Thanks to everyone who came out
to our events this week,
especially despite the terrible
weather!
If anyone would like to purchase
an Earth Week t-shirt, please
email Dany at
djz1247@truman.edu. We have
shirts from this year for $10
and shirts from 2010 and 2009,
both for $5. All shirts are made
with organic cotton in the U.S.,
not in sweatshops.
YOU are the reason why positive
environmental change can occur
and without you, Truman would
not be able to make strides
towards becoming a sustainable
place.
Lastly, happy Earth Day! It's
the 41st one, so find 41 things
you love about nature/the
outdoors/the environment and
start doing them today! And
remember, every day is earth
day; you should act in such a
way that you make a positive
impact on the environment!
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Thanks to all of you who came
out to support water.org in
Earth Week's first-ever 5K this
Sunday! We ended up raising $200
for the organization!
Here are the winners of the
race:
Women:
1-Sarah Hahn
2-Talia Linneman
3-Janna Langholz
Men:
1-Dylan Bergschneider
2-Ryan Campbell
3-Daniel Jones
Congrats to the winners of the 5K on Sunday!
Saturday, April 16
Stream Clean:
Join the Environmental Health class as they clean a local stream!
8:45 am, Meet at Circle Drive
Trash
Bash:
Join various
campus organizations and
individuals as we participate in
a citywide street cleanup event.
This event will help show
Kirksville that Truman students
are committed to keeping the
city clean. Organizations have
the opportunity to clean their
designated mile if they so
choose. Plastic gloves and trash
bags will be provided.
1 pm, Meet on the Quad in front
of Kirk Memorial
Sunday, April 17
5K:
Exercise AND donate money for a good cause. Why wouldn't you want to participate???
10:30 am, Meet in BT lobby
KICKOFF:
Earth Week 2011: Positive
Impact will begin with a
bang at our first ever
Kickoff music and food
festival! Bands playing
include:
Dandelion's Roar, a
student band that
incorporates folk and rock
sounds in their own songs
and to put a new twist on
old favorites...
Minor Detail,
Truman's own women's a
cappella group...
and The Illphonics,
a band from St. Louis that
blends funk, rock, and jazz
with hip-hop to create a
unique and electrifying
sound.
Cheap and delicious food
will be available from Pickler's Famous. So come
out and enjoy some great
music, food, and fun!
11:30 am - 3 pm, Quad
Monday, April 18
Tabling on the Quad:
Visit our
tables to learn about Earth Week
events, to pick up Earth Week
shirts and other merchandise,
and to pick up educational
materials regarding recycling,
eating locally, and
sustainability. Recycling
bins will be given away and
tickets for the Local Foods
Dinner and Discussion will be
sold.
10 am - 4
pm, Quad
Poetry Slam/Reading:
Come
participate in and listen to the
2nd annual
environmentally-themed slam.
This will be a forum for free
speech, readings, and poetry
related to nature. All proceeds
of the suggested donation ($3)
will go to water.org.
7 pm, Pickler's Famous
Tuesday, April 19
Tabling
on the Quad
10 am - 4
pm, Quad
Environmental Studies
Conference:
Come expand your environmental horizons by attending various presentations regarding a large scope of environmental topics. Formal and informal presentations, discussions, and papers will be integrated into the seventh annual Conference. Students, faculty and staff, and community members are welcome to present and attend.
All presentations are in the SUB Down Under, 10 am - 2 pm. Presentation time slots still available!
Schedule:10:00 = Denyse Schrenker: Does Truman Have the Financial Resources to Install an Energy Sub-Metering System for the Campus Dormitories
10:30 = Danielle Zemmel: Watershed Week: An Environmental Education Program at Ray Miller Elementary
11:00 = Carolyn Lee & Group: Phytoremediation of Lead from Soil with Soy Bean Plants
12:00 = Grassroots Environmentalism Class: Proposal to Build a Green Roof Shed for the Bike Co-op
Flower Potting:
Come pot some flowers (for free!) and learn some gardening basics from the Communiversity Garden!
11 am - 2 pm, Quad
Garden Beautification
Help out the garden by working on some architectural-type projects!
3 pm - 6 pm, Communiversity
Garden near We
Wednesday, April 20
Tabling
on the Quad
10 am - 4
pm, Quad
Environmental Studies
Conference:
All presentations are in the SUB Down Under, 10 am - 2 pm. Presentation time slots still available!
Schedule:10:00 = Cori McGrath
10:30 = Emily Stewart: Meatless Mondays at Truman
11:00 = Jillian Frick: Trail Maintenance at Big Creek Conservation Area
11:30 = Maeve Pickus: Bottled Water Awareness Project and Proposals for Change at Truman
12:30 = Grassroots Environmentalism Class: Clamshell Project
1:30 = E.C.O. Group: Powershift in Washington, D.C.
Local
Foods Dinner and Discussion:
Join us for
the 7th Dinner in 3 years!
Come eat delicious dishes made
from locally-grown ingredients
and participate in stimulating
discussion relating to food
issues with a facilitator at
each table. Get to know fellow
students and local farmers as
well. Each ticket costs $5 / 1
meal for students with a
meal-plan.
7 pm, SUB Activities Room
*cost = $5 / 1 meal
Purchase tickets on the Quad
during tabling or reserve them through email
at
Truman.earthweek@gmail.com
(and pay at the door).
Include quantity & student ID
number (if paying with a meal
plan) in the email.
Thursday, April 21
Trail Maintenance:
Come watch this intriguing film about the social, environmental, and economic horrors of the bottled water industry and usage in general.
3 pm, Meet in the parking lot
between MG and the SUB to
carpool to Big Creek
Conservation Area
Global Issues Colloquium
Sustainability Speaker:
Ted Howard,
Executive
Director, Democracy
Collaborative, University of
Maryland “Cooperating for
Economic Development”
7 pm, BH Little Theater
“Tapped”
Movie Showing:
Come watch this intriguing film about the social, environmental, and economic horrors of the bottled water industry and usage in general.
8 pm, MG 2001
Fried
Foods Fundraiser:
Stop by
Bulldog Biodiesel’s table as
they fry up some delicious
treats while we watch
"Tapped"!
8 pm, Quad
Campout on
the Quad:
9:30 pm - overnight, Quad
Friday, April 22
(Earth Day)
Go outside and enjoy nature!
*Admission is
free to all events unless
otherwise noted.
