Faculty & Students Organize Week Dedicated to Green Sustainability & Entrepreneurship, Senior VP for Corporate Responsibility of CVS to Visit Campus on 4/23
UMass Dartmouth faculty and students have organized a week dedicated to Green Sustainability and Entrepreneurship for Earth Week 2014, April 21-25, 2014. The week will feature student presentations on local projects related to sustainable business practices, a discussion of green innovation and sustainability by UMass Dartmouth alumnus Jacob Vaillancourt '12, Founder and CEO of Waste Hub, and a presentation on Corporate Decision Making by Eileen Boone, Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility for CVS Caremark Corporation.
UMass Dartmouth will also celebrate Green Innovation Day on campusWednesday, April 23, 2014.
Earth Week 2014 at UMass Dartmouth will include:
Earth Week 2014 Kick-off
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Green Navigator Shout Out
10am -- 2pm
Campus Quad
Learn more about how to be green. Information will be provided to participants about bike programs, recycling, green spaces, and more.
Green Innovation Day
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Open Class Guest Lecture
2 -- 2:50pm
UMass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library, Room 206
Lecture by Jacob Vaillancourt '12, Founder and CEO of Waste Hub, a new online marketplace which enables it's users to more effectively manage, reduce, and eliminate the many costs of waste by providing a powerful web-based platform.
Green Entrepreneurship
3 -- 3:50pm
UMass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library, Room 206
Lecture by Jacob Vaillancourt and Samantha Trbovich, Organizational Efficiency Specialist for NORESCO, one of the largest energy services companies in the United States, which utilizes design-build and performance-based contracting vehicles to deliver energy and maintenance savings and infrastructure upgrades to existing facilities.
UMass Dartmouth Student Projects & Awards Presentations
5:30 - 6:45 pm
UMass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library, Room 206
Students will present results from sustainable projects and provide information on the sustainable and green initiatives that have been ongoing throughout the campus. Awards will be provided to a student, staff member and faculty member who have shown extraordinary efforts in sustainable practices.
Health & Profit - Corporate Decision Making
7 -- 8 pm
UMass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library Grand Reading Room
Presentation and discussion with Eileen Boone, Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility of CVS Caremark Corporation. The national retailer and healthcare company recently announced it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its CVS/pharmacy stores by October 1.
Documentary Screening
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Screening of No Impact Man
7pm
Claire T. Carney Library, Room 207
This documentary follows a New York City writer, Colin Beavan, his wife and daughter, as they embark on a one-year experiment to have as little impact on the environment as possible.
Arbor Day
Friday, April 25, 2014
Planting of New Magnolia Tree
Noon
Birch Hall
Dedication ceremony for planting of a new magnolia tree.
Green Week at UMass Dartmouth is organized by the Charlton College of Business's Business Innovation Research Center, Net Impact, a student organization focused on sustainability and positive economic impact, and the University's Provost's Office.