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February 2019 Volume 6, Issue 6
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| Tree Planting Event
On Friday, March 1st we will be celebrating Tennessee Arbor Day with a luncheon ceremony, followed by a tree planting event! Over 120 trees will be planted outside Morgan Hall, and at Sorority Village to show the universities continued importance of arboculture, and maintaining our Tree Campus USA status. Click the link below for more information, as well as to sign up to serve!
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Chrisity Hickman was voted by the Committee on the Campus Environment as the January Sustainability Champion. Christy is an Assistant Professor of Practice, in the College of Social Work. She has been working at UT since 2005, and through her work she has inspired everyone around her to live more sustainable lives.
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Stormwater sees record RainfallIt is no secret that rain has become a common occurrence here on campus. In the past six months we’ve seen 33.5 inches of rain, over a 910-acre campus, which is enough water to fill 1254 Olympic sized swimming pools! No matter how you put it, it’s a lot of water. To manage the almost 3 feet of rain that has fallen on the campus over the past 6 months, the Stormwater Management team of Facilities Services has been busy making sure all grates, inlets, drains and infrastructure is operating at full capacity.
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| We are now accepting nominations for the 2019 Environmental Leadership Awards. Anyone can nominate any current UT faculty staff, student, or community member for any of the eight awards. All nominations must be in by March 28th, so the Committee on the Campus Environment can then vote on the awards.
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| A Guide to Sustainable Fashion
Have you ever thought about how the clothes you wear impact the environment? The fashion industry has a major negative environmental impact. The EPA estimates that each person throws away up to 70 pounds of clothing a year, resulting in lots of clothes going to the landfill. So how to we combat this? Click the link below to see how you can make your fashion more sustainable!
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Sustainability in the News All across the United States there are lots of exciting environmental news stories. Read more about sustainability in the US by clicking the links below:
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RecycleMania BeginsRecycleMania is a yearly intercollegiate recycling competition held between nearly 200 colleges and universities. The program is meant to educate faculty, staff, and students nationwide about waste reduction. This year UT Recycling will have several events throughout the campaign, be sure to help UT in this competition, learn about recycling, and "Make Orange Green" by participating! Click the link below for more information, and the event schedule.
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Sustainability Job Openings Below is a list of sustainability related jobs across the US. They vary in experience required, from summer internships to jobs that require several years of experience.
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Green Fee UpdatesThe Green Fee met on January 17th to review and vote on new proposals. Below is a summary of that meeting: - Alt Fuel Vchicle Assistance Program: 6 new Nisan Leafs arrived on campus
- Energy Efficiency Proof-of-Concept Retrofits for Hodges Library: unanimously approved
- Sustainability Study Abroad Program: approved for FY 19 and FY 20
Have an idea for campus? Want to learn more about what else the Green Fee does? Click the link below for more information and to submit a project proposal.
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Earth Month is Right Around the Corner!All throughout April we celebrate Earth Month with a variety of different events aimed to engage the community in ways to live more sustainable events. Below are the current list of Earth Month events so you can mark them down in your calendar, and be sure to check our event calendar for more information and any additional events! - Big Green Friday, Friday April 5th
- Ijams River Rescue, Saturday April 6th
- Environment and Sustainability Career Mingle, Tuesday April 9th
- Sustainability Day of Service, Saturday April 13th
- Earth Month Celebration, Wednesday April 17th
- Earth Day, April 22nd
- Environmental Leadership Awards, Wednesday April 24th
- National Arbor Day, Friday April 26th
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Stars, Just Like Us:
Naomi Watts heads to the local market with her bike to cut down on carbon. Not only that, she's using her reusable tote bag! Knoxville holds a Winter Farmer's Market every other Saturday so you can still get your locally sourced food in the winter!
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UT Recycling is busy getting ready for RecycleMania! The 8-week program challenges residence halls to compete against each other to see which one can be the greenest at UT. This participation helps UT fare well against other universities in the national RecycleMania competition.
Points are given based on how much the residents of each hall recycle and participate in RecycleMania events. The competition will feature more than 19 free events and activities that encourage Zero Waste living through reducing, reusing, refusing, recycling, and rotting (composting) practices. So do your part to make sure your hall doesn’t get trashed by the others! Clement Hall is the defending 2018 RecycleMania Champion: will they be usurped or defend the title? Join us for our RecycleMania Kick-Off party in Hodges Library on Monday, Feb. 4, and bring your own mug to get FREE hot chocolate.
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Community and Volunteer EventsWork Day at Seven Islands State Birding Park: February 9th, 9:00am
Below, students help plant trees on Arbor Day 2016. Remember to help us celebrate TN Arbor Day on March 1st with us! More information is above.
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