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To mark Penn State’s International Education Month (November!), Penn State Global and the Sustainability Institute have partnered to host our first global sustainability mini conference. Join us at the Global Sustainable Action: It Starts with Us conference on November 5, 2022!

This is a half-day conference that aims to provide a platform to raise global awareness, expand commitment to sustainable actions, deepen intercultural understanding, and foster respect for diversity and difference. While events will be held at University Park, sessions at the conference will be hybrid and will allow for virtual participation. The conference is open to ALL Penn State Students, staff, faculty, and community members across all Penn State campuses.

The focus of this first conference will be on UN Sustainable Development Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels. The breakout sessions will focus on three themes:

  1. Envisioning and proactively address global challenges
  2. Promoting inclusive communities and societies that provide access to all
  3. Finding solutions that enhance the resilience and effectiveness of institutions

Participants will have the chance to: