Earth Month
Earth Month, dedicated to Earth Day on April 22nd, is a FUN-filled month with various
environmental and sustainability related activities and events for students on campus.
This month is devoted to those wanting to demonstrate their dedication to creating
a healthy and sustainable world. Celebrate our bountiful planet with WCU!
Join this year's Earth Month Celebration, as we promote sustainability and give thanks
to our planet.
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Monday, April 1st
12:30pm-1:30pm
Location: Alumni Tower
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Campus Tree Walk
Join us on a 45-minute walk around campus, led by Kathy Matthews, Associate Professor
of Biology & Director of WCU Herbarium, to celebrate Arbor Day! During the tour she
will identify and discuss native trees. The walk will begin and end at Alumni Tower.
Please wear comfortable shoes and bring water. Hosted by the Sustainable Energy Initiative.
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Monday,
April 22nd
11:00am-
1:00 pm
Location: UC Grandroom
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Celebrate Earth Day!
Enjoy an Earth Day inspired lunch with campus dining! Lunch and Freebies!
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Tuesday, April 23rd
6:00pm- 7:00pm
Location: Blue Ridge Conference Room
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Celebrate Excellence Awards Banquet
We have two new awards called WCU Sustanability Champion Awards. This award goes to
one student and one faculty/staff member who has demonstrated significant effort to
improve sustainability on campus. Nominations are open until March 8th at http://wcu.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/231920
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Wednesday, April 24th
11:00am-2:00pm
Location: UC Lawn
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Mount Trashmore
Have you ever wondered how much recyclables are thrown away on campus? Mount Trashmore
is the event for you! In this event we will be emptying the majority of trash accumulated
during the day and sorting out what is recyclable. Stop by to learn more about recycling
on campus and even get a freebie!
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Wednesday, April 24th
8:00am-5:00pm
Location: varies
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Service Day
Are you looking for more community service hours? We have three different opportunities
for you to make a difference in our community! You can work in the Cullowhee Community
Garden, assist with Mount Trashmore, or assist Habitat for Humanity. For more information
and to sign up, please email Kaitlin Richie at kkritchie@email.wcu.edu.
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Thursday, April 25th
5:00pm-6:00pm
Location: UC Grandroom
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3rd Annual Trashion Show
Come show off your artistic talent! You can enter to win a fashion show by making
clothing out of trash or recycling. Prizes and trophies will be given to the top
winners. Come enjoy an entertaining display of recycled creative clothing. Hosted
by WCU’s Eco CATS. To download the rules and entry form go to Eco CATS on WCU’s orgsync.com.
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RecycleMania
RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling
programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over a
10-week period, campuses compete in different contests to see which institution can
collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total
recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate.
America Recycles Day
America Recycles Day is celebrated every year on November 15th. This day is full of events promoting recycling
and more awareness of the things we can recycle.
Tailgate Recycling
Tailgate recycling occurs with help from EcoCATS every home football game. We meet
3 and 1/2 hours before each game and help pick up recyclables from the tailgate. These
events can be used as community service hours through the Office of Service Learning.
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