Sustainability Archive

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Putting sustainability to work

April 11, 2010  |   Community, Student, Sustainability

Green-collar jobs grew by more than 9 percent, twice the growth rate for traditional jobs, from 1998 to 2007. Even during a recession, a “greener resume” can be the answer to getting hired, says Director of Sustainability Dedee DeLongpre Johnston.

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Green is spring’s color as designers go eco-chic

April 5, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Student, Sustainability

Eco-fashion is one of the biggest trends of the decade, and designers are offering more stylish and affordable clothing as consumer demand rises. That’s why Wake Forest’s sustainability office and eco-designer Jenny Hwa are co-hosting a fashion show of eco-chic clothing and accessories. Scheduled for April 6, Sustainable Style WSNC will be the first of its kind in the Winston-Salem area. Models will wear shirts, skirts, dresses and jewelry from more than a dozen top designers.

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Different shades of green

March 21, 2010  |   Community, Sustainability

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.

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Finding solutions

March 2, 2010  |   Community, Student, Sustainability, Wake Forest College

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.

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Friedman urges innovation, political will to address energy problems, starting now

February 10, 2010  |   National, Sustainability

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.

Energizing the future: CEOs debate solutions to America’s energy crisis

February 10, 2010  |   National, Sustainability

The CEOs of one of the country’s largest utilities and one of the largest suppliers of natural gas agreed that America needs a bridge to cleaner sources of energy, but disagreed on what that bridge should be, during the opening session of Wake Forest’s energy conference on Wednesday.

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Energizing the future

February 1, 2010  |   National, Research, Sustainability

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.

Zipcars offer more sustainable car option

January 27, 2010  |   Community, Student, Sustainability

A new car-sharing program, Zipcar, is now available for students and others to decrease the need for privately-owned cars on campus.

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Sustainable strides

January 19, 2010  |   Community, Student, Sustainability

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.

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A sun-powered gift

December 23, 2009  |   Student, Sustainability

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.