{"id":167340,"date":"2012-06-13T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T21:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/?p=167340"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:27:15","slug":"the-greening-of-york-universitys-convocation-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2012\/06\/13\/the-greening-of-york-universitys-convocation-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"The greening of York University's convocation ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>York University recognizes\u00a0that it has a responsibility to be sustainable, and so this year extra efforts were made to make the Spring Convocation even greener by introducing collapsible, refillable water bottles.<\/p>\n<p>The bottles, in York red with the convocation logo, are provided to student staff, staff and faculty members participating in the ceremonies. In addition, there are several water-filling stations on site where bottles can be filled <a href=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/files\/2012\/06\/convo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-167351 size-full\" style=\"margin: 8px; border: black 1px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/files\/2012\/06\/convo2.jpg\" alt=\"New graduate Mark Celinscak, PhD Humanities, with a reusable water bottle\" width=\"230\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a>with drinking water free of charge. This initiative will eliminate the use of hundreds of disposable water bottles during the 13 ceremonies that make up Spring Convocation. The adoption\u00a0 of reusable water bottles\u00a0is part of a pledge made earlier this year by York President &amp; Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, on behalf of the\u00a0University, to phase out the sale of disposable water bottles on campus by 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New graduate Mark Celinscak, PhD Humanities, with a reusable water bottle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Convocation team has been working hard to incorporate sustainability into many of the elements of the ceremony,\u201d said Sheelagh Atkinson, manager, Ceremonials and Institutional Events. \u201cWe are pleased that with the reusable bottles, York\u2019s convocation ceremonies are well ahead of the University\u2019s 2015 timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, York University has taken a number of steps to reduce the environmental impact of\u00a0convocation ceremonies. It started in 2006 with the introduction of electronic invitations to save on paper use. Since then, the University has also eliminated paper flyers for DVD sales by creating an electronic ordering system, where guests can enter their e-mail address to receive ordering information. On the Convocation site, there is a focus on waste diversion to ensure that as much recycling and composting is captured as possible to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.<\/p>\n<p>The University is also working closely with the suppliers for Convocation,\u00a0using caterers that source local food and provide\u00a0biodegradable plates and cutlery wherever practical. In addition, the robes and other regalia used in the ceremonies\u00a0are made in Canada and are being laundered using sustainable practices. Flowers\u00a0sold at Convocation are \"Florverde certified\", which is a third-party certification program that monitors social and environmental impacts in the flower industry.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on other sustainability initiatives at York,\u00a0visit the <a href=\"www.yorku.ca\/sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainability<\/a> website, or contact Andrew Plunkett, sustainability project coordinator, at <a href=\"mailto:aplunket@yorku.ca\">aplunket@yorku.ca<\/a>, or Pavel Graymason, sustainability engagement coordinator, at <a href=\"mailto:pavel@york.ca\">pavel@york.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>York University's Convocation ceremonies are going green in more ways than one. 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