http://www.gatech.edu/ en http://www.gatech.edu/news/2023/05/04/undergraduate-sustainability-education-innovation-grants-will-transform-courses-0 <span>Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation Grants Will Transform Courses in All Six Colleges</span> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-05-15T16:41:31-04:00" title="Monday, May 15, 2023 - 16:41">Mon, 05/15/2023 - 16:41</time> </span> <div><p><span><span><span><span>One of the Institute Strategic Plan (ISP) goals is to connect globally and amplify impact by contributing “to global collaborative efforts that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our education, research, and service.” In response,&nbsp;Sustainability Next&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://sustain.gatech.edu/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development"><strong><span>developed a plan</span></strong></a><span><span>&nbsp;to&nbsp;expand SDG concept and skill integration across the undergraduate curriculum. In support of the plan, 21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree, held on April 26 in the Kendeda Building auditorium. With many winning projects featuring high enrollment and core courses, this first round of sustainability education “seed grants” will significantly expand the reach of Georgia Tech’s sustainability-across-the-curriculum initiatives.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>“Our Strategic Plan commitment to bring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into our teaching is part of our vision for transformative teaching and learning more broadly,” explains Larry Jacobs, Senior Vice Provost for Education and Learning. “Helping students identify connections between disciplinary concepts and skills and complex societal challenges enhances learning and supports Georgia Tech’s mission to equip students to improve the human condition.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>The Jamboree featured lightning presentations from the award winners, as well as presentations about related initiatives at Georgia Tech to help instructors, students, and staff better understand the landscape of sustainability education innovation on campus. Instructors engaged in course design or re-design through the awards will have opportunities to collaborate with and learn from their peers through a Community of Practice on Transformative Teaching with the SDGs and a SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) research group. Many began identifying potential collaborators at the event, as they heard from other award winners. “T</span></span><span>he afternoon of lightning presentations by fellow faculty was exhilarating,” Sabir Khan, Associate Professor, Schools of Industrial Design and Architecture, shared. “I came away impressed and excited at the range of projects and have already invited a few instructors to join my class in the fall to discuss their approaches to tackling the UN SDGs."</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Presenter Kate Williams, Interim Director,<em>&nbsp;</em><span>Transformative Teaching and Learning, Faculty Initiatives, </span>shared connections between the Sustainability Innovation Awards and Georgia Tech’s Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL) strategic initiative. “The success of the first round of Sustainability Education Innovation Grants demonstrates our faculty's commitment to creating innovative experiential learning opportunities for students,” Dr. Williams noted.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>For more information about future award opportunities or the communities of practice described above, please contact Jennifer Leavey (</span></span><span><span>Assistant Dean for Faculty Mentoring, College of Sciences) or Rebecca Watts Hull (Assistant Director, Faculty Development for Sustainability Education Initiatives, Center for Teaching and Learning).</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Review all 21 awarded </span></span><a href="https://sustain.gatech.edu/undergraduate-sustainability-education-innovation-grants"><span>Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation projects</span></a><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></p></div> <div> <div> <p>Summary sentence</p> </div> <div>21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree.</div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Summary</p> </div> <div><p><span><span><span><span>One of the Institute Strategic Plan (ISP) goals is to connect globally and amplify impact by contributing “to global collaborative efforts that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our education, research, and service.” In response,&nbsp;Sustainability Next&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://sustain.gatech.edu/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development"><strong><span>developed a plan</span></strong></a><span><span>&nbsp;to&nbsp;expand SDG concept and skill integration across the undergraduate curriculum. In support of the plan, 21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree, held on April 26 in the Kendeda Building auditorium. With many winning projects featuring high enrollment and core courses, this first round of sustainability education “seed grants” will significantly expand the reach of Georgia Tech’s sustainability-across-the-curriculum initiatives.</span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Dateline</p> </div> <div><time datetime="2023-05-04T12:00:00Z">Thu, 05/04/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Email</p> </div> <div>rhull8@gatech.edu</div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>Related links</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="https://sustain.gatech.edu/undergraduate-sustainability-education-innovation-grants">Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation projects</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="https://ctl.gatech.edu/">Center for Teaching &amp; Learning</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Associated importer</p> </div> <div>1</div> </div> <picture> <img loading="lazy" src="http://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/hg_media/Urmanbetova_Jamboree.jpg" width="2016" height="1512" alt> </picture> <picture> <img loading="lazy" src="http://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/hg_media/Moon_jamboree.jpg" width="4032" height="3024" alt> </picture> <picture> <img loading="lazy" src="http://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/hg_media/Urmanbetova_Jamboree.jpg" width="2016" height="1512" alt> </picture> <div> <div> <h4>Keywords</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sustainability-education">sustainability education</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/innovation">innovation</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/grants">grants</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/undergraduate">undergraduate</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sdg">SDG</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/cos-students">cos-students</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/cos-climate">cos-climate</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>News room topics</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/campus-and-community">Campus and Community</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>Categories</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/community">Community</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/economic-development-and-policy">Economic Development and Policy</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/education">Education</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/environment">Environment</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/institute-and-campus">Institute and Campus</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/institute-leadership">Institute Leadership</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/research">Research</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/student-and-faculty">Student and Faculty</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Mercury ID</p> </div> <div>667765</div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Source updated</p> </div> <div><time datetime="2023-05-15T16:26:53-04:00">Mon, 05/15/2023 - 16:26</time> </div> </div> Mon, 15 May 2023 20:41:31 +0000 admin 28300 at http://www.gatech.edu http://www.gatech.edu/news/2023/05/04/undergraduate-sustainability-education-innovation-grants-will-transform-courses-all <span>Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation Grants Will Transform Courses in All Six Colleges</span> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-05-05T14:11:31-04:00" title="Friday, May 5, 2023 - 14:11">Fri, 05/05/2023 - 14:11</time> </span> <div><p><span><span><span><span>One of the Institute Strategic Plan (ISP) goals is to connect globally and amplify impact by contributing “to global collaborative efforts that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our education, research, and service.” In response,&nbsp;Sustainability Next&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://sustain.gatech.edu/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development"><strong><span>developed a plan</span></strong></a><span><span>&nbsp;to&nbsp;expand SDG concept and skill integration across the undergraduate curriculum. In support of the plan, 21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree, held on April 26 in the Kendeda Building auditorium. With many winning projects featuring high enrollment and core courses, this first round of sustainability education “seed grants” will significantly expand the reach of Georgia Tech’s sustainability-across-the-curriculum initiatives.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>“Our Strategic Plan commitment to bring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into our teaching is part of our vision for transformative teaching and learning more broadly,” explains Larry Jacobs, Senior Vice Provost for Education and Learning. “Helping students identify connections between disciplinary concepts and skills and complex societal challenges enhances learning and supports Georgia Tech’s mission to equip students to improve the human condition.”</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>The Jamboree featured lightning presentations from the award winners, as well as presentations about related initiatives at Georgia Tech to help instructors, students, and staff better understand the landscape of sustainability education innovation on campus. Instructors engaged in course design or re-design through the awards will have opportunities to collaborate with and learn from their peers through a Community of Practice on Transformative Teaching with the SDGs and a SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) research group. Many began identifying potential collaborators at the event, as they heard from other award winners. “T</span></span><span>he afternoon of lightning presentations by fellow faculty was exhilarating,” Sabir Khan, Associate Professor, Schools of Industrial Design and Architecture, shared. “I came away impressed and excited at the range of projects and have already invited a few instructors to join my class in the fall to discuss their approaches to tackling the UN SDGs."</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Presenter Kate Williams, Interim Director,<em>&nbsp;</em><span>Transformative Teaching and Learning, Faculty Initiatives, </span>shared connections between the Sustainability Innovation Awards and Georgia Tech’s Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL) strategic initiative. “The success of the first round of Sustainability Education Innovation Grants demonstrates our faculty's commitment to creating innovative experiential learning opportunities for students,” Dr. Williams noted.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>For more information about future award opportunities or the communities of practice described above, please contact Jennifer Leavey (</span></span><span><span>Assistant Dean for Faculty Mentoring, College of Sciences) or Rebecca Watts Hull (Assistant Director, Faculty Development for Sustainability Education Initiatives, Center for Teaching and Learning).</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Review all 21 awarded </span></span><a href="https://sustain.gatech.edu/undergraduate-sustainability-education-innovation-grants"><span>Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation projects</span></a><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></p></div> <div> <div> <p>Summary sentence</p> </div> <div>21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree.</div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Summary</p> </div> <div><p><span><span><span><span>One of the Institute Strategic Plan (ISP) goals is to connect globally and amplify impact by contributing “to global collaborative efforts that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our education, research, and service.” In response,&nbsp;Sustainability Next&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://sustain.gatech.edu/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development"><strong><span>developed a plan</span></strong></a><span><span>&nbsp;to&nbsp;expand SDG concept and skill integration across the undergraduate curriculum. In support of the plan, 21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree, held on April 26 in the Kendeda Building auditorium. With many winning projects featuring high enrollment and core courses, this first round of sustainability education “seed grants” will significantly expand the reach of Georgia Tech’s sustainability-across-the-curriculum initiatives.</span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Dateline</p> </div> <div><time datetime="2023-05-04T12:00:00Z">Thu, 05/04/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Email</p> </div> <div>rhull8@gatech.edu</div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>Related links</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="https://sustain.gatech.edu/undergraduate-sustainability-education-innovation-grants">Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation projects</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="https://ctl.gatech.edu/">Center for Teaching &amp; Learning</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Associated importer</p> </div> <div>1</div> </div> <picture> <img loading="lazy" src="http://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/hg_media/Urmanbetova_Jamboree.jpg" width="2016" height="1512" alt> </picture> <picture> <img loading="lazy" src="http://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/hg_media/Moon_jamboree.jpg" width="4032" height="3024" alt> </picture> <picture> <img loading="lazy" src="http://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/hg_media/Urmanbetova_Jamboree.jpg" width="2016" height="1512" alt> </picture> <div> <div> <h4>Keywords</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sustainability-education">sustainability education</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/innovation">innovation</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/grants">grants</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/undergraduate">undergraduate</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sdg">SDG</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>News room topics</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/campus-and-community">Campus and Community</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>Categories</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/community">Community</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/education">Education</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/economic-development-and-policy">Economic Development and Policy</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/institute-leadership">Institute Leadership</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/student-and-faculty">Student and Faculty</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/environment">Environment</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/institute-and-campus">Institute and Campus</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/research">Research</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Mercury ID</p> </div> <div>667660</div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Source updated</p> </div> <div><time datetime="2023-05-05T14:11:13-04:00">Fri, 05/05/2023 - 14:11</time> </div> </div> Fri, 05 May 2023 18:11:31 +0000 admin 28280 at http://www.gatech.edu http://www.gatech.edu/news/2022/02/24/week-events-highlights-sustainable-development-goals-0 <span>Week of Events Highlights Sustainable Development Goals </span> <span><span>bwaye3</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-02-24T10:21:04-05:00" title="Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 10:21">Thu, 02/24/2022 - 10:21</time> </span> <div><p>Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week 2022 is Feb. 28 – March 4. The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals">17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals</a> (SDGs).</p> <p>The SDGs were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They address the world’s most monumental challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. Some of the objectives are improved industry, innovation, and infrastructure; affordable and clean energy; and sustainable cities and communities. The SDGs appear by name in the <a href="https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/focus/global">Institute’s strategic plan</a> as long-term goals that should guide teaching, research, and operations.</p> <p>SDG Action and Awareness Week 2022 will begin with an interactive campus discussion, titled <a href="https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7820579">Engaging With the SDGs Across Campus</a>, focusing on how the goals are being realized across the Institute and ways to better work together across disciplines and departments to amplify our impact. President Ángel Cabrera will moderate the discussion with participants from the College of Sciences, Serve-Learn-Sustain, Interdisciplinary Research, and Engineers Without Borders.</p> <p>Other events during the week include a Tech Dining Sustainability Showcase, a panel on Infrastructure and Sustainability, Changing Relationships: You and Your Aging Parents, Toilet Talk With Shan and Shannon, A Healthy Georgia: Exploring the Impact of the Energy Transition on Public Health, the Association for Sustainable Investment Podcast Club Kickoff, and Engaging With the SDGs to Advance Sustainability in Atlanta. <a href="https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/events?categories=19273">View a full listing of the week’s events</a>.</p> <p>In Fall 2020, a <a href="https://news.gatech.edu/news/2020/09/11/cabrera-leads-discussion-sustainable-development-goals">panel discussion and keynote address</a> by Cabrera introduced the Tech community to the 17 goals. The event covered their relevance to the Institute and emphasized how Georgia Tech can lead the region in implementing and advancing these goals.</p> <p>“If we are committed to improving the human condition, then we should embrace the SDGs to guide our actions as a university,” Cabrera said when introducing the SDGs.</p> <p>SDG Action and Awareness Week is part of a larger global effort through the University Global Coalition, whose partners are hosting a variety of <a href="https://universityglobalcoalition.org/events-calendar/">online events</a> that are open to all.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> <div> <div> <p>Summary sentence</p> </div> <div>The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Summary</p> </div> <div><p>The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.</p></div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Dateline</p> </div> <div><time datetime="2022-02-24T12:00:00Z">Thu, 02/24/2022 - 12:00</time> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Contact</p> </div> <div><p><a href="mailto:victor.rogers@comm.gatech.edu">Victor Rogers</a></p> <p>Institute Communications</p></div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Location</p> </div> <div>Atlanta, GA</div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Associated importer</p> </div> <div>1</div> </div> <picture> <img loading="lazy" src="http://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/hg_media/5299792e.png" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Celebrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week" title="Celebrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week"> </picture> <div> <div> <h4>Keywords</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sustainable-development-goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sdg">SDG</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sdgs">SDGs</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/cabrera">cabrera</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/strategic-plan">strategic plan</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>News room topics</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/campus-and-community">Campus and Community</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/earth-and-environment">Earth and Environment</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/science-and-technology">Science and Technology</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/society-and-culture">Society and Culture</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>Categories</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/institute-and-campus">Institute and Campus</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Mercury ID</p> </div> <div>655740</div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Source updated</p> </div> <div><time datetime="2022-02-24T09:13:43-05:00">Thu, 02/24/2022 - 09:13</time> </div> </div> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:21:04 +0000 bwaye3 3070 at http://www.gatech.edu http://www.gatech.edu/news/2022/02/24/week-events-highlights-sustainable-development-goals <span>Week of Events Highlights Sustainable Development Goals </span> <span><span>bwaye3</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-02-24T10:21:04-05:00" title="Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 10:21">Thu, 02/24/2022 - 10:21</time> </span> <div><p>Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week 2022 is Feb. 28 – March 4. The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals">17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals</a> (SDGs).</p> <p>The SDGs were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They address the world’s most monumental challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. Some of the objectives are improved industry, innovation, and infrastructure; affordable and clean energy; and sustainable cities and communities. The SDGs appear by name in the <a href="https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/focus/global">Institute’s strategic plan</a> as long-term goals that should guide teaching, research, and operations.</p> <p>SDG Action and Awareness Week 2022 will begin with an interactive campus discussion, titled <a href="https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7820579">Engaging With the SDGs Across Campus</a>, focusing on how the goals are being realized across the Institute and ways to better work together across disciplines and departments to amplify our impact. President Ángel Cabrera will moderate the discussion with participants from the College of Sciences, Serve-Learn-Sustain, Interdisciplinary Research, and Engineers Without Borders.</p> <p>Other events during the week include a Tech Dining Sustainability Showcase, a panel on Infrastructure and Sustainability, Changing Relationships: You and Your Aging Parents, Toilet Talk With Shan and Shannon, A Healthy Georgia: Exploring the Impact of the Energy Transition on Public Health, the Association for Sustainable Investment Podcast Club Kickoff, and Engaging With the SDGs to Advance Sustainability in Atlanta. <a href="https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/events?categories=19273">View a full listing of the week’s events</a>.</p> <p>In Fall 2020, a <a href="https://news.gatech.edu/news/2020/09/11/cabrera-leads-discussion-sustainable-development-goals">panel discussion and keynote address</a> by Cabrera introduced the Tech community to the 17 goals. The event covered their relevance to the Institute and emphasized how Georgia Tech can lead the region in implementing and advancing these goals.</p> <p>“If we are committed to improving the human condition, then we should embrace the SDGs to guide our actions as a university,” Cabrera said when introducing the SDGs.</p> <p>SDG Action and Awareness Week is part of a larger global effort through the University Global Coalition, whose partners are hosting a variety of <a href="https://universityglobalcoalition.org/events-calendar/">online events</a> that are open to all.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> <div> <div> <p>Summary sentence</p> </div> <div>The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Summary</p> </div> <div><p>The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.</p></div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Dateline</p> </div> <div><time datetime="2022-02-24T12:00:00Z">Thu, 02/24/2022 - 12:00</time> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Contact</p> </div> <div><p><a href="mailto:victor.rogers@comm.gatech.edu">Victor Rogers</a><br> Institute Communications</p></div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Location</p> </div> <div>Atlanta, GA</div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Associated importer</p> </div> <div>1</div> </div> <picture> <img loading="lazy" src="http://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/hg_media/5299792e.png" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Celebrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week" title="Celebrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week"> </picture> <div> <div> <h4>Keywords</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sustainable-development-goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sdg">SDG</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/sdgs">SDGs</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/cabrera">cabrera</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/strategic-plan">strategic plan</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/keywords/school-biological-sciences">School of Biological Sciences</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>News room topics</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/campus-and-community">Campus and Community</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/earth-and-environment">Earth and Environment</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/science-and-technology">Science and Technology</a> </div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/topic/society-and-culture">Society and Culture</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <h4>Categories</h4> </div> <div class="hg-link-container"> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="hg-link" href="http://www.gatech.edu/news/category/institute-and-campus">Institute and Campus</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Mercury ID</p> </div> <div>655741</div> </div> <div> <div> <p>Source updated</p> </div> <div><time datetime="2022-02-24T09:24:12-05:00">Thu, 02/24/2022 - 09:24</time> </div> </div> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:21:04 +0000 bwaye3 3069 at http://www.gatech.edu