Legathon (en español; 10:00 a.m. – 18:30 p.m. CET)
2023-03-04 04:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Are you interested in making a positive difference for people with disabilities? If you are between 16 and 20 years old and would like to present your innovative ideas on how to make a real improvement to the lives of the citizens of Leganes with some degree of disability, join the Legathon!
Taking a challenge-based approach, you will work in teams of 5 people to propose actions that contribute to ensuring that all citizens enjoy the same rights. You will also learn about different disabilities and how an adapted environment make living life on equal terms easier. The winning proposal will be implemented by the City Council of Leganés during the local Disability Week.
Presenters:
Vicerrectorate for Institutional Relations and Sustainable Development, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
City Town Hall of Leganés (Spain)
BEST- UC3M (Board of European Students of Technology)
Presented in Spanish
To Register: https://www.dejovenesleganes.es/ext/solicita-evento.aspx

Saving UAE’s Native Plants: How we Built the Flora Database (2-3 p.m. Gulf Standard Time)
2023-03-06 05:00 - 06:00 | Virtual, GA
The purpose of the webinar is to explain the efforts of young Emirati plant specialists in the generation of UAE Flora: The Native Plants Database of Emirates; a fully referenced, extensively validated, evolving, web-based, virtual database that has been designed and developed to introduce native plants form the biodiversity of UAE to the Global scientific communities, with the help and support of UAE plants’ expert from all the emirates. This database will be accessible to experts, researchers, and the public to support the UAE Flora conservation and reintroduction efforts.
Presenter: Dr. Shaher Bano, Principal investigator of Data Science and Native plants research, Fujairah research Centre
Facilitator: Dr. Karima Hamani, Assistant Professor and Sustainability Committee Chair, Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saving-uaes-native-plants-how-we-built-the-flora-database-webinar-tickets-559442998067

Event time is 2-3 pm Gulf Standard Time (5-6 am Eastern Standard Time)

Students Taking on Hunger: Ideas from Around the World on Addressing Food Insecurity and Inadequate Nutrition
2023-03-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
As part of the 2023 UN SDGs Action and Awareness Week, UC Davis is hosting a student-run virtual symposium on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how students are leading efforts to address SDG 2: Zero Hunger. Please join us on Monday, March 6, 1-2 pm PST, as UC Davis SDG Interns interview student speakers from around the world about encouraging local agricultural production, reducing food waste, and engaging communities to facilitate food distribution.
UC Davis Global Affairs SDG Interns:
Trinity Monroe Salazar; Ariana Janelle Araujo; Pavan Kaur Gill; Molly Elizabeth Medin; Phuong Nam Tran ; Hei Lam Ho.
Other speakers who are participating in the International Student Challenge to Achieve Zero Hunger will be added.
Event is supervised by Jolynn Shoemaker, Director of Global Engagements, Global Affairs, UC Davis and Tom Rosen-Molina, Senior Analyst, Global Engagements, Global Affairs, UC Davis

Register: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ccy17hwAQfasyKQdDXfolA

Community Tourism: Is it Really Sustainable?
2023-03-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
Few communities have witnessed such a dramatic change in recent years like Medellin’s Comuna 13. Once declared one of the most dangerous neighborhoods on earth, this area is now a tourism hot spot with visitors attracted to its world-class street art, live hip hop, Afro-Caribbean dance shows, and innovative outside escalators. But is visiting Comuna 13 really sustainable? Local guide Ana Cristina flips the myths of community tourism and explores how you can travel with awareness and leave positive impacts as a traveler.
Presenter: Ana Cristina – Local tour guide from Comuna 13, political activist, and operations manager for Kagumu Adventures.
English (Spanish available)

TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/SnY3LRZHFQPWcJpK9

Maternal Mortality: Beyond an Indicator
2023-03-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
Maternal mortality remains a priority of the Sustainable Development Goals, under the “Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. Target 3.1: By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births, is a matter that concerns professionals from different backgrounds and also families that surround women when they are pregnant and after birth. Journalists, health providers, doctors, nurses, public policy designers, politicians, are just a short list of who should be involved in this matter.
This discussion-based event, hosted by the International Observatory in Public Health will present the connection of Maternal Mortality to the SDGs and the importance of meeting the targets. As our aim is to make this event as interactive as possible, it will begin with a quiz about Maternal Mortality basic concepts. Afterwards, we will present a brief conference which will include the key points regarding Maternal Mortality and how to build and interpret the specific indicator (Maternal Mortality Rate); these previous two points are meant to create a consensus on knowledge. Afterwards, the panelists interventions will start, they will each have the floor to share their perspectives and evaluation of the maternal mortality situation in their countries, we will have panelists from Colombia, Perú, México and the USA. As the individual conferences end, the panelists will jointly outline take-home messages and put forward new ideas to face Maternal Mortality. Finally, the event will conclude with time for debating the ideas, questions and perspectives typed by the audience in the comment box during the conference.
Professionals from different disciplines are welcome to participate.
Presenters:
Maria Luisa Latorre. Director of the Masters Program in Public Health. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas. Colombia.
Laura Castro. Master ‘s student in Public Health. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas. Colombia.
Marcos L González. Master’s in Biomedical Sciences. Des Moines University. USA.
Jose L. Oropeza. Master’s student in Public Health. National Institute of Public Health. México.
Mariel Palacios. Medical Student. San Martín de Porres University. Perú.
Sebastian Briceño. Master’s student in Public Health. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas. Colombia.
Anderson Lucena. Medical Student. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas. Colombia.
Join event: https://meet.google.com/yvs-xhxi-mgq

2023 Great Lakes Conference: Managing Fisheries and Exploring Islands
2023-03-07 09:30 - 16:00 | Virtual, GA
The 33rd Annual Great Lakes conference will feature two themes with three presentations per theme as well as a panel discussion with Q/A from participants. The themes are Fisheries Management in the Great Lakes and Great Lakes Islands. The day will also feature a presentation on PFAS in Great Lakes Fish. The conference is sponsored by Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Institute of Water Research, Michigan Sea Grant Extension, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and MSU Extension. Support is provided by US Geological Survey Water Resources Research Program. The conference is free to attend.
Presenters:
Heather Triezenberg, Michigan Sea Grant
Jim Bence, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University
Jay Wesley, Fisheries Division, Lake Michigan Basin Coordinator, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Matt Faust, Ohio Division of Wildlife, Sandusky Fisheries Research Station, Sandusky, Ohio
Justin Chiotti, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Detroit River Substation, Gibraltar
Daniele Miranda, Departments of Physics and Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Bretton Joldersma, Water Resources Division, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Matt Preisser, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Lansing
Josh Cohen, Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI), Michigan State University Extension, Lansing
Peter Huston, Great Lakes Islands Alliance, Stewardship Network

Register: https://www.canr.msu.edu/iwr/events/annual-great-lakes-conference

The Creative Cafe: International Women’s Day 2023 (15:00-17:00 GMT)
2023-03-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
Using arts as a tool for education and social change, we invite everyone to join us in an afternoon of sewing, painting, sign-making and reflection about the struggles of women, girls and the vulnerable sectors in achieving equitable education. As we anchor this event to International Women’s Day 2023, campaigning for women and girls and LGBTQIA+ education (SDG 4) and equality (SDG 5) can help us build sustainable and equitable societies and communities.
Join us in person or online. Bring your materials or existing projects. Remember that you do not need to be artistically inclined to join.
The Creative Cafe Team @ University of Strathclyde
– Jane Catlin, Teaching Fellow & EdD Student, School of Education, University of Strathclyde
– Clare Mouat, Teaching Fellow & EdD Student, School of Education, University of Strathclyde
– McRhon Banderlipe I, PhD Student, School of Education, University of Strathclyde

Register: https://strath.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcuGqrDIjGNUebpmns5I1PpJhbZFIMYDQ
In person participation option also available. See graphic.

Urban Gardening & Composting: Take Action in Your Community
2023-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
We head over to Colombia’s second biggest city, Medellin, to explore the positive social and environmental impacts urban gardening can have upon your community. Led by a local pioneer, you will learn how to dramatically reduce your daily carbon footprint while also discovering expert techniques to be able to start a composting system for your home or university. The interactive webinar includes a presentation from local pioneer Laura Rubio and tangible take-away tools to take sustainable action straight away.
Presenter: Laura Rubio, local pioneer, biologist and Kagumu Adventures tour leader
TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/6kaEdsUsn7YLMYeg9

Human Trafficking: Be a Part of the Solution
2023-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, GA
Human trafficking is happening everywhere – including at events. As professionals in the hospitality, tourism, events and sports industries, it is our responsibility to be aware of this issue and take action!
Join us for a training and discussion on recognizing and responding to the warning signs of human trafficking. Human trafficking and its relationship to the hospitality and events industry will be discussed, as well as ways to identify victims and respond appropriately. Participants will learn ways we can raise awareness of this continued concern and affect change. Relevant resources and MPI’s efforts to combat human trafficking will be shared with attendees.
Alexa Bufkin will guide us through the training and Katie Riggs will facilitate discussion and idea-sharing. The goal is for everyone to be more informed and aid in the movement of preventing human trafficking.
Presenters:
Alexa Bufkin, a 2022 Tourism, Events and Sport Management (TESM) master’s student graduate.
Katie Riggs, Founder of Riggs + Co, TESM alumni and past-president of Indiana Chapter of MPI.
The event will be hybrid. For those at Indiana University (IUPUI) the Lunch and Learn will be held in the Education Building Room 1128. For those joining remotely:
LINK TO JOIN: https://iu.zoom.us/j/82700061156

Teaching the SDGs: Innovations in teaching about the Sustainable Development Goals
2023-03-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, GA
In an ever-changing world with increasingly complex challenges, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require rethinking norms and imagining innovative solutions. Post-secondary institutions play an important role in building capacity among learners to address this work.
With a desire to create learning experiences that are meaningful, creative and transformative, educators have to reflect on how traditional teaching methods can be improved through innovation in the classroom.
This panel will explore innovation in the context of teaching the SDGs, approaches to teaching using innovative strategies to help improve learning outcomes in universities and colleges across Canada.
Hosted by SDSN Canada and the Sustainability Hub at University of British Columbia
Moderator: Ramota Morenike Ojurongbe, program coordinator SDSN Canada
Panelists:
1. Kshamta Hunter- Manager of Transformative Learning & Student Engagement with the UBC Sustainability Hub
2. Dr. Alistair Edgar- Associate Professor of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University
3. Aditi Garg is an educational development specialist, University of Saskatchewan
4. Rosalind Warner, College Professor at Okanagan College
5. Dr. Candy Ho- University Lead, Sustainable Development Goals at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Office of the Provost and Vice President Academic

Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-event-teaching-the-sdgs-tickets-536261250837

Inner Development Goals
2023-03-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual, GA
What Inner Shifts or human growth needs to happen in order for us to reach the SDGs collectively?
The Inner Development Goals is a framework launched in 2022 to support the achievement of the 17 SDGs.
The starting point for the IDG initiative was the reflection that the SDGs provide goals and a vision of what needs to happen, but progress along this vision has so far been disappointing because we lack the inner capacity to deal with our increasingly complex environment and challenges.
“The success of an intervention depends on the interior condition of the intervener.” Bill O´Brien
The IDGs framework maps which abilities, qualities or skills we need to foster among individuals, groups, and organizations that play crucial roles in working to fulfill the SDG. It involves a range of cognitive and emotional skills.
The 5 Categories with the 23 skills and qualities:
– Being – Relationship to Self
– Thinking: Cognitive skills
– Relating: Caring for others
– Collaborating: Social Skills
– Acting: Driving Change
Watch this video (https://vimeo.com/643897255) to learn more about the IDG and the scientific advisors which are involved, such as:
Amy C. Edmondson, Ph.D., Harvard Business School
Jennifer Garvey Berger, Ph.D., Harvard University
Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
Peter Senge, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
Robert Kegan, Ph.D., Harvard University
Daniel J. Siegel, MD UCLA
Register here: https://forms.gle/L1zXu69Rp1yaeJVq8

International Women’s Day – Reproductive Health in the U.S.
2023-03-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Virtual, GA
It’s Women’s History Month! How are you celebrating?
Join UNA-MHV and SUNY NP Dept. of Women’s Gender and Sexualities to discuss the Human Rights Implications of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Our guest speaker Katherine Mayall will be here to share how this decision will impact the access to fill reproductive health in the U.S.

Facilitator: Dr. Ş. İlgü Özler, Professor, SUNY New Paltz
Guest Speaker: Katherine Mayall, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Center for Reproductive Rights.

Register: https://newpaltz.webex.com/weblink/register/ra388e20e788ee998cc82f7efac1c907a

Educating for Tomorrow’s Unknowns: Sustainability Front and Centre
2023-03-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual, GA
Climate change or rising inequalities, whether happening locally or in other parts of the world, do not only impact our individual future but are central for collective action in tackling these and other global challenges.
How can we understand global issues? How can we learn to live happily, sustainably, and ethically without the feeling of only cutting back? What does this exactly mean for educators, parents, and students?
Join us for a public lecture on 7 March 2023 at 7 pm (EST) on the potential of educating for a sustainable future for young people to become global citizens in this complicated world.
Presenter: Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability, York University Toronto (Canada)
LINK TO REGISTER: https://www.yorku.ca/edu/events/educating-for-tomorrows-unknowns-sustainability-front-and-centre/

Conferencia ODS en el Tec: “Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible a la mitad del camino”
2023-03-08 09:30 - 20:00 | Virtual, GA
Tec de Monterrey, through the SDGs Initiative, will host the Conference “The SDGs at the crossroads”, where participants will discuss the progress and remaining challenges to achieve the SDGs by 2030. The conference will have keynote speakers and panels dedicated to each dimension of sustainable development.
While the event has a reduced number of in-person participants, you can follow the discussions on-line.
Presenters:
David Garza, Executive President of Tec de Monterrey; Jeffrey Sachs, President of UN Sustainable
Development Solutions Network; Patricia Espinosa, Former Executive Secretary UNFCCC; Gabriel Yorio, Deputy Finance Minister; Rolando Ocampo, Director of Statistics Department ECLAC; Leticia Bonifaz, Mexican expert of CEDAW Committee; among others.
Events will primarily be held in Spanish.
Register: https://itesm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cQaDWMtER6CKkkGLQZb2tQ

Advancing careers & the SDGs: how a co-curricular program prepares students to make a difference in their professional paths
2023-03-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
While many agree that the SDGs should play a critical role in our students’ education, helping students to connect their passions and career goals to be aligned with these global goals promises to both benefit them and our society in general. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s SDG Scholar Program (housed within their College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources), seeks to both spark curiosity about the goals and help students chart their professional paths to be aligned with them. With one aim of the program being to students’ professional networks, we work to illuminate lesser-known and innovative careers, normalize non-linear professional paths, develop critical thinking and cultural competency, and bring students together to problem-solve with peers with different life experiences than themselves.
Learn more about the program (and potentially join us as an SDG expert, if you’re interested!) by attending this session about creatively re-combining resources and connections to benefit students, our countries, and the world.
Presenter: Brianne Wolf, coordinator of global learning and engagement strategies, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Register: https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUuf-ihrjkvHtCaGd6tALbcYl7WxCtWO-x3

How to integrate the SDGs in academic programs: lessons from a 3-year bottom-up approach at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and European Alliance EELISA
2023-03-09 08:00 - 09:30 | Virtual, GA
Most University students are unaware of the SDGs; a significant percentage of Faculty aren’t. There are many ways to overcome these barriers at Universities. This event is meant to discuss two methods that Universidad Politécnica de Madrid has pursued solely and jointly with other European Universities. Both are bottom-up but are guided and stimulated from the top. The event is intended to describe these initiatives and show the results.
Presenters:
Alberto Garrido, Vice-Rector UPM, Coordinator of EELISA
Ignacio González Tejada, Associate Vice-Rector UPM
María Luisa Martínez Muneta, Associate Vice-Rector UPM
Organizer: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and European Alliance EELISA
To register: https://upm.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsdumtrT4jHta4qL95GH1zGu-0xGqFNMCK

Conversations with Cabrera: Climate Change
2023-03-09 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual, GA
Georgia Institute of Technology President Ángel Cabrera convenes a panel of faculty to discuss climate action as part of Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week. Joining him will be:

Marilyn Brown, Regents’ Professor and the Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in the School of Public Policy;
Andre Calmon, assistant professor in the Scheller College of Business and a faculty fellow in the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems;
Tim Lieuwen, Regents’ Professor, David S. Lewis, Jr. Chair, and executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute; and
Brian Stone, professor in the School of City and Regional Planning and director of the Urban Climate Lab.

This is a hybrid in-person/virtual event. To join virtually: c.gatech.edu/SDG2023 In person location: Scholars Event Network Theater in Price Gilbert Library.
View the campus calendar event here: https://calendar.gatech.edu/event/2023/03/09/conversations-cabrera-climate-action

Global Shared Learning Classroom con metodología COIL y desarrollo de competencias éticas y ciudadanas.
2023-03-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
Bajo el proyecto TEC GLOBAL SHARE LEARNING CLASSROOM y la metodología COIL, dos universidades ITESM (México) y URV (España) se unen con alumnos en dos materias integrados en equipos internacionales, que bajo uno de los 17 ODS de la Agenda 2030 cada equipo investiga, mapea y propone soluciones viables, a corto plazo para coadyuvar en algunas de las metas del ODS otorgado y que tenga impacto real (social/ambiental) con acciones concretas en su territorio (México y España)
Hemos trabajado las dos docentes desde 2020 cada semestre con diferentes grupos de alumnos de manera consecutiva este 2023. Participan estudiantes de 2º curso de los Grados de Pedagogia y Educación Social de la Universidad Rovira i Virgili; y estudiantes de diversas disciplinas (negocios, derecho, ingenierías, administración, comunicación, arquitectura, etc.) del Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
Se organizan tres fases concretas: Icebraker, a través del cual hay actividades de presentación y organización de los equipos a través de la plataforma Zoom y la herramienta Padlet; en una segunda fase se desarrolla la Actividad Colaborativa (de investigación y mapeo) con la que analizan la problemática en ambos países y crean y llevan a la práctica los proyectos con impacto social/ambiental apegado a las metas de los 17 ODS de la Agenda 2030; se finaliza con una reflexión final sobre sus aprendizajes, avances en el desarrollo de las competencias de comunicación intercultural, nuevas tecnologías, ética, etc. a través de esta última etapa presentan sus proyectos y el impacto de los mismos en un pitch en vídeo sintetizando un ensayo que han construido a lo largo.
Todo este proceso lleva acompañamiento personalizado de las dos docentes, quienes desde sus universidades van coordinando a los equipos. Las actividades tiene listas de cotejo que guían a los estudiantes a legar a las metas establecidas. Todo el proceso se va evaluando e impacta en la calificación de las materias de ambas universidades.
Las herramientas digitales que se utilizan en las tres etapas son: Zoom, Padlet, Slack, Google Drive-Site, WhatsApp, entre otras.
Siempre con el objetivo de mejorar las perspectivas y miradas globales de nuestros estudiantes y así lleguen a ser personas más vinculadas a la sociedad y aprendan a descubrir que ellos y ellas también pueden dar respuesta a las necesidades de su entorno, con acciones pequeñas y viables, ejerciendo así una ciudadanía activa y global.
Profesoras:
-Dra. Maria Concepció Torres Sabaté, profesora del Departamento de Pedagogia de la Facultat de Ciencias de la Educació y Psicologia de la Universidad Rovira i Virgili -URV- (Tarragona- Cataluña-España). Coordinadora de la asignatura “Política y Gestión Educativa”.
mariaconcepcio.torres@urv.cat

-Dra. Ana Cecilia Franco de la Rosa, profesora de la Escuela de Humanidades del Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Campus Toluca) – ITESM (México). Imparte la asignatura “Ética, sostenibilidad y responsabilidad social”
ana.cecilia.franco@tec.mx

Pueden registrarse enviando un correo a: mariaconcepcio.torres@urv.cat

INSERLAB: A Conversation with our Alumni (Spanish/Catalan)
2023-03-09 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual, GA
Our next free webinar is coming up and we’d love you to be there. On Thursday 9th March, we’ll be talking online about INSERLAB, a higher education program that prepares young people with intellectual disAbility for supported employment. Pau, Sara, Gerard and Josep will be our thought-provoking guests. As Inserlab students, they will explain you their experiences at Universitat Rovira i Virgili and how this academic journey has changed their lives. Whether you’re a university manager, a teacher, an employer looking for talent or a young person willing to improve your skills our story will inspire you to act.
Presenters:
Teresa Torres-Coronas, teacher, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Pau Palau Riquelme, Inserlab alumni, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Gerard Vilaplana Juncosa, Inserlab alumni, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Sara Muñóz Castro, Inserlab alumni, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Josep Sendra Soronellas, Inserlab alumni, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Presented in: Spanish/Catalan
To Join: https://ja.cat/InserlabWebinar

Sustainable Food System Solutions Research Fair (in-person, McGill University)
2023-03-09 15:00 - 19:30 | McGill University Thomson House Ballroom
Come learn about innovative student research on improving food security, food as medicine, Indigenous nutrition, and more at the Sustainable Food System Solutions Research Fair on Thursday, March 9 starting at 3 p.m. in the Thomson House Ballroom (3650 McTavish St., Montreal). Enjoy free food, hear from McGill students and a guest speaker, and celebrate the launch of a new food security research network designed to connect students based on the downtown and Macdonald campuses. The event will also feature a rotating hydroponic tower demonstration by the McGill alumni who founded Interius Farms, a local vertical farming start-up. Learn more.

“Meet the Maker” of the Beyond the Box: SDGs exhibit, Nebraska alumna Peyton Bishop
2023-03-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual, GA
As part of SDG Action and Awareness Week, the CASNR Global Learning Hub is excited to present several events showcasing University of Nebraska students, alumni, faculty, and staff work towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. (CASNR: College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources)
“Beyond the Box: CASNR Edition” is a collection of resources in an interactive audio exhibit highlighting Nebraska faculty and staff contributions towards the Sustainable Development Goals (currently on display at the Nebraska East Union third floor). The project was created to utilize digital storytelling to support students in various grades as they explore their future. Through focusing on important human values, these collections of stories highlight how individuals have found their way into the sciences and how their chosen career has allowed them to do amazing and impactful work related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The “Maker” of this exhibit, Peyton Bishop, is a UNL CASNR alumna with background in fisheries and wildlife, and a former team member with U. Nebraska’s science literacy initiatives. She has a passion for bringing valuable, educational, and diverse STEM learning experiences to youth and currently serves as an AVID Tutor with the Lincoln Public School district
Speaker: Peyton Bishop, Creator of the CASNR Beyond the Box SDGs exhibit and AVID Tutor with Lincoln Public Schools
Facilitator; Brianne Wolf, coordinator of global learning and engagement strategies, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
To register: https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYucuutqjIvGNJGfYtANyfZlAZMyJnQvA-f

About the Student Sustainability Summit: Hosting an SDG-focused, multi-institutional student mini-conference (recorded)
2023-03-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual, GA
The Sustainable Shenandoah Valley (SSV) Regional Centre of Expertise for Sustainable Development (RCE) will showcase a student-planned and student-led annual event called the Student Sustainability Summit. This annual event highlights student research and projects that relate to one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals, bringing together students from five regional institutions of higher education in a conference-style event to present their work, network, and collaborate with one another and with community activists. For this webinar, Ms. Heather Korzun, a student at Mary Baldwin University, and Ms. Carol Lena Miller, representing SSV at James Madison University, will describe how the Student Sustainability Summit is organized and implemented, providing practical advice and resources to potentially host a similar event in your own community. The format is an on-demanded recorded interview that will be available beginning March 6.
Ms. Heather Korzun, student, Mary Baldwin University
Ms. Carol Lena Miller, Sustainability and Environment Associate, James Madison University
VIEW THE RECORDING HERE!

SDGs by Self Reliant World (7:45 – 8:30 p.m. IST)
2023-03-10 09:15 - 10:00 | Virtual, GA
A Global webinar on the SDGs by Self Reliant World.
Presenters: Dr. Rajat Sharma, Chairman – Unity of Nations Action for Climate Change Council ( UNAccc ) please visit www.unaccc.world , www.unaccc.org
Organizer: Unity of Nations Action for Climate Change Council
To Join: meet.google.com/jue-etwg-epr

Journées Scientifiques – Scientific Days (en français)
2023-03-10 09:30 - 16:30 | Virtual, GA
’objectif principal de cette journée scientifique est de faire découvrir les travaux effectués dans les différents centres de l’INRS sous forme de présentations vulgarisées et d’aborder les nouvelles thématiques qui occupent la sphère scientifique mondiale.
Comme l’objectif principal de la conférence est la vulgarisation scientifique et que la diversité des domaines de recherche de l’INRS est vaste, nous avons effectué un choix de thèmes et de sous-thèmes plus général. Le thème principal de la conférence sera donc le suivant : Perspective de développement durable, enjeux et opportunités. Notons que ce dernier permet également de tenir compte des épreuves difficiles ayant été vécues par les étudiants depuis la dernière année. Cette conférence offrira une belle opportunité aux universitaires de montrer leur persévérance malgré les conditions plus difficiles.
Les différentes présentations seront divisées suivant les trois sous-thèmes suivants: “Fill the gaps”, “Change the world”, “Recherche et éthique”. La Direction scientifique de l’INRS remettra deux bourses de 200 $ pour la présentation et l’affiche qui illustreront le mieux le lien entre la recherche et un ou plusieurs Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) de l’ONU.
Presented by the Comité d’organisation des Journées scientifiques de l’INRS, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Québec City, Quebec
enregistrer: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKX_65PkoKFcGHw5oTnX9wR6jAx1PbYAz3W4Vs6-vwpGWzQA/viewform

Mental Health as an SDG: From Theory into Action
2023-03-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, GA
Mental health has increasingly become a priority issue on international development agendas. It is a key component of health and wellbeing, worker safety, housing, inclusivity, discrimination and climate change. As part of the SDG agenda, mental health awareness must be integrated in a comprehensive manner, impacting our approach to multiple SDGs.
Student Mental Health Startup Engage You(th) will share their experience creating a grassroots intervention that tackles mental health in their community. This will be followed by an interactive discussion about promoting Mental Health awareness and integrating SDG approaches.
Ariel Zhao – NYU, Harvard, Engage You(th) – Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer
Sohee Lee – NYU, Engage You(th) – Co-founder, Chief Operations Officer
Ali Adnan – NYU, Engage You(th) – Co-founder, Chief Programming Officer
Ruo Yang – NYU, Engage You(th) – Social Media and Website Director
Jaclyn Ha – NYU, Engage You(th) – Outreach Manager
Zoey Meng – NYU, Engage You(th) – Outreach Manager
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Hosted by student startup ENGAGE You(th)
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHF5N36RvKaecUtEn7qFQHmYB8yhrJo9ky5YQBvn8_y_e5gw/viewform?usp=share_link

Hiperion: Immersive Theatre on the SDGs (en español, 19:00 UTC+1)
2023-03-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
Participate in an artistic experience around the Sustainable Development Goals based on immersive theatre and sensorial streaming. Take a trip through time and space: become a student from the future who walks around your house and your city, critically thinking about the present and imagining the future. In ‘Hiperion: tourism to the past with sensorial streaming’, you will be the main character of an immersive theatre play with a binaural technology. Join us for this artistic experience that uses theatre as a tool to imagine our future, think critically and raise awareness about the SDGs.
Alfredo Miralles – Script and artistic direction | Aula de las Artes, UC3M
Lucía Trentini – Interpretation and sound creation
Luis Azpicueta – Binaural recording technology | Department of Signal theory and communications, UC3M
Register by March 8; Information: https://www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite/Cultura/es/TextoDosColumnas/1371352863162/

Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2023
2023-03-10 14:00 - 2023-03-12 18:00 | Virtual, GA
The Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2023 program is organized by the SDG Innovation Lab, Centre of Entrepreneurship, Centennial College with OSPE and Canadian Partners and the support from UNDP and Digital Society School Amsterdam. It is a weekend program to contribute to the Global Goals by collaborating and building solutions to pressing social or business challenges and invoking the participation and engagement of students, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, creative thinkers, and the public community. The program uses a design process and lean methodology to guide participants ensuring that any potential solutions actually solve the problem at hand.
This 2 ½-day program was developed to engage participating designers, engineers, developers, strategists, and all community members to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals by creating solutions with long-term impact.
Friday, March 10th | 2:00-6:00pm EST
Saturday, March 11th | 8:30am-6:00pm EST
Sunday, March 12th | 9:00am-6:00pm EST
Participants will work on their problems and solutions with mentor support addressing the themes using design thinking and lean methodology. Participants work towards solutions resulting in presentation and pitching to a panel of eminent judges for a chance to win awards. During the weekend while teams are working, they are extensively mentored by subject matter, design thinking, business model, and pitching experts.
The Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2022 is based two selected Global Themes with three topics each.
Theme #1: Designing a Thriving Planet for All
Solutions to address issues contributing to climate change
1a) Solutions to develop sustainable and affordable energy
1b) Solutions to develop sustainable mobility/transportation
1c) Solutions to ensure sustainable tourism
Theme #2: Designing Equitable Communities for All
Solutions contributing to healthy and thriving communities
1a) Solutions to ensure health and well being for all age
1b) Solutions to develop equitable social infrastructure
1c) Solutions to ensure food security and eliminate food waste
We hope you can join our one-of-a-kind learning experience!

Presenters/Facilitators:
– Sandra Odendahl, Senior VP and Head, Sustainability and Diversity, Business Development Bank of Canada
– Angie Redecopp, Corporate & ESG Lawyer, Impact Business Law
– Desirée Bombenon, CEO, Surecall
– David Nicholas Oswald, Founder & President, DE Design + Environment Inc, Associate Faculty, Royal Roads University, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society

Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-goals-jam-canada-winter-2023-march-10-12th-weekend-tickets-479543897707

One Choice – Would you choose to not use any substances before you turn 21? (5:30 p.m. PST start)
2023-03-10 20:30 - 21:00 | Virtual, GA
Join Mentor Foundation USA for an engaging conversation with Robert L. DuPont, MD, first Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and President of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., who has devoted more than five decades to the prevention and treatment of drug addiction. Led by Mentor USA’s Youth Advisory Committee President, Jeremy Dawidowicz and Dr. DuPont will dig into why substance use disorder (addiction) is a disease that starts in adolescence, the negative impacts of early substance use on mental health, education, and relationships, and how American youth are positively changing the conversation from substance use to NON-use.
Presenters:
-Robert L. DuPont, MD, first Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) & President of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc.
-Jeremy Dawidowicz, Mentor Foundation USA’s Youth Advisory Committee President.
Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bTDtrSTbTp6x8QRobIfLiA

This is the first webinar of a three-part series on addiction.
Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming webinars:
– Webinar 2 will focus on youth approaching/being 21 years old – the college experience and the new pressures & opportunities faced.
– Webinar 3 will focus on decisions made after age 21 and maintaining healthy decision making skills & habits to live a positive life.

Unsustainable Habits of Ordinary People
2023-04-10 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual, GA
Join Koç University and Moderator Selin Yavuz for a virtual discussion on the unsustainable habits we’ve incorporated into our daily lives and potential solutions.

To Join: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/94029669412
Meeting ID: 940 2966 9412
Passcode: [REDACTED]

UGC Conversations: Planning SDG Engagements on Your Campus (11 am EST start)
2024-02-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
In preparation for SDG Week 2024 (March 4-8) learn about the SDG Week concept, ways to engage, and resources available for planning events. Hear tips and lessons learned from UGC organizers and partner universities and networks that have planned Sustainable Development Goal focused events, weeks, or programs on their campuses. Time for questions and answers from attendees will be provided.
Register to attend at: https://gatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-OgWkiAwQ3eN_t7Drf8XOA
