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The UGC \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ecomprise\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Es\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E higher education leaders from around the world who work to advance the SDGs \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethrough system change and global partnerships\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week is an annual event occurring in early March. To collaborate next year, contac\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Et \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethe\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Office of Sustainability\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sustain@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esustain@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe campus community is invited to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eparticipate\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in a week of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The campus community is invited to participate in a week of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 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