Fwd: Media Advisory: NWF Campus Ecology Student Engagement Guide

[Ryan Kaplan]

This is pretty inspiring stuff. Sorry I'm not at the meeting, peddlers. Be well

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From: Christina Erickson <cler...@uvm.edu>
Date: November 16, 2009 1:53:55 PM PST
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Subject: Media Advisory: NWF Campus Ecology Student Engagement Guide

All,

Thank you again for all your contributions to the students-in-action guide for NWF's Campus Ecology Program. The report is now titled "Generation E: Students Leading for a Sustainable, Clean  Energy Future" and there is going to be a press release announcing the release of the guide THIS WEDNESDAY 11/18 at 1pm EST. The NWF communications team is inviting all of the relevant national media, but you may want to send this notice to local and campus media contacts.

Again, thanks for your help. This is an exciting time for all!

Best,
Christina Erickson

***WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 PRESS TELECONFERENCE***
To Release New Generation E: Students Leading for a Sustainable, Clean
Energy Future Report

National Wildlife Federation invites you to join next Wednesday?s
telepress conference to learn 35 ways students in your region are
leading effective climate action and sustainability initiatives at
U.S. colleges and universities.

WHAT:    Teleconference to Release Generation E report
WHEN:    Wednesday, November 18 at 1 pm (EST), 10 a.m. (PST)
WHERE:    1-800-791-2345, conference code 61470#
WHO:        Scott Carlson, Chronicle of Higher Education
Julian Keniry, National Wildlife Federation
       Christina Erickson, University of Vermont and report co-author
ALSO FEATURING STUDENTS FROM THE REPORT:
         Jason Sanders, Texas State University
       Adam Yarnell, Brown University
       Ayodele Akinpelu, Wayne State University

BACKGROUND:
National Wildlife Federation?s Campus Ecology program will release on
Wed. Nov. 18 a new report that highlights 165 American college and
university examples in 46 states covering ways American students are
greening all aspects of their higher education experience.

Report topics range from renewable energy and conservation to dorm
move-out programs; from campus food systems to wildlife habitat
restoration. Students have creatively stepped up to raise funds for
efficiency projects; there is great community outreach through
weatherization projects; and we are seeing some campuses leap over
hurdles to achieve behavior change in dorms.

Campuses featured in Generation E are encouraged to enter NWF's Chill
Out national competition this fall. The Chill Out: Campus Solutions to
Global Warming competition rewards and recognizes all the cool things
our campuses do to reduce the impacts of global warming. Students,
faculty and staff can create a two minute video that shows what their
college or university is doing to reduce global warming pollution and
filling out the entry form at www.campuschillout.org.

Check out the following list of schools highlighted in the report, and
join us in the teleconference to learn more about the innovate
programs being implemented on those campuses.


CONTACTS:
Julian Keniry at 703-438-6322 or Ken...@nwf.org
Amanda Cooke at 703-438-6041 or Coo...@nwf.org


--
Christina Erickson
UVM Eco-Reps Program Coordinator, Office of Sustainability
PhD Student, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

office:
Office of Sustainability
University of Vermont
401 Billings Center, 48 University Place
Burlington, VT 05405
802.656.0895