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 Things are clicking as we prepare for Earth Day in April and the public launch of EMBI, our much-anticipated initiative dealing with environmental sustainability and ‘green’ business. Our goal is to make not only UW-Green Bay but the entire New North region synonymous with sustainable economic development. |
In addition, I want to tip my hat to the community partners who have helped make Green Innovations 2009 possible. They include our program partners, the New North and the Small Business Development Center, and sponsors Foth, Baylake Bank, Wisconsin Public Service, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Schreiber Foods, ENCAP, and FEECO International. Much more information about Green Innovations 2009, including registration material, is available online at www.uwgb.edu/embi/workshop/. While Green Innovations 2009 is EMBI’s first high-profile public event, the Institute has other important business taking place behind the scenes. For example, EMBI is developing an undergraduate certificate program integrating coursework in environmental science, policy and business. The certificate program will be offered starting in fall 2009. And UW-Green Bay’s “Common Theme” for the 2009-2010 academic year will be “Realizing our Sustainable Future,” a theme developed by Professors Stoll and Fermanich. I see numerous possibilities for collaborative efforts involving EMBI and our new Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, IEI for short, which will help position UW-Green Bay as a leader in innovation processes. Some of you have had the opportunity to hear the presentation by IEI Director Paul Lemens about the role of this initiative and how creativity and problem solving are essential elements of the University. Right now, though, it is EMBI that is front and center. EMBI has made impressive progress since it was announced late last summer. Because of the efforts of so many people on and off campus, its potential for teaching, research and community outreach is vast. In my Mid-Year Convocation speech to the campus community, I said there is no better time than now for UW-Green Bay to rightfully lay claim to the title of ‘Eco U for the 21st Century.’ Thanks to EMBI and Green Innovations 2009, we already are well on our way. Thank you for your continued interest in the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
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'Green Innovations 2009' will accentuate the green in UW-Green Bay (Click here to download a PDF of the newsletter) Greetings from the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay! This month, I am using Chancellor’s FYI as a promotional tool. And what I am enthusiastically promoting gives me great optimism about the future of UW-Green Bay. Regular readers of this newsletter already are familiar with a new initiative at UW-Green Bay known as the Environmental Management and Business Institute, or EMBI. On April 22, which is Earth Day, we will publicly launch EMBI at the Green Innovations 2009 symposium. The symposium – its full title is “Green Innovations 2009: Connecting Natural Capital to Economic Competitiveness” – will bring to the campus experts in environmental sustainability and renewable energy and will showcase best practices in “green” business. It will be a great networking opportunity for business and community leaders, educators and, of course, our students. Keynote speakers for the event include Bob Willard, a leading expert and author on the business value of corporate sustainability strategies. Dr. Willard will talk about the potential bottom-line benefits from using sustainability strategies. Also keynoting will be Larry Weyers, executive chairman of Integrys Energy Group. Integrys is a holding company with utility and non-regulated subsidiaries in the energy industry, including Wisconsin Public Service Corp. Mr. Weyers, a longtime friend of UW-Green Bay, is a member of the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming. Green Innovations and EMBI fit nicely with UW-Green Bay’s mission and our vision for the University’s future. They also will build on the University’s strong tradition of commitment to sustainability and environmental awareness. UW-Green Bay earned national recognition and headlines in its early years because of its pioneering curriculum and commitment to the theme of “Man and His Environment.” As noted in a recent Faculty Senate memorial resolution honoring founding Chancellor Ed Weidner, UW-Green Bay was once described as America’s first eco-university. Fast forward 40 years to a time when there is no more important global issue than sustainability. Many institutions across the country are embracing the sustainability movement. But few have as much to build on as UW-Green Bay. While we may not always have done as much as we could to feature our environmental heritage, we have had consistently strong programs and outstanding faculty in the environmental sciences and policy. Our interdisciplinary approach is a perfect fit with EMBI’s vision of connecting science, policy and business to focus on issues facing our region’s communities and businesses. |
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