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Treetop Picnic
- Montana State University (MT)
Our students decided to have a little fun with the picnic table. No trees were harmed in this prank.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Earth Day 2017: Campus Program and Activities
- Bridgewater College (VA)
- Earth Day 2017 Celeberation on Campus
- Tree planting ceremony *Pictures showing is part of an effort to raise awareness on campus about the ubiquitous nature of plastic in our lives ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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EKU Earth Day Festival
- Eastern Kentucky University (KY)
Eastern Kentucky University held its 1st Earth Day Festival on April 26th to celebrate achievements made in sustainability and connect students with local and on-campus environmental organizations. The event featured ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Earth Fest 2017 celebrates Space, Energy, and Water
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (TX)
EDINBURG & BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS—APRIL 19-20, 2017-- This year’s Earth Fest theme is Space, Energy, and Water, featuring three guest speakers, an Exhibitor Expo, and a Dinner & Movie ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Shred Right Recycling Event
- Western Technical College (WI)
Students and community members brought 1,500 lbs of paper for shredding. The shredded material is recylced and made into low-quality paper products like paper towel. Since the event is ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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UIC Growing Green
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
Did you know that the University of Illinois at Chicago has been a designated as a Tree Campus USA since 2011? UIC is dedicated to the health and preservation of ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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SMCC STEMS Club Earth Day Event
- South Mountain Community College (AZ)
This semester the STEMS club successfully built a bike charging station, built and flew racing drones, grew flowers in the greenhouse and are composting landscape waste. It was a great ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Give bees a chance!
- Portland Community College (OR)
Portland Community College's sustainability director gives away pollinator education swag during Earth Week!
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Fredonia Electronics Recycling Day April 22 2017
- State University of New York at Fredonia (NY)
The State University of New York at Fredonia hosted the Annual Electronics Recycling day on April 22, 2017. This event is free to the public.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Earth Day Tree Planting
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
Students Planted trees, in coordination with Tree Campus USA, during our Earth Day celebration.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Earth Day Festival and Speaker Series!
- Western Washington University (WA)
The AS Environmental Center hosted it's annual Earth Day Festival and Speaker Series on Friday and Saturday April 21st and 22nd. The Friday event was a tabling event in ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Sustainable Fashion Show
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
During our Earth Day event, students made their own outfits made from recycled materials, and were entered into a fashion show.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Bike-Powered Smoothie Maker
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
During our Earth Day event, students had the opportunity to make their own bike-powered smoothie. Our engineering students built the system, as a part of their class project.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Chicago March for Science Preparation
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL)
SAIC Students attend a March for Science materials making session hosted by Sustainable SAIC to prepare for the Earth Day march.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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SAIC Bike Tune-ups
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL)
Sustainable SAIC partners with Pedal to the People, a local bike shop, to offer students free bike tune-ups for the annual Chicagoland Bike2Campus Week that started the day before Earth ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Randolph College co-sponsors Satellite March for Science on Earth Day in Lynchburg
- Randolph College (VA)
The Randolph College Sustainability Council co-sponsored a satellite March for Science in Lynchburg on Earth Day. Faculty, staff, students from Randolph College and neighboring Lynchburg College joined concerned citizens and ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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March for Science
- Berea College (KY)
Members of Berea College and the Office of Sustainability traveled to Lexington, KY for the March for Science on Earth Day, April 22, 2017.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Art Inspired by Climate Science Data
- Northwestern University (IL)
Art exhibits on display on Northwestern's Chicago and Evanston campuses during April featured art inspired by the science of climate change. The works by artist and Northwestern Pritzker School ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Dandelion Festival
- Berea College (KY)
The second annual Dandelion Festival sought to educate students and the public about the importance of organic and non-invasive lawn management. The Festival opened with workshops led by two professors ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Carbon Neutral Green Basketball Game Tree Planting
- Berea College (KY)
Each year, the Berea College Office of Sustainability hosts a Carbon Neutral Green Basketball Game. Carbon emissions are tallied from the use of the gym for the game and for ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Dumpster Dive 2017 Western Technical College
- Western Technical College (WI)
In our efforts to raise awareness of the items that can be recycled here on our Western Technical College Campus we held a “Dumpster Dive”.
We asked our college President ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Central Community College Hastings Wind Turbine Tour
- Central Community College (NE)
Students, staff, and community members enjoyed a presentation on the new 1.7 MW wind turbine at Central Community College Hastings from the Bluestem Energy Solutions project manager.
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- Posted April 27, 2017
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Central Community College Grand Island Earth Week Expo
- Central Community College (NE)
Students from the Hospitality Management and Restaurant Management program giving away marigold seeds and promoting their Green Fling event which connected restaurant owners, farmers markets, and local farmers.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Utah State University Earth Day 2017
- Utah State University (UT)
April 21, 2017
9:00 AM- 12:00 PM Yoga, live music, tabling on the Quad
12:30 PM Featured speaker Stacy Bare, TSC Auditorium
2:00-5:00 PM Service ...- Posted April 27, 2017
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MUSC Earth Day 2017
- Medical University of South Carolina (SC)
Charleston, SC – In celebration of Earth Day, MUSC’s Sustainability Program hosted its 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in the MUSC Horseshoe on April 12th, 2017 from 11am – 2pm.
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- Posted April 27, 2017
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Captain Planet joins The GREEN Program Team for the Philadelphia Science March
- The GREEN Program (PA)
Saturday, April 22, Earth Day 2017, The GREEN Program team, partners and GREEN Alumni (with honorary team member, Captain Planet), took to the streets of Philadelphia to join our city ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Earth Fest Oklahoma State University
- Oklahoma State University (OK)
Oklahoma State University's 2017 Earth Fest, organized by students of the SGA Sustainability Committee, was held on campus April 20th and open to the public. Organizations had exhibits on ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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EarthTones - Earth Day events at Appalachian State University
- Appalachian State University (NC)
The Appalachian State University chapter of the American Solar Energy Society (ASUSES) hosted the annual "Earth Tones" event on April 21. This event uses solar energy to power a day-long ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Celebrate Earth Day - Gateway Technical College - April 22, 2017
- Gateway Technical College (WI)
Attached are photos from the 10th Annual Celebrate Earth Day event sponsored by Gateway Technical College - Kenosha Campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Strategies Toward the Inclusion of Environmental Education in Educator Preparation Programs: Results from a National Survey
- Trinity University (TX)
- University of Texas at San Antonio (TX)
A national study was conducted to investigate the inclusion of environmental education (EE) into educator preparation programs across the United States. Responses from teacher educators in institutions of higher education ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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SJSU Student Health and Wellness Center
- San Jose State University (CA)
The Student Health and Counseling facility was constructed to enhance access for students living on campus while balancing convenient care for the growing residential population through both location and features ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Boiler Feed Recycled Water Conversion Project
- San Jose State University (CA)
The Central Plant facilities at San Jose State University (SJSU) campus currently uses approximately 23,000 CCF annually of potable water at the boiler make-up water feed system. In order ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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The Nitrogen Footprint Tool Network: A Multi-Institution Program to Research and Reduce Nitrogen Pollution
- University of Virginia (VA)
- Eastern Mennonite University (VA)
- Brown University (RI)
- Dickinson College (PA)
- Colorado State University (CO)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- University of Chicago (IL)
Humans release reactive nitrogen into the environment at a rate that is 4 to 5 times as large as from natural terrestrial processes. They do this by producing and applying ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Earth Day Celebrations at University of Hong Kong
- University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
The University of Hong Kong celebrated Earth Day over 2 days on March 21st and 22nd. March 21st featured an Earth Village carnival with booths from environmental groups, workshops, an ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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University of Alberta Campus Sustainability Leadership Awards
- University of Alberta (AB)
The Campus Sustainability Leadership Awards recognizes those students, academic staff and support staff at the University of Alberta who are making progress integrating sustainability into teaching and learning; facilities, operations ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Earth Day Reception and Award Ceremony at Indiana University South Bend
- Indiana University South Bend (IN)
Every year, the Center for a Sustainable Future at IU South Bend thanks our supporters, celebrates the considerable accomplishments they have made possible during the last year, and awards student ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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UAB Recycling Earth Day on the Green
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL)
UAB Recycling Coordinator Jon Paolone explains the intricacies of products made from recycled materials - in this case, a rubber jar opener made from recycled tires & a flying disc made ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Beauty in the World We Find: Earth Week at Wake Forest University
- Wake Forest University (NC)
Students, faculty, staff, and community members came together to celebrate our urban forests, waterways, and the landscapes that surround us during Earth Week at Wake Forest. Inspired by Terry Tempest ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Ohio State's "Seeds of Service" brought out hundreds to clean, plant and celebrate
- The Ohio State University (OH)
As part of Ohio State University's sustainability awareness week, called "Time For Change Week 2017," students attending the "Seeds of Service" event celebrated a beautiful spring day by cleaning ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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AU's Energy Team Partners with DOEE to educate the community
- American University (DC)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
In efforts to promote American University’s Annual Campus Beautification Day, the Energy and Engineering Team at AU partnered with the DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) to locate ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Ohio State University Student Sustainability Fair 2017
- The Ohio State University (OH)
The Student Sustainability Fair has become a fun tradition at Ohio State, educating students on the many organizations on campus they can join, as well as the community, government and ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Ohio State University Earth Day Give-Away: Reusable Lunch Bags for students
- The Ohio State University (OH)
The Ohio State Office of Energy and Environment celebrates Earth Day by providing items to students that helps them be more sustainable. In 2017, students were given reusable lunch bags ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Concordia University - 2017 Earth Day
- Concordia University (QC)
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Universities run for, by, and with the faculty, students and staff: Alternatives to the neoliberal destruction of higher education
After analysing the organisational pathologies and societal ills created by the neoliberalisation of universities, the article engages in an organisational critique of the pseudo-business model currently in use. It poses ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Not Business as Usual: Fostering Civic Engagement on Climate Change
- The University of Texas at Dallas (TX)
Attendees will engage in a discussion of what it means to them to civically engage through building consensus, seeking common ground, and moving towards climate solutions in a non-partisan way ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Successful Sustainability Efforts, Action from Constructive Communication
- University of North Texas (TX)
- Understand the field and the reach of technical communication in relation to how it affects campus sustainability efforts, specifically, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) report and in ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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Infusing Education for Sustainable Development into University Academics, Research, and Engagement through Faculty Training Programs
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (TX)
- Participants will be able to identify the impact of sustainability education and apply lessons learned to their programs
- Participants will be able to communicate the intended outcomes for their program ...
- Posted April 25, 2017
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Integrating Education for Sustainable Development through Tree Campus USA
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (TX)
- Participants will be able to identify the advantages of including credit-based learning in the project versus hiring consultants
- Participants will be able to extrapolate and apply a plan for implementation ...
- Posted April 25, 2017
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Bringing Nature Back to Campus
- Houston Community College (TX)
- Rice University (TX)
I want to encourage other institutions to consider designing courses or other activities that give students an opportunity to participate in authentic, urban conservation efforts.
- Posted April 25, 2017
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