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Announcements |
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| AQ Sustainable Business Program Features on WOOD TV 8 |
In honor of Earth Day, local TV station WOOD TV 8 featured the AQ sustainable business program!
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| >>Read the transcript or download the video |
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| Campus Sustainability Initiative |
| The Aquinas Campus Sustainability Initiative process has begun. There are currently 19 proposals in progress and 10 additional proposals that are of preliminary status (in need of further development), and 19 which have been implemented. Proposals focus on a variety of campus processes including native plant landscaping, healthy cleaning products, an intelligent campus-wide recycling system, food waste composting with a campus vegetable garden, a smokeless campus, and a number of energy related proposals. Ideas are submitted to the student senate sustainability committee who help to further develop the proposals. For more information link with: http://www.aquinas.edu/sustainability |
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Next Meeting for the Students Striving for Sustainability (S3) Club: |
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Ride the Rapid for only 40 cents! |
You can now ride the Rapid for just 40 cents a ride! To view bus schedules online, click here. Take advantage of our ever-improving public transportation system. The buses always run on time (or within a few minutes of scheduled time) and bus stops are numerous. Plus, we have that great new bus station along US 131 to utilize! Give it a try and "walk the talk". For more information on riding the bus, click here. |
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| Extraordinary Student trip to Charlottesville, Virginia and the Offices of William McDonough |
On June 21, 22, and 23, 2006 Dr. Deb Steketee, Dr. Matt Tueth, Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College Program Director Jessica Onan, and 9 sustainable business upper class students visited Charlottesville, VA at the invitation of sustainable architect and designer William McDonough. Our group spent a full morning touring the facility, discussing past and current sustainable projects, and talking with McDonough himself for nearly an hour. McDonough is probably the leading visionary for sustainable business in the world today and was as cordial and generous during our visit as he was brilliant. The chance for students to actually see how the business of McDonough and Partners conducts its day-to-day affairs was so valuable. McDonough has said that he is very impressed with our Sustainable Business Program here at Aquinas and has agreed to an on-going supporting and advisory relationship.
Our group also toured Monticello, the former estate of Thomas Jefferson located just outside of Charlottesville and the campus of the University of Virginia. Jefferson, a brlliant, self-taught designer himself, has long been an inspiration for McDonough's innovative approach to his work. Participating students included Megan Cramer, Jennifer Maleski, Melissa Cunningham, Vicky Gless, Tarin Foster, Jessica Zahn, Tetsu Maki, Robert Reynolds, and Michael McLean. What a fantastic experience! |
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| Our group at McDonough and Partners Offices |
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Thomas Jefferson's Estate - Monticello |
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| Our Sustainable Business
Department Continues to grow! |
| In 4+ years the Sustainable Business
Department has grown to nearly 50 majors. This substantial interest
and growth in the program is quite impressive. Also noteworthy
is the high quality of our students and the stimulating and
valuable discussion contributions they provide during our class
sessions. Professors and students alike find the program challenging
and exciting to be so fully engaged in this "second
industrial revolution." |
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| The Center for Sustainability
at Aquinas College is open and the web site is live! |
| The Center is housed on the Aquinas
campus and primarily acts as a clearinghouse conduit for a broad
range of sustainability information. Sustainable Business Program
graduate Jessica Eimer, the new program director for the Center,
works regularly on the extensive web site that is now live at http://www.centerforsustainability.org/.
If you would like to make suggestions for web site content,
e-mail Jessica
Onan or call the Center at (616) 632-1994. |
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| Spring Semester 2008 Sustainable Business Courses |
Class: SB 201 - Sustainable Business Management
When: Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:50 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Matthew Tueth |
Class: SB 202 - Environmental Regulatory Compliance
When: Mondays and Thursdays from 10:50 a.m to 12:05 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Deb Steketee |
Class: SB 310 - Sustainable Business Innovations Lab
When: Tuesdays from 1:40 to 4:20 p.m.
Professors: Dr. Matthew Tueth and Dr. Deb Steketee |
Class: SB 315 - Building Social Capital
When: Mondays and Tuesdays from 1:40 to 2:55 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Deb Steketee |
Class: BS 495 - Cases in Sustainable Business
When: (Second Quadmester) Mondays from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Professors: Dave Rinard and Paul Murray |
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| Fall Semester 2008 Sustainable Business Courses |
Class: SB 100 - Industrial Ecology
When: Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:40 to 2:55 p.m..
Professor: Dr. Matthew Tueth |
Class: SB 200 - Sustainable Energy Systems
When: Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:50 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Deb Steketee |
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| Sustainable Business Program
awarded $1 million gift |
| The Steelcase Foundation has recently
presented the Sustainable Business Program at Aquinas College
a $1 million grant. The $1 million 5 year award will used for
a variety of initiatives on campus, including $70,000 for campus
green innovations. Furthermore, the gift will fund a number
of student jobs working on sustainable business projects. These
positions will give students the opportunity to apply sustainable
business theory to real-world situations. Aquinas College Provost
Ed Balog and President Harry Knopke also have appointed Dr.
Tueth the Steelcase Foundation Professor of Sustainable Business
in recognition for all his efforts in this program. Congratulations
Dr. Tueth and Aquinas College! You will be hearing much more
about developments coming from this generous gift from the Steelcase
Foundation in the future. |
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| AQ Sustainable Business
Program Featured on Fox 17 |
| West Michigan is thought to be one
of the national leaders in Sustainable Business. Click here*
to view a segment from Grand Rapids affiliate WXMI Fox 17 on
AQ's Sustainable Business program and sustainable business in
West Michigan. |
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| Interesting
Reading |
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| Ishmael by Daniel Quinn |
| Biomimicry: innovation inspired by
nature by Janine Benyus** |
| Blueprint for a Sustainable Economy by Pearce and Barbier |
| Cradle to Cradle by William
McDonough** |
| The Ecology of Commerce by Paul
Hawkin** |
| Cultural Creatives by Ray Anderson |
| Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby Payne |
| Let my People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard |
| Living Downstream by Sandra
Steingraber** |
| Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawkin,
Amory Lovins, and Hunter Lovins** |
| The Natural Step for Communities by James and Lahti |
| A Sand County Almanac by Aldo
Leopold** |
| A Safe and Sustainable World by Nancy Todd |
| Silent Spring by Rachel Carson** |
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The Sustainability Revolution by Edwards and Orr |
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Copy in the AQ Library) |
| If you have any SB book recommendations,
please e-mail the title and author of the book (along
with a short description) to Jessica
Onan. |
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| Upcoming
On-Campus and Off-CampusConferences & Events |
| Click on the following link to the events calendar at Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College: |
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| Sustainable
Business External Advisory Committee |
Development of the Sustainable
Business Program has been guided by the following members
of the Aquinas College Sustainable Business External Advisory
Committee. This group of civic leaders generously
lend their time and expertise toward the advancement of this
innovative program: |
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Peter Wege/Terri McCarthy
Wege Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI
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Paul Murray
Environmental Manager
Herman Miller, Inc.
Zeeland, MI
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Mark LaCroix
Divisional Vice President
Guilford of Maine
Grand Rapids, MI
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Bill Stough
CEO - Sustainable Research Group
P.O. Box 1684
Grand Rapids, MI |
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David Rinard
Director of Environmental Performance
Steelcase, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI |
Guy Bazzani
Principal
Bazzani Associates, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI |
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Fred Keller
CEO
Cascade Engineering
Grand Rapids, MI
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Luis Tomatis, MD
Director of Medical Affairs
Richard M. DeVos Family
Grand Rapids, MI |
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Jeff Remtema
Architect
Progressive AE
Grand Rapids, MI |
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| Student
Idea Submissions |
| This is a student produced component
of the Sustainable Business Web site. Please send any appropriate
ideas or announcements for inclusion to the editor at eimerjes@aquinas.edu |
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| Jarecki
Photovoltaic Information |
The Aquinas College Jarecki Center
for Advanced Learning was constructed with energy conserving
Photovoltaic (PV) solar roof panels. The Photovoltaic roof
panels are located on the south side of the Jarecki Center.
A portion of building's electricity comes from these panels.
The amounts below represent the amount of electricity produced
by our roof top PV system and how much electric utility money
we saved with the roof top PV system. |
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