辛迪陈, Council of Commonwealth Student Governments executive secretary, 编辑最近一次会议的会议记录.
宾州大学公园. ——即使大学校园和设施关闭, student organizations are still able to meet virtually and make pushes toward a sustainable future.
3月21日, the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) held its first sustainability summit virtually through Zoom. The summit hosted more than 120 student government representatives from 19 Penn State campuses. 原计划在HUB-Robeson中心举行, the summit’s purpose was to showcase sustainability efforts across the commonwealth, build relations between campus student governments through 讨论ion around sustainability, and educate the student body on how they can help mitigate the effects of climate change.
The summit was split into two parts: a poster expo and a speaker presentation. 来自阿尔图纳的学生会, 黑泽尔顿, Scranton and Mont Alto campuses gave 10-minute presentations on how their campuses have been improving their sustainability efforts.
Campus representatives also prepared proposals for sustainable projects that could be carried out with $500 or less in funds, 作为比赛的一部分. An awards committee evaluated the projects and gave an award to 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校's undergraduate student government.
Campus representatives prepared proposals for sustainable projects that could be carried out with $500 or less in funds 作为比赛的一部分 held during the CCSG Sustainability Summit. The 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 campus student government received an award to improve signage and markers for a walking/hiking trail through the campus' Seminar Forest.
海报博览会后, 理查德巷, Evan Pugh十大网投平台信誉排行榜地球科学教授, gave a presentation on the effects of climate change and how students can make an impact. Alley spoke of his personal and professional experiences with climate change, 特别是他在80年代对冰川融化的研究, and connected that back with how this issue impacts students and future generations.
The summit was planned by the directors of CCSG’s Sustainability Committee. Co-director Gabriel Schaefer said the summit was still a success, despite being online.
“尽管CCSG在可持续发展峰会上采用了虚拟方式, the purpose of the summit was very much well-received by the student liaisons who attended, 特别是在峰会的博览会期间,谢弗说. “希望, the student liaisons were inspired by other students' campus sustainability efforts and hopefully they take those ideas and then develop similar programs at their respective campuses.”
Student government presented a proposal to replace Styrofoam dishes with glass and porcelain cups and bowls at Penn State 黑泽尔顿 for the CCSG Sustainability Summit, 3月21日举行.
肯尼斯·加顿三世, CCSG主席, remarked that the summit was a “resounding success” and is confident that it was educational for all student representatives. Gatten said, “It prompted awareness of climate change and the need for sustainable resource use.”
加藤代表了超过30人,000 students across the Commonwealth Campuses and holds a seat with the Penn State Board of Trustees. Gatten said CCSG has advanced sustainable development within CCSG throughout his administration as a result of increasing student interest.
“在(2019年)秋天，, CCSG detected among Penn State students a new energy around sustainability, 我们也积极回应,加藤说。.
The summit was part of the organization's monthly council weekend gathering, 学生在哪里征兵, 讨论, 并通过有关学生团体问题的立法. 2月. 1 CCSG passed legislation that made the sustainability committee, 以前是一个特设委员会, 成为CCSG章程内的一个常设委员会. 下面是艾黎在峰会上的演讲, campus government presidents passed legislation mandating that CCSG will operate in accordance to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and all future events will be planned with respect to the SDGs — a move that other organizations at Penn State have been making to ensure a sustainable future.
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