Student Groups sponsoring Earth Week Activities at the U of U

SEED

SEED Group

Sustainable Environments and Ecological Design
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Associated Students of the University of Utah

Board of Sustainability

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This year at the University of Utah, the Office of Sustainability and a number of student groups have joined together to plan a huge array of activities to celebrate Earth Week. 

You can find the events sorted by date below or view the complete event descriptions at each of the student group pages, SEED and ASUU. Please come up to campus and join us in our celebration!

 

Monday April 14th & Tuesday April 15th

ASUU Tabling 11-3 Union Patio.  Learn about campus recycling and check out great deals on "Green Brand" clothing.

Thursday April 17th

ASUU and SEED film screening. 3-5 pm Union Theatre. Showing The Story of Stuff. and Weyerhaeuser recycling video. J oin the discussion and help create an action plan for change.

Friday April 18th

1)EarthFest. 9 am- 2 pm. Officers Circle at U of U. 100 elementary students will come to the U of U to learn about the environment, sustainability issues and their chance to make a positive impact! Come help volunteer any time from 8:45am - 1:30pm. For more information, contact Kacie Pecor or Alex Parvaz

2) Moonlight Tree Planting. 4:00-10:00 p.m. Come help rebuild migratory song-bird riparian habitat with TreeUtah. Directions

Monday April 21st

SEED Film screening of The Power of Community; How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. 6-8 pm in Union Theatre, U of U.

Tuesday, April 22

Preseident Young will unveil the University’s new co-generation plant! 11 a.m. at the HTW Building, located east of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.

The new co-generation plant will provide campus with both hot water and electricity from the same facility. By combining these processes, we eliminate more than 68,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year that might otherwise have been released into our atmosphere. Tours of the plant will be available immediately after the ribbon cutting.

Week of April 21st-25th

Student groups SEED, Orange Band and SPaCE are hosting an educational poster campaign about the all-encompassing theme of Sustainability.

Thursday May 1st- Saturday 3rd

Collection Event

"What goes around, comes around" End of year Collection for campus residence halls. 

Help out with collection spots at various areas around Fort Douglas to collect students' unwanted res halls furniture, clothes, electronics, etc.To volunteer, contact Dallas Hamilton.   Learn More...

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