Earth Week
April 15 - 25, 2019
Week Long Art Installations and Events
- Campus Canvas
Monday, 4/15
- GEO seed paper giveaway - all day in the CU Lobby
- GEO and IRC Reusable Cutlery - 5pm in Letchworth Dining Hall
- GCAB Movie with the Sustainability Reps: the Lorax 7pm in Newton 203
Tuesday, 4/16
- Garden Fest!
- Featuring the Carbon Free Concert and Farmers Market!
- 4-6 pm in the eGarden
Wednesday, 4/17 - GREAT Day
- GEO Dumpster Dive; 11am - 1pm on the College Union Patio
- Does sorting your waste really make a difference? Join GEO as they take landfill waste from different buildings around campus and sort it into recyclable and compostable materials to reduce landfill waste.
- Check out the Sustainability Presentations in the GREAT Day bulletin for all sustainability research, projects, and talks.
Thursday, 4/18
- GEO Essential Oils Workshop - Learn how to use essential oils to replace everyday household and self-care items. Tickets will be sold for $10 to cover the cost of materials.
- 5-8pm in Bailey 105
Friday, 4/19
Saturday 4/20
- GLK Do-It-Yourself Plant Party!
- 9-11:30pm in the College Union Lobby
- GEO Cean Up in the Arboretum
- Join Biology Professor and Chair of the Arboretum, Dr. Jenny Apple, to plant native tree species in the arboretum and learn about invasive species and help clean up the trails.
- Meet at the entrance at 11am
- FORCES trip
Sunday, 4/21
Monday, 4/22 - Earth Day!
- Campus Clean Up - Open to all students, faculty, and staff - Work with the Grounds crew on a variety of projects to spruce up the campus! All materials will be provided, just wear appropriate clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Sign up on the google form TODAY!
- Two time slots - either 3-5pm or 4-6pm
- Meet on the College Union Patio (must sign up on the google form!)
- Earth Week Keynote Speaker - Allison Hoppe (Geneseo alum, 2011, and Law Clerk for the EPA)
- Talk and Dinner; 7-9pm
- Pop Up Thrift Shop Starts Today!
- 4/22 - 4/25 in MCU 322/323
- 4/26 in the Fireside Lounge (MCU)
Thursday, 4/25
- Beekeeping Club Speaker
- Pollinators and the importance of pollinators in Geneseo