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UT Sustainability Forum


The Office of the Vice President for Employee and Campus Services invites you to a special Earth Week event:

The UT Sustainability Forum
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
3:30-5:30 p.m., at Calhoun Room 100


Experts in environmental science, architecture, and facilities design and management will be on hand to discuss what the university is doing regarding sustainability. The event agenda is as follows:

Opening remarks: Overview of Sustainability and the Talloires Declaration
        Dr. Pat Clubb, Vice President for Employee and Campus Services
        Dr. Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Provost and Executive Vice President

Sustainability and Campus Operations
        John Rishling, Associate Vice President, Campus Planning and Facilities Management

Educating Students on Sustainability
        Dr. Fritz Steiner, Dean, College of Architecture

Engaging Locally and Globally on Sustainability Goals        
        Dr. Jay Banner, Director, Environmental Science Institute

Please join us as we open this important dialogue concerning the future of sustainability at The University of Texas at Austin.


Sustainability issociety’s ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.  For questions or comments, please contact us at sustainable@austin.utexas.edu