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03.03.10

It’s a big week for bicycles in Savannah Advocacy, Education, Transportation | (0)
While the big news on the streets of Savannah yesterday involved a presidential motorcade, a different sort of vehicle should get more attention as bicycle-related events round out the week. On Thursday, March 4 at 9 p.m., the bicycle culture movie "Veer" will be screened at SCAD's River Club. Sponsored by SCAD's student news organization and Desoto Row Gallery's "Spoked" bicycle art festival, the Matthew Modine-narrated film is free and open to the public. It's preceded at 7 p.m. by a screening of the indie rock music poster documentary, "Died Young Stated Pretty." On Friday morning, the Savannah Bicycle Campaign's ...
01.28.10

Local sustainability efforts will take center stage at [Un]discliplined event Advocacy, Education | (0)
To borrow the title for Tommy Linstroth's 2007 book, tonight's SCAD Sustainability Council event is all about local action. Having heard from international industry leaders on Tuesday night and professional journalists last night, tonight's program is all about local folks working to make our community and world more sustainable. Representatives from the Emergent Structures Project, the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, the SCAD physical resources department and New Moon of Savannah are among those scheduled to describe their efforts and take questions from the audience. The event begins at 7 p.m. at River Club, 3 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. The event is ...
01.27.10

Tonight: Panel to examine media coverage of sustainability Education | (0)
The SCAD Sustainability Council's [Un]discliplined series continues tonight at River Club with a panel discussion from 7-9 p.m. Cosponsored by SCAD's chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists, news professionals will discuss how media coverage has shaped public understanding of sustainability. Scheduled to participate are Bill Dawers, columnist for the Savannah Morning News; Orlando Montoya, news producer for Georgia Public Broadcasting and Jim Morekis, editor in chief of Connect Savannah. The panel will be moderated by Travis Walters, editor-in-chief of District and president of SCAD's SCJ chapter. The panel will also be streamed live on the District Web site. The ...
01.26.10

Industry leaders speak on sustainability tonight at River Club Education | (0)
[Un]disciplined begins tonight at River Club with a trio of industry leaders who can deliver on the series' goal of "understanding the scope of sustainability." Scheduled to speak are: Matt Nolan, project architect for Belay Architecture in Tacoma, Wa. Ursula Tischner, professor of Design for Sustainability at SCAD and CEO of econcept, Germany Dror Benshetrit of Dror multidisciplinary design (pictured, right). Additional biographical information on the keynote speakers is available on the SCAD Sustainability Council Web site. The night begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m., at River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The event is free and ...
01.24.10

Series of events at SCAD examines sustainability from multiple angles Education | (0)
The Savannah College of Art and Design Sustainability Council announces a series of events focusing on Sustainability, Jan. 26-29 at River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. [Un]disciplined is aimed at examining and understanding the full scope of sustainability. All events are free and open to the public. The series begins Jan. 26 with an opening reception at 6:30 p.m. and keynote addresses from 7-9:30 p.m. Scheduled to speak are Matt Nolan, project architect for Belay Architecture in Tacoma, Wa.; Ursula Tischner, professor of design for sustainability at SCAD and CEO of Econcept, Germany; and Dror Benshetrit, multidisciplinary design, Dror, ...

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