Health & Fitness
WORKSHOP: Re-energizing Your Life
Washtenaw Community College
Climate Action Workshop- “Reenergizing Your Life”
Dale Petty – WCC Industrial Technology Faculty Member To Explore Ways To Reduce Human Consumption Of Non-Renewable Energy
Thursday, Feb. 13, Noon To 2 P.M.
WCC Technical Industrial Building – Room 151
Workshop Part of WCC Sustainability Literacy Task Force [SLTF]
Year Of Energy Celebration
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WHAT: The workshop is designed to identify ways to reduce the impact on the Earth’s environment in the areas of electricity, transportation and food.
“At this point, we still have some choices,” said Dale Petty, WCC Industrial Technology faculty member. “We can choose to obtain our electricity from clean, renewable sources, to develop affordable, energy efficient transportation systems, and to promote food production that is healthy for ourselves and the planet. This workshop will give the participants a range of choices for reducing their carbon footprint in the areas of electricity, transportation and food.”
The workshop is free and open to the public.
WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, February 13 starting at noon in Room 151 in the Technical Industrial Building at Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105.
Sustainability Literacy Task Force [SLTF]
The Sustainability Literacy Task Force is a multi-disciplinary committee of WCC instructors whose passion is to educate people about the benefits of sustainability and using the planet’s resources wisely.
Members include Dale Petty [Industrial Technology], Emily Thompson Ph.D. [Biology], Maryam Barrie [English], and Chef Alice Gannon-Boss [Culinary Arts].
For more information about upcoming SLTF workshops and events – visit http://sustainable.wccnet.edu.
[Editor’s note: Members of the SLTF committee and WCC faculty members Dale Petty [Industrial Technology] or Dr. Emily Thompson [Biology] are available for interviews. Contact Susan Ferraro at snferraro@wccnet.edu or (734) 922-5568 to arrange an interview with Mr. Petty or Dr. Thompson.]
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) has made education accessible and affordable for the local community for 48 years. Located in Ann Arbor, MI, the College offers over 120 degrees and certificates, an open door admission policy and affordable tuition rates. WCC is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, the regional accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
