Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator

October 2013

Featured Entrepreneur:
Frank Cappelli
-Stephanie Skinger, Editor
Get Involved

October 9
Marketing Workshop
featuring Ray Miles,
7 p.m. at SEA

November 2
Small Business Workshop
highlighting Business
Planning, Financing
Options, Marketing,
& Legal Aspects
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at SEA

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Slippery Rock, PA
Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Dr. John Golden

Project Director
[email protected]

Sustainable
Enterprise
Accelerator
@SEAatSRU

Frank Cappelli finished a wrap-around for his new show People, Places and
Things on September 29, which is a childrens show similar to How Its Made on
the Discovery Channel. He has been working with WPXI and WBGN to air it
locally in Pittsburgh.
We have already produced a number of things on how things are made or
done, Cappelli said. For example, we would go to a pasta factory, in this
episode we go to where peanut butters made.
Cappelli previously had
a show in the late 1980s
and early 1990s called
Cappelli & Company,
which won two regional
Emmy awards. People,
Places and Things is also
a childrens show, but
Cappelli pointed out a few
differences.
This is taking segments
Cappellis set for People, Places and Things
from those shows, but
in the shows that won the Emmy we had a larger set and a studio audience of
children, Cappelli said. We dont have that luxury, and its just easy to do it
the way we did it this time. If we continue, we may expand with the set and
bringing more children on the show.
SRUs Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator was able to help Cappelli get his pilot
made. The SEA arranged for Cappelli to film his pilot at the WSRU-TV station
on Slippery Rocks campus. Cappelli says the SEA wanted to help with the show
because it was an interesting project and would help the students get real world
experience.
I said OK, knowing this would also be like a rehearsal and thats a great
advantage, Cappelli said via e-mail. And we learned a lot from doing one and
a lot we will use, from this experience, for the series.

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Bright Ideas for the Future

Spaghetti Squash Primavera

-Cheyenne Kelly

Its that time of year again! Pumpkin is in season, which

means pumpkin everything. However, amongst all
the cakes and cookies and lattes, you might want to
eat something thats a little better for you for dinner.
Therefore, I present the spaghetti squash! Its gluten-free
and has a mild flavor that allows you to season it with a
variety of sauces, cheeses, and spices.
You will need:
1
2-3 tbsp
1
1

spaghetti squash
olive oil
small to medium size onion
clove of fresh garlic (or more), minced

Choose all or any combination of the below:

1 cup
1
1-2
5-6
1-2
1 tsp

zucchini/summer squash, cut in cubes

bell pepper, cut into inch strips
leaves of kale, de-veined, cut in thin strips
fresh basil leaves, chopped coarsely
pinches of salt
dried Italian herbs
pine nuts

Learn how to make this dish below.

Spaghetti Squash Primavera

Tips to Live Sustainably in

-Taylor Huerbin
College
Nowadays it seems as though everyone is pushing for
green ways of living to reduce human impact on the
natural environment.
Although sustainable living
practices do wonders for the surrounding environment,
sometimes they are neither the most inexpensive nor the
most convenient ways to live. College students are often
forced to pay more attention to spending habits, time
management, and how best to utilize their time. Tips for
sustainable living are sometimes not conducive to these
college schedules.
As a senior at Slippery Rock
University I know the trials
and tribulations of student
life personally.
Yet as an
environmentalist, I know that
anything I can do to lessen my
impact on the one and only plant Earth we have will
not only benefit the natural environment, but will
create a better life for myself and future generations to
come. In order to consider college life as well as practice
sustainability, here are some simple, cost-effective and
environmentally savvy tips for sustainably living as a
college student.
Ten simple tips for college students are featured on the
bottom of the next page.

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare spaghetti squash by washing it & cutting it lengthwise. Remove seeds & pulp.
2. Line a 9x13 cookie sheet with foil, making sure the edges come up by at least a half inch.
3. Lightly spritz the foil & insides of squash with oil. Pour water into pan so the water is about a inch high &
place the squash halves cut-side down in the water. Bake for a half hour or until you can easily insert a knife in it.
4. While the squash is baking, chop your vegetables.
5. Using a large skillet, start warming your oil & add onions. Cook until about half-translucent. Add zucchini, bell
peppers, salt & spices. Allow to cook for a few minutes.
6. When nearly done, put in kale, pine nuts, & fresh basil. The fresh garlic should be the last thing to go in, & only
allow to cook for the last minute to keep it from getting too chewy. If it seems like the vegetables arent coated in
oil enough, put a little more in. You want a little extra to toss with the spaghetti squash.
7. Set the vegetables aside in the skillet so they stay warm. Remove spaghetti squash from oven once its done.
8. Put squash halves onto a platter & start making the spaghetti! Use a fork & pull from the outer edges inward,
separating the flesh into strands. Go from side to side, as opposed to lengthwise. If its difficult to do, its probably
not done yet.
9. Once you have the spaghetti removed from the shell & on your platter, top with your vegetables.
Serves about 4 people as a very generous side dish with salad, rolls, or garlic bread.

Whats New at SRU: Terracycling brought to campus

-Michele Sneddon

Have you ever wondered what to do with hard-to-recycle items and food packaging like drink pouches and candy
wrappers, office supplies like pens and tape dispensers, or personal products like cosmetics packaging? Terracycling
may be your answer.
Terracycle is an upcycling and recycling company that takes difficult-to-recycle packaging and products and
repurposes them into other products. Waste collection is organized into programs, called Brigades, that cover a wide
range of non-recyclable items such as the Bottle and Can Brigade, Cigarette Waste Brigade, the Solo Cup Brigade, the
Personal Care and Beauty Brigade and many more.
Naturally, your next question would be how does this program work? For
example, the Personal Care and Beauty Brigade includes items such as
shampoo bottles, body wash containers, lipstick cases, eyeliner pencils,
mascara tubes and more. After items are collected and sent out, the waste
can be made into products such as paving stones, totes, coin pouches, or
spiral bound notebooks. For more information on other Brigades visit:
www.terracycle.com.
Now on to the local benefit of this program: we now have the Personal Care and Beauty Brigade on campus. Jenna
Kessler, a recent Environmental Studies graduate, began the program at SRU before she graduated this spring. Bins
on campus will be located in the trash collection rooms in the dorms as well as in the ARC to collect the items. Be
sure to look out for the logo in the box to the left around campus.
Whats the bottom line? Terracylcing is simple. The simple task of taking your hard-to-recycle items to the drop off
boxes makes a difference.

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Take a walk outside.By doing so, you can enjoy some fresh air and the serenity of nature while also
getting some healthy exercise.
Ride your bike to class and/or around town.Riding a bicycle will again help with your exercise regimen
while saving gas and much needed money from driving around town.
Quit buying bottled water.Buy a reusable, preferably metal water bottle to fill at the many filtered water
stations around campus. This also saves money spent on cases of water.
Switch to reusable grocery bags.Most of the time, plastic grocery bags are thrown out after use.
Investing in reusable bags will prevent more plastic from ending up in our landfills.
For the colder months ahead, adjust your thermostat.Keep the temperature in your apartment lower in
the winter to use less energy and save on electric bills.
Hunt and eat wild game. (When in season of course!)This is the most organic way of getting fresh
meat, guaranteed!
Wash your clothes less often and try to use cold water when possible.By using less heat and washing
less often you are saving energy costs as well as our precious water resources.
Switch your printer settings to double-sided printing.This uses less paper and less trees. After
you are through with the paper, RECYCLE IT for further use.
Carpool.Carpool here, carpool there, carpool anywhere! Save your gas money as well as reduce the
amount of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere.
Join a sustainable group on campus.Students for Sustainability, SlowFoods, GGE and more are clubs on
campus that support sustainable practices and create awareness about the environment. Show your
support for our planet!

Finally, come see us as the Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator if you have your own ideas for living sustainably
and possibly becoming a Fellow for the North Country Brewing Company. Take the chance to put forth your
sustainable practices and set an example for others in the community!

Meet the Fall 2013 SEA Ambassadors

Dr. Golden
Managing
Director

Dr. Clark
Faculty
Program
Manager

Well over half of all university

graduates will start a business during
the course of their lives. Universities
must convey the commonness of this
experience and prepare students for
the moment when it will happen.

Stephanie Skinger
CommunicationJournalism
We all die. The goal isnt
to live forever, the goal is to
create something that will.

If you want something youve

never had, then youve got to do
something youve never done.

Laura Faessel
Environmental Studies
Be loyal to what you love, be true
to the earth, fight your enemies
with passion and laughter.

Michele Sneddon
Communication Emerging Tech. & PR
Do what you feel in your
heart to be right--for you will
be criticized anyway.

Taylor Huerbin
Geography - Environment
& Society

Jeremy Prigorac
Communication Emerging Tech.

Corey Doyle
Business Management &
Sustainable Management

All sentient beings have the

right to freedom.

Being challenged in life is

inevitable, being defeated is
optional.

At the end of the day, the fact

that we have the courage to still
be standing is reason enough to
celebrate.

Cheyenne Kelly
Environmental Science

Melissa Hubans
Communication Emerging Tech.

Nick Tessier
Communication

Unless someone like you

cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better,
its not.

Be the change you wish to

see in the world.

You know youre in love

when you dont want to fall
asleep because reality is finally
better than your dreams.

Nick Pope
Finance

Emily Donaldson
Environmental Studies

Taylor Shenberger
Accounting

Take what you can from your

dreams, make them as real
as anything. It will take the
work out of the courage.

There will be a time when we

must choose between what is
easy and what is right.

Life doesnt have to be

perfect to be wonderful.

April Sorce
Marketing

Kyle Donahue
Sustainable Management

Savannah Bryant
History & Philosophy

Do something today that your

future self will thank you for.

Become who you are by

learning who you are.

Judge a man by his questions

rather than by his answers