Join the Penn State community for its annual student-led celebration of Earth Day! Created by a coalition of student, campus, and community groups, the 4th Annual Student Sustainability Summit celebrates the many achievements, initiatives, leaders, and opportunities around sustainability at Penn State and in the neighboring community. The theme this year is “What Else is Possible?,” imagining a world not constrained by what we see today but full of the possibilities we collectively are working towards.

Join us for an exciting line-up of events on Thursday, April 23!

All events are free and open to the public. All events, with the exception of the tabling and activities on HUB Lawn, will take place in Heritage Hall in the HUB-Robeson Center of the University Park campus. 

Schedule of events:

• 12:30-3 PM — Tabling and Activities on HUB Lawn, featuring numerous student, campus and community groups
• 3-4 PM — Roe Awards Ceremony, celebrating student sustainability leaders from all Penn State campuses
• 4-5 PM — Student-Led Discussion of Campus Sustainability, focusing on how students can get involved in advancing campus sustainability goals
• 5-5:30 PM — Free Dinner
• 5:30-6:30 PM —  Summit Keynote Speech by Laurene Allen (see bio below). Online attendance is available for the keynote. Pre-registration is required for online attendance at our Laurene Allen keynote registration page.

More about the keynote speaker:

Laurene Allen is a Goldman Environmental Prize winner for her advocacy fighting against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in Merrimack, NH. She organized her community and fought against the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics plant to reveal troubling health data. Her efforts contributed to the plant shutting down in 2024 and an ongoing fight for proper remediation of the area. She also helped the federal government establish the first water quality standards for PFAS chemicals.

Questions about the Summit and how to get involved can be directed to Natalie Kitts (nck5152@psu.edu) and Julius Camper (jac8761@psu.edu).