EQUINOX
Established in March 2017 as a platform to advocate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the annual EQUINOX* Week and Symposium are dedicated to socio-economic-ecological impacts of sustainability. The initiative advances a diverse set of interdisciplinary programs -- catalyzing local and global collaboration among institutions of higher education, professionals, policy makers, stakeholders, community members, and advocates.
Civil society, industries, and several governments, along with the United Nations, are initiating inclusive, universal, and united efforts to reach the UN Sustainable Development Agenda by 2030. Through diverse disciplinary lenses, the EQUINOX focuses on the interconnected UN SDGs to promote innovative concepts and practices in sustainability from micro to macro scales -- for people and planet.
* The Spring Equinox marks the precise moment of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and of astronomical autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. The Spring Equinox has been an ancestral festivity marking the New Year of several nations around the world. The first Earth Day celebration was also held on the Spring Equinox, March 21st, 1970 (proposed as a global initiative by peace activist John McConnell at the National UNESCO Conference in 1969). The Equinoctial Earth Day has been celebrated by the United Nations annually thereafter with the ringing of UN Peace Bell to call for the world justice and peace.
EQUINOX 2019
We look forward to you joining us during the 2019 EQUINOX multi/interdisciplinary programs across the KSU two campuses.
EQUINOX Symposium: UN SDGs
Date: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Location: Design II BLDG. Auditorium | Marietta Campus . KSU
The registration is free but required due to the limited space available.
Symposium Schedule
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EQUINOX Week: UN SDGs
March 18th – 28th, 2019 | Kennesaw + Marietta Campuses
EQUINOX Forum
Date: Monday, March 18th, 2019, 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Location: University Room CDE . Carmichael Student Center | Kennesaw Campus
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Forum Schedule
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United Nation + National Days/Themes
March 20th
- UN International Day of Happiness (well-being)
March 21st
- Solar Spring EQUINOX
- UN International Day of Nowruz -- an ancestral festivity marking the New Year of several nations around the world
- UN International Day of Forests
- UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- UNESCO World Poetry Day
March 22nd
- UN International Day of Water
March 23rd
- UN World Meteorological Day
- National Energy Education Day
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Call for Proposals
Join us for the 2019 Spring EQUINOX Week.
We seek proposals on socio-economic-ecological topics that span multidisciplinary interests and align with one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals -- and/or the theme of a specific day during the EQUINOX Week.
The proposal submission includes:
- Event TitleEvent Related UN SDGs and/or UN Days-Themes
- Event Type – Delivery format
- Event Description
- Event Date(s)
- Event Location(s)
- Organizers' Info
EQUINOX_Exhibit
Date: March 18th - March 28th, 2019
Location: ARCH Gallery | Marrietta Campus | KSU
Organizer & Advisory Board
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Organizer
Pegah Zamani, Ph.D.
Presidential Commission on Sustainability | Office of Diversity and Inclusion Associate Professor | Department of Architecture . College of Architecture and Construction Management -
Advisory Boards
Internal Advisory Board
Erik Malewski, Ph.D.
Chief Diversity Officer | Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Professor of Curriculum StudiesTony Rizzuto, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor | Department of Architecture. College of Architecture and Construction ManagementBinbin Jiang, Ph.D.
Executive Director | Division of Global Affairs
Director of CIFAL Atlanta and Professor of International Education, Leadership and ResearchThomas J. Yannuzzi, Ph.D.
Executive Director | Department of Student Leadership and ServiceExternal Advisory Board
Jennifer Hirsch, Ph.D.
Applied Anthropologist
Director | Serve-Learn-Sustain, Georgia Institute of Technology
Co-founder and Co-lead | RCE Greater Atlanta, officially acknowledged by the United Nations University
Member | Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher EducationFatemeh Shafiei, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor | Department of Political Science
Director | Environmental Studies. Spelman CollegeSuzanne Haerther, LEED® AP BD+C
Project Manager| U.S. Green Building Council – GeorgiaM. Shane Totten, AIA, BIT Aide, LEED AP BD+C
Director | Education + Research . SouthfaceMichael P. Black, Ph.D.
Neuroscience Institute | Georgia State UniversityDaniel Rochberg
Chief Strategy Officer | Emory University's Climate@Emory initiative
Instructor | Emory's Rollins School of Public Health and Department of Environmental Science
Sponsors, Partners & Student Organizations
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Sponsors & Partners
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Student Organizations
