Sagan National Colloquium – Sustainability & Environment @ OWU

OWU Green Week 2016 Events: April 18 to 22

OWU Green Week 2016 Events and Activities.

OWU GREEN WEEK 2016

Monday 4/18: PHYSICAL WASTE

12-1 pm Sagan Speaker in Merrick 3rd Floor, w/free lunch!

Peter Wynn Kirby, University of Oxford, UK: Smuggling, Burning, Burying, Shredding, Knowing: Varieties of Waste Work in East Asia

KICK OFF: Carry Your Waste Week

To become more aware of the waste we produce every day, you are challenged to carry around everything non-compostable/recyclable in a bag with you all day every day for the rest of the week.

Tuesday 4/19: WATER WASTE

12-1pm Tabling in Hamwil:

Information on Water Waste, GIVE-AWAY: Homemade detergent with DIY Instructions

6:30pm Documentary Night in Benes B:

Last Call to the Oasis with panel discussion to follow including representatives from the Sierra Club and other guest stars

Wednesday 4/20: FOOD WASTE

12-1pm Tabling in Hamwil:

Information on Food Waste, GIVE-AWAY: Bamboo Utensil Set

6:30pm Veggie Meal Night at Tree House:

Come eat delicious, FREE vegetarian grub!

8pm Food Recovery Program in Hamwil:

A program to donate Hamwil’s leftovers to those in need at Grace Clinic

Thursday 4/21: CARBON/ENERGY WASTE

12-1pm Tabling in Hamwil:

Information on Carbon/Energy Waste, GIVE-AWAY: Homemade Hot Drink Sleeves

7pm Sustainability Discussion in Corns 312:

Come share your input and hear from experts about sustainability with dining services, the community garden, and the sustainability plan at OWU.

Friday 4/22: EARTH DAY on the JAY

Tabling during Day on the JAY!:

Help us celebrate EARTH DAY by coming by our table to hear about MERMAID CONSERVATION! GIVE-AWAY: Bike-blended smoothies!

ALL WEEK: SUPPORT THE ART DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANET BY PURCHASING A HANDMADE CLAY WATER BOTTLE OR THERMOS!

Partially funded through WCSA

email chhastin@owu.edu with any questions

Sagan National Colloquium 2014: Water in our World

This year, the Sagan National Colloquium will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a new series, H2OWU: Water in Our World.

This year, the Sagan National Colloquium will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a new series, H₂OWU: Water in Our World. We will welcome to campus a broad, multi-disciplinary set of visitors and speakers that allow students to see the many different ways that water affects the world and that water can be studied, discussed, and transformed. By bringing in scholars and activists from many fields, the SNC will link human, geological, and environmental pasts, presents, and futures in compelling and interesting ways.

Schedule: http://snc.owu.edu/schedule.php

More information: http://snc.owu.edu

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SNCatOWU

Sagan National Colloquium 2013: Climate Change

The 2013 Sagan National Colloquium brought experts to campus with backgrounds from various disciplines to talk about Climate Change for students, faculty, and community members.

The Sagan National Colloquium at OWU, annually explores issues of national and international significance from multiple educational angles. The Colloquium forges links between liberal arts learning and the lifelong civic art of informed, involved citizenship. The 2013 Sagan National Colloquium brought experts to campus with backgrounds from various disciplines to talk about Climate Change for students, faculty, and community members. From artists to mathematicians, each have their own unique perspective and all show that Climate Change is a large and important issue that cannot be solved by one approach alone.