Established in March 2017 as a platform to advocate the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals, the annual EQUINOX*: UN SDGs is dedicated to socio-economic-ecological
impacts of sustainability within the local-global framework. The initiative seeks
to advance pathways of scholarship and partnership through multidisciplinary and inter-institutional
programs focused on the interconnected Sustainable Development Goals. Through various
disciplinary lenses, the EQUINOX unfolds cross-sectoral dialogue among higher education
institutions, professionals, policymakers, stakeholders, community members, and advocates.
A multi-sponsored platform with local/national/international presenters and participants, the initiative was marked as one of the first symposiums in the region dedicated to the SDGs. Every year, EQUINOX initiates a diverse set of multidisciplinary programs to promote research cross-pollination, team formation, and actions on SDGs from micro to macro scales – for people and the planet.
*The Spring EQUINOX marks the precise moment of astronomical spring in the Northern
Hemisphere and astronomical autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. The Spring EQUINOX
has been an ancestral festivity marking the New Year of several nations around the
world. The first Earth Day celebration was also held on the Spring EQUINOX, March
21st, 1970 (proposed as a global initiative by peace activist John McConnell at the
National UNESCO Conference in 1969). The Equinoctial Earth Day has been celebrated
by the United Nations annually thereafter with the ringing of the UN Peace Bell to
call for world justice and peace.
The multi-sponsored annual EQUINOX Week is a full week of multidisciplinary events
across the KSU both campuses focused on the Sustainable Development Goals -- involving
student volunteering programs, educational research sessions, and networking opportunities.
Promoting strategic and shared goals, the EQUINOX Week seeks to advance multidisciplinary
research and collaboration among the KSU colleges and community through various programs,
including the annual EQUINOX Symposium: UN SDGs; EQUINOX_Exhibit; Sustainable Development
Awards; EQUINOX FORUM: Sustainability through Multiple Lenses; and Sustainable Development
Career Pathways.
We look forward to you joining us.
6th Annual EQUINOX Symposium
The annual EQUINOX Symposium is focused on the interconnected Sustainable Development Goals to catalyze interdisciplinary partnership and scholarship on sustainability with international, regional, and local speakers, and attendees. A multi-sponsored platform, the EQUINOX brings together institutions of higher education, professionals, policymakers, stakeholders, community members, and advocates.
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10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (EST)
Platform: VIRTUAL
Research Center for Sustainable Communities (RCSC), Office of Research, College of
Architecture + Construction Management, Global Education, The Bernard A. Zuckerman
Museum of Art (ZMA), Kennesaw State University; HERCULES Exposome Research Center,
Emory University; Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS), Georgia Institute of Technology;
Higher Education Learning Community (HELC) Action Group, Community of Practice for
Community-Academic Partnerships, Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable
Development, Greater Atlanta, acknowledged by the United Nations University.
Registration: The event is open to all. The registration is free but is required to receive the
symposium link.
RSVP by Feb 27th
Career Connections: Sustainability
Discover the different paths you can take within different fields. Join us to meet a variety of companies that involve work in diverse sustainability areas. Map out your interests and major in real-world industries andbegin charting your future career direction. All majors are encouraged to attend this interdisciplinary event.
Timeline:
Welcome & Company Introductions (10 -15 Minutes)
Panel Questions (15 Minutes)
Networking (30 Minutes)
BUSA Students participating in this session may obtain credit for their course. Attendance
will be recorded. (See the "Suitable" app for details).
Note: Individuals without Handshake access can contact us directly for obtaining the Zoom
details.
KSU Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Approaches In Promoting Sustainable Manufacturing
| Moderated Panel
The KSU Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) providesenergy and sustainability assessment
for small-and medium-sized industrial facilitiesin order to help local industries
become more energy efficient, smart, resilient, and sustainable. The findings of last
year's assessments will be reviewed during this moderatedpanel.
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EST)
Platform: VIRTUAL
KSU Industrial Assessment Center; Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering,
Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology; Southface
Institute
CARE Services & MUST Ministries: Mobile FOOD Pantry
Stop by for a FREE POP-UP FOOD GIVE-AWAY with the MUST Ministries Mobile Food Pantry!
Free packaged groceries and fresh produce will be available to KSU students, faculty,
and staff. Please be sure to bring a backpack/cart/suitcase to help you transport
20lbs of items to your vehicle or home.
NOTE: Registration only needs to be done once to attend all mobile pantry events.
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2:30 PM – 4:00 PM (EST)
Campus Green (between Kennesaw Hall and the Siegel Recreation Center)
Campus Awareness, Resource & Empowerment (CARE) Services, MUST Ministries Mobile Food
Pantry
Spatio-Semantic Modeling of Socio-Economic and Health Disparities
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10:30 - 11:00 am, followed by 15 min Q&A
ARCH N 175, Marietta Campus, KSU
Armita Davarpanah. PhD. Assistant Professor, Environmental & Health Sciences Program, Spelman College
Dr. Davarpanah presents her work on social and spatial proximity modeling of environmental
justice and health in Proctor Creek, one of the most economically depressed and vulnerable
watersheds in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. She also describes semantic modeling
of environmental justice in an ontology related in the context of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals.
SDG Futures Fellowship EQUINOX Showcase
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Join us at 11:30 AM to hear brief presentations on each project and to give community
feedback to the fellows to enhance their final deliverables.
KSU Center, Kennesaw Campus 1000 Chastain Rd NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144
KSU Global Education, RCE Greater Atlanta, Georgia Tech’s Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain.
RCE Greater Atlanta's "SDG Futures Fellowship" aim is to increase education about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) through youth leadership, community engagement, and professional development. The 20+ fellows in this inaugural cohort represent a wide variety of backgrounds and come from 9 Greater Atlanta Higher Education Institutions. The fellows have worked closely with community organizations and partners to build projects focused on sustainable development and equity in the region and around the world. Please join us on March 3rd at 11:30AM to hear brief presentations on each project and to give community feedback to the fellows to enhance their final deliverables.
A virtual tour of the installation/exhibition of the KSU Mini Pavilion will give an
overview of the project and current updates of its development and mission.
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1:30 PM
PIT Area, Architecture N Building M Campus, KSU
The College of Architecture and Construction Management
In-person session. Learn to design and print your own object via 3D printing. No prior
experience necessary. We will explore the technology through hands-on experience and
talk about the implications for sustainability via waste reduction, timely production,
and precise mass customization. You will learn about the potential of this revolutionary
emerging technology.
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (EST)
Room 465, 4th Floor, the Burruss Building
Modular Agile Deployment (MAD) Lab, Coles College of Business
In the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, higher education institutions are highlighted for playing a critical role in community transformations. Driven from the KSU R2 Roadmap goals, we seek to empower and stimulate student contributions to their campus/local community and the sharing of ideas for advancing the impact of Sustainable Development. The Fourth Annual EQUINOX call for proposals seeks action plans for campuses and communities to integrate Sustainable Development – as grounded in the following five pillars (5 Ps): people, prosperity, planet, partnership and peace. Students -- from all disciplines – are invited to participate and propose innovative initiatives towards implanting the 5 Ps and creating a sustainable and resilient campus/community. The student-led research projects are encouraged to focus on a specific issue from the team’s campus or their local community and offer solutions with a thoroughly integrated approach to overcome the challenge by 2030.
Sponsors and Partners
With the generous support of our sponsors and partners, the EQUINOX programs could
have accomplished their shared goals thus far. Join us as sponsors and partners in
reimagining/expanding our ever-evolving programs in an innovative and collaborative
capacity. Please get in touch with us to learn about our partnership and sponsorship
package. We look forward to welcoming you into our community.
Kennesaw State University is a student-centered, research-driven institution. With an emphasis on research with relevance, KSU's research portfolio is varied and far-reaching, leading to new knowledge and discoveries by faculty and hands-on opportunities for students.
College of Architecture and Construction Management
The College of Architecture and Construction Management is located in Marietta, Georgia,
just north of Atlanta; a region noted for exciting new construction, the repurposing
of older structures, and the sensitive renovation to the regional architectural characteristics
of our historic city.
Regional Centre Of Expertise On Education For Sustainable Development - RCE Greater
Atlanta
Higher Education Learning Community (HELC) Action Group
RCE Greater Atlanta was acknowledged by the United Nations University on December 18, 2017 as a Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development. RCEs support multistakeholder implementation of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level through education and training. The designation makes Atlanta one of over 174 RCEs worldwide. RCE Greater Atlanta brings together universities and colleges from across the Greater Atlanta region with nonprofit, community, government, and business partners - and we are the only RCE in the U.S. with strong leadership and participation from HBCUs.
Higher Education Learning Community (HELC) is an RCE Greater Atlanta action group
including faculty and research-active students from Emory University, Georgia State
University, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State University, Morehouse College, Spelman College,
and the University of Georgia. HELC aims to create a dynamic network of research and
teaching faculty, practitioners, youth, and community partners in Greater Atlanta
who work together to offer research seminars, symposia, curricular resources, teaching
workshops, and a variety of publications to advance the SDGs in education, research,
and service across campuses in the region as well as among the US (North American)
higher education community as a whole.
The multidisciplinary exhibition displays a diverse collection of work from research, and practice focused on sustainability. The wide variety of exhibits promote and present initiatives and efforts of students, educators, researchers, community members, and industry professionals.
The Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art [ZMA] serves as a vital academic resource and cultural focus for the university and members of the community. The ZMA displays significant works from the University’s permanent art collection and regularly exhibits contemporary works of various media by local and internationally-recognized artists. As an academic and artistic arena, the Zuckerman Museum of Art is pleased to partner with the KSU Division of Global Affairs during EQUINOX to facilitate engaging lectures and exhibitions as presented through the lens of artistic practice and visual culture.
EQUINOX | CARE, KSU Campus Awareness, Resource and Empowerment
KSU CARE Services [in partnership with Goodr, Inc.]
Kennesaw State University’s (KSU) Campus Awareness, Resource and Empowerment (CARE) Services, mission is to provide access to food, temporary housing, and other supportive services to foster students’ realization of a healthy, stable, and dignified life academically and professionally. Furthermore, to serve as a model of professional excellence and effectiveness by upholding core values of social justice, equity, economic sustainability, and mutual partnership. CARE provides four programs to support KSU students and the community: KSU CARES, Emergency Assistance, AmeriCorps VISTA Network and GEAR UP Georgia Priority Model.
Our studio moves as fast as our city does business. We are as international as our city. We are as rooted to pride of place as our city’s neighborhoods. And we are driven by big ideas.
The Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC) builds international awareness, global competence, and advanced language capacity in higher education, the private & public sector, and the K-12 community to empower the region’s global agenda.
Global Education leads KSU’s international endeavors by facilitating global partnerships, supporting its international population, and coordinating programming at home and abroad that prepares students for success in today’s increasingly global environment.
In addition, Global Education collaborates with and supports faculty in developing
globally focused programs, research, and partnerships at home and abroad that both
elevate our international presence and expand the global competency of our students.
The Division of Diverse and Inclusive Excellence at Kennesaw State University seeks
to foster an inclusive learning and work environment that promotes an understanding
of, and appreciation for, difference through initiatives, programs, services, and
training.
It’s our mission to help KSU Owls thrive — both in the classroom and in your chosen field. Our staff and faculty members are available to help answer any questions you may have and to help you get started on your career path. Through our many available resources and tools, you will have access to services, programs, and experiences to help you succeed.
The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is an independent, nonprofit,
student-run organization dedicated to advancing leadership, design, and service among
architecture students.
The National Organization of Minority Architecture Students
Noma, which thrives only when voluntary members contribute their time and resources,
has as its mission the building of a strong national organization, strong chapters
and strong members for the purpose of minimizing the effect of racism in our profession.
Strength in NOMA is built through unity in the cause that created the organization.
Our impact is felt when our organization wrestles with the dilemmas that face this
nation, particularly as they affect our profession. There is strength in numbers.
By increasing the number of people in this organization, we add strength to the voice
with which we can speak against apathy, bigotry, intolerance and ignorance; against
abuse of the natural environment; and for the un-empowered, the marginalized and the
disenfranchised.
Alpha Rho Chi (APX) is the national fraternity for architecture and the allied arts. Our organization unites men and women for the purpose of fellowship and lifelong friendships and our mutual interest in professional development. This is exemplified by the fraternity’s motto: Fidelitas, Amor et Artes or “Fidelity and Love of the Arts.”
