Thursday, April 17, 2008

Nearly completed e-mail send out

Here is the e-mail that will be sent out to deans, department heads, and sustainability advocates. I am missing Shaina's and Annelle's phone numbers. Please give me those so we have complete information!

Dear ________________________,

As part of New York University’s initiative to go green, and to celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd, the students of Kathy Engel’s Community Learning Initiative class at Gallatin, Political Journalism and Activism, have a simple proposal entitled “Blackout NYU” in order to reduce our environmental impact and have more people thinking about Earth Day.

On April 22nd, we are asking that all professors turn off their lights in their classrooms during class time. This will reduce the amount of energy being used and will allow everyone within the classroom to acknowledge Earth Day. If it is impossible to conduct a class in a room with all the lights off, we suggest that professors turn off some of the lights, discuss the purpose of turning off the lights, or conduct that class period outside. In addition, though we are focusing on Earth Day itself, professors can also turn off the lights for other classes during the week, if they have classes that do not fall on a Tuesday. In addition, we hope that administration and staff will participate by turning off, or diming office lights as much as possible.

This letter will be sent to all the deans, department heads and sustainability advocates in order to get as many people involved as possible. Together, through this initiative, we can reduce our impact on our planet. If you have any questions about this event please contact Ellen Cushing (ellen.cushing@nyu.edu, 510-414-9635), Shaina Negron (srn238@nyu.edu), or Annelle Sheline (AnnelleSheline@yahoo.com).

Sincerely,
Ara Cho
Ellen Cushing
Jasmine Van Deventer
Gabriella Garcia
Crissy Gardner
J.D. Gluckstern
Erin Gordon
Judy Joslow
Aileen Moner
Shaina Negron
Joel Pietrzak
Richard Rodriguez
Phil Rudich
Annelle Sheline

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