Professor of Mathematics Victor Donnay was among those recognized as the School District of Philadelphia celebrated the release of , the district鈥檚 first ever sustainability plan.
On Tuesday, June 28, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, School District Superintendent William Hite, Office of Sustainability Director Christine Knapp, EPA Region III Administrator Sean Garvin, and a host of community members were on hand at the Philadelphia Zoo to thank and acknowledge all of the partners who have contributed to the development of GreenFutures.
Partner in Action certificates of acknowledgement were awarded to several collaborators, including Donnay.
Donnay was honored in particular for 鈥渃apacity building鈥 which related to having helped recruit a number of 草榴成人社区 students to work in the district鈥檚 sustainability office. In addition, students from Donnay's math modeling and sustainability class partnered with the office to carry out sustainability analyses.