St. Lawrence Joins College Presidents' Climate Initiative
St. Lawrence University has joined with over 450 American colleges and universities in committing to "carbon neutrality" in its campus operations, with President Daniel F. Sullivan signing the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.
SLU Environmental Action Plan
In 2006 the St. Lawrence University Board of Trustees “…approved, with great enthusiasm, a resolution to adopt a commitment to the environment as a core University value….”1 The SLU Environmental Resolution, a document developed by students2 and brought forth by Thelmo, provides a foundation from which we must now explore how, in practical terms, this commitment might unfold.
For information on how to participate, please contact Louise Gava '07 (lgava@stlawu.edu) or Eric Williams-Bergen (ewilliamsbergen@stlawu.edu).
SLU's Johnson Hall Of Science Awarded LEED Gold Certification
CANTON - St. Lawrence University's Johnson Hall of Science, dedicated in the fall of 2007, has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The $36.9-million, 115,000-square-foot building is the first Gold-certified building on any college campus in New York State and the first science facility in the state to achieve the Gold certification.
Weather didn’t dampen success of Focus the Nation
You would probably be correct if you found it a bit ironic that a mixed snow and ice storm caused the cancellation of a community forum on global warming. Although the main event of the Associated Colleges' participation in Focus the Nation didn't happen, all four colleges had two successful days of teach-ins. Just shy of 700 people participated in events discussing the science, policy and behavior related to the causes and solutions of climate change.
St. Lawrence Holds Sustainability Themed Leadership Conference
For the eighth year St. Lawrence students gave up a day of their weekend to focus on how to become better leaders. This year’s Leadership Conference had a twist, students were learning about “Sustainable Leadership for a Sustainable Life.” In a time when the realities of climate change and human environmental impacts are increasingly obvious the theme could not be more appropriate.
St. Lawrence to Host Associated Colleges Focus the Nation Event
NEWS FLASH!
To the St. Lawrence Community:Regrettably, due to the inability of many of our expected guests to travel here and our worries about safety for all planning to attend Focus the Nation tonight, the event has been canceled.
Focus the Nation Planning Team
Everyone’s doing it; your parents bought LED lights to decorate for the holidays, Wal-Mart plans to design stores that use 30% less energy, 468 educational institutions have pledged climate neutrality…everyone is going green. 2008 has promise to be the year the U.S. focuses on climate change. Over 1,300 colleges and universities are getting us started on January 31st with Focus the Nation a national teach-in on global warming solutions.
St. Lawrence, Clarkson, SUNY-Canton and SUNY-Potsdam have joined forces to host a community forum on February 1st at 7pm in Gulick Theater. The goal of the forum is to discuss the creation and implementation of tangible actions on climate change with politicians, community members and academic institutions (high school and college). North County Public Radio’s Brian Mann will be the facilitator of this conversation on North County solutions to climate change. During the forum audience members will have a chance to ask researches, community experts and politicians questions about climate change. State and local political leaders have been invited to speak about their plans for global warming action and Community Energy Services’ Ann Heidenreich has drafted a position paper outlining the North Country’s framework for action.
