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Chandler libraries Chandler-Gilbert Community College gear up for fall president on national committee A wide variety of activities are available at Chandler libraries during October, ranging from yo-yo classes to cooking lessons to a doggy storytime and more. Events include Stitch ‘n Time, beginners welcome, 12:30 to 2 p.m. first and third Friday of each month, Basha Library; Mother Daughter Tween Book Discussion for girls ages 9 to 11 and their moms, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 7, Hamilton Library; “Ender’s Game” Party for ages 9 to 18, features video games, snacks, raffle prizes, screenings of “The Twilight Zone” and playing “Ender’s Game” Plinko, 3 to 5:30 p.m. Tue., Oct. 15, Downtown Library; Yo-Yo Class with Tyler Severance, a five-week class for ages 6 to 18, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Oct. 16, Downtown Library; Arizona Youth Ballet, 2 to 2:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 19, Hamilton Library; Doggy Storytime for ages 3 to 11, 10 a.m. Sat., Oct. 19, Downtown Library; Storybook Kitchen, featuring colonial-era cooking inspired by the “American Girl” novels, 4:30 p.m. Tue., Oct. 29, Sunset Library. October also includes the “Catch the Reading Wave” reading program for children ages 12 and younger. Participants can earn a free kid’s meal if they read five books; books about the ocean or more than 250 pages will count as two books. Reading log bookmarks are available at all Chandler Library locations. Chandler Public Library locations include the Downtown Library, 22 S. Delaware St.; Hamilton Library, 3700 S. Arizona Ave.; Basha Library, 5990 S. Val Vista Dr.; and Sunset Library, 4930 W. Ray Rd. Some library activities require a reservation; for more details, visit chandlerlibrary.org or call 480-7822800.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College President Linda Lujan is a part of the 2013-14 Steering Committee for the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment, after an appointment recognizing her sustainability efforts. The ACUPCC is an intensive partnership among more than 650 colleges and universities promoting education, research and community engagement in society to address climate, while setting an example by eliminating net greenhouse gas emissions from their own operations. The steering committee includes more than 30 university and college presidents and is staffed and supported by Second Nature, a Boston-based national nonprofit organization, with additional support provided by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability. The committee, which also includes ASU President Michael Crow, sets the direction for the organization in its work to accelerate progress toward climate neutrality and sustainability by empowering the higher education sector to educate students, create solutions and provide leadership-by-example for the rest of society. Lujan will serve on the committee for two years. “It’s an honor to be appointed to the ACUPCC Steering Committee. My service is not only on behalf of CGCC, but on behalf of the Maricopa Community College District. All 10 colleges and the district office are now ACUPCC signatories dedicated to leading by example, examining the environmental impacts associated with all that we do in order to continually improve our colleges, students, and communities, while minimizing our impact on the environment,” says Lujan. “Our district can serve as a model for others in Arizona
and across the country by what we teach in our classrooms, demonstrate in our facilities, and share with our communities.” “Through her example, Linda has been one of our key leaders, and we appreciate her work and the progress that has been made on the ChandlerGilbert Community SUSTAINABLE SKILLS: ChandlerCollege campuses. We Gilbert Community College are grateful for her President Linda Lujan will serve on a steering committee on willingness to help sustainability. Submitted photo lead our organization as well,” says Timothy White, chancellor of California State University and chair of the steering committee. CGCC was a charter signatory to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in 2007. By signing the commitment, the college pledged to eliminate or offset all campus greenhouse gas emissions over time, and to promote the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate. Learn more about ACUPCC at presidentsclimatecommitment.org, and check out CGCC at cgc.maricopa.edu or call 480-732-7000.