On October 19, 2011, Missouri State University will hold its 3rd Annual Sustainability Conference & Exhibition in Plaster Student Union. This year’s theme is “Connect and Sustain”. Events begin at 8AM and will continue throughout the day. Please stop by …
Missouri State University has received a bronze rating from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.Sustainability While 249 higher education institutions are registered as STARS participants, Missouri …
As we all prepare for the holidays and the University closes its doors, don’t forget to winterize your office. Just because you’re not on campus doesn’t mean that your office doesn’t use electricity. Ken McClure, Vice President for Administrative & …
In an attempt to be more sustainable, Missouri State University will not print books of abstracts for the poster session for the Sustainability Conference and Exhibition on October 27th. We will have one large poster that lists all poster presenters …
A step forward in campus sustainability! As this new semester has started, you may have noticed the appearance of some new recycling stations across campus. These stations, purchased with grant money, consist of a 40-gal landfill container, a 20-gal container …
On October 27th, Missouri State will host the Second Annual Sustainability Conference and Exhibition on the main campus here in Springfield. This year’s theme will be “Leadership in a Sustainable Society”. Detailed registration information will be available in mid August. …
MSU graduate Lindsey Berger will be presenting a talk entitled “FROM MISSOURI (STATE) TO COPENHAGEN: A synthesis of the UN Climate Negotiations and our critical next steps” on Monday, February 22, at 5:30 PM in Temple Hall 001 on the …
WORKSHOP: Dr. Lora Vess (Sociology) and Dr. Alexander Wait (Biology) are working with the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) to put on a workshop on integrating sustainability into the curriculum entitled “Sustainability in the Curriculum” for MSU faculty …
We have video footage from two of the presentations at the Continuing Path to Sustainability conference on November 18th. Footage for the “Sustainable Design and Construction of the University Recreation Center” is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5ZX7pwhUZY. Video of the “Going Green …
Dr. Tammy Jahnke, Dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS), has provided me with an updated copy of her sustainability presentation. Please see the new MSU Sustainability Download page to download you’re own copy of the presentation.