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RSVP to Jefferson’s 8th Annual Sustainability Forum

Have you heard of the student group Graduate Sustainability Network (GSN) at Jefferson? The club aims to create an interdisciplinary network of graduate students with interest in sustainability. Each year, GSN hosts the Sustainability Forum during their spring semester which is a free event that brings together members of the community with a panel to discuss sustainability.

The 8th Annual Sustainability Forum will be held on Thursday, March 7th from 5-7pm at the Bluemle Life Science Building in center city. This year’s theme is Women Thinking Forward: Highlighting Women Working Towards a Sustainable Future. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear from a panel of women (including our Co-Founder and Editor in Chief, Julie Hancher!) that are all fighting for a sustainable future.

Speakers:

– Tara St JamesOwner & Creative Director at Study NYC – Sustainable Womenswear 

– Julie HancherCo-Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Green Philly

– LIA DiagnosticsCreators of the First Flushable Pregnancy Test

– Jennifer Johnson, Geodesign Specialist for Metropolitan Government of Nashville

Be sure to RSVP to this forum!

Jazmin Toledo

Jazmin Toledo is the Business Development Intern at Green Philly and is finishing up her master’s degree in Sustainable Design at Jefferson. When she’s not working or at school, she enjoys taking care of her plants and sipping on an ice-cold IPA.

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