Upcoming Events

 

Spring 2012

  • Jan 20: Transit Options Roundtable, TGIF Series: Think Green It’s Friday: Ways to Conserve Money and Resources. Join Lee Eshelman, JMU’s Transportation Demand Manager, and a panel of experienced users for a discussion about making the most of alternative transportation options at JMU.  JMU Challenge 2012 will be announced. 11am-12pm, Taylor 404
  • Feb 5 -  March 31: RecycleMania is a friendly competition among college and university reduction programs
  • Feb 17: Come learn about the community's and JMU's green food practices and what individuals can do to help at home and at JMU. ISAT/CS 259 Ntelos Room, 11am-12pm
  • Feb 17: JMU Challenge pre-proposals due. See application packet for details
  • Feb 28: The Valley 25x’25 Project will be hosting a Poultry Litter-to-Energy Discussion. Memorial Hall Auditorium, 3-6pm
  • Feb 25: Wayland Hall tours. Questions can be directed to evansmb@jmu.edu or Steve Malvaso malvassx@jmu.edu. Participants should meet on the front porch of Wayland to begin the tour 11am.
  • Feb 28: JMU Challenge Proposal Development Roundtable #1. See application packet for details. 8:30-10am
  • Feb 29: JMU Challenge Proposal Development Roundtable #2. See application packet for details. 3:30-5pm
  • March 1: JMU Challenge Proposal Development Roundtable #3. See application packet for details
  • March 1: Arboretum Annual Frances Litten Lecture.  Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallamy, Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, director of the Center for Managed Ecosystems at the University of Delaware
  • March 3: Wayland Hall tours. Questions can be directed to evansmb@jmu.edu or Steve Malvaso malvassx@jmu.edu. Participants should meet on the front porch of Wayland to begin the tour, 11am
  • March 3-24 (Saturday's): Featuring stunning astrophotography and a cast of eclectic scientists, The City Dark is the definitive story of light pollution and the disappearing stars. More details can be found at: http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium John C. Wells Planetarium (Miller Hall, Room 1103), 7pm
  • March 9: Volunteers are needed for a stream restoration project along Muddy Creek in Shenandoah Valley. Click here for more info. Rockingham County farm west of Harrisonburg, off of Route 33, 9am-2pm
  • March 10: Volunteers are needed for a stream restoration project along Muddy Creek in Shenandoah Valley. Click here for more info. Rockingham County farm west of Harrisonburg, off of Route 33, 9am-2pm
  • March 12: Wayland Hall tours. Questions can be directed to evansmb@jmu.edu or Steve Malvaso malvassx@jmu.edu. Participants should meet on the front porch of Wayland to begin the tour 11am
  • March 13: Wilderness and the Legacy of Leopold: A panel discussion with Katie Donahue, district ranger, Lee Ranger District, U. S. Forest Service, and Carol Lena Miller, wilderness coordinator, The Virginia Wilderness Society. ISAT/CS Room 136, 2-3:15pm
  • March 13: Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic: With Stan Temple, senior fellow, Aldo Leopold Foundation. Memorial Hall, Room 7370 from 4-5pm
  • March 13: Green Fire: A film sharing highlights from the life and teachings of Aldo Leopold. Followed by a discussion lead by Stan Temple, senior fellow, Aldo Leopold Foundation. ISAT Room 159 from 7-10pm
  • March 15: Charles Hopkins, Visiting Scholar, UNESCO Chair for Education for Sustainable Development (rescheduled from fall 2011), “Education for Sustainable Development: Over Halfway through the Decade of ESD and a Long Way from Sustainability,” Montpelier Room, 5:30pm
  • March 15: The Locavore’s Dilemma: Food, Agriculture, and Global Sustainability. Flex Space on the Third Floor of the East Campus Library, 7pm
  • March 16: Details TBD. Event #3 TGIF Series: Think Green It’s Friday: Ways to Conserve Money and Resources
  • March 19: Environmental Stewardship and Diversity: Competing Values or Complementary Principles? FCSC, Alleghany Room, 10:45-11:45am
  • March 24: Green Innovations Tour - behind-the-scenes tour of over 15 sites featuring downtown's energy efficient buildings, onoing historic preservation, local food, and open green spaces. Demonstrations and presentation at select locations. Downtown Harrisonburg, Turner Pavilion, 1-5pm
  • March 28: Birding expert Diane Lepkowski presents an informative review and slide show of birds found at the EJC Arboretum. Registration for this event is free. Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, 12-1:30pm
  • March 31: Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Truckload Sale. Rockingham County Offices, 20 East Gay Street, 9am-3pm
  • April 1: JMU Challenge final proposals due. See application packet for details. 11:30am-1pm
  • April 7: The Explore More Discovery Museum and JMU's Valley 25x'25 will be hosting an educational energy event. The event aims to teach children about sustainability, as well as renewable and alternative energy sources. Email Elise Lintelman (lintelae@jmu.edu) with questions. Possible stations for solar energy and transportation as well. Some take home activities include wind mill crafts and seed planting! Event is free of charge. Located on the field next to the Harrisonburg Farmer's Market, 9am-1pm
  • April 7-21 (Saturday's): Featuring stunning astrophotography and a cast of eclectic scientists, The City Dark is the definitive story of light pollution and the disappearing stars. More details can be found at: http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium John C. Wells Planetarium (Miller Hall, Room 1103), 7pm
  • April 10-12: Environment Virginia State Conference at Virginia Military Institute.
  • April 11: Annual Trash Sort. In front of ISAT, 10am
  • April 14: Get ready for the 15th Annual Blacks Run/ Downtown CleanUp Day! Greenspace next to the Farmers Market Pavilion
  • April 16: Wayland Hall tours. Questions can be directed to evansmb@jmu.edu or Steve Malvaso malvassx@jmu.edu. Participants should meet on the front porch of Wayland to begin the tour 11am.
  • April 16: A Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize Nominated for Best Documentary OSCAR 2011. Click HERE for the trailer. If you have any questions or comments please contact: gandhicenter@jmu.edu. HHS 1302, 7-8:30pm
  • April 16: Screening of Gasland Documentary. Learn about hydrofracking and it’s negative effects on the environment. HHS 1302, 7-8:30pm
  • April 17: Sunset Yoga on the quad! Wilson Steps, 6:30-7:30PM
  • April 19: Beehive Collective. Learn about Mountain Top Removal and howthe Beehive Collective uses art as a tool for activism
    against the destructive form of surface mining. Godwin 338, 5:30-7:30PM
  • April 20: Science on a Sphere. Open House HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A new date and time will be announced.
  • April 20: Faculty Flashpoint in honor of Earth Week/ Day. ECL 3rd floor Flex Space, 3:30-5pm
  • April 21: Wayland Hall tours. Questions can be directed to evansmb@jmu.edu or Steve Malvaso malvassx@jmu.edu. Participants should meet on the front porch of Wayland to begin the tour 11am
  • April 21: Festival Fest!FREE environmentally-minded music festival featuring local bands, fun activities,environmental organizations, and Ted Leo!Festival Lawn, 12:30-10:30pm
  • April 25: JMU Challenge Presentations and Awards
  • April 27: TGIF Series: "Redefining Bicycling as a Form of Primary Transportation." Memorial Hall Auditorium, 11am
  • May 8: Surplus Food Recovery Workshop. More details HERE. Virginia Farm Bureau, Richmond VA, 9am-3pm

Dates to be determined

  • Details TBD. IEER Brown Bag Series - one Monday a month
  • Details TBD. Campus Earth Day/Week Events
  • Details TBD. Greening the Office Training will available online


Past Events

2011-12

October

October Events

  • Oct 24-27: Food Week Events
    Oct 24: Food Day Kickoff
    Oct 25: Student Documentary Premiere: The Farm Course
    Oct 26: Documentary Screening and Reception: American Meat
    Oct 27: Global Food Lecture
  • Oct 26: CANCELED: Campus Sustainability Day.Visiting Scholar Charles Hopkins will discuss Education for Sustainable Development: Over halfway through the decade of ESD and a long way from Sustainability. 5:30pm, Montpelier Room, East Campus Dining Hall
  • Oct 28: CANCELED: Charles Hopkins': Talk to Future Teachers. 9-10am, Memorial Hall Forum
  • Oct 28: Greening Your Office II Training. Open to all university employees who have taken Greening Your Office I. 1-4pm, Memorial Hall Forum. Register at http://www.jmu.edu/training/development/index.shtml

November

  • Nov 1: Urban Water Quality Workshop. 9am-12pm, Memorial Hall Forum
  • Nov 2: Brown-Bag Seminar on Policy and Administration. Dr. Chris Bachmann, associate professor of integrated science and technology at JMU, presents “The Future of Alternative Fuels;” Free event open to students, faculty and community members. Bring your own food and drink. For information, contact Dr. Nicholas Swartz at swartznj@jmu.edu. 12-1pm, Miller 2125
  • Nov 2: Andrea Wulf, award-winning design historian and author of the book, "The Founding Gardeners," discusses her book. Click here for the event flier. 7pm, HHS1302
  • Nov 9: The Society of Manufacturing Engineers are hosting a professor debate on alternative energy that you will not want to miss! All are welcome to come see their favorite ISAT professors matched against each other in this contentious topic. 7-8:30pm, NTelos room, ISAT second floor
  • Nov 12: Tree planting with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, to buffer streams on farmland near Harrisonburg. For details on location and directions, or to sign up please contact Jessica Barton at JBarton@cbf.org. 9am-2pm
  • Nov 15: "Wayland Hall - Renovating for Sustainability," Third Annual Stewardship of the Natural World Interdisciplinary Lecture. Wayland Hall is currently on track to achieve LEED Platinum. If successful, it will be the first complete residence hall renovation in the country to achieve the USGBC’s highest rating for green building. Presentation and Tour by VMDO Architects. Space is limited-- please RSVP here. 4 and 5pm, Wayland Hall main entrance
  • Nov 16: Professor Steven E. Silliman, the 2011 Distinguished Darcy Lecturer from the University of Notre Dame, will present his research on groundwater flow/transport processes and water resource development/management in Benin, West Africa. More information about the Darcy Lecture is available HERE. 4:15pm, HHS1302
  • Nov 19: Tree planting with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, to buffer streams on farmland near Harrisonburg. For details on location and directions, or to sign up please contact Jessica Barton at JBarton@cbf.org. 9am-12pm

2010-11

August

September

October

November

  • Nov 17: VMDO Architects discusses sustainable design and JMU's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-registered Wayland Hall renovation. 4:30pm, HHS 2301

January

February

March

  • March 17: Conserving Biodiversity in Vietnam and Globally. Elanor Sterling, Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation American Museum on Natural History. 7pm, Miller 1101
  • March 21: Award Winning Documentary: Tapped. 7pm, HHS 1210
  • March 21: Pledge & Free Water Bottles. 2-5pm, on the Commons
  • March 22: Global Climate Change: The Moral Limits of State Sovereignty. Dr. Joshua Kassner. 7pm, Miller 1101
  • March 22: World Water Day Discussion Board Panel with environment professors. 7-8:30pm, Taylor 302
  • March 23: "What Will It Take to Slow and Stop Climate Change?" Dr. Anne Smith. ISAT 159, 5-6:15pm.
  • March 23: Pledge & Free Water Bottles. 2-5pm, on the Commons
  • March 25: Pledge & Free Water Bottles. 2-5pm, on the Commons
  • March 29: Eco-stressors and the Blue Ridge: Making plans for a landscape in transition. Dr. Steve Nash. 4pm, HHS 230

April

  • April 1: Submit Your Green Campaign Idea to the JMU Challenge 2011 by April 1
  • April 2: UPB Green Festival. 11am- 4pm, on the Commons
  • April 9- May 7: Earth Day 2011 Events in Harrisonburg.
  • April 11: Grounding Sustainable Dairying through Artisan Cheese Making. Dr. Heather Paxson, Career Development Associate Professor of Anthropology, MIT. 6:30pm, CS/ISAT 159
  • April 11: How to Respond to a Rapidly Changing Environment as Learned from an Adaptable Songbird. Dr. Ellen Ketterson, Distinguished Professor of Biology, Indiana University. 7pm, Miller 1101
  • April 15-16: Arbor Day Tree and Native Plant Sale. For more information, contact: 568-3194 or www.jmu.edu/arboretum. 9am-3pm, JMU Arboretum
  • April 15-18: Powershift Student Conference. To join the JMU students going to Powershift, contact gr.collier@gmail.com. Washington DC
  • April 17: Freedom House Tour, sponsored by the Climate Action Alliance of the Valley and the Harrisonburg Earth Day Coalition. Come check out this self-sufficient, off-grid, sustainable house. Click here for directions. Contact Briana Carper, brianacarper@sst-llc.net with questions. 3pm, Harrisonburg
  • April 17: Film showing of Carbon Nation, sponsored by JMU Geology and Environmental Science Dept., the Harrisonburg Earth Day Coalition, and Climate Action Alliance of the Valley. Carbon Nation is a film that highlights steps you, your community, and your country can take to save money, decarbonize your energy sources, and sequester more carbon in your backyard. Followed by a panel discussion/Q&A session. 7pm, JMU Memorial Hall Auditorium, 395 S. High St.
    April 19: Designing for a Sustainable Future: a presentation by Michael Singer. 7pm, Massanutten Regional Library, 174 S. Main St. Harrisonburg
  • April 20: Building Science 101 (or Why our Homes Work and Fail): a presentation and discussion of the concepts of building science and how they relate to our home’s efficiency and comfort.  For more information click here. 5:30-7:30pm, Clementine Cafe, Downtown Harrisonburg
    April 21: Lorax-themed Late Night Breakfast by UPB. 10pm, Festival Student and Conference Center 
  • April 22: Science on a Sphere Earth Day Showing. Showings on the half hour. 12-6pm, Memorial Hall
  • April 23: Shenandoah Sustainability Summit
  • April 23: Virginia Discovery Museum  Alternative Energy Day- and Earth Day Celebration

2009-10

September

October

November

January

  • Jan 16- May 1:  The Wells Planetarium will offer free shows for the
    public on Saturdays. The shows will be held at 2:30pm and 3:30pm
    While the shows are free, tickets are required due to limited seating. Tickets can
    be obtained by calling the Warren Hall Box Office at (540) 568-7960 until 4pm
    the day before the show.

February

March

April

  • April 6: Trashion Show, Grafton-Stovall Theatre at 8pm
  • April 8: Center for Enterpreneurship JMU Student Challenge 2010 entries due
  • April 14: Trash sort
  • April 16:  Lecture by renowned Scholar Dr. Ken Doxsee, University of Oregon,"Green Chemistry", ISAT 159, 3:30pm
  • April 20: Supercharge Me, Memorial Hall at 7 p.m
  • April 23: Science on a Sphere, Memorial Hall, showings on the half hour from 11am-4:30pm
  • April 17-24: JMU EARTH and City of Harrisonburg Earth Week

2008-09

October

  • Oct 27-28: Power Vote Wind Turbines on the Quad
  • Oct 29: Power Vote Gore Webcast

November

  • Nov 21: Edith J. Carrier Arboretum Holiday Plant Sale

December

  • Dec 3: GISAT 112 Course, Success Series Teams, and Energy Pavilion Student and Staff Sustainability Project Presentations
  • Dec 6 and Dec. 13: Planetarium Programs

January

February

  • Feb 19: Campus Water Stewardship Training and Development course
  • Feb 27-March 2: Power Shift Conference

March

  • Mar 6-14: Mountain Justice Spring Break trip
  • Mar 13: Village Green Wars, March 13- April 13
  • Mar 24: Greening Your Office Training and Development course
  • Mar 27: FROZEN Launches on Science on a Sphere
  • Mar 3-April 2: Environment Virginia Annual Conference @ VMI

April

  • April 13-18: Earth Day Week, theme days: alternative energy, grass roots environmentalism, waste minimization, spirituality, and transportation, culminating in Festival Fest
  • April 22: Renewable Energy Day
  • April 22: Green Job Fair
  • April 24: Eco-driving and Alternative Fuels Training and Development course

See JMU’s master calendar for details at http://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/calendars/.