Each semester, the West Chester University (WCU) Office of Sustainability (OoS) organizes events that promote environmental awareness and climate consciousness, encourage commuting alternatives, promote reduced consumption of resources as well as reuse and recycling, and bring attention to other environmental subjects. Among these are weekly Sustainability Research and Practice Seminars, which feature WCU experts in various fields as well as some non-WCU guest speakers.

The upcoming 50-minute Sustainability Research and Practice Seminars will take place every Wednesday at noon, except March 16, via Zoom or in person in Sykes 255 A/B. The March 30 seminar will be in Sykes 252. All programs will be recorded and posted on the OoS Sustainability Education tab.

The spring 2022 Sustainability Research and Practice Seminars series will introduce an array of topics related to sustainability in easily digestible segments. The topics will include "Climate Crisis Impacts to Cultural Heritage Resources: Think Globally, Act Locally" on March 2; "Considering Sustainability From the Perspective of Accountability: Rethinking Consumerism and the Environment" on March 9; "How Inaccessible Retailer Websites Affect Blind and Low-Vision Consumers: Their Perceptions and Responses" on March 23; "Climate Fiction and Solarpunk: Imagining Pathways Toward Brighter Futures" on March 30; "Student Basic Needs Insecurity at West Chester University" on April 6; "Incorporating Global Sustainable Healthcare Practices of Skin-to-Skin Care After Childbirth Into a Small Suburban U.S. Hospital" on April 13; "Effects of Environmental Volunteerism on Well-being and Climate Change Efficacy" on April 20; and "Local Botany and the Posthuman" on April 27.

For the Zoom link, visit http://www.wcupa.edu/Sustainability and scroll down to "Sustainability Research and Practice Seminar" under "News and Upcoming Events."