Earth Day Redux
Yesterday was Earth Day and ACUHO-I asked members to send in reports from their campus about programs and events that commemorated the day. We heard from a couple of you, and details are below. Feel free to use the comment feature to add reports from your own campus as well.
Penn State University: To commemorate Earth Day – and Earth Week here on campus – Penn State Housing and Residence Life partnered with the university’s Office of Physical Plant and the Environmental Stewardship Office as well as Eco Action and several other campus-based environmental groups to present the My 20 Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to get Penn State students, faculty, and staff to reduce their resource consumption by 20 percent during Earth Week by changing some of their every day habits. Penn Staters are encouraged to pledge their support for the initiative online. Our goal is to collect 2,009 pledges by Saturday, April 25.
University of Florida: Along with many programs and lectures, the campus The University of Florida Office of Sustainability presented nine trophies and several honorable mentions to a wide variety of organizations and departments across campus for their contributions to sustainability at UF. The awards recognized staff and students in the categories of waste reduction, energy conservation and water conservation. A complete listing of winners and honorable mentions, as well as detailed descriptions of each project, can be found online. Finally, the day also marked the beginning of the 19th year for the housing department’s Spring Check-out Recycling Program.
Tags: Penn State University, Sustainability, University of Florida