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A visitor is likely to find Ben 1xbet online sports betting , Rhodes scholar, Eagle Scout, working in his office with the lights turned off.
As the new director of sustainability at K-State, he plans to lead by example. &1xbet online sports betting ;We need to learn to sip energy instead of guzzling it,&1xbet online sports betting ; Champion said.
Although his title is director, &1xbet online sports betting ;I really don't expect to direct,&1xbet online sports betting ; Champion said. &1xbet online sports betting ;I'm more of a facilitator and a liaison. I have to be able to connect with the university community and the Manhattan community and help bring them together.&1xbet online sports betting ;
While this may be a daunting task, 1xbet online sports betting , a 2002 K-State graduate, has a wealth of knowledge and experience from which to draw.
1xbet online sports betting earned bachelor's degrees in chemistry, natural resources and environmental sciences with minors in Spanish and political science. A 2003 Rhodes scholar, in January of this year 1xbet online sports betting completed a doctoral degree in geography at Oxford University, where 1xbet online sports betting researched sustainable food systems.
As an undergraduate, 1xbet online sports betting was an intern for Rep. Dennis Moore in summer 2002. His achievements include a Udall scholarship in 2000. He also was a finalist in the 2002 Truman scholarship competition, a Kansas Honors scholar, a K-State Putnam scholar and a Howard Hughes undergraduate research scholar. His environmental activities included roles as environmental director on his residence hall floor and president of Students for Environmental Action.
His current mission is to be a voice for sustainability on campus and off. When talking about the need for environmental action, that voice reveals the urgency of someone who recognizes the dire consequences of not taking action. To him, the concepts of sustainability and &1xbet online sports betting ;going green&1xbet online sports betting ; aren't fads or marketing trends.
&1xbet online sports betting ;Sustainability is something we should have been doing all along,&1xbet online sports betting ; he said. &1xbet online sports betting ;K-State is a land-grant institution that was established with the intent that it would be a center for learning and understanding. This puts us in a unique position to create a model for sustainability.&1xbet online sports betting ;
1xbet online sports betting has a plethora of ideas, including a Web site and a fall sustainability conference.
&1xbet online sports betting ;The Web site would serve as an interactive presence for the major sustainability efforts we've got going at K-State, with particular regard to student life, curriculum, operations, research and engagement,&1xbet online sports betting ; he said.
The conference, which 1xbet online sports betting 's coordinating with Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students, would be the first of its kind at a university in Kansas.
1xbet online sports betting is interested in tackling energy consumption through conservation and renewable production. Given K-State's strengths in architecture and engineering, he would like to engage students and faculty in energy-efficient building ventures.
1xbet online sports betting also believes Research and Extension could combine with the engineering curriculum and research programs to build wind turbines and solar facilities on or near campus. Such efforts could educate people throughout Kansas.
1xbet online sports betting plans to encourage a campus that focuses less on the car and more on shuttles, as well as paths for bikes and walkers.
He realizes that ample work lies ahead of him, but 1xbet online sports betting believes we all have a responsibility to act sustainably.
&1xbet online sports betting ;Somewhere in the glut of energy and capital of the 20th century, we forgot that throughout human history, abundance has not been the norm,&1xbet online sports betting ; he said. &1xbet online sports betting ;It's time to remember that and plan accordingly.
Photo: K-State's position as a land-grant institution &1xbet online sports betting ;puts us in a unique position to create a model for sustainability,&1xbet online sports betting ; says Ben Champion, the university's new director of sustainability.