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 Ohio University was recently named a national winner of the 2015 GameDay Recycling Challenge, which engages hundreds of thousands of collegiate football fans in a waste reduction and recycling competition every fall.
OHIO was named the national winner in the diversion rate category, which measures recycling and organics recovery as a percentage of total trash. OHIO's diversion rate was nearly 96 percent.
"The GameDay effort was led by Campus Recycling and the Appalachian Ohio Zero Waste Initiative, a program of the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs," Ohio University Recycling and Refuse Manager Andrew Ladd said. "However, we could not have been successful without the commitment and collaboration of OHIO Athletics, Grounds Services, the local Boy Scouts, The Marching 110 and their supporters, dozens of student volunteers and of course the active participation of the fans."
The competition pitted 99 colleges and universities against each other in a fun and friendly way with the goal of engaging fans to reduce their game-day waste, while composting and recycling more. GameDay Recycling Challenge fans recycled or composted nearly 2.5 million pounds of game-day waste during the course of the fall season.
More than 22,000 fans attended the Oct. 17, 2015, Bobcat football game and recycled and composted 7,225 pounds of materials.
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 Randy Fleitman, director of Textile Trade in the office of the U.S. Trade Representative spoke to Ohio University students and faculty about innovation around the world on Nov. 16 in celebration of the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
The event was hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship, a partnership between the College of Business and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.
Fleitman has 29 years of experience as a Foreign Service Officer and has served as Deputy Director of the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement in the State Department's Bureau of Economic Affairs, where he focused on the promotion of innovation and technology transfer. Fleitman's experiences exposed him to innovation around the world and provided him with insight into the role entrepreneurship plays in achieving a more prosperous world.
"Entrepreneurship is a spark for prosperity," Fleitman said.
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 Kent Sauber, founder of two start-ups, has faced his fair share of adversity on his path to entrepreneurial success. At the Nov. 12 Venture Café, hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship, Sauber shared his story with a group of students and aspiring entrepreneurs and provided advice on obtaining entrepreneurial success.
After resigning from one of the six McDonald's establishments his family owned and operated, Sauber co-founded American Repair Service with a partner. Unfortunately, things went south after his partner embezzled money from the company.
Because of his passion for entrepreneurship, Sauber decided to use his situation as a lesson and started a new company from the ground up on his own.
"I had to figure out, 'What do I like to do, what am I good at and how can I make money off of those things?'" he said.
These questions led Sauber to his current venture, KBS Inspection and Consulting, a professional home inspection and testing company serving 11 counties in southeastern and central Ohio. KBS Inspection and Consulting has now been in business for eight years, but spurring his company's success was not easy or quick. Sauber had to work full-time at another job to fund the start-up and maintenance of this venture.
Sauber was determined to beat this obstacle. He set out to provide excellent service, knowledge and personal interactions with each potential customer he came across.
The road to success may have its obstacles, but one must persevere. "You've got to strive to be the best," Sauber said. "And actually be it."
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The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs is offering Undergraduate Research Scholar funded positions for the 2016-2017 academic year. Students selected for these positions will work 10 hours per week, 14 weeks per semester for two semesters at the rate of $11 per hour. Scholars will be assigned to work with Voinovich School faculty and professional staff. Opportunities include innovative research and work related to:
Sustainability
Watershed management Ecology GIS Field and lab research opportunities Small business planning Economic development Entrepreneurship Product design and marketing Community health Public policy Public relations and communications Research and evaluation Climate change Natural resource governance International development Environmental policy
The deadline to apply is Friday, January 29, 2016. Click here for more information and how to apply.
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 Location: Cambridge, MA Description: Provide leadership and implementation strategies on sustainable building design and construction, energy, water, stormwater, land management, and waste systems. Will lead the development of and enable the implementation of current and future related sustainability commitments, relevant data management, strategic planning, analysis, and collaborative relationships. More information on this job. |
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 Healthy, local food is something everyone should have access to. This is the driving message behind the Athens non-profit Community Food Initiatives (CFI). Mary Nally, the executive director, is the leader of the community based organization. Nally grew up in Meigs County. She has a degree in social work and a Masters of Science in Environmental Studies from the Voinovich School. The diversity of her educational background is one of many reasons why she is such an effective leading force at CFI. Growing up in Appalachian Ohio exposed her to the poverty throughout the region. Athens County has one of the highest poverty rates in Ohio with 31.7 percent of the population at or below the poverty line (ODSA). It was this firsthand knowledge that led her to social work and later to CFI. While working on her master's thesis at Ohio University, Nally became interested in ecological citizenship, which focuses on reducing one's ecological footprint and personal responsibility for the environment. Her research involved studying the West Side Community Gardens (formerly managed by CFI) and led her to the question, "Does participating in community gardens give people tools to become an ecological citizen?" Which led her to pursue a position at CFI so she could help create sustainable and vital communities. "I want to give people the opportunity to see themselves succeed," Nally says. Individual and community empowerment are the heart of her philosophy and a goal of CFI programs.
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 The Ohio University Alumni Association and the Nation's Capital Chapter will host Washington, D.C. Networking Week from March 24 - 26, 2016. The trip offers students an opportunity to connect with alumni in the Washington, D.C. area and learn about life after graduation. Over the course of the trip, participants will join panel discussions, tour local companies and agencies and attend dinners and cocktail receptions with local OHIO alumni. The registration fee is $50, which includes transportation, several meals, panel discussions and tours. Hotel accommodations are provided by Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, and the two-night stay will cost between $100 and $200. The registration deadline is March 4. A tentative schedule, additional information and registration can be found here.Interested students are invited to contact Katrina Heilmeier at theilmeik@ohio.edu with any questions. __________________________________________
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 Registration for the 2016 Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo is now open. This year's Expo will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 14, at the Convocation Center. To participate, interested students must register online at www.ohio.edu/studentexpo before Sunday Feb. 28, 11:59:59 pm. Registration will be capped at 800 presenters. The annual event attracts more than 700 student presenters from dozens of disciplines. More than 2,000 students, faculty, staff, community members and local middle school and high school students attend to learn more about how Ohio University students are engaged in research, scholarship and creative activity. __________________________________________
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 The Ohio Chapter of the American Public Works Association is awarding $1,000 scholarships to qualified graduate students studying in the fields of civil engineering and public administration. Applications must be postmarked by February 26, 2016, to be considered. The scholarship will be awarded to students who demonstrate good character and integrity, leadership qualities and good academic standing. You may access more information and a copy of the application here. ___________________________________________
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Ecolunch Seminar Series
Jan. 27, 11:50 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Irvine 159
Spring Film Sustainability Series: This Changes Everything
Jan. 27, 7 p.m.
Athena Cinema
Microgrid Opportunities in Southeast Ohio
Jan. 28, 6:30-8 p.m.
Walter Hall 145
Voinovich Scholar Deadline
Jan. 29
More information
Balkans Study Abroad Registration Deadline
Feb. 1
More information
Jeff Finkle Fellowship Deadline
Feb. 1, 5 p.m.
More information
Science Cafe: Natalie Kruse Daniels
Feb. 3, 5 p.m.
Baker Front Room
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TAD Services Workshop
Feb. 9 & 10, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
More information
Student Senate Alumni Society Advocacy Forum
Feb. 18 5:30-7:30 p.m.Ohio StatehouseRegister here
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In an interview with Circle of Blue, Voinovich School faculty Dr. Geoff Dabelko noted that people have migrated in response to environmental changes for millennia. Allowing for greater mobility, both short-term, to take advantage of seasonal work, or long-term, to flee a swamped homeland, could be a response to drought or to rising seas. The political difficulty of such actions would require a deft touch. "We have to see migration as part of the solution, not just as the problem," Dabelko said. "It's not just a threat but an opportunity."
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Impact & Innovation is a newsletter for the students, faculty and professionals of the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.
Have an article idea? Contact Laura Alloway, Voinovich School Director of Marketing and Communications.
Impact & Innovation is written and created by undergraduate students Diana Wiebe, M.C. Tilton, Jasmine Grillmeier and Daniel Kington.
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