Big Dance Update: Mason in Sustainable 16
Mason has been selected as a Sustainable 16 school in the 2nd annual Environmental March Madness tournament, which rewards excellence in environmental academics and sustainability. The competition, sponsored by Enviance, in partnership with GreenBiz Group and Qualtrics, will announce 2013’s National Champion on April 8. The Environmental March Madness Tournament was designed to evaluate colleges ...
Mason Joins UN Academic Impact
On the occasion of the 40th Earth Week since the 1972 founding of George Mason University, the University has just joined the United Nations’ Academic Impact. Launched in 2010, the UN Academic Impact is a global initiative that aligns institutions of higher education with the United Nations in actively supporting ten universally-accepted principles in the areas ...
Teaching Climate Change Across Curricula
Teaching Climate Change Across Curricula [flyer with details] The Office of the Provost cordially invites you to a light dinner and discussion exploring * How to further infuse climate change challenges and solutions into our curriculum, co-curricular programming, and campus culture * How to augment curricula with CAMEL* (Climate, Adaptation & Mitigation E-learning), an NSF-funded, ...
Video Intro. to Sustainability Studies @ Mason
Check this out! And thanks to the students of Sustainability in Acton (EVPP 480, Spring 2011) for their contributions to this video…
New Vision for Sustainability Studies at Mason
“Mason now has a guide for integrating sustainability across our academic programs,” said Fellow of Sustainability Studies Dann Sklarew, once A Vision for Sustainability in Academic Endeavors at Mason appeared on the University’s Sustainability Studies web site. Based on insights from across Mason campuses, this vision aims to be bold: “Mason will rank among the top 50 ...
Towards a Trash-Free Mason
October 19, 2011 – It’s trash day today in our neighborhood. Starting my four-block walk to Mason’s Arlington campus this morning, I saw a rubber band in front of my neighbor’s yard, decided to pick it up, then drop it in the next street-side bin I came to… then again, perhaps it could be re-used? ...
Journey of the Universe
“The Journey of the Universe” The Film Monday, October 24, 2011 at 7 p.m. Founders Hall Auditorium George Mason University, Arlington Campus 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201 Acclaimed author and evolutionary philosopher Brian Swimme narrates this grand film about our role as humans in this awe-inspiring universe. His insights light up the night skies and ...
Policy Forum: Safe & Green Clean Energy Initiatives & National Security
Please Join Us: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7-9pm – Founders Hall Auditorium George Mason University Arlington Campus Join George Mason University’s School of Public Policy and The Truman National Security Project for a timely panel and town-hall discussion on the impact to our national security from a military perspective of reducing the U.S. dependence on ...
Patriot Green Fund
The new Patriot Green Fund (PGF) is a student-led initiative to accelerate, through research and infrastructural improvements, Mason’s sustainability transformation and commitment to becoming climate neutral. Preliminary applications are due October 1st and April 1st each year. For more information the PGF, including how to apply for funding, please visit pgf.gmu.edu.
Turn off your faucet to save energy?
Everyone knows that it is a good thing to turn off your faucet when not in use to save water, but how many know that this simple practice also saves energy and reduces global warming – by a lot! Ali Bakhshi, a PhD student in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, is researching the “embodied energy” of ...
Green Leaf Courses
Come visit our new Green Leaf page and discover the various courses that George Mason University has to offer related to Sustainability Studies.