Each semester, West Chester University’s Office of Sustainability (OoS) organizes a number of events that promote environmental awareness and climate consciousness; encourage commuting alternatives; promote reduced consumption of resources, as well as reuse and recycling; and other “green” subjects.

Among these are weekly Sustainability Research and Practice Seminars that feature WCU experts in various fields, as well as some non-WCU guest speakers. 

Sustainability Research and Practice Seminars take place every Wednesday at 12 PM (except spring break week) via Zoom or in person at Sykes 255 A/B, except the March 30 seminar, which will be in Sykes 252. At 50 minutes each, they introduce an array of topics related to sustainability in easily digestible segments. All programs are recorded and posted on the OoS Sustainability Education tab. 

Below is the remainder of the seminars this spring.

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Zoom Link: https://wcupa.zoom.us/j/93758729168?pwd=S2haNG8rVmRxenQ2ekkwSEZVb3lxdz09 

Meeting ID: 937 5872 9168 

Passcode: 432173

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• Feb. 23: Tonya Thames-Taylor, History: Removing Confederate Statues, Now What? Sustainability and Reimagining Space
• March 2: Heather Wholey, Anthropology and Sociology: Climate Crisis Impacts to Cultural Heritage Resources: Think Globally, Act Locally 
• March 9: Tabassum Ruby, Women’s and Gender Studies, with students Madeline Mulcahey and Christine Recchi: Considering Sustainability from the Perspective of Accountability: Rethinking Consumerism and the Environment 
• March 23: Alex Cohen, Marketing: How Inaccessible Retailer Websites Affect Blind and Low-Vision Consumers: Their Perceptions and Responses 
• March 30: Jason A. Bartles, Languages and Cultures: Climate Fiction and Solarpunk: Imagining Pathways toward Brighter Futures 
• April 6: Seth Jacobson, Director, WCU Center for Civic Engagement & Social Impact: Student Basic Needs Insecurity at West Chester University 
• April 13: Michelle O’Connor Kensey, Nursing: Incorporating Global Sustainable Healthcare Practices of Skin-to-Skin Care after Childbirth into a Small Suburban U.S. Hospital 
• April 20: Lauri Hyers, Psychology, with students Shannon Hoffman, Hannah Brown, Alyssa Caporellie, Lindsay Corkery, and Katherine Nuzhny: Effects of Environmental Volunteerism on Well-being and Climate Change Efficacy
• April 27: Rodney Mader, English: Local Botany and the Posthuman

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