SUNY Potsdam Proud to Host 3rd Annual Sustainability Day on April 5

POTSDAM, NY (03/18/2019) The Associated Colleges Sustainability Day, an annual event that started in 2016 as a way to build a culture of sustainability across the four colleges and the North Country, will be hosted by SUNY Potsdam on Friday, April 5 from 12:30 to 6 p.m.

The full day of activities includes workshops, panel discussions, poster presentations, and a keynote address by photojournalist Peter Menzel who will discuss consumption and waste around the world. The keynote address will be held at SUNY Potsdam’s Proscenium Theater from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m., which is located inside the Performing Arts Center. The keynote session will be opened by Taiawentonti, Chelsea Sunday, who will deliver the traditional, “Words Before All Else” in Mohawk. Following the keynote, several breakout sessions to discuss sustainability issues will be held around campus throughout the afternoon.

Sustainability Day will conclude with Menzel’s photography exhibit, “Talking Trash: A Week’s Recycling and Waste for 8 U.S. families,” which will be on display in SUNY Potsdam’s Performing Arts Center lobby from 4:30 to 6 p.m. A poster session of student and faculty projects, highlighting the many facets of sustainability, will be on display at the same time as well as a sustainability fair with interactive booths and community organizations’ informational tables. A reception featuring local food and beverages will also be held in the lobby at that time.

Sustainability Day is organized by a planning committee with representatives from all of the Associated Colleges, which includes SUNY Potsdam, Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University and SUNY Canton. The event is intended to be an inspiring opportunity for constituents from all four campuses and the wider community to come together to collectively consider and collaborate on the issue of sustainability, which is central to the values of all four institutions.

For more information about Sustainability Day 2019, visit: Bit.ly/SDAY19.