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Earth Week 2024

Sunday, April 21

  • Earthfest | 1-4 p.m. | Kaeyes Mamaceqtawuk/Library Plaza
    This event is a tabling and network based event in celebration of community and coming together for Earth Day. Join us for our day of collective action, as well as delicious soup and music. This event is for celebrating the earth, appreciating each other and organizing, and fostering a great space to learn/try something new. We will be serving lunch for everyone (while supplies last) from Bon App catering when the event starts at 1 p.m. Student bands will be performing from 2-4 p.m. In the event of rain, festivities will move to Warch. 

Monday, April 22

  • Science Hall Colloquium: Soil Microbe Communities | 4:30 p.m. | Steitz 102
    Forest and agricultural soils are home to vast quantities of soil microbe communities, yet we have only scratched the surface when it comes to understanding these systems. Dr. Relena Ribbons’ lab blends tools and approaches from forestry, ecology, biogeochemistry, and soil microbiology to investigate these communities. She will share insights from studies she and her research students have conducted across the region: Bjorklunden’s forest of cedars and maples along the shoreline of Lake Michigan; a network of sites in the woods of Peninsula and High Cliff State Parks; and here on the Lawrence campus, using soil microbiological markers to examine polyculture practices of co-planting tomatoes with marigolds.
  • Paint the Wall | 5 p.m. | The wall on Lawe Street (near SLUG Gardens)
    Come help us paint a mural on the wall in celebration of Earth Day!
  • SLUG Gardening Session and S’mores | 6-8 p.m. | SLUG Gardens
    Join SLUG for an Earth Day gardening session, followed by a campfire and s’mores! Attendants will be entered into a raffle to win jars of honey produced by our own SLUG bees.

Tuesday, April 23

  • Rechargeable Battery Giveaway | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Warch Campus Center
    Introducing Lawrence University’s annual sustainability giveaway. This year we will be giving out rechargeable batteries & charging stations to the student body. If you would like a set of your very own, please fill out the form at the Earthfest tabling event on Sunday, April 21.

Wednesday, April 24

  • Erin Brockovich Showing | 7 p.m. | Warch Cinema
  • Food Recovery Network | 7:30 p.m. | Warch 414 – Runkel Room
    This is a food safety training session so students will be able to volunteer at the food recovery session.

Thursday, April 25

  • Food Inc. Showing | 7 p.m. | Warch Cinema
    Food Inc. (2008) is a documentary that explores corporate farming in the United States.

Friday, April 26

  • Bike Lane Walking Tour with Professor Brozek | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Meet at the Arch
    Professor Brozek has been integral to the institution of the bike lanes here in Appleton. Join him on a walking tour where he teaches about an infrastructurally oriented model of sustainability and how anyone can make an infrastructural impact at the local level!

Saturday, April 27

  • Sustainability/CCE Appleton Trash Pickup | Depart 11 a.m.-1 p.m. & Return 3-5 p.m.
    In Collaboration with the Center for Community Engagement, LUCC Sustainability committee is organizing shuttles to nearby Appleton parks in which students, staff, and faculty can clean up areas that aren’t maintained as well as campus. Join us to volunteer!
  • Invasive Species Pull | 12-2 p.m. | Start in front of Hiett
    Come help restore native ecosystems! Join the Sustainability Committee and learn how to identify and remove invasive species including Garlic Mustard and Burdock. We will start in front of Hiett Hall at 12 p.m. and continue by the access road to SLUG. Afterward, there will be a drawing to win a pesto made from the Garlic Mustard harvested!

New North ESG Summit

Thursday, May 2 | 12:30-5:30 p.m.
Warch 324 – Somerset Room

Sustainable Lawrence is thrilled to partner with the New North ESG Planning Committee to host an interactive summit dedicated to exploring the transformative power of sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices in business. This summit aims to catalyze conversations, share insights, and inspire action toward a more sustainable future.

Lawrence University students are invited to attend the Summit at no cost! Students are also invited to attend a special luncheon with the Summit’s guest speakers and featured panelists (11 a.m.-Noon). Seating for the luncheon will be limited!

Interested Faculty and Staff can register using the New North event page. Scroll down beneath the schedule for registration details.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Carter Robinson (carter.robinson@lawrence.edu) with any questions.

Summit Agenda

12:30 – 1 p.m. | Registration Check In & Networking

1 – 1:15 p.m. | Welcome
Kick off the summit with a warm welcome and introduction to our esteemed partners and the purpose of our gathering.

1:15 – 1:45 | The Business Imperative of Sustainability & ESG
Delve into the essential concepts of sustainability and ESG with compelling storytelling examples curated by the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council. Understand the key trends, emerging regulations, and the undeniable business case for integrating sustainability into organizational strategies.

​1:45 – 2:30 | How Wisconsin Companies Are Leveraging Sustainability
Discover firsthand how Wisconsin companies, both large and small, are leveraging sustainability to drive innovation and enhance their business practices. Dive into insightful case studies from industry leaders; US Venture, Plexus, Faith Technologies and Menominee Tribal Enterprises (MTE).

​2:45 – 3:45 | Panel Conversations: Diving into Topics of Interest
Engage in dynamic panel discussions covering various topics of interest related to sustainability and ESG. Explore sustainability program basics, data-driven sustainability strategies, energy and greenhouse gas management, workforce implications, and more.

​4:05 – 4:45 | Networking Breakouts as Roundtables
Participate in roundtable discussions facilitated by volunteer conversation leaders. Delve deeper into topics such as operationalizing sustainability, navigating ESG pressures, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in ESG, federal programs and funding opportunities, and engagement with students on careers in ESG.

​4:45 – 5:30 pm. | General Networking & Happy Hour

Earthfest

Sunday, April 21 | 1-4 p.m.
Library Plaza

Hosted by Greenfire, an environmental justice club, is hosting this tabling and network-based event in celebration of community and coming together for Earth Day.

Outside organizations and Lawrence groups will be invited for our day of collective action, as well as delicious soup and music. This event is for celebrating the earth, appreciating each other and organizing, and fostering a great space to learn/try something new.

Lunch will be served (while supplies last) from Bon App catering starting at 1 p.m. Student bands will be performing from 2-4 p.m. This event will all take place on the Kaeyes Mamaceqtawuk/Library Plaza.

SLUG Earth Day Gardening Session

Monday, April 22 | 6-8 p.m.
SLUG Garden

On Earth Day, there will be a special opportunity to engage in the SLUG Garden for 17 Days of Kindness! SLUG will be hosting an Earth Day gardening session followed by a campfire with s’mores. Attendees will be entered in a raffle to win jars of SLUG honey™ from our very own LU bees!

This is a great opportunity to learn more about SLUG if you have been interested but not yet participated and get involved before the garden’s busy season! This is also an opportunity for faculty and staff to learn more about the community bed program that the garden hosts where community members can manage a bed in the garden for the season.

LU Student Garage Sale

Wednesday, May 24 | 5-7 p.m.
Warch Campus Center – Mead Witter

Students will be able to sell items that may otherwise end up in the dumpster at the end of the year. They may bring their smaller items and take pictures of their bigger items (couches, minifridges, etc.) to be sold in the form of cash, Venmo, or PayPal, to other students before they leave for the summer.

If you want to SELL items

  • Fill out this form.
  • Set-up begins 4:30 p.m.
  • You will be in charge of pricing your items. No item may cost more than $100.

If you want to BUY items

  • Show up!

Sponsored by the LU Environmental Org and the LU Thrift Store

Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust Virtual Winter Program

“Warmer, Wetter, and Wilder”
Northeast Wisconsin’s Changing Climate

Saturday, March 18
9-10 a.m.
Zoom

Changes to our climate predict warmer temperatures, increased precipitation, and more intense weather in the next few decades. These trends will lead to noticeable changes in the ecology of the Fox-Wolf Watershed and the bay of Green Bay.

Dr. Bart DeStasio, Singleton Professor of Biological Sciences, will guide us through what is known about climate projections in northeast Wisconsin and the many ecological processes that are expected to change.

This virtual program is free of charge to Land Trust members and friends. Pre-registration is not required.

Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 862 5415 6781
Passcode 445314

Questions? Email Linda Shealey at lindas@newlt.org or call 920-738-7265.