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Tuesday
September 23, 2008
Student Center
Grand Ballroom
8:00am to 4:00pm
Agenda for Event
Second Annual 'Big Blue Goes Green'
It seems "going green" is on everyone's mind these days, but what does "going green" really mean for Lexington, the University of Kentucky, and individual members of our community?
After attending the second annual “Big Blue Goes Green: A Sustainability Showcase” at the UK Student Center on Tuesday, Sept. 23, people will have the tools to develop their own answers to that question.
The all-day event, which is free and open to the public, will focus on educating students, faculty, staff and the community on environmental and sustainability-related projects and initiatives taking place at UK. The showcase is being overseen by the new President's Sustainability Advisory Committee.
"We are excited to be coordinating this important showcase, and we look forward to increased participation by UK students, faculty and staff," said Mark Williams, co-chair of the committee and associate professor of horticulture in the UK College of Agriculture.
The goal of the showcase is for attendants and participants to learn about all of the "green" projects, curriculums, business practices and research being implemented at UK. The showcase will feature displays, booths, movies and forums. Student attendees can also register to win a bicycle. In addition, the showcase will provide students, faculty and community members the opportunity to learn about sustainability volunteer opportunities both on and off campus.
In addition to the booths and displays that will be open all day, a series of discussion panels featuring sustainability topics will begin at 9 a.m. A panel discussion with UK students, Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry, Deputy Secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet Henry Clay "Hank" List, and Vice President for UK Facilities Management Bob Wiseman will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Small Ballroom of the Student Center. The discussion will center on UK’s and Lexington’s roles in sustainability issues.
"Last year in hosting the first event we frequently heard comments from numerous attendees that they did not realize the full extent of sustainability projects, research, classes and green business practices taking place at UK. The showcase goes a long way toward filling the information gap on this topic among faculty, staff and students," said Wiseman.
For a PDF copy of the above press release click this link.
Booths Participating in the Showcase
| Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education - AASHE | John Johnson |
| Auxiliary Services | Sarah Nikirk Donna Back Myrin Roberts |
| Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering - Ethanol & Biodiesel/Water | Czarena Crofcheck Donnie Stamper |
| Bluegrass Pride - Waste & Water Issues | Ester Moberly |
| Cardbon Footprint | David Kaiser |
| Center for Applied Energy Research | Marybeth McAlister |
| Center for Manufacturing - Sustainable Manufacturing | Anshu Jayal |
| Center for Sustainable Cities - School of Architecture | Dick Levine Carolyn Davies |
| CPMD - EOP, Pharmacy Design | Richard Polk |
| CPMD - Facilities Planning | Warren Denny |
| CPMD - GBBN, Hospital Design | Ken Green |
| CPMD - Interior Design | Shareese Malone Debi Miller |
| CPMD - Omni, Student Health Design | Michael Jacobs |
| College of Agriculture - Landscape Architecture | Brian Lee |
| College of Design/School of Architecture - Resonance House exhibition | Gregory Luhan |
| Department of Merchandising - Apparel & Textiles - Cotton, from Blue to Green Initiative | Scarlett Wesley |
| Dining Services | Natalie Bovey Shane Tedder |
| Environmental & Natural Resource Issues (ENRI) Task Force | Ashley Osborne Carol Hanley |
| Environmental Management Department - Campus Services | Robert Kjelland Ronald Taylor |
| Environmental Studies Minor Program | Ernest Yanarella |
| Family & Consumer Sciences/School of HES - Cooperative Extension Services | Linda Adler |
| Forestry | Jim Ringe |
| Green Thumb | Scott Beckmeyer |
| HR - Employer Assisted 'Live Where You Work' | Kristen Cox |
| HR - Worklife & Health & Wellness | Robynn Pease |
| Kentucky Environmental Education Council - Green & Healthy Schools | Jane Ellen Maria Zoretic |
| Kentucky Geological Survey - Developmental Planning | Ann Watson |
| Lexington Civil Cities | |
| LFUCG - Mobility Office | Kenzie Gleason |
| LFUCG - Purchasing of Development Rights - Farmland Preservation Program | Billy Van Pelt |
| LFUCG - Waste Management | Richard Boone |
| Parking & Transportation | Chrissie Balding |
| PPD - Custodial Services | Mari Marsh Dan Abbott |
| PPD - Delta Room | Galen Tollover Allen Farris |
| PPD - Recycling | Tom Gregory |
| Purchasing Division | Mary Duncan Bill Harris |
| Residence Life - Recycling | Shane Tedder |
| Save-A-Lot - Energy Conservation Challenge | Shane Tedder |
| SMART BLUES: UKY Team for the 2009 DOE Solar Decathlon | Chike Anyaegbunam |
| Solar Car Team | Nick Such |
| Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum - Community Supported Agriculture Project being managed at the Hort Department Research Farm | Mark Keating |
| The Arboretum | Roberta Burnes |
| Tracey Farmer Center for the Environment | Carol Hanley |
| UK Sustainability Advisory Committee - Bike Giveaway | Monica Stock |
| University Press | Jeff Darland |
| Wildcat Wheels | Shane Tedder |