rise, losing homes and lives as a result. But this community is determined to remain resilient and fight back. Learn how and join us for a post-film panel featuring Penn State faculty and staff experts. Register to join us at: https://lnkd.in/ebv9bucV.

It's been an amazing Commonwealth Sustainability Week so far, with one more day to go. So inspired by climate progress happening all over the state and by the many creative efforts like the Appalachian Sustainable Finance Hubs (https://lnkd.in/eGcVbRpa) we heard about today that can help more communities progress on their goals. One more day to go tomorrow, with a look at businesses' roles as climate leaders. Did you miss Sustainability Week? No worries -- join us for the monthly GreenGov-Penn State Sustainability Webinar series, which starts next Friday, October 19, at noon with a discussion of sustainability efforts in the healthcare sector. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/e7w84Q7E.

Join Penn State Sustainability for the second screening in our 2024-25 Intersections film program, featuring Newtok, a powerful documentary about a Yup’ik community's battle to save their home from rising waters and erosion. As climate change threatens to make Americans climate refugees, Newtok highlights the resilience and strength of a community fighting to preserve their culture. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Penn State faculty and climate experts. The event is free and online, but pre-registration is required. Don’t miss out—register now and join us on October 16, 7-9 PM. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/ebxR8SPJ

We're getting excited for Penn State Sustainability and the PA GreenGov Council's annual Commonwealth Sustainability Week, next week, October 7-11, at noon daily on the theme of "Action from All Angles." Have you registered yet? Don't delay to see 5 amazing webinars, including ones that will feature Penn State Chief Sustainability Officer Lara Fowler, Penn State Sustainability Director for Sustainable Operations Meghan Hoskins, and Penn State Sustainability Director for Engagement Peter Boger. Learn more and register here today: https://lnkd.in/db7A_DG4.

Penn State is renowned for having the largest active alumni association in the world and we know many of you are leaders in sustainability. Want to get more involved with sustainability at Penn State? We want you! Penn State Sustainability is looking for alumni who work on a host of sustainability topics (climate change, food systems, public health, social justice, ecology, workers' rights, and more) to participate in discussion panels as part of our "Intersections" program this year. Scan the QR code or click here to register your interest: https://lnkd.in/eduJYjMB