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橘子视频鈥檚 Center for Sustainability will host a number of events throughout April that are designed improve and protect our environment and change behavior when it comes to food, energy, water and waste. The focal point is 鈥淣o Impact Week,鈥� to be held April 14-21.

鈥淣o Impact Week engages our campus in extended sustainability awareness with challenges, action and positive choices that are within our control,鈥� said Lissa Leege, director of the Center for Sustainability. 鈥淚t gives participants power in the face of difficult environmental problems and shows us that collectively, our small lifestyle changes can result in a large impact on the planet.鈥�

The goal of the environmental education activities is to share ideas and information and learn to live by leaving as little of a carbon footprint as possible. 鈥淥ur campus will offer more than 25 events over the course of the week that emphasize the themes of the day which include consumption, trash, food, transportation, water, energy and giving back,鈥� explained Leege. 鈥淥ur outreach centers will even get in on the act with special 鈥楴o Impact Week鈥� programs for the public.鈥�

A highlight of 鈥淣o Impact Week鈥� is a presentation from New York Times best-selling author Van Jones on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, 847 Plant Drive. Jones, who has worked as a green jobs advisor to the Obama White House, is the founder of Green For All, a national organization that creates green jobs in 聽disadvantaged communities.

In celebration of Earth Day on Monday, April 22, U.S. Representative John Barrow, Georgia鈥檚 12th District Democratic congressman, will join leaders of utility companies and environmental groups for a discussion on the future energy needs of Georgia. The presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center Assembly Hall. Admission is free and open to everyone.

Georgia Southern is the only university in the United States to participate in 鈥淣o Impact Week鈥� for three consecutive years and is a joint project between the Center for Sustainability and the University Wellness Program with support from CLEC (Campus Life Enrichment Committee), the Multicultural Student Center, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development and the College of Science and Mathematics for various events. See the full calendar of 鈥淣o Impact Week鈥� events by visiting: 聽.

橘子视频, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 120 degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. 聽Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit:聽.