Author: stsustainability

During the Move-Out Donation program at UW-Green Bay, about 6,000 lbs of material were donated for a good cause. Goods varied from food, clothes, books, and small furniture to other items typically found in a dorm room. Thanks to the cooperation with St. Vincent de Paul, students at UW-Green Bay could drop off the goods in their residence halls, from where all donations were picked up in bulk at the end of the spring term.

Jeremy Bartels, Warehouse Manager at St. Vincent de Paul: “All donations are helpful but the ones we get in from college students usually are more in line of what we are in the most need of. Students have very limited space so the items they have tend to be more of a necessity and not just purely decoration.”

Among the donated goods were about 35 cubic feet of non-perishable food packages. That is more than the total volume of a large double-door household fridge. All of these items went to help clients at “Paul’s Pantry”, a community initiative founded in 1984 to help families in need fight hunger.

Jeremy Bartels, “We offer tangible assistance to those in need in Brown County on a person-to-person basis. Proceeds from all donations stay local.”

Both the University and St. Vincent de Paul hope to be offering the same program again in the 2015-16 academic year. Meanwhile, all those who will be coming back to campus in the fall are invited to take a look at our suggestions for Move-In Day at www.uwgb.edu/sustainability/tools/moving.asp.

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About St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store
“St. Vincent de Paul stores recycles your donated items for reuse in the community. Through your generous donations, our stores are able to provide household goods, clothing, furniture and other necessities for free to those in need. All store sales go directly to funding the Society’s many charitable programs and all donations of merchandise are tax-deductible. The store processes vouchers given to the needy by our Personal Service Center and by the many conference volunteers throughout Green Bay.”
www.svdpgb.org

About Paul’s Pantry
“Paul’s Pantry was started as a result of a need to care for hungry people in the community who are unable to purchase enough food for their family as a result of their meager or no incomes. Paul’s Pantry though, is more than just an emergency food pantry. Its goal is to provide a family with enough food every week, for as long as needed, so that they may use their food dollars for shelter, utilities and other necessities, and avoid becoming homeless.”
www.paulspantry.org

Photo, quotes and citations courtesy of St. Vincent de Paul.

 

For the Spring Semester move-out, we partner with St. Vincent DePaul of Green Bay for a collection drive. Bins are set up in the common areas of most buildings for students to donate the items they no longer want – whether clothes, kitchen goods, furniture, books, stuffed animals (yes, there have been a few!).

In the last two years, students have donated over 2.5 tons of goods to help support local thrift shop programs and community services in Green Bay! Unopened food goods such as soup, pasta, coffees or teas, and other edibles are collected and provided to Paul’s Pantry for redistribution to those in need.

So when you move out, there are many better options to find new homes for your ‘stuff’ than to just pitch it into the garbage bin. Take a few extra minutes to keep reusable materials out of the landfill and be proud when you leave for the summer or for good that you’ve helped keep EcoU green.

The following items can be donated in 2015: Clothing, Other Textiles, Kitchen items, Shoes, Books, other household items. Non-perishable food items will also be collected again this year and donated to Paul’s Pantry of St. Vincent DePaul. These items can be placed in the bins labeled accordingly.

NO Televisions or other electronics please. In 2015, no electronic appliances can be donated. Instead, the Brown County Port & Resource Recovery Department will accept these and many other items. Please refer to their website for more information: http://www.browncountyrecycling.org/what-do-i-do-with

In 1973, the first gardening efforts occurred on the UWGB campus. Barbara Rosenbaum, a student from Missouri, contacted the Office of Student Life wondering if there was a section of campus land that could be made available for a garden. Other students, faculty, and staff soon joined the efforts. Dick Christie, director of student life, made sure the gardening group received funding. Although the allocation was only $100, the group accomplished a great deal the first year.

The garden consisted of a half-acre lot and was divided into a communal section and individual areas. The small organic campus garden grew cabbage, beans, corn, radishes, lettuce, and other vegetables.

One of the organizers was Schellie Hensely, a senior from Illinois. He indicated the limited gardening funds were extended by using the leaf mold from a campus recycling project. Hensley stated the campus gardeners learned from organic gardening publications and members of the group who “grew up on a farm” as well as intuition.

The 1973 garden quickly became bigger in purpose with the campus fruit trees benefitting from the garden mulching and pruning; planned renovation of the greenhouse; and the creation of a library on organic gardening.

Fast forward to 2010 when the current SLO Food Alliance was established and a new campus garden began on the plaza of the University Union. As part of UWGB’s Earth Week celebration, this year’s garden will be planted on Thursday and Friday.

This content was originally posted by the UW-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center to their facebook page on Thursday, April 23, 2015. View the original Facebook post.

UW-Green Bay is one of the 353 most environmentally responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review.

Published April 16, a few days before the April 22, 2015 celebration of Earth Day, the free, 218-page guide can be viewed at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide or downloaded at http://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/green-guide/download.

This direct link refers to the online profile of UW-Green Bay:

Excerpt from the Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Schools: “University of Wisconsin—Green Bay (UW—GB) is affectionately dubbed “Eco U.” “Environmental research and applied ecological sciences were the focus of the institution’s educational philosophy at its inception,” and UW—GB’s support of ecological research is both elaborate and wholehearted. Students have access to various programs, courses, student research, and internships in sustainability. UW—GB’s Environmental Management Business Institute is committed to education and research regarding local, regional, and global environmental problems. The Capstone Seminar in the Environmental Science and Policy graduate program allows students multiple perspectives to research issues such as carbon calculations, sustainable development, biofuels, and riparian restoration. It should be no shock that “Eco U” has historically strong academic programs in environmental science and environmental policy and planning at both bachelor’s and master’s level—including bachelor’s programs in environmental science and environmental policy and planning and a master’s program in environmental science and policy, as well as an online masters program in sustainable management. UW—GB students have a chance to witness various green construction efforts in their campus community. Mary Ann Cofrin Hall boasts an integrated photovoltaic system; campus design connects buildings with energy-efficient underground tunnels. The Cofrin Memorial Arboretum forms a natural boundary of 290 acres encircling campus and serves to restore and preserve some of Wisconsin’s native ecological communities. Plus, students can do their part in their daily lives; UW—GB has a detailed recycling program and various outlets for alternative transportation.”
Source: http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1022776/college/university-wisconsin-green-bay#!campuslife

 

 

EARTH WEEK 2015 AT UW-GREEN BAY

Monday 4/20 – Saturday 4-25
Download the complete program here (PDF, 3MB): Earth Week 2015 UW-Green Bay

All events are free (unless noted) and will take place at UW-Green Bay campus, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI

 

Monday, April 20^th
Showing of NOVA Documentary Making Stuff Wilder

8:00pm, Christie Theater
A short documentary about modeling future technology after nature’s designs.
Sponsored by UWGB Chemistry Club

 

Tuesday, April 21^st
UWGB Earth Day Forum, 3:00pm – 7:00pm, Phoenix Rooms C

3:00pm – 4:00pm, Convention featuring environmental organizations from UW-Green bay and Northeast Wisconsin
4:00pm – 4:45pm, Erin Wilcox, Water Resources Specialist, NEW Water
5:00pm – 6:00pm, Locally sources meal provided by Trust Local Foods
6:00pm – 6:45pm, Robert Atwell – President/CEO Nicolet Bank
Sponsored by SGA Environmental Committee

 

Wednesday, April 22^nd
Annual UWGB Earth Day Celebration

11:00am – 1:00pm, Student Services Plaza (indoor Union if rain)
Annual UWGB Earth Day celebration with a meal for UWGB students ($5 for community members), live musical performance, water activities, and native seeds.
Sponsored by Public and Environmental Affairs Council (PEAC), Dietetics Club, SLO Food Alliance

…also on Wednesday:
Seminar with Justin Kroening
Justin Kroening from Stone Silo Prairie Gardens, Speaker on Native Plants
6:00pm, MAC 219
Justin will discuss the benefits of native plants and give tips on how to turn your garden into an oasis for wildlife!
Sponsored by Round River Alliance

 

Thursday, April 23^rd & Friday, April 24^th
Planting in the Student Services Plaza

5:30pm, Student Services Plaza
Our kick off to the planting season. Come get your hands dirty in our University’s garden. No prior experience is needed!
Sponsored by SLO Food Alliance

 

Saturday, April 25^th
Annual Arboretum Clean-Up

9:00am – 12:00pm, meet/park on the corner of Champeau Rd & Sussex Rd at 9:00am.
Come clean up the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum. Wear rainboots and bring gloves!
Sponsored by Round River Alliance

…also on Saturday:
Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance’s Third Annual River Clean-Up Project

8:00am – 2:00pm, various sites
Register online: www.fwwa.org/rivercleanup
All volunteers are welcome to join us for a free lunch and an afternoon of music and fun at our River Celebration at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance headquarters in Appleton (1000 N. Ballard Road).
Sponsored by UWGB Ducks Unlimited Chapter

 

If you have any questions, please contact Anna Gribova, Co-President of PEAC, via sopeac@uwgb.edu. If you have a disability and would like to discuss accommodation, please contact Student Life at (920) 465-2720.

The film will be shown at the Christie Theatre in the Union at 7pm, April 7th. Join for free! Popcorn will be served for free as well. Here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X2dYnTX55E

Free event hosted by the Department of Public & Environmental Affairs and the Center for Public Affairs at UW-Green Bay.

See the poster here (PDF): iPat Film Series_spring 2015

“The Residence Green Life Committee wants to know: “HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? Not for the limbo, but energy usage! Campus Conservation Nationals is taking place in the 11 Residence Halls at UWGB. Each building will compete to reduce the most energy usage and commit the most to energy saving habits at http://buildingdashboard.net/uwgb/#/uwgb. Winning buildings will receive reusable water bottles and grocery totes. The meter readings start TODAY and continue until April 10th. Good luck and may the meter be ever in your favor!”

Find current updates from the Residence Green Life Committee on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ResidenceGreenLifeCommittee

The results for Week 5 are in: UW-Green Bay recycled 5.41 lbs per capita during that week and placed well in the field. Here are the complete rankings:

Find the complete ranking at http://recyclemaniacs.org/scoreboard/participating-schools/list?node_id=43126.

 

 

 

The film will be shown at the Christie Theatre in the Union at 7pm, March 3rd. Join for free! Popcorn will be served for free as well. Here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4edMwhmRvzo.

The iPat Film Series (impact = population * affluence * technology) is sponsored by PEAC, The Center for Public Affairs, and the Department of Public and Environmental Affairs at UW-Green Bay.

Questions? Contact Ashley Heath (heatha@uwgb.edu ) or Rachel Russell (russellr@uwgb.edu).

From today on all plastic bottles and containers are accepted in our single stream recycling. Wether yoghurt cups, milk bottles, or fruit containers, all go into the blue bin in your dorm room, and into the blue container outside. Thanks to Brown County Recycling for sharing their recylcing guide with us! Please pay attention to which items cannot be recycled in the single stream bins and see the photos attached and their website at http://www.recyclemoretricounty.org/