Archived SDC Events
Fall 2007
Focus the Nation and
"Green Up" Benefit Concert 2008
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UPCOMING 2008 EVENTS
The Sustainable Development
Committee meetings take place on the fourth Monday each month,
from 2:30 to 4 pm, in PDR#2.
Book Discussion
Thursday
September 18, 2008
1:00PM - 2:30 PM (Aliso Lab 113)
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough
Discussion led by Dr. Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine, SDC
Cradle to Cradle:
Remaking the Way We Make Things, co-authored
by one of the most influential, internationally famed
architecture on green buildings William McDonough, is a book
that will change our way of looking at everything we see or hold
in our hand. Publisher Weekly describes the main
argument of this book as, "Our industrial products are simply
not designed with environmental safety in mind; there's no way
to reclaim the natural resources they use or fully prevent
ecosystem damage, and mitigating the damage is at best a
stop-gap measure. What the authors propose in this clear,
accessible manifesto is a new approach they've dubbed
'eco-effectiveness': designing from the ground up for both
eco-safety and cost efficiency." This book discussion opens the
discussion on sustainable construction and ecological design,
the topic for SDC's first Fall 2008 panel.
Panel
Discussion
Thursday September 25, 2008
Time and Place: TBA
Discussion on
Sustainable Construction and Ecological Design
Discussion led by Architecture Professor Vic Liptak of Woodbury
University and facilitated by Dr. Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine, SDC
As a continuation of the themes
presented in the September 18th book discussion, this
informative panel will address the necessity of pioneering
innovative sustainable construction and ecological design
solutions. The feature speaker will include Vic Liptak, Dean of
Faculty and Professor of Architecture at Woodbury University.
Attendees will have the unique opportunity to evaluate current
building practices and gain valuable insight into vital
developments in the fields of sustainable design, architecture,
and construction.
College of the
Canyons Environmental Science Fair
Saturday October 18, 2008
10:00AM - 2:00PM (COC Student
Center)
The Sustainable Development
Committee is hosting an environmental science fair at the
Valencia COC campus on Saturday, October 18th. This Fair, titled
“COC Environmental Science Fair 2008: Kids on Sustainability and
Solutions,” is the first of its kind in our region. We hope to
use this fair to provide an opportunity for our kids and the
community to become more aware of environmental issues our
planet is facing. This fair will also include vendor booths,
featuring products that are produced in accordance to principles
of environmental sustainability. Whole Foods Market will
co-sponsor the event with the SDC. To date, approximately 20
schools have been invited to participate in this event, focusing
on engaging topics such as Transportation; Green Buildings and
Design; Plastics and Recycling; Daily Toxins; Clothing and
Jewelry; and Food, Composting, and Sustainable Gardening as well
as innovative solutions to these various problems.
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1-800-GOT-JUNK
April 19, 2008
8:30AM - 1PM
COC Sustainable Development
Committee has teamed with 1-800-GOT-JUNK to sponsor an e-waste
collection date on Saturday on the College of the Canyons
campus.
COC Earth Day Celebration
April 22, 2008
9:30AM - 4PM
Everyone is invited to
celebrate Earth Day at COC! There will be panels, student
presentations, vendors, many more environmentally themed
activities, and we are proud to welcome former District Attorney
and acclaimed photographer, Gil Garcetti, who will be giving a
presentation on water.
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Book
Discussion
Thursday April 24, 2008
1PM - 2:15PM in R-206 (COC Library)
Your
Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin
Presented by Lisa Wallace
Movie Showing
Friday May 2, 2008
7PM - 9PM in Hasley Hall 101
11th
Hour
Discussion led by Students for Sustainability
Book
Discussion
Wednesday May 14th, 2008
2:30PM - 4PM (PDR 2) "Private Dinning Room" by the
cafeteria
Triple Bottom
Line by Andrew Savitz
Presented by Lea Templer
Discussion Panel
Thursday May 15, 2008
3PM - 4:30PM (Alliso Hall 101)
Panel on Health and the
Environment.
More to Come...
