Campus Sustainability Initiative

Solar Powered Fun! April 20-29

Celebrate the first Earth Day that Brandeis is generating clean renewable energy  with a variety of exciting and engaging events across campus April 20-29.

Heller School Arbor Day

Wednesday, April 21
12 to 2 p.m.
Heller School, Zinner Forum

Join the Heller School's celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day by planting trees, sharing green ideas and learning about campus sustainability progress. Volunteers who would like to assist with the plantings should wear clothing that can get a little dirty. The event will begin at 12 p.m. in the Zinner Forum with opening remarks from Dean Lisa Lynch, followed by the tree plantings. RSVP on Facebook.

Students for Environmental Action's Earth Day Picnic

Thursday, April 22
12 to 3 p.m.
Great Lawn, Shapiro Campus Center

Celebrate Earth Day with live music by Mochila, food, art, games, planting and solar energy demonstrations. Bring anything that you would like to organically tie-dye. RSVP on Facebook.

Green Commuter Day and Fair

Friday, April 23
8 to 10:30 a.m.
Gosman Athletic Center

Celebrate Earth Day by getting to Brandeis a better way. Take the Green Commuter Day Pledge to bike, walk, carpool or take public transportation on Friday, April 23. Community members who pledge will receive free breakfast and prizes. Everyone is invited to attend the Green Commuter Fair to learn about how to take action in the future. RSVP on Facebook.

Event Poster

Clean and Green: Business, Policy or Slogan?

Thursday, April 29
Brandeis International Business School
Panel: 3:30 to 5 p.m., Lee Lecture Hall
Reception: 5 p.m., World Court

What are the financial, business, and economic policy underpinnings of clean technology? Will these new technologies and businesses be green in more ways than one?  What is the relative importance of the regulatory-policy environment, the technological frontier, and the availability of financial capital for clean innovation and profitable business outcomes? What about the international dimension of demand for green technologies, and of competition for sourcing, workers, and capital? This symposium, organized by the Rosenberg Institute of Global Finance, will address these issues in a moderated panel discussion moderated by John Ballantine and Warren Leon, followed by audience question and answer session and reception.

Panelists:

• Rob Pratt, Founder and CEO, Energy Climate Solutions
• Herb Magid, Managing Partner, Energy Investor Funds
• Kellogg L. (Kelly) Warner, founder and CEO, Deerpath Energy