Sustainability in Athletics (ENVS 4941), invites students staff and faculty to explore the substantial footprint of the sports industry. The curricular collaboration involves Cornell Student-Athletes for Sustainability, the Campus Sustainability Office, community partners Finger Lakes ReUse and GreenStar Food Co-Op and course instructor Joseph Yavitt, professor of natural resources and the environment in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Guest speakers and readings will provide background for students to participate in volunteer events, reflect on their own athletic communities and envision sustainable solutions.

Speaker Schedule

• 9/15 - Riley Bahr & Dave Newport, Nat. Sustain. Program manager & strategic advisor, Blue Strike

   

• 9/22– Brian McCullough, Associate Professor, University of Michigan

• 9/29 – Norman Vossschulte, VP of Fan Experience & Sustainability, Philadelphia Eagles

• 10/6 – Alayna Burns & Brandon Hersh, Duke alum, founders of duke sustainable athletics group (DSAG)

• 10/20 – Christine Cavallo, Sr. Manager, UN Global Compact Network; U.S. National Team Rower

• 10/27 – Lewis Blaustein, CEO & Founder, EcoAthletes

• 11/3 –Jessica Murfree, Asst. Professor, UNC Chapel Hill

• 11/10– Kim Anderson, Assistant Director, Cornell Campus Sustainability Office