DESIGN LECTURE SERIES: JIM WALKER

Jim Walker will give a talk on "Campus Culture and Sustainability". Jim moved to Austin from Oregon in 1992 working as a carpenter. In 1998, Jim completed a Masters in Planning from UT-Austin and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. In 2000, Jim became Executive Director of the Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project. In 2007 he was appointed as a Research Fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development at UT-Austin and in 2009 he was appointed as the Director of Sustainability for UT-Austin. He is actively engaged in many community efforts working to shape the future of the Central Texas region, including Envision Central Texas, Livable City, the United Way Capital Area, the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, and the Mueller Redevelopment. In 2008 he was named Under 40 Austinite of the Year.