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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Virginia Western Community College

8:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m​. 

This year's theme is

Environment and Sustainability

 

Earth Summit is an event that brings together local professionals and middle school, high school and college students to learn more about careers in environmental sustainability. 

Our Earth Summit meetings occur annually in the fall and include interactive workshops that provide students with a real-world connection to the community they live in. Attendees align passion and sustainable best practices with a successful career. 

Our objective is to empower students. We aim to equip them with new skills, broaden their horizons about exciting career possibilities, and inspire them to take active roles in their communities. Ultimately, we hope to motivate them to volunteer and engage in activities that promote sustainability and create positive impacts for the world.

Article: VWCC welcomes Earth Summit! in November 2022

Earth Summit Video Testimonials

**New** November 2023

November 2022

November 2021

March 2021

Our Earth Summit 2024 Presenters

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Amy White

Dean of STEM and Workforce Solutions

Virginia Western Community College​ 

 

Welcome


Leigh Anne Weitzenfeld

Sustainability Coordinator

City of Roanoke

Keynote: Shaping a Shared Future - Follow Your Passion

Heather Butler

Assistant Professor of Biology and Program Head of Science

Virginia Western Community College

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Planting for Pollinators

 

Durelle Scott, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Studies, Virginia Tech

The Role of Engineering and Biology to Create Sustainable Solutions that Meet Our Current and Future Water Needs

 

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Steve Powers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biology Department

Roanoke College

Fish and Food Webs in the Roanoke River and How You Can Help

 

Kim Romero

Nonpoint Source Coordinator

Aerin Doughty

Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Coordinator

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Planning for Clean Water

Clark BeCraft

Coordinator Horticulture Program and Community Arboretum

Virginia Western Community College

Plants from Plants - The Basics of Plant Propagation

James Breakell

Business development, community outreach

Titan America

Private Sector Approaches to Carbon Neutrality

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Earth Summit 2024 Sponsors

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Lunch Sponsor
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