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November 30, 2010
Dear Board Member,
This month we present a video interview introducing you to sustainability leaders of the Gila River Indian Community – a member in the Global Institute of Sustainability’s expanding Sustainable Cities Network and a proponent of solar lighting and green building practices. The video link follows our brief list of news and activities, below.
Highlights of ASU sustainability activities
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ASU faculty members are working with an international consortium established to advance a radical transformation of university teaching practices – an effort many say is needed to address the complexity of issues society faces. At a series of meetings held in Germany, the consortium developed 11 principles for fundamentally rethinking university education. The consortium has also begun identifying exemplary programs for case study, and among them are ASU’s School of Life Sciences and Barrett, the Honors College.
Read more »
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“Beyond Green Jobs: The Next American Economy” was the theme of a Wrigley Lecture Series event featuring Van Jones, former adviser with the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Jones is a globally recognized pioneer in human rights and the clean energy economy and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine in 2009. ASU Undergraduate Student Government co-sponsored the event.
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Faculty and graduate students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering are developing close ties with K-12 schools to nurture a new kind of engineer – one that will be able to tackle the complex issues of the National Academy of Engineering’s 14 “Grand Challenges” for a sustainable world. Among their initiatives, they hosted a Nov. 5 regional conference with K-12 schools and teachers to brainstorm engineering lessons that engage young students. The conference is part of a broader K-12 collaboration with Duke and North Carolina State universities.
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Three ASU personnel were recently honored for their sustainability-related work. Ray Jensen, associate vice president of University Business Services, and Judi Nelson, manager of the Commuter Options program, were both named “Champions of Clean Air” for, respectively, developing ASU’s Carbon Neutrality Action Plan and ASU’s alternate transportation programs. Awards were made at Valley Metro’s 23rd Annual Clean Air Campaign Awards. Meanwhile, Govindasamy “Mani” TamizhMani, a professor in the College of Technology and Innovation, was recognized as one of Phoenix Business Journal’s “Green Pioneers” for leading the development of solar technology and testing as longtime director of ASU’s Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory.
Read Champions » | Read Pioneers »
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More than 500 international scholars and decision-makers meeting at two separate sustainability conferences at ASU decided to leverage their mutual interests by holding a joint daylong dialogue to share findings. Both events – the International Conference on Urbanization and Global Environmental Change and the Global Land Project 2010 Open Science Meeting – have strong ties to ASU faculty. These connections helped foster a cross-disciplinary exchange on the relationships between climate, urbanization, and land change.
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Please feel free to email or call us with any questions or comments about this briefing.
Best regards,
PS: We will save December news for the January letter to reduce your holiday season correspondence.
cc: Jim Buizer
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Q&A with the Gila River Indian Community
Embracing sustainable design practices
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The Gila River Indian Community is a member community in the Sustainable Cities Network, a Global Institute of Sustainability project to help local governments tap into ASU research and expertise while sharing sustainability knowledge and best practices among peers. Speaking on behalf of the Gila River Indian Community are Joseph Manuel and Casey Turgeon.
Joseph Manuel is lieutenant governor of the Gila River Indian Community and chairman of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association. He holds an MBA and has previously served as a tribal council member, chairman of the national Tribal Employment Rights Organization, and director on the board for Wild Horse Pass Development Authority.
Casey Turgeon is project manager for the Tribal Projects Development office of the Gila River Indian Community. He is a LEED Accredited Professional with 15 years of construction experience and four years of project management experience supervising several million dollars of new public works construction.
In the following video, Manuel and Turgeon discuss why their community has embraced sustainable design practices and how a new fire station and a neighborhood solar lighting project embody those practices. Turgeon also explains how participation in ASU’s Sustainable Cities Network benefits him and the community.
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Joseph Manuel, Lieutenant Governor
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Casey Turgeon, Project Manager
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Watch interview/read transcript
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