Earth Week activities at MSU promote sustainability awareness, involvement
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斞侵奚墒悠 is celebrating Earth Week, culminating with Earth Day Saturday [April 22], with a variety of student- and community-focused activities.
The university鈥檚 Office of Sustainability, in partnerships with Students for a Sustainable Campus and other groups, provides students ways to participate in campus sustainability efforts, while learning about MSU鈥檚 stewardship commitments and celebrating Earth Day.
Events include:
鈥擳uesday [April 18], 7 p.m., Plant swap in Old Main 2220, sponsored by Students for a Sustainable Campus and the Horticulture Club.
鈥擶ednesday [April 19], 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Earth Day Fair on the Drill Field, featuring a student organization fair, carnival games and food.
鈥擶ednesday [April 19], 5:30 p.m., Colvard Student Union, Room 325, the International Student Advisory Board hosts a 鈥淐offee Culture Conversation鈥 around the topic of climate change.
鈥擳hursday [April 20], 2 p.m., Carlton Owen Lecture, Thompson Hall鈥檚 Tully Auditorium. The College of Forest Resources presents the series namesake, Carlton Owen, who will present 鈥Life Lessons from the Environmental Edge.鈥
鈥擳hursday [April 20], 7 p.m., Old Main 2220, Students for a Sustainable Campus hosts a Bee Hotel Workshop.
鈥擣riday [April 21], 2 p.m., Students for a Sustainable Campus and additional volunteer participants will meet in The Junction to walk down University Drive to pick up trash in the Cotton District.
鈥擲aturday [April 22], 8:30 a.m., Thompson Hall, the College of Forest Resources is hosting a volunteer opportunity to help establish a campus pollinator garden.
鈥擲aturday [April 22], 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Earth Day Fair at Fire Station Park in Starkville, featuring sustainable practice workshops, food trucks, live music and an arts market. Additionally, there will be a free goat yoga event at the same location from 3-5 p.m.
Following the Earth Week observance, MSU鈥檚 Office of Sustainability also is sponsoring its regular glass recycling drive April 25, 1-5 p.m., in front of the Sanderson Center. MSU is competing with the University of Mississippi to see which school can collect the most glass. Participants may drop off glass that is rinsed, removing any container lids.
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