December Forum to Discuss Sustainability in Higher Education

Panel Will Highlight How Students, Employer Expectations, COVID are Influencing Sustainability in Campuses and Curriculum

West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will meet for an in-person luncheon focused on the state of sustainability in higher education on Monday, December 13 at Kendall College of Art & Design.  
A panel of speakers from local colleges and universities will discuss the role of sustainability in the curriculum, initiatives on campus and in facilities management, the influence of sustainability on development, its growing presence in business schools, and how these efforts are supporting students.  They will also share how the ongoing pandemic has impacted campus sustainability initiatives.

Panelists include:

• Gayle DeBruyn, Collaborative Design Chair, MA in Design Sustainability Officer Professor, Design Studies, Kendall College of Art and Design
• Michelle Seppala Gibbs, Director, Office of Sustainability, Hope College
• Amy Butler, Sustainability Director, Michigan State University
• Deb Steketee, Chair & Professor of Sustainable Business, Aquinas College
• Paul Isely, Associate Dean Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University

Learn more about the event at wmsbf.org.  

Interviews and photography available upon request.