♣ Blue Sky Solar Racing Shop Tours 1pm – 1:30pm, Engineering Annex, 1st floor 10 King’s College Road, Suite B540
Visitors will take a look around the Blue Sky Solar shop where numerous solar cars have been built over the years. The event is intended to encourage students to participate in clubs, to take the initiative to create something truly remarkable and to be a part of the renewable energy movement.
]]>♣ Chew on This! UofT Student Food Justice Round-Table: Focus on What You Do Best 12pm – 2pm, OISE 5230
A facilitated discussion around food justice issues with University of Toronto student groups currently involved in food campaigns, initiatives or services on campus. The event will serve as a networking opportunity for participating groups to learn about each other’s initiatives, share resources and best practices, and perhaps form new partnerships.
♣ Bike Tune-up Workshop, presented by Betty & Dash and the UofT Sustainability Office “It’s Greener in Here” Campaign! 3pm – 4pm, Basement of Goldring Student Centre
Betty & Dash is a bike share program at Victoria College that promotes students biking around campus by lending out their collection of bikes! Betty & Dash will be hosting a spring tune-up workshop where students can learn some general maintenance tips for their bikes, especially as we are headed out of winter! The event aims to promote biking as an alternative to driving or taking transport.
]]>♣ Cycling and Politics in Toronto, presented by Bikechain 7pm – 9pm, 563 Spadina Crescent, Bancroft Entrance
Cycling is an essential part of transportation for many people in Toronto, yet planned improvements for cycling often meet with resistance from politicians and the public. This workshop will help participants to understand the major cycling issues that are currently facing Torontonians, including background and placement in Toronto’s general transportation context.
♣ Green Drinks, presented by ENSU and UTERN 7pm – 9pm, Jack Astor’s, 2 Bloor St E. (Yonge and Bloor)
Join us to connect with other environment enthusiasts over drinks and chit-chats! Please bring your TCard!
]]>♣ UofT Energy Fair: Exploring Canada’s Energy Future 10am – 4:30pm, Bahen Lobby
This one-day fair aims to create a platform for discussions around energy topics between students, industry players, academia members and policy makers. The fair consists of a full day exhibition in the Bahen lobby and workshops and panel discussions happening throughout the day.
♣ Greening the Olympics, presented by ENSU 1pm – 2pm, ES1042
Join the Environmental Students’ Union to celebrate Environment Week with an engaging presentation by Dr. Erich Vogt about Greening the Olympics. Dr. Vogt’s interests address the policies and politics of climate change, contemporary international environmental issues and global governance innovations. Event page: https://www.facebook.com/
♣ Dig In! Soil Blocking / Seeding Workshop 5pm – 6:30 pm, Anthropology Green House (2nd floor of Anthropology Building)
Growing our own seedlings for our gardens creates learning opportunities for students, while allowing our group to be more self-sufficient. Participants will learn about seedling production through hands-on instruction.
]]>♣ You Are What You Drink, presented by ENSU 1pm – 2pm, KP113 (Koffler House)
Join the Environmental Students’ Union to celebrate Environment Week with an engaging presentation by Professor Romila Verma about water, and its global uses and polices. Prof. Verma teaches water resources and hydrology in the department of Geography, specializing in integrated watershed management, climate change impact modeling and environmental education. Event page: https://www.facebook.com/
♣ The Sunken Billions, presented by UofT Marine Life Advocacy 5pm – 6pm, New College Lounge
Oceanic sustainability through an economic perspective. The UN has a report, the Sunken Billions, about how mismanagement of fisheries is costing $50 billion per year. This talk will discuss marine sustainability from an economic perspective. There is tremendous economic potential in sustaining the oceans.
♣ The Sustainable Engineers Association (SEA) hosts: GM Sustainability Workshop, presented by Simon Guan 6pm – 8pm, BA1190
General Motors of Canada Ltd. (GM) is committed to reducing the environmental impact of our vehicles and facilities. The GM Sustainability Workshop will provide a great opportunity for UofT students to get to know more about how General Motors of Canada Ltd. moves towards sustainability.
]]>Monday March 10th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, OISE 2214
Students will be educated about how their dietary choices affect their environmental impact. We aim to empower people to make more informed, better choices about what we eat.
]]>A day-long retreat at Hart House Farm, featuring activities such as a nature walk and winter tree identification, as well as discussions about the importance of local and seasonal foods through a workshop led by Dig In Campus Agriculture. We also aim to look at the ways in which different faiths or belief systems may approach the idea of ecology and the environment through our aforementioned activities.
]]>To kick start Environment Week 2014, a Keynote Speaker and Panel Discussion will be hosted by the Environmental Students’ Union (ENSU) and UTERN. Please register for this event here:
This opening event features keynotes by Liz Rice (Enviro-Health Presentations) and Daryn Caister (Green Majority) followed by a panel discussion. The topic for the panel discussion is ”21st Century Environmentalism – Actions and Roles of Youth”, it focuses on exchanging dialogues about community developments, ideas and innovative methods that we can do to tackle environmental and sustainability issues. The event is free of charge with refreshments served at the end.
A bit of background about our keynote speakers: In 2013, Liz Rice was in the audience receiving trained by Al Gore, the staff, and expert team at The Climate Reality Project to deliver the CRP presentation. She will be presenting on the Climate Reality Project’s – “The State of the Climate”. Daryn Caister is the owner and operator or Green Majority Media, as well as host and director of the Green Majority radio program on CIUT 89.5FM. In his keynote, he will talk about nontraditional activist theory and how to be more effective as environmentalists.
The 2013 event was attended by 250 students from U of T and other universities in southern Ontario, including York, Ryerson, Guelph, McMaster, Queen’s, Wilfred Laurier and Waterloo.
For the 2014 Environmental Career day you will again be able to talk with exhibitors from organizations representing government, industry, consulting and ENGO’s. Attend the Environmental Employment Opportunities Workshop: “What I Need to Know to Get a Job!”, and hear from speakers with extensive career experience and expert career advice. Get expert advice, including about your resumé, from the U of T Career Centre at their table.
For organizations, the Environmental Career Day event is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase yourself, as well as advertise career, internship, co-op and/or volunteer opportunities to a wide audience. For students, Environmental Career Day will allow those interested in pursuing environmental careers to have an opportunity to start early and develop marketable skills, experience and contacts.
NOTE TO STUDENTS: This is a FREE event, but is only open to all currently registered undergraduate/ graduate university students and community college students. Registration on the day of the event will require you to show your valid student ID card. You will be refused entry at the event if you do not provide your valid student ID card.
For more information, and details about how you can participate, see the toolbar on the left.
Presented to you by:
Environmental Students Union
Forestry Union of Students
Graduate Environmental
Student`s Association
Toronto Undergraduate
Geography Society
University of Toronto
School of the Environment
Should you have any questions, please email: careerdayuoft@gmail.com
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