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Kristopher Priemer, a recent SLU graduate, is up for Entrepreneur Magazine’s “College Entrepreneur of 2009” competition.
His idea is about changing the way we buy purified water. Instead of using disposable containers, you could get your water at purifying stations, saving money and the environment.
Vote here for Kristopher J. Priemer for College Entrepreneur of 2009!
Visit his site “Appolleau” here.
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Saint Louis University Provost Joseph Weixlmann, Ph.D., has announced that he will be stepping down as provost effective at the end of the month. He will remain at Saint Louis University, although his future position has not been determined.
Provost Weixlmann has been serving the university as provost since March of 2003 and has been a part of the SLU community since July of 2001, when he was appointed as dean of College of Arts and Sciences.
After July 31st, Manoj Patankar, Ph.D. and dean of Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, will be serving as interim provost.
“I believe [Dr. Patankar’s] energy and commitment to SLU will serve him well as interim provost He is respected across the University and I am confident he will provide the leasership and collaboration we need to move the University forward in the coming months ahead,” said University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J.
Patankar will continue to serve as dean of Parks College with an associate dean.
TweetSecretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon visited Saint Louis University last month to discuss global food security. While here he addressed the world food crisis and the plight of those he calls the “bottom billion”
“Some 1 billion of the world’s people — I call them the ‘bottom billion’ — live on less than $1 a day,” he said. “Two billion live on less than $2 a day. That means that one third of world?s people live on less than $2 a day. Many, if not most of them, are children. Hunger and under-nutrition are their overwhelming daily reality.”
SLU TV was there to capture this historic event. You can view the full hour-long presentation above.
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Starting this month recycling on campus will be simpler. From Newslink:
“The large recycling containers in public spaces, including Busch Student Center, also now will serve as collection points for all recyclables, except for glass, which is currently accepted only in the Village and Grand Forest apartments.
“It’s our hope that making recycling even simpler at SLU will encourage more people to take advantage of the program,” said Jeff Macko, manager of grounds and custodial services. “This enhancement is just another way we can create a more sustainable campus.”
Promising progress toward a greener campus!
Photo by kino-eye – Licensed under Creative Commons
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