College Initiative: Sustainability Week @AC Spring 2016
Posted on Friday, April 8th, 2016
With just two weeks to go before Earth Day, Algonquin College will put the spotlight on sustainability over five days at its Ottawa, Pembroke and Perth campus locations for a grassroots Sustainability Week.
From April 11-15 sustainability-themed activities will be popping up at various times and locations with a mix of informative, engaging and fun ways for employees to connect with work colleagues and for students to connect with their peers while sharing and exploring ideas on this important topic, practicing critical thinking skills and becoming empowered to take action.
Three key themes are surfacing as part of the week’s activities:
- You have power! As consumers (which we all are!) we have power in the decisions we make on a daily basis to impact a more sustainable future. Interact with student projects on Tuesday, April 12 to understand sustainability solutions, then take action and practice that power by trying out saying “no thanks” to plastic bags while shopping at Connections Store (Draw for a $10 Connections gift card every week in April!).
- Learn more and join the discussion! A new Algonquin-specific “Introduction to Sustainability” elearning module is now available. This online training program is fun, engaging and takes less than an hour to complete. Students who complete the module can record it as a co-curricular record activity. Employees who complete the module can earn their “Sustainable Algonquin” badge on myAC.
- Innovation for a prosperous future is all around us! Student projects on display on April 12 will showcase a wide array of sustainability solutions that are enabling society to overcome some of today’s pressing environmental and social issues. And on Applied Research Day, April 15 innovation and bright ideas will highlight new approaches being tested that will drive further sustainable growth in our local and global economy.
The week’s schedule of activities includes:
Monday, April 11 10 am – 1 pm, Perth Campus: “Get ‘Badged’ and pick up “ecoswag”
Perth Commons and Student Association Office. Employees will be introduced to the “Introduction to Sustainability” elearning module to “Get ‘Badged’”, and students are invited to practice the three “Rs” (Reduce, Reuse Recycle) with their new reusable cutlery sets (aka “ecoswag”) that will be handed out.
Tuesday, April 12, 10 am – 3 pm, Woodroffe Campus: Sustainability Day
Student Commons, E building 1st Floor. Teams of students from Environmental Studies and the School of Business Communications II will share their class projects where they researched sustainability solutions in a sustainability fair format. Students are invited to vote for the ideas they like the best to be entered to win tentree t-shirts.
College employees are also invited to visit E building during lunch to find out how they can “Get ‘Badged’”, get involved in making this year’s move out of Residence “greener” and learn about getting involved in Algonquin’s very own community garden on campus.
Wednesday, April 13, 9:30-10:30, Woodroffe Campus: Q&A with Green Party Leader, Elizabeth May
Student Commons, E building 1st Floor, Corner Lounge (behind Starbucks). This event is organized by the Student Club, Earth Allies.
Thursday, April 14, 11:00-1:00 pm, Pembroke Campus: “Get ‘Badged’” and pick up “ecoswag”
Pembroke Commons. Students are invited to practice the three “Rs” (Reduce, Reuse Recycle) with their new reusable cutlery sets (“ecoswag”) that will be handed out, and learn about ways they can add sustainability involvement and activities to their co-curricular record.
Pembroke campus employees will be introduced to the “Introduction to Sustainability” elearning module in a Lunch and Learn from 12 – 1:00 pm. (Room 328)
Friday, April 15, 8:00am – 2:30 pm, Woodroffe Campus: Applied Research Day
Multiple locations. Applied Research Day is a special event that showcases the power of collaboration, partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurship and learning. Each year, the number of projects that embody sustainability thinking increases. Stay tuned to find out how many of this year’s projects can be seen as more evidence of Algonquin College’s role as an incubator for the green economy.
AND!
Look for special promotions in Connections April 11-15 (think reduce, reuse, recycle!) and when you say “no thanks” when asked if you would like a plastic bag to carry your purchases, you will be entered into a weekly draw for a Connections gift card!
Group leading initiative: Multiple
For more information, contact:
Algonquin College
613-727-4723
info@algonquincollege.com