Celebrate Sustainability
Join us as we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Sustainability Office. The office is the culmination of years of dedicated effort from students, faculty, staff, and campus partners towards the University’s mission to improve the quality of life for communities through contributing to a more sustainable world. Join us in celebrating this occasion at one of our special events:
Sustainability Showcase
September 29, 11am-2pm, Marriott Plaza
Join us in celebrating sustainability at the University of Utah with music, food, games, and entertainment! Featuring University of Utah sustainability milestones and accomplishments over the past 10 years, and highlighting current programs and resources.
Dr. Vandana Shiva
October 20, 7:30 pm, Libby Gardner Hall
Dr. Vandana Shiva combines sharp intellectual enquiry with courageous activism, speaking out on environmental and social justice issues worldwide. Time Magazine identified Dr. Shiva as “an environmental hero” in 2003, and in November 2010, Forbes Magazine named Dr. Shiva one of the Seven Most Powerful Women on the Globe. For the last two decades, Dr. Shiva’s organization Navdanya has worked with local communities and organizations, serving more than 500,000 farmers, resulting in the conservation of more than 3,000 rice varieties from across India, and the creation of 60 seed banks in 16 states across the country.