Sustainability Week, Oct. 18 to 23, invites students, faculty and staff to show their Laker pride by participating in sustainable efforts across our campus with a week full of programs and events that include composting, hiking, seed saving, campus cleanups, tree planting and a fall festival.
Events will include:
- Focused on Food: On Monday, Oct. 18, throughout campus, a small-scale composting initiative with Auxiliary Services will begin in residential dining and choice retail cafes; additionally those with reusable mugs will get 25 cents off coffee purchases in Auxiliary Services locations on campus
- Outdoor Day at Rice Creek: On Tuesday, Oct. 19, a series of events at the college's field station will promote the many benefits of nature.
- Sunflower Seed Savers: On Wednesday, Oct. 20, join an effort to harvest sunflower seeds at the Permaculture Living Laboratory, and take some seeds home in the process.
- Shining Waters campus-wide clean-up: On Thursday, Oct. 21, join student group Shining Waters and other organizations and individuals in a service activity to clean litter around campus.
- Fall Festival: Running 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, in the permaculture garden, this festival celebrates the college's sustainability initiatives and how the campus community can get involved.
- Centennial Arboretum Planting: On Saturday, Oct. 23, planting of new trees will revive the Centennial Arboretrum, created behind Moreland Hall in 1961 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of what is now SUNY Oswego.
For more information, email sustainability@oswego.edu or check out @ozsustainability on Instagram for updates on events.