The October issue of University Affairs includes an article on "Watching the watts with green IT". SMU has been working on some of the initiatives that are mentioned in this article, but there are many more things we could do. As the green IT coordinator at the University of Waterloo points out, "The biggest challenge is changing behaviours".
There are some great tips on how to compute green, including printing with a so-called "eco-font", which uses 25% less toner or ink and is perfect for drafts of large documents.
On Friday, November 5, I plan to host a "Reusable Bag Lunch" so we can discuss green initiatives in the classroom (and in our offices!). More information on this will be coming your way via e-mail shortly, so stay tuned!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Early September Miscellany
In the off-chance that any of you have any spare time during the month of September, you might want to take a peek at this article on "Going Green" at Queen's University. Wynn provided me a hard copy of the Alumni magazine and it was an interesting (and short!) article. I always find good ideas and inspiration in learning about what others are doing. Hopefully others can likewise learn from us at SMU!
I also wanted to share a fantastic web site with you that Anne Marie had mentioned at our August lunch meeting: take a few minutes to look over the Earth Charter Initiative.
The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative is to "promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace."
A number of us met for lunch on August 31 and discussed sustainability across the curriculum at SMU, including AASHE's "Call to Action" on Sustainability in Higher Education. We went through each of the recommendations for institutions of higher education and reviewed how we felt SMU was doing on each of the dozen recommendations. We felt that we were doing well on at least half of them but that there was much more we could be doing. If you have not received these from me and would like our list of action items, please send me an e-mail: cconrad@smu.ca
In the meantime, happy start to the Fall Semester of 2010! And remember.....no title pages for your students essays! ;)
I also wanted to share a fantastic web site with you that Anne Marie had mentioned at our August lunch meeting: take a few minutes to look over the Earth Charter Initiative.
The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative is to "promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace."
A number of us met for lunch on August 31 and discussed sustainability across the curriculum at SMU, including AASHE's "Call to Action" on Sustainability in Higher Education. We went through each of the recommendations for institutions of higher education and reviewed how we felt SMU was doing on each of the dozen recommendations. We felt that we were doing well on at least half of them but that there was much more we could be doing. If you have not received these from me and would like our list of action items, please send me an e-mail: cconrad@smu.ca
In the meantime, happy start to the Fall Semester of 2010! And remember.....no title pages for your students essays! ;)
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)