The week offers multiple opportunities to examine sustainable habits and learn about the university's sustainability practices.
Campus Sustainability Week is an opportunity for Elon students, faculty and staff to come together to examine sustainable habits, particularly as they relate to energy use, and inspire positive sustainable change throughout the Elon community.
It is also an opportunity to learn about and celebrate Elon University’s current sustainable practices. A variety of events will take place throughout the week.
A key feature of the week is an energy competition. This competition will educate and empower students, faculty and staff to conserve energy throughout campus and illustrate the impact of developing habits that support energy conservation. Prizes include hammocks, Phoenix Cash, solar chargers and more!. See the Office of Sustainability Website for a full list of competition criteria and prizes.
Events
MONDAY, OCT. 22
Noon to 1 p.m. | Long Table at Lakeside: Energy Conservation Conversation: How to reduce your energy consumption
- Meet Mark Terrell, Elon’s utilities manager, to gain valuable inside tips on how to reduce your energy consumption. Please RSVP to sustainability@elon.edu by Friday, Oct. 19.
5 to 8 p.m. | Maker Hub Colonnades: Mend It Monday
- The Office of Sustainability and Maker Hub Colonnades will supply the materials and knowledge needed to repair your favorite shirt or sew a button on your most beloved pair of jeans. Bring an old T-shirt, and we’ll help you turn it into a reusable bag for all of your shopping needs.
8 p.m. | Turner Theatre: Documentary Showing: “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story”
- “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story” – We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50 percent of it in the trash? Filmmakers and food lovers Jen Rustmeyer and Grant Baldwin dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge.
TUESDAY, OCT. 23
4 to 5 p.m. | Meet in front of Center for the Arts: Loy Farm Tour
- This tour discusses specific sustainability initiatives related to activities at the solar farm and Elon Environmental Center which includes the responsible design studio and agricultural farm. Transportation is provided to and from Loy Farm. Registration Required.
6:30 p.m. | Elon Community Church: Documentary Showing: Reinventing Power
- Reinventing Power: America’s Clean Energy Boom takes us across the country to hear directly from the people making our clean energy future achievable. It is a film of hope and promise in the midst of a climate crisis. Free food will be provided.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Lakeside Dining Hall: Weigh the Waste
- Elon Dining, Campus Kitchen and the Office of Sustainability join together once a month to “Weigh the Waste” in order to bring awareness to post-consumer food waste throughout campus.
9 p.m. | Beck Pool Patio: S’mores with Outdoors
- Join Elon Outdoors and the Office of Sustainability for a special Campus Sustainability Week S’mores with Outdoors!
THURSDAY, OCT. 25
9 to 11 a.m. | Clohan Patio: Fair Trade Tabling
- We invite you to try Fair Trade coffee and chocolate served at Elon and learn what it takes for a product to become Fair Trade Certified.
FRIDAY, OCT. 26
3:30 to 6 p.m. | Check-in at Alumni Gym: Adventurequest (Campus Recreation & Wellness)
- Teams of five to eight will compete for a variety of prizes from Campus Recreation. After the race, celebrate with live performances and a variety of food vendors (students should bring money for food). Registration Required.
More information is available via the Office of Sustainability Website. Contact Kelly Harer for further information.