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Monthly webinar series helps PA state and municipal employees learn to incorporate sustainability into their work
Penn State s Sustainability Institute, located in the Land and Water Research Building, has partnered with the Pennsylvania GreenGov Council to educate state agency and municipal employees on ways to incorporate sustainability into their work and operations, drawing upon the expertise of Penn State faculty, staff and students.Image: Matthew Long
Sustainability Institute and GreenGov Council partner on sustainability series
Matthew Long
March 05, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. In 2021, Penn State’s Sustainability Institute (SI) and the Pennsylvania GreenGov Council are co-hosting a monthly webinar series to educate employees in state agencies and municipal governments about how they can incorporate sustainability into their work.
Peter Buck, an academic programs manager in Penn State’s Sustainability Institute and former Ferguson Township supervisor, announced on Monday that he will seek election to the State College Area School Board this year.
“The Pennsylvania Constitution requires a ‘thorough and efficient’ system of education,” Buck said in a statement. “In SCASD, we need to make it more thorough and more efficient. We need advocates on our school boards who take on a comprehensive view of education in a changing world, and that support equitable outcomes for all children. We need education for a sustainable future.”
Buck, who last year was the Democratic challenger to state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff in the 171st district, plans to cross-file for the Democratic and Republican ballots in the May 18 primary.
Penn Stateâs University Park Undergraduate Association hosted Paul Shrivastava and Douglas Goodstein of Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute to discuss climate and sustainability action during a meeting Wednesday night.
Shrivastava â director of Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute â gave a presentation that highlighted some of the ways in which students may be able to work toward sustainability, urging them to âcollectively join hands.â This work, Shrivastava explained, is largely based on the United Nationsâ list of 17 sustainability goals.
Goodstein â associate director for student engagement at Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute â urged students to use their voices to fight for climate action and invited UPUA members to become involved in âyouth listening sessions.â More information on the sessions will be provided at a later date.
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