Housekeeper's Luncheon - Photos

Sustainability Film and Discussion Series 2016-2017

Happy New Academic Year!! Here is the schedule for our upcoming season of films and discussions. Please share with your folks! We are looking forward to the conversations that will be stimulated by this lineup.

REMINDER: I have attached a flyer about our kickoff event next Thursday, August 25 as we partner with Green Drinks Greensboro.

Aug 25 - Climate Stories NC (2015-2016) kickoff partnering with Green Drinks Greensboro (5:30-6:30) with the films starting at 6:30 at the Weatherspoon Art Museum.

Sep 22 - Catching the Sun (2015)

Oct 20 - Can You Dig This? (2015)

*Nov 10 - Merchants of Doubt (2014)

Jan 26 - Racing to Zero (2015)

*Feb 23 - Landfill Harmonic (2015)

Mar 9 - This Changes Everything (2015)

Apr 27 - Sustainability Shorts

* Locations for November and February are TBA. All others will be screened at 6:30PM at the Weatherspoon Art Museum at 500 Tate St.for FREE.

Speaking of free, we are still looking for sponsors, because the films are not actually free. If you or your organization are able to support us at our same low levels ($250 for the year; $125 for a semester), let me know - sbdorsey@uncg.edu - as soon as possible and I will send you the details. We don't have discussion leaders scheduled yet, but if you have suggestions, contact us.

Cheers and stay cool and see you soon, I hope!

Sarah Dorsey

Coordinator, UNCG Sustainability Film and Discussion Series

Presentation and discussion with GSO Mayor NancyVaughan

Sierra Club Greensboro Piedmont Plateau Group

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

7:00 PM

It’s open to the public and a chance to ask our mayor questions about the environmental issues facing our city.

Good opportunity to learn about local initiatives.

Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
501 South Mendenhall Street
Greensboro, NC 27403

Jackson Library Tours the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

As part of our on-going staff development efforts, Jackson Library staff were given a behind the scenes tour of the Joint School of School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering on Friday, July 22nd.  Dr. Dan Herr, Professor and Nanoscience Department Chair, provide a brief talk about the history of the school and the evolution of nano science. He then provided a tour of the building and discussed the various advances in sciences that were being done by the school.


If you were unable to attend but are still interested in some day seeing the school, please contact Dan at djherr@uncg.edu .

Sean

Photos from Mary's Retirement Party

blog post by Orolando Duffus on his daytime MBA v. evening MBA embedded experience

Fyi, an interesting article/post by Orolando.

"An Embedded Librarian’s Experience with Nighttime versus Daytime MBA Students (guest post by Orolando Duffus)"

https://liaisonlife.wordpress.com/2016/06/03/duffus/

--Steve

Complete the Greensboro Recycling Survey for a Chance to Win one of Five $50 Visa Gift Cards

What Do You Know About City Recycling?

The City of Greensboro invites you to complete this survey about recycling to help improve its recycling program. The survey asks what you do or do not recycle, if you know what items are recyclable in the City’s program, and ways you suggest the City encourage people to recycle more.

Also, checkout their new website where you can also take the survey.

 

Once the results of the survey are compiled, the City will use the results to launch more effective educational campaigns to increase recycling. Everyone who completes the survey is eligible to win one of five $50 Visa gift cards.

 

A paper version of the survey is being mailed with City water bills. You may complete the paper survey or take the online survey. Deadline to complete and return your survey to be eligible for a Visa gift card is June 30.