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GPSEN Sustainability Symposium chance to show off ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½’s green efforts to region
Story by James Hill
Serena Dressel, a volunteer coordinator with Portland State University’s Student Sustainability Center, listens to Briar Schoon’s overview of the ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ green programs.
More than 100 regional leaders convened at ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½â€™s Sylvania Campus in Southwest Portland for the first-ever Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN) Sustainability Symposium on Friday, Jan. 27. Co-sponsored by ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ and the Port of Portland, GPSEN’s symposium focused on academic and community research about sustainability issues in the Portland region through presentations, workshops, displays, awards and networking.
It was also an opportunity for ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ to shine. In a midday workshop, ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ Sustainability Manager Briar Schoon highlighted the college’s campus sustainability efforts across the district, including the learning gardens and recycling program, and how they all connect to the community. Throughout the day, the symposium featured workshops and panelists from ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½, PSU, City Repair, SERA Architects and the EPA, to name a few. The keynote speaker was Hatch Innovation founder and Executive Director Amy Pearl.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »