Fall 2013 marks the first time that SSAP has hosted a fall green week, and it's already looking like a success! There are tons of events going on this week, so be sure to check out at least a few! 

Join the Facebook event and sign up for the event here! Hope to see you this week!





--Sunday October 20--
Make Your Own Sundae Social
3-5pm, Bodek Lounge
Hosted by PennCycle and Penn Vegan Society

--Monday October 21--
Green Acorn's Monday Munchies
2-4pm, Locust Walk
Hosted by Green Acorn

--Tuesday October 22--
Sustainable Coffee Hour and Raffle
2:30-3:30pm, Hayden Hall
Hosted by Undergrad Assembly Board

--Wednesday October 23--
Sustainable Design Tours
- 9-10am: Tour of Music Building
- 5:30-6:30pm: Tour of Nanotech Building
Hosted by Penn Environmental Group

Forum on Reducing Food Waste
5:30-6:30, College Hall 200

SSAP Iced Coffee Break(er)
8-10pm, Bishop White (Houston Hall)

--Thursday October 24--
"Gasland" Documentary Screening
8pm, Huntsman 345
Hosted by Penn Environmental Group

--Friday October 25--
Climate Change 101 Teach-In
College Green
Hosted by Divestment at Penn

Gardening Trip to Morris Arboretum
8:30am-2pm
Hosted by Penn Garden Club

--Saturday October 26--
KWH Sustainability Tours
12-5pm, Kelly Writers House
Hosted by Kelly Writers House

UNI Harvest Festival
12-3pm, Bartram's Gardens
Hosted by Urban Nutrition Initiative

Fallapalooza at Morris (Our)boretum
10:30-1pm, Morris Arboretum

Penn Vegan Society's Vegan Mentor Program Launch party on Thursday was a huge success! The event was filled to capacity and all of the scrumptious food was devoured. Students working on becoming vegan were paired with Vegan Society members to aid in the transition, provide support, and share tips on being vegan on campus. Bon Appetit at Penn provided an entirely vegan dinner and the chefs shared their enthusiasm (new-found) for vegan cooking. SSAP provided compostable bags for the event in order to help the event be low-waste and student members brought the compost directly to the loading doc behind Joe's cafe. 

SSAP will be providing compostable bags to ANY group that wants to host a zero- or low-waste event, including several during Green Week. 

On Friday, the Student Sustainability Association at Penn announced a collaboration with Tradepal, an online network that allows people to buy, sell, and trade with friends. 

Tradepal recently partnered with the Clinton Global Initiative to commit to working with 100 universities. Penn is among the first five to announce its official collaboration, and continues the tradition as a leader in the Ivy League for sustainability efforts. 

The collaboration with Tradepal will allow for an expansion of landfill diversion programs at Penn throughout the year and will supplement current efforts by facilities to reduce waste during move out. The partnership fits well with Penn's Climate Action Plan that pledges to reduce waste and CO2 emissions. 

Penn aims to sign up 50 students by NSO and use the site to facilitate buying, selling, and trading during orientation. SSAP will place a special emphasis on helping new students acquire things they forgot or didn't realize they needed, and get rid of items that don't fit into the classic sized dorm room. 

Learn more about SSAP-Tradepal collaboration at www.ssapenn.weebly.com/Tradepal. 


For inquiries about SSAP or the collaboration with Tradepal, please contact
Sara Allan
Co-Director, Student Sustainability Association at Penn
[email protected]
1-917-526-0259

The Student Sustainability Association at Penn (SSAP) will be hosting an open meeting on Wednesday, April 3 at 8:30pm in Bishop White (2nd floor of Houston Hall). This meeting is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about SSAP, what SSAP has accomplished this year, and what positions are open for the SSAP elections on April 17. 

It's the most wonderful time of the year at Penn: Green Week!! From Friday, March 22nd, until Saturday, March 30, there will be a plethora of environmental & sustainability focused events happening on campus, sponsored by the Student Sustainability Association at Penn (SSAP). Invite your classmates, friends, and tell your fellow student groups to come out and learn what's going on in the environmental community at Penn!!! 


Events include:

PennCycle Turns 1 - Friday, March 22nd at High Rise Field (39th & Locust) from 12 to 4pm. There will be free food from local businesses, mocktails, PennCycle rides and of course, a birthday cake. There will also be a raffle to win a free PennCycle t-shirt and Greek lady gift card!

Earth Hour - Saturday, March 23rd at High Rise Field (39th & Locust) Field from 8:30 to 9:30pm. If you live in the high rises, turn off your lights and come enjoy the campfire, music from student groups and s'mores. Power Up Gambia will also be hosting a dinner in the dark in celebration of Earth Hour!

PennGarden Workday - Sunday, March 24th outside of Rodin at 2pm. Help PennGarden get ready for the spring season!

Divestment at Penn Photobooth - Tuesday, March 26 and Thursday, March 28 - Come out, sign the petition to urge President Gutmann and administrators to divest their holdings from fossil fuels, and capture a photo of the moment!

Dessert Hour - Wednesday, March 27th from 8:30 to 9:30 in Bishop White, 2nd floor Houston Hall. Come join SSAP & Green Acorn for dessert and learn about the happenings in the environmental community at Penn and how to get involved!

GreenFest - Friday, March 29th at Wynn Commons from 4 to 7pm. Hosted by Penn Environmental Group (PEG) this semesterly event is one big palooza for all our green groups on campus. Come out for a sustainable fashion show, student bands & group performances, tie dying, and a Philadelphia Bicycle Coalition raffle!

Greeco Reps & Penn Sustainability Review Social Event & Raffle - Friday, March 29th at Blarney's from 9:30 to 11:30. Join Greeco Reps & Penn Sustainability Review for a Social Event at Blarney's, and pick up a copy of Penn's undergraduate sustainability magazine!

Literary Tour - Saturday, March 30th departing from Kelly Writer's House at 2-4pm. Come join PennCycle & Kelly Writer's House on a tour of historic landmarks around the city of Philadelphia. PennCycle rides, t-shirts, and prizes will be awarded!

Information session: Wednesday, April 3 – 8:30pm
Elections: Wednesday, April 17 – 8:30pm

Please submit your candidacy to the SSAP website (www.ssapenn.weebly.com/contact) by Sunday, April 14. Email Maya Chacko (outgoing co-chair) with any questions ([email protected]). 


SSAP Election Process

1. The last meeting of each spring semester shall be the elections meeting.
   
2. All members of the executive board shall be elected by a majority vote of voting members of the general body at the elections meeting.  Each constituent organization has 1 vote.
   
3. Following speeches, the body shall vote by secret ballot. If no candidate receives a simple majority, an election shall be held between the two candidates receiving the most votes. In the event of a tie, the body shall discuss and vote again. 
   
4. Each co-chair is elected for a 1-year term, one being elected at the end of the fall semester and the other at the end of the spring semester. 
   

 
OPEN POSITIONS

1.     Co-chairs: The co-chairs organize and preside over all general body and executive board meetings.  There is one co-chair position open for election at the end of the spring term.

2.     Vice Chair for Marketing and Communications: The vice chair for marketing and communications is in charge of running SSAP’s Facebook and Twitter accounts and making banners, posters, and other marketing materials. This Vice Chair will update and reorganize as necessary the SSAP internal website (www.ssapenn.weebly.com) and coordinate with Green Campus Partnership to update the SSAP page on Penn’s official sustainability website.

3.     Vice Chair for Events and Outreach: The Vice Chair for Events and Outreach is in charge of organizing the logistics of events held by SSAP. He or she also encourages collaboration between SSAP and non SSAP groups to plan events, developing ties with other student groups to help build SSAP's presence on campus.

4.     Treasurer: The treasurer is in charge of keeping track of all funding applications and the budget. The treasurer is responsible for communicating with student groups about funding and reimbursement policies and updates. He or she also works with Green Campus Partnership to coordinate reimbursements.  The treasurer is in charge of moderating the common funding application portal and the internal SSAP funding page on the weebly website.

5.     Secretary: The secretary takes notes at each general body and executive board meeting, including taking attendance, and is in charge of sending out the weekly newsletter.  

Come join fellow literary enthusiasts and bikers for a fun Saturday afternoon on a FREE Literary Bike Tour of Philadelphia! We'll be meeting at the Kelly Writers House at 2:00pm and after gearing up with free t-shirts, snack packs, water, tour maps, and some bike safety reminders, we'll be heading off to some amazing literary wonders of the city, including:

• The Edgar Allan Poe House
• Franklin Court (Benjamin Franklin's former home!)
• Curtis Publishing Company
• Library Company of Philadelphia
• The American Poetry Review
• and the Rosenbach Library and Museum!

The route should only take an hour to complete, but bikers will be free to go at their own pace! We'll have experienced bikers dispersed throughout the group so everyone knows exactly where to go.

At the end of the tour, we'll be giving away lots of cool biking gear and other prizes. And if you're one of the first 15 people to sign up, you'll receive a FREE Bike Tour t-shirt!

Don't have a bike? No worries! We've collaborated with PennCycle (Penn's bike share program) to make sure you're covered! If you're one of the first 10 people to select a free bike rental ticket along with your registration, you'll be guaranteed to get a FREE bike to use for the bike tour!

Register here for FREE: http://literarybiketour.eventbrite.com/

Any questions/comments/suggestions? Feel free to email Jenny Chen at [email protected] 

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Thanks to the Kelly Writers House, the Creative Ventures Fund, Students for Sustainability at Penn, PennCycle, and Terracycle for your sponsorship and partnership for this exciting event!

This year's Green Week will take place March 22-30, with events hosted by SSAP members groups each day. The week will start off by a World Water Day event hosted by Amnesty and UNICEF and with a celebration of PennCycle's first birthday. On Saturday evening, Power Up Gambia will host an event before Penn Environmental Group's political committee hosts the official Earth Hour event in Philadelphia. Sunday Penn Garden will host a work day at 2pm. Monday-Thursay, Divestment at Penn will have a photo-booth on Locust for members of the Penn community to show their support for divesting Penn's endowment from the fossil fuel industry. Wednesday will be the weekly IES seminar. Friday is packed with the semi-annual Greenfest and a Greeco-Reps fundraiser with PSR Quizzo and in collaboration with Green Acorn. Wrapping up the week, Saturday Kelly Writers House in collaboration with PennCycle will host a literary bike tour. 

Overall, Green Week 2013 includes events hosted by 12 student groups. You can check out SSAP's internal website and Twitter for updates. 

Green Week partnering groups: PEG, Amnesty, UNICEF, Penncycle, Power Up Gambia, Penn Garden, Divestment at Penn, Eco-reps, Penn Sustainability Review, Green Acorn, PeenCycle, Kelly Writer's House


March 22: World Water Day (Amnesty and UNICEF )
                       Penncycle Turns 1
March 23: Earth Hour + PUG
March 24: Penn Garden Work Day (2pm)
March 25-28: DAP Photo-booth on Locust 
March 27: Coffee Hour
March 29: Greenfest
                      Potential Greeco-Reps Fundraiser
                      PSR Quizzo
March 30: PennCycle / Kelly Writers House Bike Tour

A new student group, Divestment at Penn, made the DP in only their second week in action. Divestment at Penn is in the process of gaining membership with SSAP. You can read the full article here. 

Read more here.