Tag: Kate Nelson

Sustainability Conversations Across the Big Ten: University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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In the fourth episode of the SustainUW Podcast’s new miniseries, Sustainability Conversations Across the Big Ten, hosts Ren Nickel and Nate Dancer meet with Kate Nelson, John Gardner, Ahnika Seifert, Carley Rice, and Hannah Lauber, representing multiple areas of sustainability from the University of Minnesota, to discuss their zero-waste initiatives, composting, and more. SustainUW members …

A sustainability “showcase”: Sustainability offices come together at the annual UW System Sustainability Meeting

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Fifteen years ago, Kate Nelson was hired as the first full-time chief sustainability officer at UW–Milwaukee. At the time, Nelson had few colleagues at other universities with whom to collaborate, plan, and talk through challenges. “It’s changed a ton,” said Nelson, whose continues to serve as the director of sustainability. “I didn’t even know who …