The King’s Green Pad

Thanks to a grant from the CCCU, earlier this spring The President’s Council at King’s decided to adopt the STARS system, which stands for Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. STARS was created by ASSHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) to help universities become more sustainable. You can learn more about [...]

STUDY BREAK! Come get some FREE coffee and enjoy the international simulcast of “Hope for Creation,” presenting a transformational new film series about environmental and spiritual sustainability featuring Matthew Sleeth, MD, author of Serve God, Save the Planet and The Gospel According to the Earth. SAC (Student Activity Centre) Wednesday, April 21 5:30 pm The [...]

Last summer, the City of Edmonton launched a new “learn and serve” program for Edmontonians who are interested in learning more about ecology and naturalization in our city, and being involved in the stewardship of local natural areas. The program includes 35 hours of FREE training and field trips led by knowledgeable experts from across [...]

On March 26, 2010 President Harry Fernhout of the King’s University College signed a statement committing the university to exercise leadership in greenhouse gas emissions and environmental stewardship as part of its strategic direction to care for creation. You can view the remarks the President gave regarding the statement, which includes a recent history of [...]

Book Launch for King’s faculty member. April 8, 7-9pm. Greenwoods Bookshoppe Sociologist Randy Haluza-DeLay’s Speaking for Ourselves: Environmental Justice in Canada and another book on democracy and environmental conflict have just come out in paperback. Join us for Stories, Wine and Refreshments as we celebrate this event. Greenwoods Bookshoppe is at 7925 – 104 Street, [...]

Ben Lowe has been active this week blogging about his trip to our university last weekend. Here is another post on his Renewal Blog with pictures from the ESC Kickoff and our trip to Jasper and the Athabasca Glacier. Wow! http://renewingcreation.org/our-blog/renewal-blog/116-renewal-at-the-kings-university-college

Check out this blog in which Ben Lowe, who recently visited our campus, wrote some very complimentary things about our students: http://secondnaturebos.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/students-release-groundbreaking-report-sustainability-christian-campuses/

The King’s Keeper’s student club at The King’s University College is sponsoring an “Environmental Stewardship Challenge,” which involves a 30 day commitment to attempt to lower your ecological footprint. Each week is centered around a specific theme such as water or energy, and the challenge simply involves participants making small, achievable goals each week based [...]

Renewal: Students Caring for Creation, a student-led, Christian environmental group, released the groundbreaking Green Awakenings Campus Report chronicling environmental initiatives on 52 Christian colleges across the United States and Canada. The report is a project of Renewal, a growing movement of young Christians dedicated to caring for God’s creation through mobilizing and equipping their campuses [...]

Come join citizens, scientists, and policymakers to discuss the prospects for nuclear power development in Alberta What: A Public Forum open to all interested parties to discuss issues related to nuclear power development in Alberta. The Environmental Research and Studies Centre has commissioned a group of social scientists to develop a synthesis report on the [...]