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SUMMARY:Green Career Expo
DESCRIPTION:Piedmont Environmental Alliance’s debut Green Career Expo \nThursday\, September 19th from 10:30am – 1pm  @Project Space 411 in Downtown Winston-Salem.  \nREGISTER HERE \nDirect Engagement with Exhibitors (10:30am – 1pm)\nOur attendees will learn more about impactful organizations and sustainable businesses like yours. With direct exposure to our region’s biggest sustainability focused employers\, we will make lasting impacts and open up dozens of new green career pathways for our community. \nCareer Mentorship and Networking (10:30am – 12pm)\nPEA’s Green Career mentors\, who have established careers in clean energy\, climate action\, and public service\, will be on hand to provide our diverse array of attendees with networking tips\, experiential knowledge\, and other green career related advice. Our mentorship program is part of PEA’s Triad Green Job Center \nSustainability Leadership in Action (12:15pm – 1pm)\nLeading members of PEA’s Green Business Network will present about their sustainable business practices and their visions for the vibrant\, green economy we are building together.
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/green-career-expo/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T110000
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SUMMARY:Cram & Scram Rummage Sale
DESCRIPTION:The annual UNCG Cram & Scram Rummage Sale is back! Join us in the University Center Cone Ballroom for a shopping extravaganza! Clothes\, shoes\, books\, dorm items and more for sale! Everything is $1 dollar! Yes\, you read that correctly. Cash only! Park in the Walker Deck. Please be aware that Stirling St. is closed for construction. Please enter campus from Walker Ave. For more details call: 336-334-5192 or email: recycle@uncg.edu
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/cram-scram-rummage-sale/
LOCATION:EUC\, Cone Ballroom\, 507 Stirling St.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T130000
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SUMMARY:Understanding UNCG's Carbon Footprint
DESCRIPTION:UNCG’s Sustainability Specialist\, Sean MacInnes\, will share the results of and answer questions related to UNCG’s latest greenhouse gas inventory. Participants will learn about the largest contributors to our carbon footprint and how the university is achieving reductions. \nAttendees must register in advance.
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/understanding-uncgs-carbon-footprint/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T150000
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SUMMARY:Arbor Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Arbor Day and UNCG’s Tree Campus USA designation\, we’ll be joined by Dr. Paul Knapp\, Professor in Geography\, Environment\, and Sustainability and director of the Carolina Tree-Ring Science Laboratory. We’ll start with a tree planting on College Ave. and then Dr. Knapp will lead us on a walking tour to identify and discuss the old growth trees on campus.
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/arbor-day-celebration/
LOCATION:College Ave.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T140000
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SUMMARY:Earth Day Club Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join the UNCG Office of Sustainability and student clubs for an Earth Day celebration in the EUC lobby!
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/earth-day-club-fair/
LOCATION:EUC Lobby
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T153000
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SUMMARY:Sustainability & North Carolina Lands
DESCRIPTION:The Bryan School Climate Committee\, UNCG International Programs\, and the UNCG chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization invite you to a lecture from Dr. Muriel Fadairo\, Professor of Management Science at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc\, where she serves as the director of the doctoral school in human and social sciences\, encompassing business and law. Her research focuses in particular on franchising\, social entrepreneurship\, and sustainable business models. \nThis discussion will primarily focus on the potential financial challenges encountered by families aiming to conserve lands in North Carolina\, specifically in preserving their farms and forests across generations. These challenges encompass the effects of high taxes related to land retention. Addressing such challenges requires meticulous planning and the exploration of diverse strategies. For more information contact Dianne Welsh: DHWELSH@uncg.edu
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/sustainability-north-carolina-lands-2/
LOCATION:Bryan School\, Room 128
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T113000
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SUMMARY:Sustainability & North Carolina Lands
DESCRIPTION:The Bryan School Climate Committee\, UNCG International Programs\, and the UNCG chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization invite you to join them for lunch with Dr. Muriel Fadairo\, Professor of Management Science at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc\, where she serves as the director of the doctoral school in human and social sciences\, encompassing business and law. Her research focuses in particular on franchising\, social entrepreneurship\, and sustainable business models. \nThis discussion will primarily focus on the potential financial challenges encountered by families aiming to conserve lands in North Carolina\, specifically in preserving their farms and forests across generations. These challenges encompass the effects of high taxes related to land retention. Addressing such challenges requires meticulous planning and the exploration of diverse strategies. For more information contact Dianne Welsh: DHWELSH@uncg.edu \nAttendees must register in advance.
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/sustainability-north-carolina-lands/
LOCATION:Alexander Room\, EUC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T100000
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SUMMARY:Be Well. Stay Well.
DESCRIPTION:Join Student Health Services in the Azalea Room in the EUC. They will be giving away flower pots and succulents to students.
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/be-well-stay-well/
LOCATION:EUC\, Azalea
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T080000
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SUMMARY:Believe in the G!
DESCRIPTION:Believe in the G is UNCG’s annual day of giving when everyone connected to UNCG comes together to show Spartan spirit\, support what they love best about UNCG\, and invest in its future. Special matches and challenges mean that your gift can go further and do more good than at any other time of the year! \nUNC Greensboro’s Office of Sustainability is calling for collective action from the Spartan community to help reduce the University’s carbon footprint and improve housing conditions for Guilford County residents. Spartans\, you can support this campaign by contributing $15 per year of employment to offset your greenhouse gas emissions from commuting to and from campus. If you’ve worked at UNCG for 5 years\, you can offset your emissions for $75! \nContribute here.
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/believe-in-the-g/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T140000
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SUMMARY:Solar 101: The Basics & Benefits of Going Solar
DESCRIPTION:The Office of Sustainability is now collaborating with EnergySage to help UNCG employees\, alumni\, and community members compare offers for rooftop solar installations for their homes and businesses. EnergySage is a free\, 100% online comparison-shopping marketplace that connects you with vetted local installers. \nJoin us on Thursday\, April 11th\, 1:00pm – 2:00pm – for a Solar 101 Webinar with EnergySage. Energy Advisors will be presenting an introductory Solar 101 overview. EnergySage is a one-of-a-kind clean energy marketplace dedicated to making clean home energy solutions affordable and accessible to all. Come demystify solar and learn about advancements in technology\, financing\, current industry trends\, and more from these industry experts. \nAttendees must register in advance. \n 
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/solar-101-with-energysage/
LOCATION:Teams Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG Office of Sustainability":MAILTO:uncgsus@uncg.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T160000
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SUMMARY:Ocean Advocacy Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Ocean Advocacy Workshop (OAW) builds on the successes of prior OAWs\, also supported by the Green Fund and highly rated by participants. This event will include short\, TED-like talks and breakout sessions led by speakers that reflect the diversity and mindsets of North Carolina’s population. Motivated college students and community members will learn about the current state of marine fisheries and wetland loss in NC. Discussions of ecogrief allow for awareness of the emotional aspects of environmental awareness and productive ways to cope. Expert environmental advocates will equip students to become informed\, engaged civic leaders through skills-building workshops. \nThe 2024 Ocean Advocacy Workshop will be held Friday\, March 22nd through Saturday\, March 23rd\, 2024 at Haw River State Park in Browns Summit\, NC. Registration is required and includes all meals\, snacks\, and lodging for the duration of the event.
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/ocean-advocacy-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T190000
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SUMMARY:"On Earth As It Is": On Ethics & the Environment
DESCRIPTION:The Phi Beta Kappa Society Visiting Scholar Program presents: Dr. Corey D.B. Walker (Wake Forest University): “‘On Earth As It Is’: On Ethics and the Environment in the Age of the Anthropocene” \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/on-earth-as-it-is-on-ethics-the-environment/
LOCATION:School of Ed: Room 120\, 1300 Spring Garden St.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T163000
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SUMMARY:Drinking Water: Health\, Safety\, & Perceptions
DESCRIPTION:Secure access to high-quality water in households is a major environmental justice issue. This talk will provide an overview of public drinking water systems in the US\, forms of household water insecurity in high-income countries\, and ways in which the bottled water industry and other forms of privatized water contribute to environmental injustice. \nDr. Cassandra Workman (Assistant Professor\, Anthropology) is a biocultural anthropologist and her research is on the lived experience of water insecurity and how water insecurity intersects with other resource insecurities. She is interested in how we measure water insecurity and also detailing the social and structural drivers of water insecurity experiences. \nDr. Sarah Praskievicz (Associate Professor\, Geography\, Environment\, and Sustainability) is a physical geographer whose research focuses on rivers and water resources. Among other interests\, she studies environmental justice issues related to water from a spatial perspective.
URL:https://sustainability.uncg.edu/event/drinking-water-health-safety-perceptions/
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