Pre-Green Week Activities
- Pioneers in Energy Lecture
Thursday, September 17 (Thursday)
7 p.m.
Fowler Hall, STEW- "Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs and Environmental Impacts -- Report on Findings of Panel on Alternative Liquid Fuels National Academy Study on America's Energy Future," Dr. Michael Ladisch
- "Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs and Environmental Impacts -- Report on Findings of Panel on Alternative Liquid Fuels National Academy Study on America's Energy Future," Dr. Michael Ladisch
- Wabash Sampling Blitz
Friday, September 18
3 - 5 p.m.- To volunteer and get your free water bottle visit http://tiny.cc/WabashBlitz or email Sara Peel at speel@lafayette.in.gov.
- Lugar Collegiate Energy Summit
Friday, September 18, 2009
10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis- Senator Dick Lugar will host the inaugural Collegiate Energy Summit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on September 18, 2009. Designed to engage, motivate and encourage college student leaders to focus on America's energy security, the day-long summit also will serve as a networking opportunity for the students. The event is free. Learn more and register at http://lugar.senate.gov/energy/summit/.
- Purdue Conference on Indiana P-12 Energy Education
Friday, September 18, 2009
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Stewart Center- The purpose of the Purdue Conference on Indiana P-12 Energy Education is to share with P-12 teachers and administrators a thematic treatment of energy in our schools. Energy education is a problem-based platform
for teaching math, science, economics, citizenship, and critical thinking. Learn more and register at http://www.education.purdue.edu/energyed/.
- The purpose of the Purdue Conference on Indiana P-12 Energy Education is to share with P-12 teachers and administrators a thematic treatment of energy in our schools. Energy education is a problem-based platform
for teaching math, science, economics, citizenship, and critical thinking. Learn more and register at http://www.education.purdue.edu/energyed/.
Week-long Events
- Greening of the Campus Conference VIII AASHE Conference, September 20-23
Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis
NOTE: All events are free and open to the public.
Monday, September 21 – “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”
- Purdue Recycling Update
10 - 11 a.m.
STEW 218 A/B- Purdue Recycles: Martha May, Terry Ashlock, and Gary Evans provide an update on
Purdue's recycling efforts and kick-off the new Purdue Recycles recycling
program. The new program has been designed to reduce the amount of waste sent
to landfill by making recycling more convenient.
- Purdue Recycles: Martha May, Terry Ashlock, and Gary Evans provide an update on
- College of Agriculture Lunchtime Seminar (Mon-Fri)
12 - 1 p.m.
Deans Auditorium, Pfendler Hall- “The Tactical Garbage to Energy Refinery: Turning "Waste" into Opportunities” with Dr. Nate Mosier, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Housing & Food Services Panel Discussion
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
STEW 318- A panel of Housing and Food Services employees fields questions and shares information regarding sustainability initiatives being implemented or investigated within various HFS departments.
- Recyclemania
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
STEW 314- Alec Cooley from the national Recyclemania! office will present information on
the benefits of participating in the program and explain how Purdue can engage
students, faculty, and staff to further improve recycling. Purdue will
participate in Recyclemania! for the first time, where we will compete with
other universities and colleges to see who can recycle the most materials during
a 10-week period in the spring semester.
- Alec Cooley from the national Recyclemania! office will present information on
- Diversity Café: Green Week Film Screening: "Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai"
7 - 9:30 p.m.
RAWL 1086 - Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy—a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration. A trailer is available at the film's website: http://takingrootfilm.com/
Tuesday – September 22 – “Water”
- Tour of West Lafayette Wastewater Treatment Plant
Tours will be available at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m.- Tour the anaerobic digestors at WLWWTP, where Purdue's food waste is turned into gas to fuel electricity generation.
- ESE Symposium, "Water Resources in a Changing Global Climate"
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
STEW 214D and 302-306 - 10:45-11:45 Melvin Visser, author of Cold, Clear and Deadly
STEW 214 D - 12:00-1:45 Keynote lunch with Dr. Andrea Rinaldo (University of Padua, Italy), “River networks as ecological corridors for species, populations and pathogens of water-borne disease.”
STEW 302-306. - Registration required. Visit http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/symposium/. Please select choice of meal to take advantage of the free lunch. Registration for the symposium closes September 17 (meal not guaranteed for late registrants).
- ESE Symposium flyer (PDF)
- Poster Competition Info (held on Friday, September 25) (PDF) | Enter the poster competition (email your abstract).
- Complete Symposium Schedule (PDF) - College of Agriculture Lunchtime Seminar (Mon-Fri)
12 - 1 p.m.
Deans Auditorium, Pfendler Hall- "Stream Ecosystems in the Context of Land Use and Climate Change” with Dr. Reuben Goforth, Forestry and Natural Resources
- Campus Stormwater Update
1 -2 p.m.
STEW 322- An update of Purdue campus stormwater master plan including the stormwater innovations included at the Mackey Expansion project.
- BGI Green Roof Grand Opening and Tour
2 - 5 p.m.
Schleman Hall of Student Services (outside between SCHL and Forney)
Refreshments will be served- The first green roof at Purdue, this project is the result of a unique collaboration between students (the Boiler Green Initiative), Physical Facilities staff, and State Farm (who gave BGI a grant for the roof).
- 2 p.m.: Opening comments (with students/alumni Amelie Davis, Heather Priesen, and Hollie Colony); An introduction to the Schleman Hall Green Roof; Ribbon cutting at the entrance of SHCL
2:30-5 p.m.: Refreshments;Informal Q&A opportunities with BGI members; Green roof tours
- Tippecanoe Stormwater Project Update
6 - 7 p.m.
STEW 218 A/B- An update of our countywide stormwater program (http://www.tippecanoesw.org/)
- Pioneers in Energy Lecture
"Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Limited Fossil Fuel Future", Dr. Rakesh Agrawal
7 p.m.
Fowler Hall, STEW
Wednesday – September 23 – “Energy”
- Tour of Wade Utility Plant
Tours will be available at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.
Wade Utility Plant- Tour of Purdue's own combined heat and power facility that supplies all of the steam and chilled water to campus as well as half the electricity. (http://www.purdue.edu/utilityplant/)
- Campus Initiatives Panel
10 - 11 a.m.
PMU Terrace Room- This panel will discuss energy efficiency initiatives on campus including campus utility metering, building retrocommisioning, qualified energy savings projects and green building programs.
- College of Agriculture Lunchtime Seminar (Mon-Fri)
12 - 1 p.m.
Deans Auditorium, Pfendler Hall- “Energy and Climate Change: Economic and Policy Issues” with Dr. Wally Tyner, Agricultural Economics
- Introduction to Sustainability
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
POTR 234 (Fu Room)- Purdue's Technical Assistance Program will host a mini version of their Green Worker training program.
- Sustainable Land Use:
Smart Growth and Permaculture Design for Home & Community
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
West Lafayette Public Library Elm Room (2nd floor)- Smart Growth for Communities - Bob McCormick will introduce the ten
principles of smart growth and how they can be implemented in Indiana. Also
several smart growth examples here in Indiana will be discussed. - Permaculture Design for the Home - Brent Ladd will present the basic
concepts behind Permaculture and provide examples of how this approach can
create a more sustainable home and backyard environment.
- Smart Growth for Communities - Bob McCormick will introduce the ten
Thursday – September 24 – “Transportation”
- College of Agriculture Lunchtime Seminar (Mon-Fri)
12 - 1 p.m.
Deans Auditorium, Pfendler Hall- “It's Not Easy Being Green—Transportation Challenges with a Global Perspective” with Dr. John Lumkes, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Alternative Transportation Expo
- BoilerRide Carpooling and Ridesharing Sign-Up
- Fuel-efficient Car Show
- Free bike tune-ups. Sign up at www.boilergreen.com.
- Boiler Green Initiative's Alternative Transportation Week
12 - 4 p.m.
STEW West Foyer & Academic Mall - Cummins Lecture
2 p.m.
ME 256- "Research Activities in Internal Combustion Engines," with Dr. Farshid Sadeghi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
- Urban Agriculture: a Vehicle for Social Change
3:30 p.m.
HORT 117- With Lynn Peemoeller, Food Systems Planning Consultant. Urban agriculture is the practice of producing crops and/or raising livestock within urban and peri-urban areas. It is regarded as a global strategy for community food security by weaving together economic, ecologic, social, and cultural systems to reduce and mitigate the externalities of the large-scale industrial food system. It is also emerging as an agent for social change.
- With Lynn Peemoeller, Food Systems Planning Consultant. Urban agriculture is the practice of producing crops and/or raising livestock within urban and peri-urban areas. It is regarded as a global strategy for community food security by weaving together economic, ecologic, social, and cultural systems to reduce and mitigate the externalities of the large-scale industrial food system. It is also emerging as an agent for social change.
- The Problem of Unwanted Medicines: Environmental Impacts of Unwanted Medicines and Best Disposal Practices
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Pfendler Hall Dean's Auditorium, Rm 234- Presenters: Elizabeth Hinchley Malloy, Ph.D. - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant; Dawn Boston, Director, Wildcat Creek Solid Waste Management District; Marisol Sepulveda, DVM, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor - Purdue University Department of Forestry & Natural Resources; Susan Boehme, Ph.D. - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Friday – September 25– “Environmental Stewardship”
- Purdue Arboretum Project
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
LWSN 1142 - The Purdue Arboretum: Peter Caldwell and Tim Detzner will provide information on the Physical Facilities/Horticulture & Landscape Architecture partnership to establish the West Lafayette campus as a registered Arboretum. This sustainability initiative is helping transform our green spaces into living laboratories for our students and enhancing the beauty of campus.
- Indiana Sustainability Panel
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
LWSN 1142- A panel of Sustainability Officials from Indiana Colleges and Universities speaking about sustainability initiatives being implemented or investigated on each campus. Institutions of higher education represented will include DePauw University, Taylor University, Indiana University/Bloomington and Purdue University.
- College of Agriculture Lunchtime Seminar (Mon-Fri)
12 - 1 p.m.
Deans Auditorium, Pfendler Hall- “The Story of Emerald Ash Borer – A Cautionary Tale About What An Invasive Insect Can Do” with Jodie Ellis, Exotic Insects Education Coordinator, Department of Entomology
- Sustainability Showcase with ESE Graduate Poster Competition
12 - 4 p.m.
Purdue Armory- Sustainability research on campus, displays from Purdue's "green" vendors, posters for ongoing and planned sustainability initiatives, corporate friends and community involvement groups along with the ESE Poster Competition (PDF)
- Register for the Showcase.
- Enter the poster competition (email your abstract).
- Department of Chemistry Lecture
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Wetherill Chemistry Building, Room 320- "Our Journey to a Sustainable World – the Role of Green Chemistry," with Dr. Robert Peoples, Director of the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute
- Wabash River Cleanup
4 - 7 p.m.- 30 volunteers are needed to help clean up the 1 mile stretch of the river south of SR26 Bridge. This portion is the responsibility of Tippecanoe County Partnership for Water Quality (the local MS4 jurisdiction). Contact: Jim Knapp, Purdue University Senior Civil Engineer, jrknapp@purdue.edu