The Meredith College community will “think green” this fall in celebration of the College’s annual Sustainable September.

A variety of programs are being organized by departments across campus, including educational activities, sessions on green jobs, local food options and other sustainable topics. Check here for frequent updates and "like" the Meredith Sustainability facebook page.

 

The following events are scheduled:

 

Film series, delicious refreshments at all three!

• Carbon Nation. 9/14 – 7:00pm, 2nd Floor Cate Center Lounge, http://www.carbonnationmovie.com
• Fresh. 9/21 – 7:30pm, Courtyard outside of BDH (Rain location is BDH West), http://www.freshthemovie.com
• What would Jesus buy?  9/25 – 7:00pm, Jones Chapel, http://wwjbmovie.com

Educational Activities

• Uncommon Journeys, Thinking about social aspects of sustainability. September 7 at 10:00 a.m., Jones Chapel
• Moonlight star gazing through the telescope. September 8, 8:00-9:00pm, SMB Roof (3rd floor of SMB).
• Spotlight on Green LeaderShape visions, LeaderShape vision showcase. September 8 at 2:00 p.m. through September 9 at 3 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
• Using the community based social marketing model for behavior change (Dr. Lindquist + L. Fieselman). September 16, 1:00-1:50pm, SMB 157
• Campus energy audit overview (Dr. Lindquist + B. Matthews). September 19, 1:00-1:50pm in SMB 157
• Drop-in energy management office hours: learn more about Meredith’s Energy and Water Conservation Plan, findings from the Energy Audit, and more. September 22, 10am-3pm, Joyner 201
• Tsunami relief event, including Taiko drumming and Japanese instrumentals. September 24, Jones Auditorium, 7:00pm. Donations accepted. Proceeds support children orphaned by the recent Japanese tsunami.
• Theatre in the Park, “The Tempest.” Performances Sept. 28, 29 at 11 a.m., Sept. 30 and October 1 at 6 p.m. and October 2 at 3 p.m., McIver Amphitheater
• Student research highlighting environmental issues, Taste of Research, Wednesday, September 28 4:00-6:00pm SMB Atrium

Green Jobs Sessions

• Preparation for upcoming networking event, September 26 5:00pm, ACP
• Networking event featuring green jobs across various disciplines, September 27 5:30-6:30 p.m., SMB Atrium
• Join the Meredith green careers group on Linked In, anytime

 

Green Living Choices

• Wellness Wednesdays at Belk Dining Hall. Every Wednesday at lunch explore low-calorie foods and alternative proteins.
• Wednesday Wellness Walk. Explore the greenway trail towards the art museum on Wednesday mornings in September; join Sherri Henderson, Director of the Health Center, for an early morning 3 mile walk. Meet in the parking lot behind Weatherspoon at 6:45 a.m. Showers available for women at Weatherspoon Gym, personal towels and toiletries required. Rain plan: Meet at Weatherspoon Gym at 7:00am for cycling & elliptical workouts.  
• Library Foyer Display Case featuring library resources on being green, including books and films about sustainability.
• Focus on food waste. Belk Dining Hall invites students to take a critical look at the amount of food waste we compost daily. Take what you’ll eat and then come back for more.

 

In addition to the scheduled events, the following sessions will be held during Sustainable September

 

• Coffee shop hop by bus, bike, zipcar & walking. Explore the Royal Bean, Benelux, Helios and more. Space limited, rsvp via facebook.com/meredithsustainability.
• Recycled Art Project run by MCAN program, judging at Taste of Research on Sept 28. Details from Dr. Rebecca Duncan: Recycle your trash and express your creativity by entering the “Trash into Art” competition.  Register your team on Wednesday, September 21 at lunchtime in Belk.  Then create a free-standing sculpture or a wall-mounted piece, and bring it to the SMB outdoor classroom (outside the atrium) on Wednesday, September 28 at 5:00 p.m. for judging.  You may use your own materials or help yourself to items in the green bins in Cate Center, The Oaks, and Belk Dining Hall.  Prizes will be awarded to the most creative entries. This event iscoordinated by MCAN (Meredith College Action Network).  For further details, please contact Dr. Duncan at duncanr@meredith.edu
• No Child Left Inside presentation by the Meredith Advocates for Young Children
• Air Quality & Kids: What our kids are breathing and how it affects them presentation by Dr. Paul Winterhoff. Presentation will focus on children developing asthma post-natally and the lack of protective precautionary standards, 9/14 at Carbon Nation Screening (details above).

 

OFF CAMPUS

Environmental Research & Education Foundation Regional Summit on Sustainable Solid Waste Practices & Research. September 7-8, Hilton North Raleigh. Registration is free for students and academia, www.erefdn.org.

Celebrate Independent Businesses, support Raleigh’s locally-owned business to win one of seven shopping sprees. Shop Local Raleigh’s independent business crawl ends September 15th: http://shoplocalraleigh.org/

Spark Con- SPARKcon celebrates creativity in the NC Triangle. For 4 days, Raleigh’s Fayetteville St, public spaces, clubs and stages will be filled with art, music, dance, film, fashion, design and more. http://www.sparkcon.com/

Easter Triangle Farm Tour, presented by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. September 17 and 18. http://carolinafarmstewards.org/docs/ETFarmTour2011.pdf

"Delicious is the New Environmentalism," presentation by Barton Seaver, National Geographic Fellow and Chef at the Nichols Schools of the Environment, Duke University. September 21 at 6pm. Details and rsvp here: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/outreach/fall-2011-coca-cola-seminar-series.

North Carolina Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP) networking event and "Public Transportation in the Triangle" presentation. September 21 at 6:00pm, http://www.swepnctriangle.org/upcoming_events.html.

Moving Planet. Moving Planet is a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis.

 http://www.moving-planet.org/category/tags/Raleigh. September 24

Triangle Fashion Week is the annual fashion event highlighting boutiques, salons and spas in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill and provides a platform for fashionistas to connect with local fashion boutiques, designers, spas, salons of our region. http://www.blvd.tv/tfw/about/

Film screening of INGREDIENTS with panel discussion, September 14th at NCSU Witherspoon Student Center, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., FREE. INGREDIENTS illustrates how people around the country are working to revitalize the connection between farms and food.

Yates Mill Pond Harvest Festival, September 17th 11:00am-3:00pm, http://www.wakegov.com/parks/yatesmill/harvest.htm

Film screening of The Greenhorns, September 18th through Chatham County Cooperative Extension, http://www.thegreenhorns.net/

The National Climate Seminar is a twice-monthly national conference call with top climate scientists, policy makers, analysts, and communications experts.

9/7	Mike Tidwell	Director, Chesapeake Climate ActionNetwork
		The Tea Party and Climate Strategy
9/21	David Roberts	Editor, Grist
		Global Warming, Politics, and the Media
10/5	Hunter Lovins	President, Natural Capitalism Solutions
		Climate Capitalism
10/19	Sharon Nunes	VP, Big Green Innovations, IBM
		Smarter Planet? IBM's Climate Solutions
11/2	Richard Alley*	Penn State University
		The Carbon Control Knob
11/16	Sed Henbest	Bloomberg
		Politics Down Under: Does Catastrophe Drive Change?
12/7	Mark Hertsgaard*	Author and Journalist
		Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth

LOOKING AHEAD TO OCTOBER

• Angels for the Environment Annual Bonfire. Saturday, Ocotber 1, 11:00-3:00pm.
• Working for the federal government. Green jobs speaker coming in October.
• Personal energy audit presentations by students.
• Sustainability Interchange at NCSU designed to connect local businesses with students and demonstrate the wide scope of sustainability-related jobs. Speakers and “expo”.  Saturday October 15th 9:00 – 5:00pm, Nelson hall, NCSU Auditorium.
• Walktober events coming in October through the WOW program.
• Workday at the edible landscape (mulching, composting & weeding) October 5th from 2:00-5:00pm led by Aaron Schettler (Grounds Department) and Plant Biology course. Tour of trees included in the landscape to follow.