Different shades of green
As colleges and universities prepare students to lead the green jobs revolution, they will take a variety of approaches to integrating sustainability into academics. One shade of green doesn’t suit every college and university, says Dedee DeLongpré Johnston, director of sustainability at Wake Forest. Categories: Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability
For most high school students, learning happens one individual discipline at a time. But in the world outside the classroom, finding solutions to challenges requires looking across disciplines. Wake Forest is starting a summer residential program this year to help high school juniors and seniors learn that the biggest challenges in the world can only be solved by studying a variety of perspectives.
The hour is late, but there is still enough time to launch a true Green Revolution to solve the world's greatest problems that all trace their causes to energy, said best-selling author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in a speech at Wake Forest Wednesday night.
Wake Forest University is bringing together business leaders, leading researchers, entrepreneurs and scholars for a two-day conference to address America's growing energy problem and to lay the groundwork for solutions. Columnist and best-selling author Thomas Friedman will deliver the conference's keynote address.
Last year, Wake Forest students used nearly a quarter of a million polystyrene, clamshell containers for carry-out food from campus dining rooms — about 7,000 containers per week. Containers made from polystyrene foam, more commonly known as Styrofoam, aren't recyclable in the Winston-Salem area.
Sustainability director Dedee DeLongpré Johnston received a gift for the campus just in time for the holidays: the newest-model solar-electric hybrid shuttle that will begin serving the campus in 2010.
It was Bing Crosby who immortalized a white Christmas in his 1942 hit single, but these days more and more eco-conscious consumers are dreaming of a green Christmas instead. If you're looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season, consider these tips from Director of Sustainability Dedee DeLongpré Johnston.
Construction will begin soon on a new home for the Admissions and Welcome Center to accommodate the growing number of prospective students.