The NDSU Sustainability Task Force; Student Environmental Advisory Council; American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation students; and other engaged faculty, students and staff are seeking participants to help educate others on global warming.
A campus-wide poster session allowing students, faculty and staff to present research and design projects that are aimed at environmental and sustainability issues is planned for Thursday, Feb. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union, Prairie Rose room. Poster authors are asked to host their poster and answer questions from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The event is part of a nationwide program organized by National Teach-In. More than 600 universities will simultaneously offer educational symposia across the country. Possible areas of focus include:
• Innovation: Commercializing science in energy and efficiency
• Governmental strategies: Using policy and practice to create climate change solutions
• Agricultural sustainability and climate change
• Green buildings; design, maintenance and management
• Energy master plans: Reducing carbon footprint
• Developing a sustainable campus
• Green custodial programs
• Storm water management
• Disposal and recycling
• Restoration and community building
• Alternative energy (wind, biofuels, hydrogen, etc.)
To secure adequate space for all posters, registration will be limited to 60 posters. The registration deadline is Monday, Feb. 2. Contact Kim McVicar at kim.mcvicar@ndsu.edu or 1-7336 for more information about the poster session.
For more information about the task force, contact Gretchen Bromley at gretchen.bromley@ndsu.edu. For more information about National Teach-In, go to www.nationalteachin.org.
Jan. 28, 2009