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| Now enrolling for new master's of science in sustainability - Lipscomb University’s Institute for Sustainable Practice announces the debut of the new Master’s of Science in Sustainability, offering graduate-level courses in specialties such as food security and nutrition, green building principles, sustainable site practices, and renewable energy. The new program will begin offering courses in the fall semester 2009.
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| Lipscomb spotlights sustainability in business world with Expo, Summit - The second annual Green Business and Living Summit and Expo was a hit with green businesspeople and consumers who came together to support sustainable ways of making money and living life. |
| Lipscomb hosts Tennessee's largest sustainability event April 2-4 - Lipscomb University has announced the lineup for its second annual Green Business and Living Summit and Expo, Tennessee’s largest sustainability business conference and green consumer event, happening April 2-4, 2009. |
| Lipscomb hosts Mayor's Green Ribbon Committee on Environmental Sustainability - Lipscomb President L. Randolph Lowry convened the members of Mayor Karl Dean’s Green Ribbon Committee on Environmental Sustainability Wednesday in the Ezell Center for a "benchmark meeting" to begin finalizing the committee’s recommendations to the mayor. |
| Sustainability Institute sponsors conference exploring the business case for sustainability - The nation’s ongoing economic struggles, scarcity of resources and the demand for long-term economic viability will be examined at a conference hosted by the Nashville office of Stanton Chase International and sponsored by Lipscomb University's Institute for Sustainable Practice. |
| Lipscomb's holiday is a little more green than red this year - Christmas 2008 on the Lipscomb campus is a little more green than red this year, as the university debuted power-saving LED lights at the annual Lighting of the Green on Dec. 2. |
| Lipscomb's green leader attends Al Gore's Inconvenient slide show training - The director of Lipscomb University's Institute for Sustainable Practice was part of the inaugural group of faith leaders to participate in one of Al Gore’s climate change training seminars, made famous through the Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth. |
| Dedication Day debuts $21 million in new green construction in music, pharmacy, housing - Lipscomb University’s Dedication Day, Tuesday, Aug. 26, kicked off the fall 2008 semester with a marathon of ribbon-cuttings, receptions and tours to celebrate almost $21 million in new green construction on campus. |
| Lipscomb students go organic at grand opening of Bennett Campus Center, March 4 - The newly renovated Bennett Campus Center, will celebrate its grand re-opening on March 4, with a ribbon-cutting attended by Mayor Karl Dean at 9:30 a.m.
The Campus Center, with $2.3 million in improvements, will boast the new Arlo’s Bison Café, featuring organic salads, granite slab ice cream, and a cereal bar. |
| National environment, business expert tapped for Lipscomb’s first sustainability summit - Paul Hawken, entrepreneur, author and leading proponent of “green” corporations, will be the keynote speaker on April 3 for Lipscomb University’s Tennessee Green Business Summit, introducing the state’s business owners to the ins and outs of eco-friendly, sustainable operations. |
