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2021 Campus Sustainability Summit

Did you miss the 2021 Campus Sustainability Summit? Check out the videos below and get caught up on each of the presentations from the event.

Welcome - Molly Frommelt, CUSG President

Moving Forward on CU’s Climate Leadership - Chancellor Phil DiStefano

David Kang, Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Sustainability
Terri Fiez, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Molly Frommelt, CUSG President
JB Banks, Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Jim White, Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences
Moderated by Heidi VanGenderen, Chief Sustainability Officer

​The Great Reset: Learning from the Past and Rising to Meet the Future - perspectives from campus leaders​

With a legacy of campus leadership and innovations, campus leaders will explore what success looks like from their vantage points, how the campus can practice resilience and use the lessons learned from the challenges of the past year, and where we can have impact moving forward.  A series of short presentations followed by discussion.

Campus Sustainability Awards 
The 24th annual awards program recognizes outstanding individuals and departments who demonstrate a sincere commitment to continuing the CU Boulder tradition of leadership and student participation in campus sustainability. Awardees exhibit innovation that directly reduces the university's ecological footprint, enhances social cohesion and equity in the campus community and/or integrates sustainability into the culture of Boulder and our local communities.

​Buffs Striving for Sustainability: A Focus on Justice, Equity and Health Initiatives - panel discussion

This panel discussion explores the social justice dimensions of sustainability and features a few of the campus initiatives which are advancing justice, equity and health. Learn about the creative strategies being used by CU’s change-makers, the challenges they grapple with and how the CU community can be engaged. 

Hannah Wilks, Director, Volunteer Resource Center
Rick George, Director, Athletics
Abigail Weeks, CUSG Environmental Board
Phaedra Pezzullo, Associate Professor, CMCI; Co-Director, Center for Creative Climate Communication and Behavior Change
Ysatiz Piñero, Director, Education and Social Change, Center for Inclusion and Social Change, ODECE
​Moderated by Molly Frommelt, CUSG President

CU's Sustainability Future? Closing Remarks - Dave Newport, Director, CU Environmental Center

Captioning:  Machine-generated closed captions will be available on the webinar recording after the event has been posted. Please contact the ADA office by Friday, April 16 to request ASL or real-time captioning accommodations.