Go SDG Go
Hosted and organized by KPU’s Green Business Management and Sustainability students, Go SDG Go was a student focused exploration of the 17 SDGs. Participants were invited to share their goals on a ‘wishing tree’, play an SDG themed boardgame ‘GO GOALS!’, and take part in a trivia-style scavenger hunt on Civic Campus.
SDG Fair
With an aim to introduce the KPU student body to the 17 SDGs while connecting them with on-campus resources, the SDG Fair, provided students a study break to have lunch, play games, and connect with their community. Fair participants included KPU Model UN, Climate+ Challenge, pulpMAG, Siincubator and the Study Abroad Department. The KSA Sustainability, Multipass, Student Rights, and Peer Support groups also hosted tables during the fair. The SDG Fair was attended by hundreds of students, where they were invited to share how they will promote their favorite SDG in their own lives, play an SDG-themed Jeopardy game, and learn how the SDG’s are being implemented around the world, all while connecting with services to support them through their academic journey.
Breakfast of Champions
Hosted in partnership with the Teaching and Learning Department, this event was an opportunity for UN SDG champion faculty members to share their projects with KPU faculty and staff. Champions shared how they integrate the SDGs into their teaching and other initiatives they are undertaking to promote the SDGs within their departments. The event sparked interdepartmental connections and reinforced KPU’s commitment to the 17 SDGs.
Fire, Climate, and Community Panel
This panel event, hosted in partnership with KPU’s Climate+ Challenge, brought together four esteemed experts to discuss fire, its links to the climate emergency, and its effect on our communities. The panelists shared their unique perspectives derived from research, journalism, experiential, artistic, and advocacy backgrounds. Panelists John Vaillant, Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Eugene Kung and Liz Toohey-Wiese had an informative discussion at the Melville Centre for Dialogue in front of a packed audience.
SDGs in Action: KPU Farm Tour
On March 7th, Dr. Alex Lyon of the Sustainable Agriculture Department led a tour of KPUs certified-organic Richmond Farm. The tour highlighted how the farm fosters soil health and biodiversity and explored innovative approaches to preserving stored soil carbon, all while showcasing how students engage with the farm as part of their studies.