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March 2019 Volume 6, Issue 7
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Facilities Services Buys Electric Vehicles Through Alternative Fuel Program
Through an innovative program intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on campus, Facilities Services recently purchased eight new electric vehicles—two that replace gas-combustion vehicles and six that are new to the facilities pool.
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Katie Carpenter was voted by the Committee on the Campus Environment as the February Sustainability Champion Katie is a sophomore majoring in Finance, with minors in in Spanish and Environmental Studies, Collateral in International Business. She is a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, and where she serves as their environmental chair.
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Tips for a Sustainable Beauty Routine
Each day around the world, millions of beauty products are purchased and used. Hair products, makeup, and everything in between can cause damage to the environment. The packaging with hard to recycle plastics, and the manufacturing of chemicals needed for the products can really add up when millions of users around the world use them. Click the link below to learn some tips and tricks to make your routine more sustainable.
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Happy TN Arbor Day!
Today to celebrate Tennessee Arbor Day we will be hosting a tree planting event, organized by Facilities Services’ Arboricultural Services Volunteers will work to plant over 120 trees, with more than 15 species of trees, including black oak, eastern hemlock, red buckeye, mountain laurel, and pitch pine. This is the fourth annual Arbor Day, which has brought over 200 volunteers and an additional 600 tree campus.
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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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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!
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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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Sustainable Event Guide
Events consume a lot of energy, resources, and waste, so they are a strategic place to start to achieve the university’s broad sustainability goals. We greated a guide with all of the tips you need to make your event sustainable.
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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 February 19th to review and vote on new proposals. Below is a summary of that meeting: - Approved funding for the UT Recycling Academic Internship Program
- Students have begun research on a variety of projects to help UT Recycling
- Approved the "Quest of Transportation and Environmental Impacts of Shared Bikes and Other Potential Technologies"
- This project will help us understand a new "era" of bikeshare programs, much of which are dockless
- Tabled the discussion for a Grow Lab fence
- Free Store Location originally proposal was denied, but approved for a different location
- Not to exceed $10,000 in renovations
- Approved the "Potable Water Irrigation Reduction using Weather Station"
- This will help reduce water usage and money for the irregation system on campus
- Approved one student and one staff advisor to attend the "Waste Expo" conference in Las Vegas, NV in May 2019
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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| Stars, Just Like Us:Nicole Kidman is known for her acting roles, but she is also a skillful gardener! She grows organic produce for her family on her ranch outside of Nashville. Spring is the perfect time to start planing your upcoming Summer garden. Check out this Tennessee planting calender to get started!
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UT Recycling is wrapping up the fourth week of RecycleMania, meaning we are halfway through the 8-week competition. Volunteer Hall is currently in the lead followed by Stokely Hall. During the remaining weeks of RecycleMania, you can participate in activities like touring UT’s compost site, picking up litter in Fort Sanders, and earning points for your residence hall just by posting on social media -- so check out our RecycleMania page for more info. UT Recycling will close the competition with a Public Recycling Drop-Off Awareness week. Come visit our 24/7 Recycling Drop-Off between March 25 and 31 for free food, prizes, activities, and more. In other news, UT Recycling just finished bringing Tiny Trash, our waste reduction and awareness initiative, to offices in 24 buildings on campus!
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Community and Volunteer Events
Below, the Office of Sustainabilty staff stand in front of the fleet of electric vechicles on campus; photo taken at Cherokee Farms.
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