Live Green Expo Wednesday, February 18 12:30-2:30 PM MacVittie College Union Lobby
Career Services
CAS Dining Services (Rebecca Stewart, Marketing Coordinator) will be sharing information on what Dining Services is doing to promote sustainability and how your contributions to sustainability can save you money.
College Union and Activities (Chip Matthews, Director College Union & Activities; Suzanne Sharp, Assistant Director of Student Organizations; Carey Backman, Associate Director of College Union) will provide student organizations creative ways to run "green" programs as well as effective "green" publicity ideas and hopefully decrease the amount of flyers and paper used on campus.
Environmental Impact and Sustainability Task Force (Kirk Spangler, Chair)
The Task Force will be doing a Compact Fluorescent Bulb Give-away. Come visit the table and you can get a free compact fluorescent lightbulb. This giveaway is open to staff, students, and faculty. They will also be doing a Live Green Drawing. To enter the drawing, students, staff, and faculty must write down one idea they have that would make the Geneseo community more sustainable. Out of the entries, 10 names will be randomly drawn for a runner-up prize. The Task force will also choose the top idea (based on creativity, thinking outside the box, etc.) and that person will be awarded a grand Prize.
General Motors Fuel Cell Research (Jerry Fly, Engineer) will be sharing information on the research and development of automobile fuel cell technology that is underway at the research center in Honeoye Falls, New York.
Genesee Valley Conservancy (Ben Gajewski, Stewardship Director) will be sharing information on land conservation efforts in the Genesee Valley and helping people learn about the land trust movement
Geneseo Environmental Organization [GEO, Yolanda Gondalez, President]
Geneseo Food Project (http://foodproject.geneseo.edu)
Green Vehicles Several Green vehicles from the College and the General Motors Equinox Fuel Cell Car will be on display on the MacVittie College Union Patio during the Live Green Expo.
In.Site Architecture (Ali Yapicioglu and Dave Matthews, Architects) will be sharing information on sustainable design and construction. More information can be found at www.insitearch.com
Livingston County Chamber of Commerce (Cynthia Oswald, President) is one of the cosponsors of the Live Green program and will have a table to share information about efforts to live green in Livingston County.
Muddy Waters
Renewable Energy Works
Rochester Solar Tech
Waste Management (Al Valcone) will share information on how tons of waste are collected from the SUNY Geneseo campus each week. You will have a chance to test your recycling knowledge and see if you are recycling everything you can.
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