Schedule of Earth Week 2023 Events
The Scranton Sustainability Office Celebrates Earth Day Every Day for Spring 2023
The University of Scranton’s Sustainability Office has chosen the theme “The People's Planet, Climate Justice” for their spring initiative towards increasing sustainability. The Sustainability Office, in partnership by the Sustainability Office, Weinberg Memorial Library, Society for Sustainability & Conservation, Sustainability office work study Students for a Better Future, KSOM, CAS, Asian Studies, Slattery Center, Office of CBL, Provost Office, Facilities Operations, the Multi-Cultural Center, Environmental Science Concentration, Environmental Science and the Sustainability Committee, is hosting several events during the Spring semester.
January 10th to March 29th:
January 10th-April 3rd, Environmental Essay Contest, the contest is open to all 5th through 12th grades and is sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, Society for Sustainability & Conservation, and the Sustainability Office Students for a Better Future. Details on the contest can be found at https://www.scranton.edu/facilities/earth-day-essay -guidelines-2023.pdf. Awards to be announced April 20th at the Evening of Environmental Science 5:30pm-7:00pm held in the LSC Bell Lobby.
February 21st, Mardi Gras Celebration Plant Based Dinner, this is a private event that will raise awareness to the positive environmental impact of plant based meals. The event is sponsored by the Slattery Center and the Sustainability Office.
March 22nd World Water Day, we will have a short interactive event on the second floor of the DeNaples Center, 6 to 8 pm to raise students' awareness to water usage and the importance of water. If anyone would like to join us with an informative activity or a display for this event, you are welcome to join us.
March 22nd-31st, Plant Based Meals Week, ARAMark will be featuring a number of Plant Based meals at the Denaples Center 3rd floor Fresh Food Company promoting awareness to the positive impacts of eating plant-based meals.
March 23rd CBL Talk, Environmental Health with Tonyehn Verkitus
Environmental factors such as air and water quality are one of many determinants of our health and well-being. These and other environmental factors can lead to disease and health disparities in the places where people live, work, learn and play. Join us for a discussion on how existing environmental disparities in communities exposed to a combination of poor environmental quality and social inequities lead to more sickness and disease than you see in wealthier, less polluted communities. This event is sponsored by the Office of Community-Based Learning in collaboration with the Office of Community Relations and the Office of Sustainability. It will be held at 11:45 am in the DeNaples Center Ballroom. Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CBL23EnvironmentalHealth
March 30th The Seeds of Vandana Shiva, The Office of Sustainability along with the Environmental Studies Concentration, Women’s & Gender Studies and Asian Studies, present the Seeds of Vandana Shiva. This film explores the fight against the privatization of seeds and factory farming. Please recommend that your students attend the movie and panel discussion. It will be held in the Moskovitz Theater 7:30 to 9:00pm.
Months of April/May:
April 14, Environmental Art Show Address Stephanie Williams, Stephanie is an artist who enjoys creating pictures of the environment, nature, people, creatures, sounds, and energies. She will present in the Weinberg Memorial Library Heritage Room beginning at 4:30pm. The address is being offered in conjunction with the Environmental Art Show which displays various environmental art from the University community. Feel free to encourage your students to submit any art at https://sites.scranton.edu/library/2022/12/19/environmental-art-show-call-for-art-2023/
April 16th-25th WML Environmental Art Show, note the April 14th address is being offered in conjunction with the Environmental Art Show which displays various environmental art from the University community. Feel free to encourage your students to submit any art at https://sites.scranton.edu/library/2022/12/19/environmental-art-show-call-for-art-2023/
April 17th, Guest Speaker Nicole Negowetti, Nicole has devoted her work to researching law and policy surrounding sustainable agricultural procedures. With the help of the Slattery Center, the University of Scranton is pleased to welcome Nicole to campus. Please invite your students to attend the lecture. The event will be 5:30 to 7:30pm and the location is yet to be announced.
April 18th the Earth Day Fair is an opportunity for your students to display poster projects and explain them to Faculty, Staff, and Students that pass the hallways and Bell lobby at LSC from 11:00am to 1:00pm. We will have vendors there displaying their sustainable products, university groups, ARAMARK, local non-profits and governmental offices. If you will have students with displays or if anyone would want a table to make the university community aware of any sustainable research or projects you may be working on please contact Mark Murphy in the Sustainability Office, 570-941-6267.
Evening of Environmental Science and Essay Awards, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm the Loyola Science Center Bell Lobby. The event is intended for K-12th grades and will include hands on educational environmental displays and activities. The event is free of charge.
Kayak the River, May 6th, the Sustainability Office and the Society for Sustainability & Conservation will be hosting a three-hour kayaking trip on the Susquehanna River as the weather begins to warm up and students can be outside and engaged with the environment.