Green Jobs Day at
LCCC presents Sustainability Issues
A Green Jobs Day at Lorain County
Community College will present sustainability issues
that are occurring in Lorain County
and across the region. The Green Jobs Day will be held from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2009, in the LCCC Stocker
Arts Center cinema hall.
“This is a great opportunity for everyone to learn about
organizations, companies and legislative initiatives that
promote sustainability, new technologies and ‘green’ job
opportunities in Northeast Ohio,”
said LCCC Assistant Professor James Beil.
The Green Jobs Day topics are:
• “It’s Time To Get Real” at 11 a.m. by Daniel Hull of
the Climate Protection Action Fund;
• Great Lakes
Energy Development Task Force at
11:20 a.m. by Mike Challender;
• Apollo Alliance at noon by
Shanelle Smith;
• Comprehensive Green Projects in the Oberlin Community at 12:45
p.m. by Cheryl Wolfe of Oberlin
College;
• LCCC Alternative Energy Technology
– Wind Turbine Major at 1:45 p.m. by Duncan Estep,
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Technologies at LCCC;
• “Is Your Career Sustainable? Green Jobs are all about
innovation and sustainability. What are you doing today to
create a meaningful and sustainable career for tomorrow?” at
2:15 p.m. by Marcia Jones of LCCC’s Employment and Career
Services office.
There will be information booths from all of the presenters,
including the Baldwin Wallace College
sustainability program, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
Stocker Arts Center lobby. The
event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call LCCC assistant professor James Beil
at (440) 366-4771 or email him
at
jbeil@lorainccc.edu.
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